Transportation Has a solution to wheel-offs been found? April 1, 2010 TAMPA, Fla. - A series of four companies have joined together under the banner of Wheel Torque Solutions to unveil a wheel system that promises to maintain higher clamp loads and eliminate most of the...
Transportation Facebook, Twitter…find them all on our new Web site April 1, 2010 The next time you're online you owe it to yourself to check out our new features on Trucknews.com. It seems that almost weekly we are introducing something new and the last few months have been no exc...
Transportation Erb wins TCA grand prize April 1, 2010 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Erb International was named the grand prize winner of the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA's) National Fleet Safety Awards for the category of less than 25 million miles. The Ca...
Transportation RTL-Westcan acquires ECL Transport April 1, 2010 EDMONTON, Alta. - RTL-Westcan Group of Companies has acquired the business and transportation assets of Calgary-based ECL Transportation Ltd. ECL has more than 60 years experience delivering bulk comm...
Springtime In Ontario preview image Transportation Springtime In Ontario April 1, 2010 ALLISTON, Ont. - After a three-month winter break, Ontario's long combination vehicle (LCV) pilot project resumed March 1 with participating fleets wasting little time in getting their doubles back on...
Regulations What does the future of trucking hold? April 1, 2010 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...
The $25 million load preview image Transportation The $25 million load April 1, 2010 I knew spring was in the air when I came upon two long combination vehicles (LCVs) on my way to a lunch meeting March 2. Yes, the Ontario LCV pilot project has resumed after a mandatory winter time-ou...
So long, long nose preview image Transportation So long, long nose April 1, 2010 Navistar executive Jim Hebe is no stranger to making headlines or being controversial. The two tend to go hand-in-hand and Hebe has seemed comfortable with both his entire career.
Did you know? (April 01, 2010) preview image Transportation Did you know? (April 01, 2010) April 1, 2010 Since the start of sharply rising transportation prices witnessed since 2004, our Transportation Buying Trends research has found increasingly greater willingness among Canadian shippers to change mod...
Transportation Carrier reps to speak at Driving For Profit event April 1, 2010 CALEDONIA, Ont. - Representatives from three major carriers will take part in a candid discussion about the trucking industry at the Driving for Profit Seminar series' first event of the New Year Apri...
Transportation The Driver’s Seat videos now available individually April 1, 2010 TORONTO, Ont. - Videos from The Driver's Seat online information video series are now available for individual sale on Trucknews.com. The videos: CSA2010; Coupling/Uncoupling; Pre-Trip Underhood; Pre-...
Transportation Organizers gear up for second Road Today Truck Show April 1, 2010 BRAMPTON, Ont. - The second installment of the Road Today Truck Show is coming back to the Powerade Centre in Brampton May 29-30. Activities at the event will include a trade show, show and shine comp...
Transportation Canadian freight rates stabilizing, report suggests (April 01, 2010) April 1, 2010 TORONTO, Ont. - According to the latest figures from the Canadian General Freight Index, ground transportation rates seem to be stabilizing following a 9.6% decline suffered since December, 2008.
Transportation Windsor ferry users enjoy improved amenities April 1, 2010 WINDSOR, Ont. - The only truck ferry carrying hazardous goods between Canada and the United States is expected back in operation this month after a five-month, $8.8 million reconstruction.
