Transportation Injured on the job…truckers ask “What’s Next”? February 1, 2006 COOKSHIRE, Que. - Stewart Harrison's 40 years of truck driving all came crashing down on him at the side of the road Aug. 2 in an accident where he was just trying to play it safe....
Transportation Is there enough air back there? February 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - It sounds like one of the math problems that your kids would bring home from school: A tandem-tandem tractor-trailer with a GVW of 80,000 lb. travels 10 kilometres down a six per cent...
Transportation Drive B.C. Web site upgraded February 1, 2006 VICTORIA, B.C. - B.C. has revamped its provincial road condition Web site www.drivebc.ca....
Transportation Balancing act February 1, 2006 MONTREAL, Que. - You've seen it before; an empty trailing bouncing along the road, its wheels spending more time in the air than against the asphalt. Chances are, that trailer's tires aren't properly...
Transportation Cummins to demonstrate ISL can meet 2010 standards February 1, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins will be taking part in a public-private partnership aimed at demonstrating how advanced engine emissions control systems can meet the EPA's 2010 emissions standards....
Transportation Air-Weigh intros new weigh scale February 1, 2006 EUGENE, Ore. - Air-Weigh has expanded its 5800 Series of on-board scales to include a new model designed for small fleets and O/Os....
Transportation A ferry big load February 1, 2006 T800s, Cat C15 engines and 18-speed transmissions get the job done....
Transportation Introducing: Wabash Canada February 1, 2006 KITCHENER, Ont. - Wabash National Trailer Centers has announced a change in its management as well as its name, following a purchase by Brent Larson late last year....
Transportation Sterling to unveil new cab-over February 1, 2006 REDFORD, Mich. - Sterling has announced its plans to unveil a new low cab-over-engine truck at NTEA's Work Truck Show in Atlanta, Ga. March 1-3. Officials say the new addition will make Sterling the o...
Transportation International names new Class 8 truck the ProStar February 1, 2006 WARRENVILLE, Ill. - International has announced its new 2007 Class 8 tractor will be called the ProStar. It's a departure from the company's recent trend towards numerical nomenclature such as the Ser...
Transportation Goodyear to supply commercial tires for YRC Worldwide February 1, 2006 AKRON, Ohio - Goodyear will be supplying commercial tires to some of YRC Worldwide Inc.'s operating companies within Akron-based YRC Regional Transportation, the companies have announced....
Transportation The view from Europe February 1, 2006 I visited my cousin in Canada in the fall of 2005 and as a trucker with 40 years over the road experience I naturally visited the Husky truck stop on Hwy. 400 to get a closer look at Canadian trucks p...
Transportation The Last Resort February 1, 2006 The story so far...While recovering from a near-death experience in a blizzard on the way to Timmins, Mark's dispatcher Bud gives Mark a ticket to an all-inclusive resort on Mexico's Yucatan Penins...
Transportation You’ve had your say. Was anybody listening? February 1, 2006 "Your mailbox has exceeded its limit."...
Transportation Success is not a reason to stand still February 1, 2006 "Even if you're on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there" is one of my favourite sayings; good advice whether you're in the business of trucking or in the business of publishing...