Transportation Letters to the editor (February 01, 2009) February 1, 2009 Have you got a complaint, compliment, criticism or question?
Tires Have A Role To Play In Fuel Management Strategies preview image Transportation Tires Have A Role To Play In Fuel Management Strategies February 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - Tires, themselves, don't consume fuel. However, they can have a significant impact on the fuel consumption of a tractor-trailer combination. There are several characteristics of tire d...
Transportation Tracking (February 01, 2009) February 1, 2009 ZeroYourX is a new GPS tracking system designed to offer affordable vehicle tracking that's easy to manage. The tracking unit is placed in a vehicle, trailer or container and can then be tracked onlin...
Transportation Tires & Wheels (February 01, 2009) February 1, 2009 Goodyear has come out with a new winter retread for the Canadian market. The Precure G558 retread is designed for winter conditions, the company says, with patented TredLock technology with interlocki...
Trailers (February 01, 2009) preview image Transportation Trailers (February 01, 2009) February 1, 2009 Carrier Transicold says its X2-series reefer units are much quieter now, thanks to the use of a new V-Force fan the company says is seven decibels quieter than its predecessor. The new fan is now stan...
Transportation Components (February 01, 2009) February 1, 2009 Allison Transmission has added Load-Based Shift Scheduling to its MY09 Allison 1000-, 2000-, 3000-, and 4000-series models. The company says it selects between economy and performance shift modes base...
LNG Sterling Trucks Help Clear The Air At California Ports preview image Transportation LNG Sterling Trucks Help Clear The Air At California Ports February 1, 2009 LONG BEACH, Cal. - Breathing near the California seaports at Long Beach and Los Angeles is probably a little easier now, two months after Daimler Trucks North America began delivering 232 natural gas-...
Transportation Accessories (February 01, 2009) February 1, 2009 The popular Mark Dalton: Owner/Operator audiobook series has been expanded. The latest stories to be added to the collection are available from GraphicAudio via its Web site at www.graphicaudio.net. T...
Transportation DEF Distribution Partnership Announced February 1, 2009 READING, Penn. - Terra Environmental Technologies and Brenntag North America have formed a strategic alliance to distribute diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) to the North American market. DEF will be require...
Transportation Bendix Goes On Buying Spree February 1, 2009 ELYRIA, Ohio - Bendix announced in early January that it has finalized an agreement to acquire Eaton's Vorad collision warning system.
Transportation Navistar Launches 2010 Awareness Campaign February 1, 2009 WARRENVILLE, Ill. - Navistar is ramping up its educational campaign about 2010 emissions standards and its EGR-based solution.
A Highway Beacon preview image Transportation A Highway Beacon February 1, 2009 FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Even on the roads surrounding Navistar's truck development centre -birthplace of the International LoneStar -the company's new flagship tractor continues to turn heads.
Transportation EPA To Stay The Course On 2010 Emissions Rules February 1, 2009 WASHINGTON, D. C. - The US Environmental Protection Agency has quashed any hope of an extension on EPA2010 emissions levels, and not all OEMs are upset by the ruling.
Transportation Peterbilt Produces 300,000th Truck February 1, 2009 DENTON, Texas - Peterbilt celebrated a milestone lately, when its 300,000th truck rolled off the assembly line.
Resources and resolve needed to address Ontario auditor’s concerns preview image Transportation Resources and resolve needed to address Ontario auditor’s concerns February 1, 2009 Late in 2008 the Auditor General of Ontario released his annual report, a document of some 500 pages that reviewed a host of programs including the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement program.
