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Beyond the Hype

When it comes to fleet maintenance, there are a myriad of components available offering extended maintenance intervals, but the reality is, you'd be hard pressed to find any product that is totally "free" of any maintenance requirements at one...

The Riddle Behind a Great Maintenance Manager

It is a fitting outcome of Jim Riddle's 30-plus year career in maintenance that he should be named Canada's top fleet maintenance manager of the year at the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar. Not just because Riddle, the current director of...

Where does the buck really stop?

For several years during the past decade, carriers from all modes made a concentrated effort to gain back efficiencies lost by wasteful shipping practices such as unnecessary waiting times to load and unload by instituting surcharges. A US...

Just like one of the guys

KATHRYN, Alta. - Growing up in Golden, B.C., Irene Friesen didn't want to be a truck driver, ever. Yet the Kathryn, Alta., resident is not only a veteran driver now, she helps others become better dri...

Vision 2030

WINNIPEG, Man. - Predicting the shape of the future is a considerably less than perfect science, littered with predictions so off the mark they are laughable. Consider the famous assertion back in 189...

Regina to establish itself as global transport hub

REGINA, Sask. - A meeting of transportation and logistics professionals was held here recently to flush out a vision of establishing the region as a global transportation hub. The Global Transportatio...

Alberta green lights new log hauling configurations

EDMONTON, Alta. - A pilot project by the Alberta forest industry has resulted in an increase to the allowable axle weights and the use of new log hauling configurations, FPInnovations, Feric Division ...

Trucking’s health crisis can be addressed by employers

Most knowledgeable and informed members of the trucking industry will candidly admit there is a serious health crisis amongst truckers. Sure, it's easy to identify the most obvious contributing factor...

Due diligence begins with the driver application form

Economic conditions seem to influence hiring practices in more ways than one. Business volumes will always dictate whether a driver's seat needs to be filled, and due diligence should not take a back ...

Grading the 07 engines

TAMPA, Fla. - The transition to engines meeting 2007 emissions standards was expected to be relatively trouble-free when compared to the early days of Exhaust Gas Recirculation. Yes, the 2007 standard...

Western Star forms own engineering team

PORTLAND, Ore. - Western Star Trucks now has its own engineering division. Parent company Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has afforded its flagship brand its own engineering division encompassing ...

Funding fracas

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - A British Columbia truck driving school operator is calling on governments to create a new, higher end EI training funding program so potential truck drivers can learn the skills the...

B.C. pilot project aims to churn out better drivers

LANGLEY, B.C. - If a pilot project getting under way in British Columbia works out as hoped, it could help lead to a steady stream of qualified new drivers taking to the province's roads in the future...

A day in the life of a professional construction truck owner/driver (April 01, 2010)

Ever wonder what a typical day is like for a professional construction trucker? The professional driver gets up early (usually between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m.), makes a nutritious lunch (lots of fruits, veg...

Navistar introduces Class 4/5 International TerraStar

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - There's a new player in the Class 4/5 market. Navistar unveiled its new International TerraStar Class 4/5 work truck March 10 at the Work Truck Show. The new commercial offering boast...