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Power Service Products wins award (March 01, 2006)

WEATHERFORD, Tex. - Fuel additive provider Power Service Products has been named Texas's fastest-growing family-owned business for 2005....

Bendix moves disc brake production to United States

FRANKFORT, Ky. - Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake has commenced production of its air disc brakes at the company's Kentucky plant making it the first truck brake manufacturer to mass produce disc brakes...

Fuel-efficient driving tips

CALGARY, Alta. - One of the driving forces behind achieving an above average fuel economy for a truck is the driver. Each year billions of litres of diesel fuel are consumed in Canada. With nearly one...

Goodyear’s J.B. Jaboor talks tires with Truck News

TORONTO, Ont. - Truck News recently sat down with J.B. Jaboor, vice-president of commercial systems in Canada for Goodyear Tires. The following is the transcript of this exclusive interview:...

Air-Weigh scales available on Mack highway tractors (March 01, 2006)

EUGENE, Ore. - Air-Weigh has announced its in-dash on-board truck scale is now a factory option on Mack highway model trucks with air rear suspensions....

Volvo recalls 42,000 VNs and VHDs

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo Trucks has initiated a safety recall on about 42,000 VN and VHD model trucks manufactured between November 2002 and January 2006 and equipped with the Volvo D12D engine....

Fleets manage way into Top 50

TORONTO, Ont. - Three trucking companies were among the list of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies award, unveiled in Toronto recently. Established in 1993, Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies is one o...

Preventive Maintenance: Protecting yourself from windburn

What an unpredictable winter this has been so far! Each time the temperature shifts, the new temperature blows in on a strong wind, setting you up for a bad case of windburn. It doesn't seem right. Ev...

Industry Issues: Top trucking execs push for speed limiter policy

There has been no small amount of debate or media coverage of late about the Ontario Trucking Association's proposal to mandate the activation of speed limiters on all trucks that operate in the provi...

Back behind the wheel: The uncomfortable truth about prostate cancer

This month, I thought that it would be a good idea to talk a little bit about prostate cancer. I know, I know, most of us guys are very uncomfortable thinking about this topic let alone talking about...

Voice of the O/O: The cost of speed

The volume of mail produced by the recent speed-limiter debate is staggering, making it possibly the hottest debate I've witnessed in years. It's clear most of you are against the idea of mandated gov...

Private Links: The speed limiter debate rages on

The decision by the Ontario Trucking Association to promote the compulsory use of speed limiters on all Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks operating on Ontario roads has proven to be one of, if not the most, con...

Law and the border: Your rights at the border

The U.S. Constitution contains many protections of an individual's human rights and "civil liberties," as they are often called. But what happens at the border? Is it correct to say that our rights do...

Cummins gives away tankers of diesel fuel

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Owner/ operator Simon Giguere of St. Hyacinthe, Que. Has won 9,000 gallons of diesel fuel thanks to Cummins....

Air-Weigh scales available on Mack highway tractors

EUGENE, Ore. - Air-Weigh has announced its in-dash on-board truck scale is now a factory option on Mack highway model trucks with air rear suspensions....