Transportation Harper Group Opens Orillia Service Centre May 1, 2009 ORILLIA, Ont. - The Harper Group officially opened its new regional service centre in Orillia March 12.
Robica Builds Customized Trailer For Hydro One preview image Transportation Robica Builds Customized Trailer For Hydro One May 1, 2009 ST. MARYS, Ont. - Robica Forman Tank has developed a clever solution for a customer that will save them about $300,000 per year.
Transportation People (May 01, 2009) May 1, 2009 Ralph Boles of Bison Transport placed third in the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Equipment Driver of the Year contest. Boles has been a driver with Bison Transport since 1974 and has logged mor...
Transportation Trucker Buddy Needs Some New Friends May 1, 2009 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Trucker Buddy pen pal program that connects professional drivers with elementary school students is in need of help. The charitable organization announced at the Mid-America Truc...
Transportation Behind The Headlines (May 01, 2009) May 1, 2009 Three of five entries submitted by Truck News took home hardware at the recent Truck Writers of North America (TWNA) communications awards banquet.
Transportation SelecTrucks To Sponsor Smart Trucker Seminar May 1, 2009 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - SelecTrucks of Canada has announced that it will once again sponsor the 2009 Smart Trucker Seminar organized by Road Today Media Group.
Fuel Theft preview image Transportation Fuel Theft May 1, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Ont.- On March 17, an employee interrupted thieves in the act of stealing 30,000 litres of diesel fuel from Penske Truck Rentals in Cambridge, Ont. They abandoned a cube van outfitted with ...
Turning Up The Heat preview image Transportation Turning Up The Heat May 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has renewed calls for the province to revisit its annual road test requirements for senior drivers.
Did You Know? (May 01, 2009) preview image Transportation Did You Know? (May 01, 2009) May 1, 2009 Projections for next year's shipment volumes from shippers always tend to be overly optimistic. But the 47% of shippers expecting an increase in their shipment volumes for 2009 was by far the lowest w...
Transportation US Truck Tonnage Inches Up Again May 1, 2009 ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Trucking Associations' US truck tonnage index rose slightly for the second straight month in February, but the association was quick to point out tonnage is still down 9....
Transportation CTA Wants Dedicated Border Minister May 1, 2009 OTTAWA, Ont. - Shorter border wait times should not be interpreted as a sign that all is well at the Canada/US border, and in fact they may well be masking some serious underlying problems according t...
Bring On The Trucks preview image Transportation Bring On The Trucks May 1, 2009 HALIFAX, N. S. - Drivers no longer face the dreaded line-ups on the Bayne Street service road, nor the pile-up for paperwork in the clerk's office, thanks to a $4.4 million upgrade to the Fairview Cov...
Transportation Cooking With Gas May 1, 2009 MONTREAL, Que. - Fleets, vendors, governments, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and even the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are turning to Project Innovation Transport (PIT) for the ...
Transportation Manufacturers, Exporters Slightly More Optimistic May 1, 2009 OTTAWA, Ont. - The most recent Business Conditions Survey conducted by the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters indicates there's growing optimism in the Canadian manufacturing community.Respondents' ...
Transportation KRTS Offers Refresher Course For Senior Drivers May 1, 2009 CALEDONIA, Ont. - KRTS Transportation Specialists has set up a program to help Ontario's senior A/Z licence-holders pass their annual road test. Beginning Apr. 1, KRTS has been offering a special cour...
