Voice of the O/O: Two in a tango: Part 2 preview image Transportation Voice of the O/O: Two in a tango: Part 2 October 1, 2006 Last month's column began with the $64,000 question: Do you know any good carriers? I get asked that question a lot, certainly more often than carriers ask if I know any good owner/operators, but I ge...
Medium-duty spec’ing tips preview image Transportation Medium-duty spec’ing tips October 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - You run a handful of medium-duty trucks to get your product to market but trucking is far from being your first order of business. Speaking of business, it's booming and your trucks ar...
Sim training pays, DriveWise numbers suggest preview image Transportation Sim training pays, DriveWise numbers suggest October 1, 2006 BARRIE, Ont. - The use of driving simulators to train new and current truck drivers is still a relatively new concept in Canada, but some numbers are beginning to emerge that would suggest the benefit...
Transportation New Kenworth dealer opens shop in Quebec September 1, 2006 CHICOUTIMI, Que. - Kenworth du Fjord has opened a new full-service facility in Chicoutimi, Que. with the goal of providing customers with increased support and a more convenient location for their tru...
Transportation Glasvan expands to new location September 1, 2006 ALLISTON, Ont. - Glasvan Trailers has added to its truck-trailer service and repair network with a facility in Alliston, Ont. The full service Great Dane trailer dealer has branch facilities in Missis...
Every highway preview image Transportation Every highway September 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Take a trip to your local library or book store and you'll find plenty of books on the shelves dedicated to the iron that can be found running up and down our highways. But it's much m...
Transportation RFQ Secrets September 1, 2006 As shippers wrestle with the continuing challenges of tight capacity, increasing freight rates and elevated fuel surcharges, many companies are turning to a formal request for quotation (RFQ) process ...
Transportation Competition Watch (September 01, 2006) September 1, 2006 WELCOME TO COMPETITION WATCH, a new section in Motortruck Fleet Executive designed to help you keep an eye on your competitors. Come to this section every issue for the latest news on mergers and acqu...
Transportation A Different Flavor September 1, 2006 Canadian food haulers are seeing an increased need to become HACCP compliant, in a climate of more acute awareness of security and health concerns.
Transportation New Challenges to Chew On September 1, 2006 WELCOME to Customer Corner, a new section in Motortruck Fleet Executive. For Canadian transportation practices to rise to progressively higher standards, the shipper-carrier relationship needs to evol...
Transportation Kenworth places emphasis on fuel efficiency with new launch September 1, 2006 Kenworth is gearing up for 2007 with the launch of several new products and enhancements, chief among them the new fuel-efficient T660 highway tractor.
Transportation What downturn? KW expanding production at main truck plant September 1, 2006 With all the doom and gloom surrounding the truck market in 2007, it may seem like a peculiar time to expand capacity at a major truck manufacturing plant. But that's exactly what Kenworth is doing at...
Transportation Harper Ontario Truck Centres to stock Stars September 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Harper Ontario Truck Centres Mississauga location, already the largest Sterling dealer in Canada, is expanding its truck offering to include Western Star trucks.
