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Busy year at biggest-ever MATS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Once again the Mid-America Trucking Show proved to be an exciting event this year, with many new products introduced to the industry....

Bendix releases training CD

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Bendix developed an interactive air brake systems training CD which made its debut at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The CD allows users to complete their air brake training in as li...

Cummins adds new horsepower ratings for ISX

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Cummins has announced three new horsepower ratings for its 2007 ISX, including a new 600 hp offering. The company also announced it will be offering a full lineup of horsepower ratin...

Eaton expands into solutions provider

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Eaton has announced the creation of the Vehicle Solutions Business Unit (VSBU), to allow the company to migrate from a product provider to offering business solutions....

Mitsubishi releases new hybrid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Mitsubishi Fuso had on display its prototype Canter Eco Hybrid vehicle during the Mid-America Trucking Show. The Eco Hybrid will be introduced to the Japanese commercial truck market...

Volvo’s 10-point system raises service standards

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Noting that after sale service is the most important way to keep customers happy, Volvo officials announced a new 10-point Service Commitment the company says will raise the bar in c...

Volvo offers mid-roof versions of VN, VT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Volvo has introduced mid-roof sleeper versions of its VN and VT tractors....

Editorial Comment: Should FMCSA crash causation study cause concern?

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently released a report suggesting four-wheelers are responsible for 56% of all car/truck collisions....

Viewpoint: Is U.S. tiring of Canada’s security turtle walk?

In the darkest days after 9/11, when there was good reason to fear the American government would resort to draconian border legislation in the attempt to prevent another terrorist attack, those best v...

Melting ice roads strand truckers

YELLOWKNIFE, NWT - With the Tibbitt-Contwoyto winter road closing early it stranded hundreds of owner/operators for a week without so much as a place to take a shower....

Lyle Oberg stripped of portfolio; ‘We’re committed to working with whoever our government representatives are.’

CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) worked closely with Alberta's former Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, but will carry on with business as usual despite the...

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake grows

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake has been on the move, forming strategic alliances and expanding globally. The company, which combines the wheel-end foundation brake technologies of Be...

Industry veteran keeps on truckin

CALGARY, Alta. - Semi-retired or semi-employed?...

CPX: Recruiting a philosophy of understanding

SURREY, B.C. - With an aging workforce priming for an exit from the trucking industry and few fresh faces entering on the other end, the task of finding qualified, reliable drivers may become an incre...

Cummins adds new horsepower ratings

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Cummins has announced three new horsepower ratings for its 2007 ISX, including a new 600 hp offering. The company also announced it will be offering a full lineup of horsepower ratin...