Transportation Quebec school trains tomorrow’s truckers April 1, 2006 MONTREAL, Que. - It is a quarter to eight in the morning. Students form little clutches in the briefing room, some sorting their assigned lists of destinations in the most efficient order, others wait...
Transportation Sterling introduces new medium-duty cabover truck April 1, 2006 ATLANTA, Ga. - Sterling has introduced a new low cabover engine model the company says rounds out its Class 3-8 product line. The Sterling 360 was introduced at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Atlanta las...
Transportation OOIDA gathers support for HoS challenge April 1, 2006 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. - Four groups have joined the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) in a legal challenge of the new hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers....
Transportation Verspeeten lands garbage deal (April 01, 2006) April 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - The City of Toronto seems to have found a solution to its garbage woes - at least for now....
Transportation Publisher’s Comment: Remembering some classic practical jokes April 1, 2006 Practical jokes. In the early days of my working career, rarely did a day go by where you wouldn't hear - or see - a good practical joke....
Transportation People (April 01, 2006) April 1, 2006 After 11 years with C-U Transportation Consultants (CUTC), transport consultant Petra Voelker has resigned to branch out on her own. With her new company, Voelker will work to help carriers overcome c...
Regulations Debate rages on April 1, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. - National solidarity among the provincial trucking associations, a questionable poll and a speed limiter policy south of the border all added fuel to the fire over the past month, as the...
Transportation Ace folded…for now April 1, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has formally announced a postponement, until further notice, of its Phase 4 enforcement for trucks under the Trade Act, after hearing from the Can...
Transportation Truck World announces event lineup (April 01, 2006) April 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Truck World has confirmed its speaker and event lineup for the 2006 show to be held at the International Centre in Toronto, Apr. 20....
Transportation How well does the media cover the Atlantic trucking industry? April 1, 2006 SALISBURY, N.B. - Though the trucking industry in Atlantic Canada continues to chug along at a decent pace, some Maritime drivers have said the media's coverage of the region just isn't up to snuff. W...
Transportation Irving Oil set for September ULSD deadline April 1, 2006 SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency first announced it would be requiring cleaner emissions standards from truck engines by 2007, fuel and oil manufacturers have been wor...
Transportation Kranenburg to lead new PIC program April 1, 2006 CALGARY, Alta. - Lane Kranenburg, the first ever executive director of the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has been picked to lead a revived Partners in Compliance (PIC) program. The AMTA h...
Transportation Fergus Truck Show cracks Top 50 list (April 01, 2006) April 1, 2006 FERGUS, Ont. - The Fergus Truck Show has once again been named one of the "Top 50 Ontario Festivals" for 2006....
Transportation Wanted: English students April 1, 2006 The CFTR has a two-year old English program in truck driving, leading to a vocational high school diploma (615 h/full time course - 40 hours/week) subsidized by the Quebec Government. If you have your...
Transportation Clean machines April 1, 2006 TAMPA, Fla. - Changes to the next generation of diesel engines are fairly easy to spot. You can trace the path that exhaust gases will follow on their way to new Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs). A c...