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Editorial Comment: Bridge collapses outline need for infrastructure upgrades

The tragic collapse of a Minneapolis bridge last month has demonstrated the need for immediate upgrades to North American infrastructure.

Kenworth advances in multiple classes and green efforts

Kenworth Truck Company had on display, for the first time, a PACCAR heavy-duty engine in a Kenworth Class 8 model, during the Great American Trucking Show (GATS). A Kenworth T800 test truck with a 12....

A growing concern

MT : Let's start with the positive news. Canadian fleets appear to be doing a better job of retaining drivers. Your research found that the average driver turnover rate among Canadian fleets was down ...

Clarke spins off Versacold for tidy profit

HALIFAX, N.S. - Clarke Inc. has announced it has received $101.2 million for its stake in Versacold Income Fund, for a gain of about $30.6 million.

ArvinMeritor to close Ontario assembly plant (September 01, 2007)

ST. THOMAS, Ont. - ArvinMeritor has announced it will close its Commercial Vehicle Systems assembly plant here by November.

Did you know? (September 01, 2007)

Almost 40% of shippers told our annual Transportation Buying Trends survey last year that the higher rates and surcharges experienced since 2003 have affected their use of the different transportation...

People (September 01, 2007)

John Martin has recently returned to Haultec Trailers as a salesman. Previously general manager of Cobra Trailers from 1983-1992, Martin has also served as product manager at Ravens in Orangeville, On...

Questions & answers

Q. One of my US-based drivers was stopped recently, and warned that she must have the new inspection report that came into effect in Ontario as part of the revised vehicle inspection regulations, and ...

Why buy it, if you can steal it?

There are very few owners of any sized companies that have not been approached to sell in the last couple of years. There is lots of money available and lots of buyers. In today's global business envi...

Improving asset utilization

Some transport sectors, like airlines, operate their assets for as many minutes a day as possible. The trucking industry does not consistently attempt to run its rolling assets 24/7, but there certain...

Can you take the heat?

It has been a few years now since I heard Robert Lyman, at the time director general, environmental affairs, for Transport Canada, say that at a transport industry conference. But I remember it like i...

First Kenworth P&D hybrid hits the street

SEATTLE, Wash. - Dunn Lumber of Seattle is the first company to take delivery of Kenworth's medium-duty hybrid electric offering.

Hy-Drive suffers from defect

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Hy-Drive Technologies recently admitted a design flaw in its hydrogen-injection system for diesel-powered engines has been costly.

Publisher’s Comment: Turning 50 is simply the old 40

As hard as it is to believe (go with it), I'll be turning 50 in a very short time. I've always said I was going to age gracefully. But as the years fly by, I find myself looking at those Grecian and h...

US HoS bombshell

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The US Court of Appeals dropped a bombshell on the trucking industry in late July when it ruled two key elements of the Hours-of-Service regulations south of the border are not just...