Transportation Going GrEEEn July 1, 2009 WINNIPEG, Man. - The Province of Manitoba is spearheading a new incentive program designed to make the adoption of green technologies by the Manitoba trucking industry more economically feasible.
Transportation Eastbound? July 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - Beginning July 1, truckers who don't have their speed limiter set at 105 km/h while travelling in Ontario can be fined $250 or more. In Quebec, the same law will carry fines of $350 or...
Transportation CTA Encourages Government To Encourage Use Of Green Technologies July 1, 2009 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is eyeing California's stringent emissions rules for heavy-duty trucks and suggesting Canada follow suit or risk having its trucks banned from the G...
Transportation Slow Down And Move Over In B. C. July 1, 2009 VICTORIA, B. C. - Drivers in B. C. are now required to slow down or move over when passing parked emergency vehicles that have their lights flashing.
Transportation Manitoba RCMP Officer Wins Trucking Award July 1, 2009 WINNIPEG, Man. - It's a three-peat for Constable Ken Walkden of the Manitoba RCMP's Roving Traffic Unit who was recently named the Canadian Trucking Alliance's Commercial Motor Vehicle Interdiction Of...
Transportation Ain’t No Gyms In Truck Stops July 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - For the most health conscious of truckers, eating well on the road presents a constant challenge. Driving is the most sedentary of jobs -you can't just stand up and walk over to the pr...
Transportation CBSA Considers Closing Aldergrove Border Crossing To Truck Traffic July 1, 2009 ALDERGROVE, B. C. - Local media is reporting that the Aldergrove border crossing may be shut to all commercial truck traffic. News1130 all news radio is reporting the Canada Border Service Agency want...
Transportation Light At The End Of The Tunnel, But Headwinds On The Other Side: Economist July 1, 2009 NASHVILLE, Ind. - The economic picture in the US is improving, but there are still some hurdles to clear before declaring the recession over and there are still lingering challenges for truck and trai...
Transportation Taking A Moment To Remember A Friend Of The PMTC July 1, 2009 Many things happen in life that can catch us by surprise and leave us feeling that there is suddenly a void that we can't fill, but perhaps none is more powerful than the loss of a friend. The Private...
Transportation Ontario Shows Big Interest In Big Trucks July 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - Interest in Ontario's Long Combination Vehicle (LCV) pilot project ran high at this year's Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminars (CFMS).
Transportation A Lasting Impression July 1, 2009 VANCOUVER, B. C. - A second generation log hauler from Vancouver Island can recall the first time he ever set eyes on this special Hayes Truck.
Transportation Smell Of Recovery In The Air? July 1, 2009 BOSTON, Mass. - Here's hoping Leif Johansson, president of AB Volvo and CEO of the Volvo Group, has a nose for financial prognostication.
Transportation The Time Is Now July 1, 2009 BOSTON, Mass. - Concerns about the economy this year may have supplanted concern about the environment in the minds of many, but Volvo Trucks North America believes the time is right for rethinking ou...
Transportation Propane Company Buys First HazMat Hybrid July 1, 2009 PORTLAND, Ore. -The applicability of hybrid trucks continues to expand, with Freightliner building what it claims to be the first HazMat truck to use Eaton's hybrid drive system. The Business Class M2...
Transportation Tires & Wheels (July 01, 2009) July 1, 2009 Goodyear has introduced two new tires the company says feature deeper treads, improved tread designs and better compounds to maximize tire life in urban and regional applications. The G661 HSA steer a...