Transportation Canadian Pride February 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - Canadian carriers are developing quite the reputation for safety. Just ask anyone who has attended the Truckload Carriers Association's annual convention the past few years, where Canu...
Transportation Fuel-Efficient Axle Lube Now Optional With Freightliner February 1, 2009 PORTLAND, Ore. - Roadranger Fuel-Efficient (FE) 75W-90 Synthetic Axle Lubricant is now available as a factory option on Freightliner's Cascadia, Coronado, Columbia and Century Class S/T trucks. Indepe...
MTO Needs To Get Its House In Order Before Focusing On Speed-Limiters preview image Transportation MTO Needs To Get Its House In Order Before Focusing On Speed-Limiters February 1, 2009 Curiouser and curiouser! I'm so astonished at the silence following the release of the Ontario Auditor General's report, I'm beginning to wonder if residents of the province have fallen down a rabbit ...
How Do You Compare To Industry Benchmarks? preview image Transportation How Do You Compare To Industry Benchmarks? February 1, 2009 Every fleet needs to learn from its mistakes. A collision can be reviewed to discover gaps in driver training, and an unexpected fine can lead to changes in the files that are used to comply with diff...
Mark Dalton – Special Delivery Fiction – Part 2 preview image Transportation Mark Dalton – Special Delivery Fiction – Part 2 February 1, 2009 The story so far...
Good News For Fergus Truck Show preview image Transportation Good News For Fergus Truck Show February 1, 2009 As most of you probably know, the Fergus Truck Show has managed to sort out its differences with the local land barons. Yes indeed, the show will go on. For those of you who aren't up to speed, the ow...
Transportation People (February 01, 2009) February 1, 2009 Ridewell Suspension's Canadian sales manager, Gary Wasney, is retiring. He will be replaced by Claude Sauriol, who joins Ridewell from Hendrickson International, where he served as Canadian aftermarke...
The Show Will Go On preview image Transportation The Show Will Go On February 1, 2009 FERGUS, Ont. - It's on a slightly smaller overall site, but the organizers of the Fergus Truck Show say they are thrilled to announce that the event will continue at the same location, with the main s...
What Shippers Value Most When Selecting Carriers preview image Transportation What Shippers Value Most When Selecting Carriers February 1, 2009 With freight expected to remain tight for much of next year, shippers have their choice of motor carriers. To hang on to existing clients and to break into new accounts it's important to understand wh...
Transportation US Truck Tonnage Inches Upwards February 1, 2009 ARLINGTON, Va. - US truck tonnage increased 1.7% in November, increasing over the previous month for the first time since June. The American Trucking Associations, which tracks the data, says truck to...
Transportation No Vehicle Needs To Travel Twice As Fast As The Speed Limit February 1, 2009 Dear Editor:
AG Report: It’s Beyond Me preview image Transportation AG Report: It’s Beyond Me February 1, 2009 Garbage in; garbage out is a well-worn phrase in IT circles to describe the effectiveness of decisions based on inaccurate or incomplete data.
Transportation Winter Break-Up February 1, 2009 WINDSOR, Ont. - The Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry has gone public over a long-standing dispute - and frustration with years of unresolved litigation - over a decade-old user fee imposed by the federal g...
