Transportation Ancra Canada expands sales force June 1, 2008 WINNIPEG, Man. - Ancra Canada has paired up with a new marketing team to expand its push into Canada.
Transportation Suppliers raise prices to offset surging raw materials costs June 1, 2008 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Components produced by Marmon Highway Technologies will receive a price adjustment to compensate for an unprecedented rise in materials costs, the company has announced.
Transportation Cummins reports solid growth in Q1 June 1, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins has enjoyed a strong first quarter, thanks in part to increased market share in the North American trucking industry. Cummins posted Q1 sales of US$3.47 billion (up 23% over t...
Transportation Maxim consolidates business units June 1, 2008 WINNIPEG, Man. - The owners of Maxim Transportation Services have consolidated the company's seven divisions and 15 branch offices under a new name: Maxim Truck & Trailer.
Transportation Detroit Diesel offers free performance upgrades June 1, 2008 REDFORD, Mich. - Detroit Diesel has announced it will be be offering a free software upgrade that will boost the fuel efficiency of its Series 60 engines. The software will enhance fuel economy by up ...
Transportation Price increase set for US Bandag customers June 1, 2008 MUSCATINE, Iowa Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) has announced price increases in the US of up to 5% for tread rubber products to its Bridgestone Bandag franchised dealers. No increase is bein...
Transportation Seeing the Light June 1, 2008 Anyone who ever forgot to tighten the gas cap on their family car will recognize the look of a Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL). The cryptic warning may not tell a driver the exact nature of a proble...
Transportation A question of health June 1, 2008 EDMONTON, Alta. - A disastrous crash near Edmonton on Mar. 31 that was broadcast from coast-to-coast, and over the Internet has many in the trucking industry questioning medical standards for commerci...
Transportation Alberta Minister not interested in speed limiters June 1, 2008 BANFF, Alta. - While Ontario and Quebec forge ahead with speed limiter legislation in their respective provinces, Alberta has no plans to follow suit, Luke Ouellette, Minister of Transportation said a...
Transportation In-cab technologies discussed at AMTA convention June 1, 2008 BANFF, Alta. - A traditional logbook is a labour-intensive, inefficient, paper-based system, that has outlived its usefulness to the trucking industry, according to Robin Doherty, the president of Ver...
Transportation AMTA awards industry’s finest June 1, 2008 BANFF, Ata. -The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) held its annual convention in late April, where it took the opportunity to reward some of the industry's finest ambassadors.
Transportation Worth Repeating: June 1, 2008 The following are some comments on rates, made recently during Decisions 2008, our annual Shipper-Carrier Roundtable. Video of the entire discussion can be viewed on our Web site, trucknews.com. Just ...
Transportation Guest column: The full story on speed limiters June 1, 2008 Transportation policy changes can affect everyone and have to be weighed carefully in terms of safety, security, environmental impact and economics. The lobby to impose mandatory speed governors on tr...
On speed limiters, foreign powers and getting stuck in Wawa preview image Transportation On speed limiters, foreign powers and getting stuck in Wawa June 1, 2008 A couple of matters are nagging me. The first thing is the speed limiter debate: despite all the energy expended by the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) and others to make truck speed limiters manda...
Mushrooms on the side preview image Transportation Mushrooms on the side June 1, 2008 Mushrooms have been popping up in health discussions a lot lately.
