Transportation Pre-buying more popular with some than others May 1, 2007 Pre-buying was a strategy employed by many Canadian carriers over the past two years as a way to avoid the heavier price tag of the new diesel engines. However, our Transportation Media Research indus...
Transportation Duck and cover May 1, 2007 The propaganda films of the 1950s had something to teach us after all. Sure, it may be absurd to suggest that a school desk will protect you from a nuclear blast (duck and cover!), but there is a valu...
Transportation The Driver Dilemma May 1, 2007 There is much to like about the British Columbia Trucking Association's attempt to deal head on with the driver shortage. Its just-released B.C. Industry Strategic Human Resources Plan provides a broa...
Transportation People (April 01, 2007) April 1, 2007 Richard Drapeau has been appointed Ancra International's Eastern Canadian regional sales manager for its cargo systems division products. Ancra International is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and ...
B.C. to take biodiesel lead in Canada preview image Transportation B.C. to take biodiesel lead in Canada April 1, 2007 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The B.C. Energy Plan will make the province one of the leading proponents of biodiesel in North America, requiring an average 5% blend with diesel fuel by 2010.
Taking a ‘byte’ out of fleet maintenance preview image Transportation Taking a ‘byte’ out of fleet maintenance April 1, 2007 EDMONTON, Alta. - Reports, checklists, files and invoices, the paperwork can quickly add up when ensuring a fleet continues to run as smoothly as possible.
Transportation Fort Garry Industries to distribute the TURBO-3000D VADA April 1, 2007 WINNIPEG, Man. - Fort Garry Industries has reached a deal to carry the TURBO-3000D VADA device, which promises to reduce emissions and improve fuel economy by improving combustion efficiency.
How could truck stops improve their service and facilities? preview image Transportation How could truck stops improve their service and facilities? April 1, 2007 WOODSTOCK, Ont. - When you're a hungry truck driver out on the job, satisfying your appetite isn't quite as easy as pulling up to a McDonald's drive-thru. Dragging around thousands of pounds of freigh...
Massive trucks power mines preview image Transportation Massive trucks power mines April 1, 2007 HINTON, Alta. - From a distance, the eyes can register the dump trucks utilized at a mine site are larger than your average dump truck.
Transportation Bandag, J&M Tire hook up April 1, 2007 OSHAWA, Ont. - Bandag has entered into supply agreements with five additional retread manufacturers for its CONTINUUM brand Off-the-Road (OTR) retread materials, including J&M Tire International o...
Michelin’s East Coast facility rolls out first X-Ones preview image Transportation Michelin’s East Coast facility rolls out first X-Ones April 1, 2007 WATERVILLE, N.S. - Just a little more than one year after Michelin announced a $92 million investment in its Waterville, N.S. facility to produce its X-One wide single tire, the first tire rolled off ...
Fuel Crisis preview image Transportation Fuel Crisis April 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - A small fire at an Ontario refinery and a labour dispute at a national railway combined to create a major fuel shortage in Ontario late this winter, leaving some service stations dry a...
Is Bigger Better in Ontario? preview image Regulations Is Bigger Better in Ontario? April 1, 2007 CORNWALL, Ont. - Why doesn't Ontario permit, at least in a limited way, the use of long combination vehicles (LCVs)? Harry Valentine would like to know.
Transportation Volvo, Mack make Bridgestone tires standard (April 01, 2007) April 1, 2007 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo and Mack have announced their standard tire selections, with Bridgestone getting the nod on both makes.
Transportation Great Dane posts trailer shipment record in 2006 (April 01, 2007) April 1, 2007 SAVANNAH, Ga. - In 2006, Great Dane set an all-time company record with more than 60,000 trailers shipped from Great Dane's nine factories.
