CTA applauds border spending preview image Regulations CTA applauds border spending April 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. - Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)officials last month applauded the federal budget for its commitment to increasing border efficiency by funding staffing increases there....
How do you maximize your fuel while on the road? preview image Transportation How do you maximize your fuel while on the road? April 1, 2005 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Since fuel is quite often the number one expense for owner/operators and within the top three expenses for carriers, it is crucial to monitor and maximize its use at every turn....
East Coast trucker sentenced for stealing Moosehead beer preview image Transportation East Coast trucker sentenced for stealing Moosehead beer April 1, 2005 FREDERICTON, N.B. - Wade Haines, a 31-year-old New Brunswick truck driver, was sentenced March 7 to 19.5 months in jail for stealing a trailer full of Moosehead beer last summer....
Ontario Northland and CN Rail sign routing protocol preview image Transportation Ontario Northland and CN Rail sign routing protocol April 1, 2005 NORTH BAY, Ont. - CN and Ontario Northland have announced a two-year routing agreement to expedite the transportation of northeastern Ontario and northwestern Quebec freight traffic....
Transportation U.S. HOS regs may survive April 1, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - New hours of service regulations south of the border may survive, despite last summer's appeal court veto, if the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) succeeds in its bid to get...
Calgary driving school charged with fraud preview image Regulations Calgary driving school charged with fraud April 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. - Calgary police have shut down a city driving school they say has issued hundreds of bogus Class 1 licences to drivers from across the country....
Products (April 01, 2005) preview image Transportation Products (April 01, 2005) April 1, 2005 Richer Systems Group has launched enrich version 5.6.30 which includes customer Web access, a new Web-based customer management tool. It gives fleet management companies the tools to allow their custo...
Transportation International to offer new engines for ’07 April 1, 2005 WARRENVILLE, Ill. - International will offer engines in the 11- to 13-litre range exclusively in its commercial trucks starting in fall 2007....
Transportation Mack helping to keep U.S. soldiers safe April 1, 2005 LEHIGH VALLEY, Penn. - Mack chassis are being used to help keep soldiers safe in Iraq and Afghanistan....
Transportation ChevronTexaco coolant to fill PACCAR trucks April 1, 2005 TAMPA, Fla. - ChevronTexaco's Extended Life Coolant is now factory fill for all Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks built in North America....
Underhood temps on the rise preview image Transportation Underhood temps on the rise April 1, 2005 TAMPA, FL - Engines built to meet 2002 emission standards produce cleaner exhaust than ever, but technology such as Exhaust Gas Recirculation has come at the cost of higher under-hood temperatures tha...
Empty promises preview image Regulations Empty promises April 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. - Across Western Canada parties were planned the weekend of March 5-6 to celebrate the re-opening of the U.S. border to live Canadian cattle March 7....
Transportation Boston bound April 1, 2005 MONTREAL, Que. - Recently, an early morning accident completely closed Highway 133; there were icy and snowy patches two sunny days after a 10-cm snowfall....
Transportation Cat video describes how to improve fuel mileage April 1, 2005 PEORIA, Ill. - Caterpillar has released a video aimed at helping drivers get the best fuel economy and performance out of their Cat engines with ACERT....
