Did you know? (November 01, 2008) preview image Transportation Did you know? (November 01, 2008) November 1, 2008 Whether it's sports, business or politics, the reality is that if you look behind every successful organization you'll find a team of experts dedicated to running the show. Drivers and the many colorf...
Transportation 18 Wheels of Christmas rolls on November 1, 2008 CALGARY, Alta. - The 18 Wheels of Christmas campaign has launched once again, and organizers have their eyes on filling three trailers with food donations this season.
Some glimmers of hope amid the doom and gloom preview image Transportation Some glimmers of hope amid the doom and gloom November 1, 2008 As I write this, the North American, Asian, and European stock markets have plunged yet again amid a massive selloff of stocks and escalating fears about not just a North American but a global recessi...
Transportation APTA Safety Council has strong family roots November 1, 2008 TRURO, N. S. - Safety is practically a family business for a Truro, Nova Scotia family. It began when a career trucking industry gentleman by the name of Jack Cotterill helped found the Atlantic Provi...
A day at the track preview image Transportation A day at the track November 1, 2008 BLAINVILLE, Que. - The rigs were at it again this September, tooling around Transport Canada's test track in Blainville, Quebec equipped with various hardware that might reduce fuel consumption, inclu...
‘No Parking’: MTO drops the ball with rest area closures preview image Transportation ‘No Parking’: MTO drops the ball with rest area closures November 1, 2008 I'm getting an increasing number of frustrated calls from drivers who have no place to stop and sleep in Ontario.
Knights in shining iron preview image Transportation Knights in shining iron November 1, 2008 GUELPH, Ont. - Becoming an ambassador for the Ontario Trucking Association's Road Knights program, was a great opportunity for Doug Ladds to learn effective public relations skills, such as speaking i...
Transportation West Vancouver truck blitz parks 13 November 1, 2008 WEST VANCOUVER, B. C. - Nearly half of all the commercial trucks inspected at a recent West Vancouver roadside blitz were ordered off the road for defects that police said should have been detected du...
Transportation Ontario street racing law nets nearly 9,000 in first year November 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - A year after Ontario passed a law aimed at street racers that impounds the vehicles of drivers travelling 50 km/h over the speed limit, Ontario's top cop wonders if the law is enough o...
Transportation Trailers (November 01, 2008) November 1, 2008 Utility Trailer has announced the impending release of its 4000D-X Composite - a composite wall trailer that will be produced beginning in January. The company says the standard side wall on the new t...
Green is the new gold preview image Transportation Green is the new gold November 1, 2008 You shouldn't need me to tell you there are some serious gains to be made in adopting an aggressive fuel conservation strategy. Call it going green if you want - and what marketer or politician isn't ...
Transportation IN BRIEF November 1, 2008 NEW ORLEANS, La. - The cost of fuel and the US economy have displaced hours-of-service and the driver shortage as the two main concerns on the minds of US trucking executives.
Transportation Navistar stands firm on commitment to EGR for 2010 November 1, 2008 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - During the recent dedication of the Navistar engine plant here, several high-ranking executives made themselves available to field questions from trade press editors. Of course, wit...
Mark Dalton Playing Favourites Part 2 preview image Transportation Mark Dalton Playing Favourites Part 2 November 1, 2008 The story so far...
Transportation Township of Langley greens its fleet November 1, 2008 LANGLEY, B. C. - The Fraser Basin Council has awarded the Township of Langley a "silver rating" under its E3 Green Fleet Program for excellence in "greening" its vehicle fleets, making it the first mu...
