Industry Issues: Road Knights improve image of inustry one audience at a time preview image Transportation Industry Issues: Road Knights improve image of inustry one audience at a time August 1, 2006 We all recognize that the trucking industry has an image problem. We all say that someone needs to do something about it.
Law and The Border: Monitoring your safety rating preview image Regulations Law and The Border: Monitoring your safety rating August 1, 2006 I had a meeting with a client recently outside my office, and the client told me how easy it was to find the location because he had GPS equipment in his car that directed him exactly to the right pla...
A trucker’s wife: Looking to get my hands dirty preview image Transportation A trucker’s wife: Looking to get my hands dirty August 1, 2006 Dear Kelly,
Taking the long way home preview image Transportation Taking the long way home August 1, 2006 BELLEVILLE, Ont. - I pull into the Mortrans yard in Belleville, Ont., scanning the lot for my interviewee. The lot is muddied up from a night of rain, with trucks and trailers lined up in rows scatter...
Ontario gets with the program preview image Transportation Ontario gets with the program August 1, 2006 GUELPH, Ont. - After more than two and a half years of meetings with industry stakeholders, the Voluntary Apprenticeship Program for Professional Drivers in Ontario is now a reality.
Transportation Feds fund intermodal integration August 1, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. - From sea to sea, the federal government is doling out funds to advance transportation planning and enhance integration and connections between transportation modes.
Hyperspace to the Western Star preview image Transportation Hyperspace to the Western Star August 1, 2006 MONTREAL, Que. - I've slept under them, stared down the Fraser Canyon from the high cab, gotten B-train whiplash, thumbed all-night lifts in southern US rigs and even cooled my heels while my driver g...
Transportation Canpar officially opens new Toronto hub: The John Cyopeck Centre August 1, 2006 ETOBICOKE, Ont. - Canpar officially opened its new Toronto parcel sortation and distribution facility with a commemorative ribbon-cutting event and tour on June 28. After a month of test sorting, the ...
Transportation What causes turnover? August 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - An Ontario company is aiming to tackle the problem of driver turnover in the trucking industry by identifying the causes of turnover and helping fleets address them.
Transportation Cash Only: Part1 August 1, 2006 Mark Dalton was still looking to make some extra cash. He'd tried taking on some impossible loads and wound up having to fudge his log book to hide the fact that he was overextending himself. Of cours...
Transportation Countdown to 2007 : Part 1 Engine Oils August 1, 2006 The US Environmental Protection Agency is demanding the trucking industry reduce its emissions by 90% in 2007. It's no small feat, and in order to comply, manufacturers will have to introduce new comp...
Transportation Filter management at your fingertips August 1, 2006 CALGARY, Alta. - While still a truck on the outside, new environmental standards created by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will change the underlying makeup of what powers a rig.
Transportation Alberta franchises win regional awards August 1, 2006 BELLEVUE, Wash. - Two Edmonton franchises were presented with 2005 regional franchise awards at a recent ceremony by PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease). Edmonton Kenworth PacLease and Stahl Peterbilt P...
Back behind the wheel: Give feet a break with custom-made orthotics preview image Transportation Back behind the wheel: Give feet a break with custom-made orthotics August 1, 2006 Recently, I have been asked many questions about custom-made orthotics.
