Transportation OTA weighs in on Ontario budget March 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) visited Queen's Park recently to present its pre-budget submission to the provincial government's Standing Committee on Finance.
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Transportation Hino now offering UltraShift HV transmission for improved fuel economy March 1, 2008 Hino Trucks will be offering the Eaton UltraShift Highway Value automated transmission on its 2009 model year 268A and 338 truck models, the company has announced.
Transportation Michelin introduces super-single with off-road capabilities March 1, 2008 Michelin has expanded its line of wide-base single tires to include a tire with onand off-road capabilities.
Transportation LoneStar’s distinctive classic look a reward truck for fleets March 1, 2008 It's not every day a truck is highlighted on the front page of a major daily newspaper -especially when that truck wasn't involved in a tragic accident. But International's new LoneStar was the hit of...
Transportation Driving for profit March 1, 2008 LONDON, Ont. - An attentive crowd of 70 industry professionals participated in the first Driving for Profit seminar Jan. 24. The event took place at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn in London, Ont.
Transportation ArvinMeritor looks to expand off-highway market presence March 1, 2008 ArvinMeritor is re-establishing its off-highway original equipment and aftermarket components business.
Transportation Get Onboard With It March 1, 2008 The decision to purchase and implement an Automatic Onboard Recording Device (AOBRD) system is often based on a company's desire to improve its service, reduce or control costs, decrease regulatory co...
Transportation “GREEN” products put to the test March 1, 2008 Following the successful completion of intensive trials of a dozen fuel savings technologies last October, which took place on the Transport Canada test track in Blainville, Que., FPInnovations' FERIC...
Transportation BC’s carbon tax meets heavy criticism from many in the trucking industry March 1, 2008 The new BC carbon tax is creating a great deal of controversy in this province, especially amongst the trucking industry, which is faced with the greatest increase to the cost of purchasing diesel fue...
Transportation Harper government kills carbon tax recommendation March 1, 2008 OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada's trucking industry breathed a collective sigh of relief in January when the Harper government killed a recommendation by the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Econo...