Transportation Accessories (March 01, 2007) March 1, 2007 Sloan Transportation Products is marketing the aftermarket Michelin Heavy-Duty Wiper Blade in both a regular and winter blade model. The heavy-duty wiper blade has a graphite coating over the rubber b...
Transportation Components (March 01, 2007) March 1, 2007 The new Formula Blue hydraulic brake parts catalog is scheduled for an April release according to Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake. The catalog includes a fully illustrated parts guide plus application ...
Transportation Lighting (March 01, 2007) March 1, 2007 Truck-Lite has issued a new Harness User's Guide , second in its series of user's guides. This manual will help educate harness systems users on a variety of important topics including Basics of Elect...
Transportation Did you know?: The impact of capacity concerns on rate increases March 1, 2007 With the global and North American economy decelerating, shipper concerns about capacity in trucking as well as every other mode are easing. In the late fall, our annual Transportation Buying Trends S...
Voice of the O/O: What’s another 21 inches? preview image Transportation Voice of the O/O: What’s another 21 inches? March 1, 2007 We're running out of real estate. That's what a truck engineer told me at last fall's Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) conference in Chicago. SAE is a gathering of folks in-the-know - on the cutt...
Transportation Denso launches new MD starter March 1, 2007 TAMPA, Fla. - Denso has introduced a new medium-duty planetary gear reduction starter for three- to seven-litre diesel engines at the Technology and Maintenance Council meetings.
Shattered Life preview image Transportation Shattered Life March 1, 2007 BELLEVILLE, Ont. - It's a drizzling, cold afternoon in December and I'm standing in the foyer of the 10-Acre Truck Stop in Belleville, bracing myself for what I'm about to see. I'm here to meet a truc...
Transportation Bank of Canada projects growth March 1, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Bank of Canada released the January update to the Monetary Policy Report, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy...
Viewpoint: A glimpse at the future of transportation preview image Transportation Viewpoint: A glimpse at the future of transportation March 1, 2007 What will the trucking company of the future look like? If we were able to look 25 years into the future, how different would our industry be?
Transportation Canadian road fatalities increase in 2005: Report March 1, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. - The number of fatalities on Canadian roads jumped 7% between 2004 and 2005, according to the latest Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collisions Statistics.
Transportation Behind the headlines (March 01, 2007) March 1, 2007 Editorial director Lou Smyrlis has accepted an invitation from the Heavy Duty Distributor Council to serve as a luncheon speaker at HDDC's annual conference in June. He will speak on the trends drivin...
Editorial Comment: Negotiating skills are an essential tool preview image Transportation Editorial Comment: Negotiating skills are an essential tool March 1, 2007 "The market will determine pricing."
Meals: Play by the Rules preview image Transportation Meals: Play by the Rules March 1, 2007 It was great to see the Lunch Bag Let-Down postcard campaign in the February issue of Truck News. Whether the 2007 federal budget restores the 80% meal deduction limit for truck drivers or not, it's i...
Transportation Legal Matters: Speeding ticket defense March 1, 2007 Being pulled over for a speeding infraction by a police officer or highway traffic officer is one of the most annoying events that can occur to a driver on the road. It is possible that when you are t...
