Mandatory use of anti-rollover systems? Why not? preview image Transportation Mandatory use of anti-rollover systems? Why not? January 1, 2008 Two years ago at its annual convention, the Ontario Trucking Association shocked the industry by announcing its plan to make speed limiters mandatory on all trucks operating in the province. Since the...
Transportation Accessories (January 01, 2008) January 1, 2008 Kenworth enthusiasts can now order the 2008 Kenworth Calendar, which showcases some of the company's most popular trucks. The six-page wall calendar features two Kenworth family photographs. The heavy...
Transportation Sleeping Well Plus now offers cab heating and cooling January 1, 2008 NEWMARKET, Ont. - ITS Distributing has announced it is carrying the Sleeping Well Plus idle-reduction system which now combines heating and cooling capabilities.
The great equalizer preview image Transportation The great equalizer January 1, 2008 MONTREAL, Que. - A group of four entrepreneurs from the Montreal region has created a company called RM2J, which has begun the successful commercialization of the Fuel MaximiZer (MFZ for short). Not o...
Transportation SelecTrucks to sponsor Driving for Profit seminar January 1, 2008 LONDON, Ont. - The Driving for Profit seminar series has agreed to an exclusive sponsorship arrangement with SelecTrucks of Canada.
Transportation Behind the headlines (January 01, 2008) January 1, 2008 Truck News is pleased to add award-winning trucking journalist, Eric Berard, to its team of editorial contributors.
Transportation Lighting (January 01, 2008) January 1, 2008 Grote Industries' debuted a new LED arrow turn signal lamp. The large, bright amber LED arrow signal lamp gives drivers of vehicles following tankers and other trailers crucial, extra time to notice t...
Tracking tire costs;The BIG picture preview image Transportation Tracking tire costs;The BIG picture January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - Be honest. Did you purchase the tires that are currently on your rig because they were on sale the day you needed them? If so, you're not alone. But if purchase price was the main moti...
Retreading: The big fleets are doing it, are you? preview image Transportation Retreading: The big fleets are doing it, are you? January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - If you don't have a retread program, you're likely not getting the most out of your tire investment, according to both manufacturers and retreaders. Premium tire manufacturers design t...
Daimler Trucks ‘goes green’ globally;Daimler: We are well beyond the stage of prototypes preview image Transportation Daimler Trucks ‘goes green’ globally;Daimler: We are well beyond the stage of prototypes January 1, 2008 STUTTGART, Germany - More than 200 journalists from 28 countries gathered in mid-November in Germany, to be part of a two-day presentation prepared by Daimler Trucks, about its latest breakthroughs in...
Transportation NAFTA trade reaches new heights (January 01, 2008) January 1, 2008 WASHINGTON, D. C. - Canada-US freight shipments reached record levels in 2006, according to the latest stats published by the US Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS...
English, please preview image Transportation English, please January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - Since July, truck drivers who fail to communicate sufficiently well in English with US enforcement officials have risked being put out-of-service.
Atlantic Gateway given too much ‘green’ for greenfield projects: APTA preview image Transportation Atlantic Gateway given too much ‘green’ for greenfield projects: APTA January 1, 2008 DIEPPE, N. B. -The Atlantic Gateway initiative is poised to put Canada's four Atlantic provinces back on the North American radar as a desirable hub for trade, but the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Asso...
Transportation Quebec moves full speed ahead towards speed limiter rollout January 1, 2008 QUEBEC CITY, Que. - It looks like Quebec will be the first province on the block to have speed limiter legislation. If the recently- tabled Bill 42 (an Act to Amend the Highway Safety Code) passes the...
Need a lift? preview image Transportation Need a lift? January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - You've heard the horror stories. You may even have one of your own. Driver flips his rig during rush hour. Police call a tow company on your behalf. Tow company sends an astronomical b...
