Transportation Western Star announces new options at Mid-America May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - New cab and sleeper insulation, an all-wheel drive option and a restyled hood topped the list of enhancements to Western Star's line of trucks announced at the Mid-America Trucking S...
Transportation Meritor WABCO introduces stability system May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems' new Electronic Stability Control (ESC) for truck/tractor applications, is founded on the company's existing E-version anti-lock braking system...
Transportation New Western Star truck brochures available May 1, 2005 WILLOUGHBY, Ohio - Western Star has published two new brochures on the OEM's line of vocational and highway trucks....
Transportation Truck-Lite debuts bright ideas for trailers May 1, 2005 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Truck-Lite has introduced two new interior trailer lighting systems as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations....
Transportation Case study: May 1, 2005 LACHINE, Que. - A Canadian fleet recently credited the VeriWise system with helping it recover a stolen trailer - with the freight mostly in tact....
Transportation Truckers Pal expanding into U.S. May 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. - Truckers Pal touch screen kiosks will soon be available at truck stops in the U.S....
Transportation Harper Detroit Diesel appoints service mgr. April 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Harper Detroit Diesel-Allison has appointed Rob Hodgson truck shop service manager for the company's Toronto branch....
Transportation D’Angelo named CCMA Courier Executive of the Year April 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Frank D'Angelo has been named the Canadian Courier and Messenger Association's Courier Executive of the Year....
Publisher’s Comment: Twelve simple steps to staying forever young preview image Transportation Publisher’s Comment: Twelve simple steps to staying forever young April 1, 2005 Some people call it mid-life crisis. I prefer to call it mid-life analysis. It's that time when you sit back, look in the mirror, and wonder what the hell happened to the first 40-odd years of your li...
Calcium and magnesium chlorides: Corrosion’s new bad guys preview image Transportation Calcium and magnesium chlorides: Corrosion’s new bad guys April 1, 2005 TAMPA, Fla. - There was a time that road salt was the great evil-doer blamed for corroding components, but new materials such as calcium chloride and magnesium chloride are proving to be even worse....
Preventive Maintenance: Read the label, you’d be surprised what you can learn preview image Transportation Preventive Maintenance: Read the label, you’d be surprised what you can learn April 1, 2005 When you're out grocery shopping for your next run, take the time to read labels. You'd be surprised what you learn....
Back behind the wheel: Alternative health care preview image Transportation Back behind the wheel: Alternative health care April 1, 2005 Over the last couple of years, I have noticed that more and more people are trying alternative types of therapy/medicine to treat their health problems....
Voice of the O/O: Drivers need to be compensated for ALL their time preview image Transportation Voice of the O/O: Drivers need to be compensated for ALL their time April 1, 2005 When's the last time you were asked to swing by the shop and have a low tire repaired on your carrier's trailer equipment? Or how about this one: You arrive at your delivery location at the appointed...
OTA’s new chairman tackles the industry’s old demons preview image Transportation OTA’s new chairman tackles the industry’s old demons April 1, 2005 CTA president David Bradley stepped aside this month to make space for a special guest column from Ontario Trucking Association chairman Scott Smith....
