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Play small ball to improve driver retention: Haight

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- During the Canadian Recruiting and Retention Conference, hosted by Over the Road, the CEO of Transrep delivered key points to retaining a positive workforce.

Get SMART when recruiting and retaining drivers

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Recruiting and Retention conference regular Kelly Anderson welcomed industry leaders with his session at the Oct. 2 event, entitled ‘Creating an unfair advantage in your Recruiting Department.’

Why the trucking industry’s current interest in natural gas isn’t just a fad

TORONTO, Ont. – The trucking industry has had its flirtations with natural gas in the past, so why will the present surge in interest be any different than previous experiences in the 80s and 90s, when the alternative fuel was examined...

Should the government do more to encourage the uptake of nat-gas in the Canadian trucking industry?

TORONTO, Ont. – Government has an important role to play in establishing natural gas as a viable transportation fuel, including resisting the urge to slap a road tax on the clean-burning fuel.

What a year!

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A new Home Hardware driver beat all other comers at the 2013 National Professional Truck Driving Championships.

Why lighting systems fail

A scalpel in the hands of a surgeon can be a vital tool, yet the same device can be used by a madman to inflict harm on others. The same can be said of test probes, when used to troubleshoot lighting systems.

Keeping his cool

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Nothing makes a kid - or ice cream deliveryman - sadder, than a puddle of melted Neapolitan-flavoured ice cream on the ground. But in the ice cream business, spoilage can happen quickly if temperatures aren’t sustained...

Detroit expands telematics offerings with launch of Detroit Connect, integrated tablet

DETROIT, Mich. -- Detroit Diesel Corp. has taken a huge leap forward with its telematics capabilities, launching Detroit Connect, bundling its existing telematics programs and bringing to market a fully-integrated tablet.

Meritor embraces “fast food-type” model for parts pilot project

EDMONTON, Alta. - It’s just like Domino’s Pizza: service within a certain window of time, or you get compensated. Except it isn’t pizza that is being delivered in this case; it’s remanufactured components to help your...

Cummins to launch 5.0L V8 diesel engine

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins has announced it is launching a 5.0-litre V8 diesel engine, designed for pickup-and-delivery applications and other light- and medium-duty trucks.

Mack introduces GuardDog Connect telematics program

ALLENTOWN, Penn. -- Mack Trucks has announced the launch of GuardDog Connect, a new telematics program the company says will reduce downtime and streamline the repair process.

Natural gas, suspensions and powertrain receive attention from Mack

ALLENTOWN, Penn. -- The construction truck market remains mired in a slump, but Mack Trucks hasn’t been sitting on the sidelines, waiting for it to recover. The company outlined several new product developments at a recent press event,...

Kenworth road show introduces new T880 vocational product

CALGARY, Alta. - Kenworth’s T880/T680 Road Show stopped at Greatwest Kenworth in Calgary recently, providing local drivers and fleet owners with their first glimpse at the company’s latest offerings.

The Truxpo Gambit

He’d been looking forward to it for months, and now it was finally here - Truxpo Can. It was a biannual tradeshow for the trucking industry in which every manufacturer and service provider in and around the edges of the business came...

AN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW FROM CANADA…

So much has happened since I last wrote you, my faithful Hooked Up readers, that I barely know where to begin. Okay, let’s start with our very own Surface Transportation Summit, held Oct. 17 at the Mississauga Convention Centre. This...