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Cat posts record second quarter

PEORIA, Ill. - Caterpillar reported record second-quarter sales and revenues of $11.3 billion, including a profit of $823 million, despite a decline in domestic on-highway engine sales. The manufactur...

TruckPro launches new Web site (September 01, 2007)

LONGUEUIL, Que. - TruckPro has launched a new Web site which includes a detailed description of services offered by the company's network.

Trucking for Wishes makes dreams come true

FERGUS, Ont. - The folks at NAL Insurance boasted one of the busiest booths at this year's Fergus Truck Show, where thousands of chicken wings were fried up to satisfy hungry show attendees. But the b...

Fergus visitors test drive Cat tools

FERGUS, Ont. - Caterpillar's booth at the Fergus Truck Show has become well-known as one of the loudest at the annual event, where sounds of the Cat-sponsored race car revving its 800-horsepower engin...

Passing FAST

Undefended" it may be, but the Canada-US border is often mired in delays. No wonder. In 2004, the Canada Border Services Agency had to process more than 12 million commercial releases, including about...

Behind the headlines (September 01, 2007)

Well-known transportation consultant Dan Goodwill, who is also a columnist for sister publication Canadian Transportation & Logistics and a frequent contributor to sister publication Motortruck Fl...

Goodyear tires get EPA nod of approval

AKRON, Ohio - Goodyear's fuel-efficient Fuel Max tires have received a nod from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Goodyear claims its tires using Fuel Max technology deliver up to a 4% imp...

Michelin acquires Oliver Rubber Co.

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Michelin North America has expanded its retread offerings with the acquisition of Oliver Rubber Co., a subsidiary of Cooper Tire and Rubber Co.

What is behind the rash of truck rollovers in the GTA?

FERGUS, Ont. - A recent series of high-profile rollovers in the GTA has left many commuters feeling panicked about sharing the highways with big trucks. The chaos that follows these destructive and of...

US carriers want national drug database

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has urged US Congress to fund a centralized clearinghouse for positive drug and alcohol testing results for commercial drivers.

Costs jump for US waivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cross-border truckers in need of a US waiver to enter the States, will have to pony up more for the paperwork to be processed.

Carrier offers aerodynamic trailer fairings

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Carrier Transicold has developed an aerodynamic solution for trailer drag, offering the Freight Wing trailer fairings in an effort to reduce fuel consumption. The patented fairings re...

Brake Safety Week planned

WAVERLY, N.S. - Brake Safety Week will be hitting the Maritimes at the end of August, with day-long events planned for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The annual event, which take...

Back behind the wheel: Laryngitis: Where did my voice go?

A few weeks ago one of my patients came into my clinic for their regular adjustment and was just getting over a case of laryngitis. Two days went by and then I started to feel a little tickle in my th...

Looking for OPTIONS

Alternative fuels are under scrutiny, but they're not new. After all, some of the first trucks were electrically powered, and the fuel cell was first proposed in 1838. But the spiraling price of crude...