Transportation Is There A Better LTL Pricing Scheme? (September 01, 2009) September 1, 2009 Freight pricing has been an interest of mine for many years, particularly the pricing of less-than-truckload freight. This somewhat ambiguous category encompasses shipments weighing typically between ...
Transportation Better Together September 1, 2009 This summer's most sizzling acquisition announcement -the purchase of the St. Thomas, Ont.-based Walker Group of companies by MacKinnon Transport -is getting two thumbs up by industry analysts who bel...
Transportation Green to Gold Sponsors September 1, 2009 NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA Participating in this special green issue of Motortruck Fleet Executive is a compliment to the efforts of Natural Resources Canada through its ecoENERGY for Fleets free progra...
Transportation Are You Ready To Adjust And Thrive In A Carbon-Constrained Future Economy? September 1, 2009 As we begin to get the first glimmers of hope for the resurgence of the North American economy, there are two things we can be certain about: one, the new economy will be significantly different from ...
Transportation A Low Carb Diet September 1, 2009 The environment may be taking a backseat to the economy these days, but that doesn't mean that the US and Canadian governments have abandoned any moves to 'put a cap' on greenhouse gas emissions.
Transportation Proof Positive September 1, 2009 Nature abhors a vacuum and so, it seems, does the trucking industry. Since the first trials of a dozen fuel-saving technologies, dubbed Energotest 2007, at Transport Canada's Blainville, Que. test tra...
Transportation Going Green For Greenbacks September 1, 2009 The genesis of "going green" for APPS Transport Group was not something borne out of the post-Al Gore-induced panic about global warming, nor was it forced upon it by government decree. For the Brampt...
Transportation Cooling It September 1, 2009 With customer demand for 'greener' technology on the rise, plus pressures within companies themselves for reduced carbon footprints and cost control measures, there's no shortage of factors to conside...
Transportation Green Before It Became Fashionable September 1, 2009 This summer, The Tire Retread & Information Bureau penned an open letter to Prime Minister Steven Harper and all members of the Canadian Parliament. The following is the argument made for mandatin...
Transportation Convoy Travels West August 1, 2009 CORNWALL, Ont. - This convoy is gaining a lot of momentum. What began as the brainchild of professional driver Rachele Champagne as she motored down the 401 one night in a small convoy including two o...
Transportation Want Benefits? Take Your PIC August 1, 2009 CALGARY, Alta. - It could be called the relentless pursuit of perfection, except for possible legal ramifications from a certain car company. But Alberta's Partners in Compliance (PIC) program does, i...
Transportation Calgary Police Seek Trucker Involved In Fatal Accident August 1, 2009 CALGARY, Alta. - Calgary police have reached out to the trucking industry to help find a truck driver who was involved in a fatal collision June 18.
Transportation Saskatchewan Conducting Truck Weight Surveys August 1, 2009 REGINA, Sask. - Truck drivers should expect to be pulled over and weighed when travelling Saskatchewan highways during July and August, as the province conducts extensive weight surveys on its road ne...
Transportation Commercial Driver Seatbelt Usage On The Rise In US August 1, 2009 WASHINGTON, D. C. - Seatbelt usage among commercial drivers in the US rose 7% in 2008 to 72%, according to the latest figures from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
Transportation Manitoba Vies To Become Centre Of Transportation Universe August 1, 2009 WINNIPEG, Man. - While Toronto may be known -usually derisively - as the centre of the universe, it's Manitoba that's the real geographic centre of the North American universe, a fact the province's t...