(Reluctantly) giving GPS a chance preview image Transportation (Reluctantly) giving GPS a chance December 1, 2010 For years, my wife has been asking me if I'd like a GPS for Christmas? My response has always been to gracefully decline.
Meal deduction rates make 2011 a year to incorporate preview image Transportation Meal deduction rates make 2011 a year to incorporate December 1, 2010 About five years ago, Canada Revenue Agency began denying expense deductions for owner/ operators using the "simplified method" to calculate meal expenses. Instead, CRA said actual receipts showing th...
Taking mDrive for a drive preview image Transportation Taking mDrive for a drive December 1, 2010 ALLENTOWN, Pa. - It looks like an I-Shift, it pulls like an I-Shift and it seems to have the IQ of an I-Shift -just don't call it an I-Shift. Mack's new mDrive automated manual transmission (AMT) is a...
Transportation Correcting unsafe driving behaviour in the cab, inthinc comes to Canada December 1, 2010 CALGARY, Alta. - Having achieved success in the Canadian oil patch, a US-based technology company that provides real-time driver monitoring and coaching, has set up a Canadian operation in Calgary.
New Products (December 01, 2010) preview image Transportation New Products (December 01, 2010) December 1, 2010 Tires & Wheels
TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index remains strong preview image Transportation TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index remains strong December 1, 2010 TransCore's Canadian Freight Index showed a 30% year-over-year increase in spot market freight volume compared to September 2009. Month over month, the index showed a drop of six points but still tops...
Transportation Ground transportation rates continue to improve December 1, 2010 Ground transportation freight rates in Canada posted a fourth consecutive month of increase in August, up 1.5% over July. That marks the fourth straight month of increases since the Canadian General F...
A Merry Dalton Christmas -Part 1 preview image Transportation A Merry Dalton Christmas -Part 1 December 1, 2010 Mark had been working steadily the past few months hauling loads between Toronto, Winnipeg and Montreal, but now that it was mid-December, things were slowing down on the nation's highways as business...
Transportation People (December 01, 2010) December 1, 2010 Bison Transport driver Ralph Boles has been recognized for completing two million consecutive safe driving miles with the same company.
Do you feel safe pulling over to help fellow motorists? preview image Transportation Do you feel safe pulling over to help fellow motorists? December 1, 2010 BOWMANVILLE, Ont. -The evolution of Good Samaritanism may have taken a giant step backwards recently, after a trucker was severely beaten after stopping to help a fellow motorist.
Transportation New B.C. inspection station now open December 1, 2010 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A new, state-of-the-art, commercial vehicle inspection station and Weigh-in-Motion weigh scale is now open to truck traffic in B.C. The station -officially named the Red Rock Ins...
Transportation CSA, economy top US trucking concerns December 1, 2010 PHOENIX, Ari. - CSA 2010 and the slow economic recovery are the top concerns of US fleet executives, according to an annual survey conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI).
Transportation Preventative maintenance is extra important in winter December 1, 2010 Last month, I discussed how to best prepare your equipment for the winter season. This month, I'll go into that in some more detail, focusing on how to avoid downtime when the snow flies.
Transportation Truxpo 2010 brings latest gadgets and gear to Abbotsford December 1, 2010 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The quantity of Truxpo 2010 attendees may have been a tad off, but organizers came away pleased with this year's version of the British Columbia Trucking Association's biennial bash...
Transportation B.C.’s trucking head hitting the road December 1, 2010 LANGLEY, B.C. -The British Columbia Trucking Association is looking for a new leader.
