Transportation The Wild Cards January 1, 2008 There are several wild cards that could have a major impact on the trucking industry in the immediate future. Kenny Vieth, a partner with A. C. T. Research addressed several of them at this year's mee...
Transportation Nitrogen Inflation: More Evidence For The Jury January 1, 2008 T his summer, Burnaby, B. C.-based Drexan Corporation released results of what could be the biggest comparison of nitrogen-and air-filled tires in normal fleet operations in Canada. Based on data coll...
Transportation Looking For The Silver Lining PT. II January 1, 2008 Our Second Annual Shipper-Carrier Roundtable T he current slowdown in the North American economy,
Transportation What’s In A Name? January 1, 2008 A s consolidations continue to change the trucking landscape in North America, fleet managers have often been faced with some difficult branding challenges. Is it better to operate multiple trucking c...
Transportation Is California dreaming when it comes to enforcing its tough new anti-idling rules? December 2, 2007 LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Fleets and owner/operators that haul into California will have to be more cognizant of the equipment they operate there, thanks to a plethora of new emissions standards implement...
Transportation West may derail HoS harmonization December 2, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has voiced concern that several Western Canadian provinces may not adopt the new federal hours-of-service rules, threatening the chance of a harmoni...
Transportation ATA asks for tougher drug and alcohol testing policies December 2, 2007 ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has appealed to US Congress to allow it to proceed with efforts to enhance drug and alcohol testing procedures for professional drivers. Greer...
Transportation ATA lowers freight forecasts, predicts prolonged slowdown December 2, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) delivered a grim economic outlook at its annual management conference, lowering forecasts for the overall US economy and trucking.
Transportation Oilpatch Infrastructure December 2, 2007 EDMONTON, Alta. - Decades after former Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed's infamous Bridge to Nowhere was constructed it finally leads to somewhere; leaving residents in the Wood Buffalo region wishing L...
Transportation Keep your wheels on December 2, 2007 MONTREAL, Que. - The reason why wheels are tightened to a truck or a trailer is pretty obvious: to maintain them on the vehicle so you can drive it. And many people think that wheel tightening is just...
Transportation Licensed vs professional December 2, 2007 EDMONTON, Alta. - Although allowed to get behind the wheel of a big rig, the holder of a Class 1 licence is not necessarily a professional.
Transportation Alberta jacks up oil and gas royalties December 2, 2007 CALGARY, Alta. - Oil industry fears that Alberta would hike up royalties were realized last month when Premier Ed Stelmach announced it would increase its piece of the pie by $1.4 billion (about 20%) ...
Transportation GE: We want your trailer fleet December 2, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. - GE Equipment Services has launched a new service that takes on the ownership of a carrier's trailers in exchange for a monthly payment. The company said the service allows fleets to fo...
Transportation ProStar vs Cascadia: Round 2 December 2, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. - International presented aerodynamic test results at the American Trucking Associations annual management conference which the company says disproves Freightliner's recent claim that it...