Daimler Trucks North America on SCR, hybrids and the fuel challenge preview image Transportation Daimler Trucks North America on SCR, hybrids and the fuel challenge June 1, 2008 June 2008 LOUISVILLE, Ky. –A new truck, a new engine and a new technology in North America. There was plenty to discuss with Daimler Trucks North America officials at this…
Transportation Bridgestone discusses Bandag integration June 1, 2008 NEW YORK, N. Y. - Ten months after its blockbuster purchase of the privately-held Bandag retread franchising business and a few weeks after the official merging of its truck tire and retreading operat...
Why speed limiters really are necessary preview image Transportation Why speed limiters really are necessary June 1, 2008 As you can tell from James Menzies' editorial running above mine, the divisiveness over Ontario's proposed speed limiter legislation extends to our newsroom. When the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA...
Road Safety Year lives up to its name preview image Transportation Road Safety Year lives up to its name June 1, 2008 MONTREAL, Que. - The results are in on the number of highway and off-road accidents last year, declared Road Safety Year by Transports Quebec. The Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec (SAAQ) re...
Speed limiters: Are they really necessary? preview image Transportation Speed limiters: Are they really necessary? June 1, 2008 When the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) first announced its intent to usher in a law that would require the use of speed limiters, editorial director Lou Smyrlis and I couldn't agree on the merits...
Transportation Tips for PIP: June 1, 2008 So you want to take part in the revamped Partners in Protection (PIP) program? Here are some tips from Ron Flowers, intelligence officer with Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) on how to -and not to ...
Transportation Introducing the new PIP June 1, 2008 WINDSOR, Ont. - The Partners in Protection (PIP) border security program is being refined to bring it in line with its US equivalent, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.
Transportation Pardons and waivers June 1, 2008 MONTREAL, Que. - Canadians may be pardoned in their own country for crimes committed in the past. But the US government has a long memory, and doesn't always recognize the Canadian justice system's ab...
Transportation US truck tonnage tightens sharply in March (June 01, 2008) June 1, 2008 ARLINGTON, Va. - US truck tonnage has continued its pattern of one step forward, two steps back, with the latest figures showing a 3.3% decline in March.
Transportation US law would ensure O/Os get fuel surcharge June 1, 2008 WASHINGTON, D. C. - New legislation put forth recently by two US Senators would require US trucking companies to pay 100% of the fuel surcharge they collect to an owner/operator, or whoever actually p...
Transportation Digital mud flaps now available June 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - Toronto Digital Imaging (TDI) has come up with a new concept that allows for the economical production of customized mud flaps. Using digital imaging technology, TDI has developed the ...
Increased weights coming for super-single tires in Canada preview image Transportation Increased weights coming for super-single tires in Canada June 1, 2008 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety has approved several amendments to the MOU on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, including increased weight limit...
Transportation Border crossing expansion announced June 1, 2008 LACOLLE, Que. - The federal government has announced it will spend $10 million to expand the Canada Border Services Agency facilities at the Lacolle-Champlain border crossing.
Transportation Total Lubricants enters Canadian marketplace June 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - Total Lubricants was at Truck World to announce its launch into the Canadian trucking industry. Total, the world's fourth largest oil company, acquired Quebec-based Tribospec Corporati...
