Private Links: An important conference for private carriers preview image Transportation Private Links: An important conference for private carriers May 1, 2007 Here at the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada we are well underway with arrangments for the 2007 annual conference, and it has all the earmarks of presenting an important learning opportunity for ...
Accessories (May 01, 2007) preview image Transportation Accessories (May 01, 2007) May 1, 2007 Litens Automotive Group is introducing additional applications for its HoodXpress line of automatic truck hood-control products. HoodXpress is an automatic truck hood opening system designed to help t...
Don’t be fooled: New pre-clearance rules will be costly preview image Regulations Don’t be fooled: New pre-clearance rules will be costly May 1, 2007 The irony that April Fools' Day was the first day that truckers were obligated to pre-clear their loads at the Ambassador Bridge entering Canada was not lost on the industry.
Meal expenses as a tax strategy for incorporated O/Os preview image Transportation Meal expenses as a tax strategy for incorporated O/Os May 1, 2007 We all watched over the past four years as a British Columbia lawyer marched a class action lawsuit over meal allowance claims through the courts. Tom Johnston of Summerland, B.C., rallied nearly 2,20...
Transportation Test driving Freightliner’s rack and pinion steering May 1, 2007 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Last year at the Mid-America Trucking Show, Freightliner announced it would offer rack and pinion steering on its Century Class, Coronado, Columbia, Classic and Classic XL models. Th...
Transportation Thermo King comes clean May 1, 2007 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Thermo King says its transport refrigeration units (TRUs) are now capable of meeting strict impending California Air Resource Board (CARB) emissions restrictions.
Components (May 01, 2007) preview image Transportation Components (May 01, 2007) May 1, 2007 The Ratcheting Winch Bar , available through Kinedyne Canada, turns all winches into ratcheting winches to tighten securement winches and winch straps to perfection. The precise action of the Ratcheti...
Transportation Making the winch a cinch May 1, 2007 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Canadian company made the trek to the Mid-America Trucking Show to introduce an air-powered winch device for flatbed trailers.
Viewpoint: There’s Gold in Going Green preview image Transportation Viewpoint: There’s Gold in Going Green May 1, 2007 One Canadian carrier is investing in automatic transmissions for better fuel efficiency. Another is using a logistics loading system that allows it to double the amount of freight it can carry in the ...
