Transportation Earl Hardy Big Rig Nationals Rev Up May 1, 2009 GRAND BEND, Ont. - The Earl Hardy Big Rig Nationals are expanding to a two-day format in July. The popular event, which includes a show'n'shine, truck drag racing and a vendor display, outgrew its pre...
NEW ROAD KNIGHTS: preview image Transportation NEW ROAD KNIGHTS: May 1, 2009 The Ontario Trucking Association has named its 2009-2010 Road Knights Team, consisting of eight professional drivers that exemplify excellent communication skills, first-class driving records and a st...
Transportation Credit Crunch May 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - There's a widely-held belief in the transportation industry that the global financial crisis is preventing trucking companies from accessing the capital they need to grow their busines...
Slick Savings preview image Transportation Slick Savings May 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - Fleets are under constant pressure to reduce costs, but with heavy-duty engine oil (HDEO) representing only about 1.5-2% of a fleet's maintenance spend, it's an easy expenditure to ove...
Ontario’s Revised Facility Audit Program Is A Good Step preview image Transportation Ontario’s Revised Facility Audit Program Is A Good Step May 1, 2009 PMTC, OTA and other transportation associations have worked with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation over the past several years to modernize the province's CVOR and facility audit programs.
Transportation Ontario Budget To Benefit Equipment Purchasers May 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is lauding a provision in the provincial budget that will harmonize the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) with the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Good Ontario Class A Drivers Deserve A Break preview image Transportation Good Ontario Class A Drivers Deserve A Break May 1, 2009 On Dec. 12, 2006, the Ontario government made the arbitrary and discriminatory practice of enforced retirement at age 65 illegal. As the Minister of Labour said at the time, "your skills, ability, dri...
Since When Did Truck Inspections Become A Spectator Sport? preview image Transportation Since When Did Truck Inspections Become A Spectator Sport? May 1, 2009 You can tell spring is in the air because the roadside truck inspection blitzes are starting up again. Odd, isn't it, how they cease during the winter. I guess warm weather makes trucks unsafe. Or may...
The Truth About Brain Aneurysms preview image Transportation The Truth About Brain Aneurysms May 1, 2009 Recently, I read a sad newspaper story about a truck driver that died in his bunk at night due to a ruptured brain aneurysm. Truck driving as a profession includes many hours - if not days - spent alo...
Transportation SCR Vs EGR War Heats Up At Mid-America May 1, 2009 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It was a rare sight: the CEOs of four major engine manufacturers sitting side-by-side on a panel and nodding in agreement as each of the others spoke. The scene was the SCR for 2010 ...
Blurring Fact With Fiction For Profit preview image Transportation Blurring Fact With Fiction For Profit May 1, 2009 A few days ago while I was doing what I do best, changing channels, I came across a commercial for a law firm based out of Buffalo.
Indian Trucking Association Meets With MTO, CBSA preview image Transportation Indian Trucking Association Meets With MTO, CBSA May 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - The Indian Trucking Association (ITA) is an example of an organization that's stronger than the sum of its parts. Founded a little over a year ago, the ITA holds regular information an...
Transportation Volvo Says ‘So Long’ To Active DPF Re-Gens May 1, 2009 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Volvo Trucks North America announced at the Mid-America Trucking Show that it will no longer require active diesel particulate filter (DPF) regenerations on its 2010 engines with sel...
