Features

PIC is reborn

LEDUC, Alta. - After a little more than a year of restructuring and fine-tuning, the redeveloped Partners In Compliance (PIC) program was launched in Alberta in mid-June, offering participating carrie...

Taking your health to heart

TORONTO, Ont. - An increasing number of fleets are introducing driver health programs in an attempt to create a healthier workforce and reduce soaring health-related expenses.

Creating a safety culture

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - When Mike Millian was hired by Hensall District Co-operative to develop a safety, training and compliance program, he stepped into a fleet that was a ticking time bomb.

Bison shares fuel efficiency strategies

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - By training its drivers on fuel efficient driving techniques, Bison Transport saved enough money to pay for its $1 million simulator training program in just one year.

PMTC makes Hall of Fame inductions (August 01, 2007)

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) inducted three drivers into its Hall of Fame for Professional Drivers at its annual convention.

On-road Editor: Read before you sign

TORONTO, Ont. - Contracts can be tricky to negotiate for owner/operators. That is, if you've got one. According to Joanne Ritchie, executive director of the Owner-Operators' Business Association of Ca...

Speed limiters may drive me to sell my truck

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Lighting (August 01, 2007)

Truck-Lite has recently expanded its Signal-Stat line of LED products for the third time since Truck-Lite introduced it in 2004. The line now has more than 40 high-diode-count lamps. The new lamps bei...

Espar heaters now CARB-compliant

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Espar has announced its fuel-operated heaters are now compliant with strict new anti-idling requirements slated to take effect January 1 in California.

MAGTEC teams with PeopleNet

CALGARY, Alta. - MAGTEC Products has entered into a development partnership with PeopleNet. MAGTEC's M5K will be integrated into PeopleNet's g3 onboard computing and mobile communications system.

Funding available for environmental programs

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - While the federal government's popular rebate program for anti-idling devices such as auxiliary power units has been mothballed, there are still government incentives for e...

Gone campin’

WHEATLEY, Ont. - Keith King's 1998 Freightliner Classic is this month's feature truck. King owns 12 trucks and has been an owner/operator for more than 20 years.

The Total Solution

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. - The need to embrace more integrated relationships with fleets and deal with the threat of competition from offshore tire manufacturers require a different approach to the tire bu...

Making your miles count: Taxes, taxes, taxes

STEINBACH, Man. - If Robert Scheper's book Making Your Miles Count: Taxes, Taxes, Taxes can really help Canadian drivers realize $4,000-$8,000 per year in tax savings, than it may be the best $25.95 y...