Cummins enjoys ‘best launch ever’ with EPA-compliant engines (October 01, 2010) preview image Transportation Cummins enjoys ‘best launch ever’ with EPA-compliant engines (October 01, 2010) October 1, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ind. - By the end of August, Cummins has built and shipped more than 26,000 heavy-duty and mid-range engines with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) exhaust aftertreatment, according to the...
Transportation Volvo, Mack recall workers as demand ramps up October 1, 2010 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo and Mack have both recalled workers to their truck plants as demand for new trucks ramps up.
Transportation US trucker receives 50,000th Freightliner (October 01, 2010) October 1, 2010 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - U.S. Xpress CEO Max Fuller recently took delivery of the 50,000th Freightliner truck he has purchased since his very first truck in 1974.
Transportation Harper inks distribution deal with Webasto (October 01, 2010) October 1, 2010 TORONTO, Ont. - Harper Power Products has reached an agreement with Webasto to become its new master distributor for Ontario, representing Webasto products to all on-highway, off-highway and industria...
Transportation Bridgestone searching for heroic truck driver (October 01, 2010) October 1, 2010 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The search is on for the 2010 Bridgestone Canadian Truck Hero Award recipient. Since 1956, the company has formally recognized truck heroes for courageous acts performed on the roa...
Transportation Great Dane rolls out AdvantEDGE program October 1, 2010 SAVANNAH, Ga. - Great Dane's AdvantEDGE national account parts and service program is now open for fleet customer enrollments. The program, which launched as a pilot in February, allows customers to c...
Peterbilt’s new Model 587, Paccar MX roll through Ontario preview image Transportation Peterbilt’s new Model 587, Paccar MX roll through Ontario October 1, 2010 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Peterbilt's extensive North American Tour rolled through Ontario in mid-August, with stops at Peterbilt Ontario Truck Centres locations in London, Mississauga and Cardinal, Ont. be...
Transportation Mack integrates MVASIST, OneCall support systems (October 01, 2010) October 1, 2010 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Mack Trucks has integrated its Web-based MVASIST service platform with OneCall, which provides customers with access to trained technicians 24/7, the company announced.
Show, shine’n…shrug -Part 3 preview image Transportation Show, shine’n…shrug -Part 3 October 1, 2010 The story so far...
For the health of it preview image Health & Safety For the health of it October 1, 2010 I had to go to Dallas to do it, but I finally got to run with Jazzy...well, alright, not actually with Jazzy, but we were in the same 5-km race...and, okay, so I didn't really run, I walked, but at le...
How do you deal with lengthy wait times? preview image Transportation How do you deal with lengthy wait times? October 1, 2010 BOWMANVILLE, Ont. -'Hurry up and wait,' is an idiom that most truckers are all too aware of in their working lives, but as of late, truckers serving at least one Ontario terminal are saying enough is ...
Transportation The man behind the lens October 1, 2010 LANGLEY, B.C. - Ever had a hankering for some really great shots of some fine-looking wheels?
Transportation Livestock haulers on the defensive October 1, 2010 CALGARY, Alta. - An animal welfare group is condemning the Canadian livestock and transportation industries and the federal government for what it says are low standards and lax enforcement of regulat...
Transportation MTI trains 100th batch of Earning Your Wheels grads October 1, 2010 CASTLEGAR, B.C. - Mountain Transport Institute of Castlegar, B.C. is gearing up to welcome its 100th consecutive graduating class of Earning Your Wheels students this fall.
Transportation MTA doles out nine scholarships October 1, 2010 WINNIPEG, Man. - The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) has presented nine individuals with scholarships at its annual Scholarship Presentation Luncheon held Sept. 9.