The tipping point preview image Transportation The tipping point November 1, 2007 Recklessly speeding cars claimed two more innocent lives over the Thanksgiving weekend. Two cars were allegedly racing along a southern Ontario highway when one of them went out of control, slammed in...
Defensive driving preview image Transportation Defensive driving November 1, 2007 Defensive driver training isn't the most popular topic of conversation around the truck stop lot. In fact, most experienced truck drivers will tell you their driving skills are well up to snuff, thank...
Business travel logs: Don’t leave home without one preview image Transportation Business travel logs: Don’t leave home without one November 1, 2007 In October I wrote about how to deduct expenses for the business use of your personal car, pick-up, or van. The "service vehicle" is a red-flag item for Canada Revenue Agency, so you need to know how ...
Transportation ArvinMeritor talks hybrids November 1, 2007 SEATTLE, Wash. - ArvinMeritor was on-hand at the Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) here last month to discuss its latest progress on the hybrid engine front.
Cummins announces 2010 emissions strategies preview image Transportation Cummins announces 2010 emissions strategies November 1, 2007 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In defiance of the widely-held belief that NOx aftertreatment systems such as SCR would be required to meet EPA2010 emissions standards, Cummins has announced its heavy-duty engines...
Transportation Tiremaster adopts Michelin retreads November 1, 2007 BRAMPTON, Ont. - Tiremaster, headquartered in Brampton, Ont., is converting its retreading operations from the Bandag retreading process to the Michelin Retreading Technologies (MRT) process. The Bram...
International debuts cool new alternative to reefers preview image Transportation International debuts cool new alternative to reefers November 1, 2007 WARRENVILLE, Ill. - International has unveiled a new way to keep food and beverage shipments cooled without the use of a reefer.
Riding in style (November 01, 2007) preview image Transportation Riding in style (November 01, 2007) November 1, 2007 LEAMINGTON, Ont. - This month's Truck of the Month belongs to Jeff Wigfield. It's a 2006 Pete 379 that he keeps in pristine condition. He drives a regular run from Leamington, Ont. to Atlanta, Ga. and...
Transportation FAST frustrations plague declined applicants November 1, 2007 WINDSOR, Ont. - Mark Richards is fuming over FAST. The Windsor, Ont.-based company driver who hauls daily into the US has been unable to secure a FAST card in three attempts, and he says he has receiv...
Transportation US Court grants 90-day HoS stay November 1, 2007 ARLINGTON, Va. - The US Court of Appeals has granted a 90-day stay of its mandate to eliminate the 11-hour driving day and 34-hour reset from the US hours-of-service regulations, falling well short of...
Transportation Blowin’ in the wind November 1, 2007 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Auto Research Center (ARC), a research group best-known for its aerodynamic testing of Formula 1, NASCAR and Indy cars, has expanded its capabilities to provide testing of heavy-d...
Transportation Comfort zones November 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - Idling is so pass. Most owner/operators and fleet managers no longer need convincing that the single most effective way they can reduce operating costs is to eliminate unnecessary idl...
Transportation A fitting tribute: Ontario O/O honours Canadian soldiers November 1, 2007 COBOURG, Ont. - "They shall grow not old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them."
Truckers deliver Olympian effort for special athletes preview image Transportation Truckers deliver Olympian effort for special athletes November 1, 2007 EDMONTON, Alta. - Two years in a row, Ray Phillips has used his vast network of acquaintances to raise a significant amount of funds for the World's Largest Truck Convoy (WLTC).
