Regulations Law and the Border: ‘Petty offense’ exception for criminal convictions November 1, 2006 Most of the time, this occurs because the driver has not anticipated a full review of his past, and does not have the correct paperwork with him to prove his criminal conviction record. The Customs an...
Transportation Trucking companies help Child Find locate missing children November 1, 2006 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Trucking companies in Canada are doing their part to increase the exposure of missing children posters through Child Find Ontario's Truck Poster Program. The posters not only incre...
Transportation Going green November 1, 2006 VANCOUVER, B.C. - Truck fleets that take steps to reduce their environmental footprint may soon get recognition for their efforts through a new program called the E3 Fleet Rating System. The program w...
Transportation Voice of the O/O: OBAC/OOIDA partnership: Still wondering what you’ll get? November 1, 2006 "So I hear you finally got married," someone said to me at a truck show last month. I was about to tell her she'd heard wrong until I realized she was referring to news of OBAC's recent affiliation wi...
Transportation Coming to North America: Volvo’s I-Shift automated tranny November 1, 2006 SAVANNAH, Ga. - With the trucking industry gradually warming up to the idea of automated transmissions, Volvo has re-engineered its popular I-Shift automated mechanical transmission for the North Amer...
Transportation The Wrestler Receiver November 1, 2006 WATERLOO, Ont. - If you were to see Lee Smith walk about his job at Peterbilt of Waterloo, chances are you wouldn't think anything out of the ordinary. By all accounts he looks like any other of his f...
Transportation Road test: Peterbilt 389 turns 379 up a notch November 1, 2006 DENTON, Texas - Brand evolution can be a rocky road for the manufacturer. First, there is the perception that change is a fundamental aspect of retaining relevance and to remain the same is to stagnat...
Transportation Take a seat November 1, 2006 CALGARY, Alta. - Ergonomics is not the oldest science in the world, but its importance has grown significantly in recent years due to the rise of back pain sufferers.
Transportation Birth of a tire November 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - On the surface, a commercial tire looks like a simple piece of equipment: round and black with a tread to grip the road. But Jeremy Miracle says otherwise.
Transportation A gear-jammer ratchet jaws November 1, 2006 PITTSBURGH, Penn. - It wasn't my first truck, but the flat nosed Diamond Reo I drove in the late '70s sure had the easiest shifting transmission I've had before or since. In those days 10 speeds were ...
Transportation Cash incentives for greener trucking urged by CTA November 1, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance is calling upon the federal Minister of Finance to include tax incentives in his next budget that will help to boost the penetration of the new smog-free ...