Transportation Cummins Concludes Record-Setting Year On A Down Note March 1, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins remained profitable through 2008, despite a downturn in the fourth quarter.
Did You Know? (March 01, 2009) preview image Transportation Did You Know? (March 01, 2009) March 1, 2009 Freight volumes drive both transportation capacity and rates and have witnessed considerable swings in recent years. From the start of the third quarter of 2003 to about the mid-point of 2006, a stron...
Transportation Dates Announced For Indian Truck Show March 1, 2009 BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Indian Trucking Association has announced it will host its second Great Canadian Indian Truck Show on Aug. 8. It hosted a successful inaugural show last summer. The second show wi...
Transportation Maxim Introduces New Financing Options March 1, 2009 WINNIPEG, Man. - Maxim Truck and Trailer has introduced two new products designed to address the needs of customers in an uncertain economic climate.
Getting It Right: It’s All In The Details preview image Transportation Getting It Right: It’s All In The Details March 1, 2009 Changes to Ontario's A/Z licensing requirements, intended to close embarrassing loopholes that were allowing inexperienced drivers to gain their licence after being tested with a pick-up and horse tra...
Transportation Inland Kenworth Closes Island Branch March 1, 2009 BURNABY, B. C. - Inland Kenworth has combined its Port McNeill operations with its Campbell River branch, as B. C.'s ailing forest industry reduces truck demand.
Transportation SelecTrucks of Toronto Relocates In Mississauga March 1, 2009 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - SelecTrucks of Toronto has a new home. The new location is 7020 Pacific Circle, Mississauga, Ont. just off Hwy. 410 at the intersection of Derry and Tomken Rds.
Sr. Drivers Face Higher Hurdles preview image Transportation Sr. Drivers Face Higher Hurdles March 1, 2009 Unanimity is hard to come by in the trucking industry. You'll be hard-pressed to find any one issue on which truckers and other industry stakeholders will all be in agreement.The exception to this rul...
Transportation Think Border Backups Have Been Solved? Think Again. March 1, 2009 The border is not making the headlines it used to a few years ago when transborder trade was booming and long lineups were the norm. But this is one trade and transportation issue that is far from sol...
Transportation Competition Watch (March 01, 2009) March 1, 2009 REIMER EXPRESS LINES and YELLOW CANADA have been merged into a "single market facing brand" to be known as YRC REIMER. Officials say the move will offer Canadian customers advantages due to the integr...
Transportation Change Up March 1, 2009 Change appears to be the only constant in today's trucking industry. Equipment continues to evolve with the addition of new engine technology to the pending use of diesel exhaust fluid. Regulators hav...
Transportation Would You Accept A Bar Code Implant? March 1, 2009 Despite all of the GPS and related technologies, many transportation operators claim that they are unable to locate their drivers and employees while on the road. Some are calling for a very radical s...
Transportation Volvo Adds To Safety Offerings With Enhanced Cruise System March 1, 2009 Volvo Trucks North America has announced it is complementing its VEST stability system with Volvo Enhanced Cruise (VEC), which will identify objects beside and ahead of a tractor and help the driver a...
