Transportation PacLease Expands To Moncton, N. B. January 1, 2009 MONCTON, N. B. - Paccar Leasing Company (PacLease) has announced the recent addition of a new full-service lease location in Moncton, N. B., which is operated by Bayview PacLease.
Transportation Shell Lubricants Contributes To Record-Setting Fuel Mileage Quest January 1, 2009 HOUSTON, Texas -Shell oil was recently involved in a collaborative test that set a fuel economy record for the Guinness World Book of Records, using a Mercedes-Benz Actros Class 8 truck that ran on Sh...
Transportation Hankook Tire SmartWay-Certified January 1, 2009 WAYNE, N. J. - Hankook Tire has had three of its commercial fleet tires certified for the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Program, meeting the program's requirement to reduce rolling ...
Transportation Shaw Tracking Highlights New Technologies At Customer Demo January 1, 2009 HALIFAX, N. S. - Shaw Tracking recently hosted a series of executive conferences, to demonstrate the capabilities of its latest products and technologies. Among the topics covered was 'Getting the mos...
Transportation Total Lubricants Buys Lubricants USA LP January 1, 2009 PLANO, Texas - Total Lubricants North America has announced it has acquired lubricant manufacturer and marketer Lubricants USA LP. Lubricants USA LP manufactures Fina-branded lubes, consisting of conv...
Transportation Material Matters January 1, 2009 Look at the shelves in any safety manager's office and you will likely find a stack of binders that are stuffed with training material. Some of the documents probably support classes that are delivere...
Transportation Fergus Truck Show Needs A New Home January 1, 2009 FERGUS, Ont. - The Fergus Truck Show may be a victim of its own success, and is seeking a new location now that two owners of land that's located adjacent to the main show site have decided to withdra...
Transportation Mack Launches Online Tribute To Titan Work Truck January 1, 2009 LEHIGH VALLEY, Penn. - Mack Trucks has launched a new Web site to help promote what it considers to be its most powerful highway truck ever. Visitors can now get a closer look and seek other details a...
Raydan Manufacturing Settles Into New Ontario Digs preview image Transportation Raydan Manufacturing Settles Into New Ontario Digs January 1, 2009 BADEN, Ont. - At a time when news of plant closures seems to be a daily occurrence in Ontario, it's refreshing to visit a newly-opened chassis modification facility in the province. Such was the case ...
Transportation Alternatives To WSIB Impacting Profitability January 1, 2009 For those carriers and owner/operators who are looking for an alternative to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, there are several options.
Transportation Grin And Bear It: January 1, 2009 Take your pick. Whether it's exchange rate issues, fuel price volatility, crumbling infrastructure or a downturn in consumer confidence and purchasing power, these issues have definitely had an impact...
Transportation It’s Only Natural January 1, 2009 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-fueled day-cab trac...
Transportation Tire Track(ing) January 1, 2009 The rolling rubber that meets the road tends to represent one of the highest operating costs for any fleet. From the moment a new tire is introduced, it is only a matter of time before it scrubs away.
Transportation Shipper-Carrier Issues Roundtable January 1, 2009 MT: Thinking differently going forward has been a central theme of our discussion so far. Keeping that in mind, I want to tackle the issue of fuel pricing. If we look at how the rise in fuel pricing w...
Transportation Green Rebate Applications Now Accepted January 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario government is now accepting applications for rebates towards environmentally- friendly commercial vehicles and anti-idling technologies.
