Transportation Software (July 01, 2007) July 1, 2007 ALK Technologies has released the 21st annual upgrade of its routing, mileage and mapping software solution, PC*MILER 21. The software offers a new fuel optimization feature, truck-specific toll cost ...
Transportation Components (July 01, 2007) July 1, 2007 A new interactive clutch selector is available online at Roadranger.com to help maintenance professionals select and order genuine Fuller replacement clutches. The Fuller Aftermarket Clutch Selector p...
Transportation Did you know? (July 01, 2007) July 1, 2007 The 39,131 Class 8 trucks sold in Canada last year shattered a sales record set the previous year and was a remarkable 14,000 units above the five year average. The six straight years of rising sales ...
Transportation Viewpoint: Bad spec’ing decisions can be costly July 1, 2007 The trickle of cheap offshore knock-offs that started about 10 years ago is becoming a torrent.
Transportation Dealing with this government like banging head against the wall July 1, 2007 Regarding your online news story "Minister: Speed limiters to be brought forth in timely and effective manner", when will the minister of transport get her head out of David Bradley's air space, and l...
Transportation In search of study showing value of good supply chain management practices July 1, 2007 The information you posted on your trucknews.com blog "What drives the success and fuels the fears of motor carriers?" refers to a "well-publicized study" that compared the average annual growth in st...
Transportation Motion sensors July 1, 2007 It's often said that actions speak louder than words, and subtle changes in body language can speak volumes... if you pay enough attention to the related signals. Patti Wood, one of North America's mo...
Transportation Michigan may withdraw bridge funding (July 01, 2007) July 1, 2007 DETROIT, Mich. - A Michigan Senator recently announced the state may pull out of funding a new bridge crossing linking Ontario and Michigan.
Transportation OOIDA applauds bill stalling Mexico program July 1, 2007 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. - The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is applauding the passage of the "Safe American Roads Act of 2007" bill, which aims to limit implementation of a pilot pr...
Transportation Trucking in the new Montreal July 1, 2007 MONTREAL, Que. - If Montreal's Transportation Plan 2007, made public on May 18, is executed as written, the trucking industry will see a mixed bag of road improvements, standardization of municipal tr...
Viewpoint: There’s nothing cheap about bad spec’ing decisions preview image Transportation Viewpoint: There’s nothing cheap about bad spec’ing decisions July 1, 2007 The trickle of cheap offshore knock-offs that started about 10 years ago is becoming a torrent.
Voice of the O/O: Good for the goose, but not the gander? preview image Transportation Voice of the O/O: Good for the goose, but not the gander? July 1, 2007 Sometimes numbers are good, sometimes not. Like when Ontario Environment Minister, Laurel Broten, announced a ban on waste oil-fired heaters. From the front steps of a waste-oil recycling company, the...
Transportation Turning green to gold July 1, 2007 How green are your transportation practices? It's not an easy question but it's a question more and more of your customers are bound to start asking. Unlike the green trend we first experienced about ...
Transportation Driving schools don’t prepare new drivers for the real-world June 1, 2007 Dear Editor: