Transportation OOIDA expresses concerns about driver privacy March 1, 2005 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – The U.S.-based Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is taking a stand to protect the privacy rights of Hazmat haulers. The association is concerned about proposed changes…
Transportation Transcom offers dispatch/supervisor training in Alberta March 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. - Transcom is offering its dispatch/supervisor training course in Calgary and Edmonton this spring....
Transportation “Don’t stress me out! I’m trying to get healthy!” March 1, 2005 Well, it’s March and springtime is looming. With this comes a few changes to both your internal and external environment. Business will pick up, which will place more stress and…
Transportation Straight talk on new cargo securement rules March 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. – New cargo securement rules are among the latest new legislative developments south of the border. Kris Phillips of the Montana division of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety…
Transportation Volvo unveils new owner/operator truck March 1, 2005 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Volvo Trucks North America has burst onto the premium owner/operator market with a new truck designed to combine beauty with brawn and some good old-fashioned common sense.
Transportation Wide loads… March 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. – A recent load hauled from Edmonton to Fort McMurray, Alta. turned a lot of heads – and for good reason. It was the largest and heaviest load…
Transportation Oil companies may build roads March 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. - Alberta may be asking oilsands companies to build highways which would offset parts of the royalty payments that are made to the province....
Transportation New oil filtration system introduced March 1, 2005 STRATHROY, Ont. – Canadian truckers may soon be able to forget the lessons learned about changing engine oil thanks to a Swedish technology recently introduced to the North American market.
Transportation New truck scale is portable March 1, 2005 HALIFAX, N.S. – TruckWeight.com has launched a wireless scale to help truckers make sure their cargo is safe and legal every time they’re on the road. Starting at US$799, the…
Transportation MTA, Cancom to award top dispatcher March 1, 2005 WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba Trucking Association will be participating in the Dispatcher of the Year Award along with other provincial trucking associations. Cancom Tracking, which annually sponsors the Dispatcher…
Transportation Kenworth T800, W900S models ready for construction market March 1, 2005 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Kenworth truck executives voiced optimism about the company’s business prospects for 2005 at the recent World of Concrete convention in Las Vegas, Nev. “That’s especially good…
Transportation Goodyear introduces new self-sealing tire March 1, 2005 LAS VEGAS, Nev. – It wasn’t the first time a self-sealing tire was introduced for the truck market (some were introduced in the ’80s), but it made quite an impression…
Transportation Castrol Tection Extra deals with viscosity issues March 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Castrol Canada is launching Castrol Tection Extra to boost viscosity protection for heavy duty truck engines....
Viewpoint: Convince, don’t coerce preview image Transportation Viewpoint: Convince, don’t coerce March 1, 2005 There's a well-accepted rule in politics: It's better to convince than to coerce....
Clear Shot: A rock and a hard place preview image Transportation Clear Shot: A rock and a hard place March 1, 2005 It wasn't until I sat on the selection committee for the Ontario Trucking Association's 2005-2006 Road Knights team that I really understood the meaning of being caught between a rock and a hard place...
