Transportation Letters to the editor (October 02, 2007) October 2, 2007 Have you got a complaint, compliment, criticism or question?
Transportation In the pursuit of speed October 2, 2007 DRAYTON VALLEY, Alta. - If it can be built, there's a good chance a group of people out there will find a way to race it.
Transportation There’s more to pre-trips than meets the eye: Part 2 October 2, 2007 Pre-trip inspections are a hot topic in the Canadian trucking industry right now, with all provinces on a deadline to enforce regulations in line with the new National Safety Standard by Jan. 1, 2008....
Transportation Deducting the use of a car, van or pick-up for business October 2, 2007 I get the buy-versus-lease question a lot, but last month someone asked what I thought about leasing a new pick-up truck. The guy planned to use it "mostly for business" and wanted a service vehicle h...
Transportation APTA set to kick off annual convention October 1, 2007 ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - Get out your lobster bibs - it's just weeks before the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association's general meeting and convention gets underway. Held each year in one of the four Atl...
Regulations Transports Quebec mum on speed limiter timeline October 1, 2007 MONTREAL, Que. - Despite the Minister of Transportation 's announcement this summer that safety initiatives, including speed limiters for heavy vehicles, photo radar and a cell phone ban could be legi...
Transportation OPP take to the sky October 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will begin targeting speeders and dangerous drivers from the sky, the province has announced.
Healthy eating preview image Transportation Healthy eating October 1, 2007 CAMBRIDGE, N.S. - An hour before suppertime Bernie Oickle pulls a home-cooked meal out of his well-stocked cooler and drops it in his lunchbox, which he plugs into his '05 Freightliner's cigarette lig...
Uncertainty over future of US Hours-of-Service rules preview image Regulations Uncertainty over future of US Hours-of-Service rules October 1, 2007 At the time of writing this article, the legal status of the US hours-of-service was to say the least chaotic and of concern to virtually all Canadian carriers that operate into, out of and within the...
A truck for all trades: Manufacturers expand medium-duty offerings preview image Transportation A truck for all trades: Manufacturers expand medium-duty offerings October 1, 2007 EDMONTON, Alta. - During the past five years it's becoming increasingly difficult to pigeonhole the use of a medium-duty truck. Increased attention is being put into the development of medium-duty tru...
Transportation Shaw Tracking launches new tracking solution October 1, 2007 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Shaw Tracking has launched Shaw Mobile, a mobile fleet and freight management solution.
Meritor to reman’ trailer axles preview image Transportation Meritor to reman’ trailer axles October 1, 2007 PLAINFIELD, Ind. - ArvinMeritor has launched production of a line of remanufactured trailer axles. Initially the reman'd axles will be aimed at intermodal carriers, the company announced recently. Pro...
What do you think is behind the driver shortage? preview image Transportation What do you think is behind the driver shortage? October 1, 2007 BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - A recent report by the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council indicates that the driver shortage is continuing to rise in Canada, with about 12% of the trucking industry's job o...
Regulations Stand and be counted October 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - With Ontario gearing up for a provincial election Oct. 10, and Newfoundland just one day earlier, it's time for professional drivers to give some thought to how they intend to vote. It...
