Features

Canadian show trucks to be featured in book

CALGARY, Alta. - Truck News, Wowtrucks.com and Pro-Trucker Magazine are teaming up to publish a pictorial look back on the 2008 Show'n'Shine season.

An investment during difficult times

Okay, I would agree with those who suggest that writing about being in difficult times may seem redundant, or at least a little obvious. As I write this the TSX has just experienced its biggest one-da...

Rice: It’s more than just a side dish

More than half of the world depends on rice as a food staple. In Burma, the average person eats an unbelievable 500 lbs of rice a year, or 1.25 lbs a day! In North America, the amount consumed is sign...

There’s opportunity in tackling environmental problems (November 01, 2008)

TORONTO, Ont. - The freight transportation industry's sizeable carbon footprint presents both a pressing issue and an opportunity, Gary Whicker, senior vice-president of engineering services at J. B. ...

Plans that pay

TORONTO, Ont. - The best laid energy conservation plans can blow up in your face if they aren't properly communicated.

Hiding the bomb

TORONTO, Ont. - On the morning of August 8, 2008, just before 4 a. m., a series of furious explosions leveled the Sunrise Propane and Industrial Gases facility on Murray Road in northwest Toronto. It ...

Poppy truck now even cooler with addition of Patriot APU (November 01, 2008)

ANCASTER, Ont. - Simplicity Air and its sister company Canadian Extreme Climate Systems, have donated and installed an auxiliary power unit (APU) on Larry Josie's popular 'poppy truck.'

Understanding Bell’s palsy

During the past few month's I have had several patients come into my clinic who have be suffering from Bell's palsy, a condition that arises when there is damage to a facial nerve. The facial nerves a...

US O/Os document travels in Cascadia

PORTLAND, Ore. - Three American owner/operators have be handed the keys to a new Freightliner Cascadia, and asked to document their experiences online for a year.

Keeping the chill out

TORONTO, Ont. - The inconvenient truth may be that Earth is getting warmer. But the reality is that it still gets cold in Canada during the winter. An auxiliary cab heater has proven to be among the m...

Carriers capture retention awards

TORONTO, Ont. - Two respected Canadian carriers captured the 2008 Over the Road/ SelecTrucks of Canada Canadian Retention Awards at the sixth Annual Canadian Recruiting and Retention Conference. The e...

Kenworth Grand-Mere now open

GRAND-MERE, Que. - A new Kenworth parts and service dealer has been established in the Mauricie Region of Quebec, which is located about 20 miles north of Trois-Rivieres (at the intersection of Highwa...

B&B Transport constructing new terminal

ST-HYACINTHE, Que. - B&B Transport is constructing a new 22,900 sq.-ft. terminal here that will be built with driver amenities in mind, the company has announced. The new state-of-the-art terminal...

Clayton Gording has been named president of Reimer Express Lines

Vice-president of operations since 2001,Gording was responsible for all service centre operations, line-haul operations, vehicle purchasing, company-wide vehicle maintenance and labour relations. He b...

Letters to the editor (November 01, 2008)

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