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Mind your business

OTTAWA, Ont. - Between telemarketer calls, retailers' requests and government forms, it seems that barely a day goes by without some representative asking for bits of pieces of personal information fr...

Happy New Year!

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - In what appears to be a virtual fait accomplis, Ontario and Quebec say they will simultaneously bring laws into force on Jan. 1, 2009, that will require heavy vehicles to drive wit...

What is personal information?:

"Personal information" under Canada's Privacy Act means information about an "identifiable individual."

Trucking analyst expects economic turnaround in late 2009

HALIFAX, N. S. - Ray Mawhinney, chair of RBC Asset Management, delivered a refreshingly optimistic overview of the US economy and its trucking industry during the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Associati...

New tool provides in-cab coaching for drivers

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. - Technology originally created to control teen drivers may have found a home in the trucking industry.

Shell Lubricants earns spot in Guinness Book of Records

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...

Mark Dalton Playing Favourites Part 3

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Raydan moves into Ontario facility

EDMONTON, Alta. - Raydan Manufacturing, maker of the Air Link suspension, has moved into its new Baden, Ont. facility and closed its Alberta parts and service centre as part of a restructuring initiat...

Mackie Group turns 80

OSHAWA, Ont. - The Mackie Group of Companies celebrated 80 years in business in October, hosting a customer and supplier gala that attracted a who's who of the industry as well as municipal, provincia...

Tracking (November 01, 2008)

PeopleNet has enhanced its BLU on-board platform, which features a powerful Driver Center display. The company says its BLU platform has been improved to deliver: text-to-speech capability; driver sho...

Tires & Wheels (November 01, 2008)

Toyo has introduced the M154 premium all-steel regional highway tire to the market as well as the M137 high-performance steer tire for long-haul applications. Both tires were created using e-balance, ...

Truckers earn long-overdue respect

It seems that truckers may finally get the respect they deserve. Unfortunately, there are those that feel a catastrophic event must occur before it happens. The Toronto Star carried an article on Oct....

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Reality check

NEW ORLEANS, La. - US trucking executives attending the American Trucking Associations' (ATA) popular All Eyes on the Economy session here recently received sober news but did leave with at least some...

Truckers answer the call

WINNIPEG, Man. - Despite the high price of fuel, Canadian truck drivers in four provinces stuck to a commitment to seek financial pledges, clean up their rigs, and travel in the World's Largest Truck ...