Mack introduces new Axle Back Granite preview image Transportation Mack introduces new Axle Back Granite March 1, 2005 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Mack has gone one better on its popular Granite heavy duty straight truck, with an axle back version introduced by company officials prior to the World of Concrete show in Las Vegas...
Voice of the O/O: City bylaws Part 1 preview image Transportation Voice of the O/O: City bylaws Part 1 March 1, 2005 As Canadian road infrastructure issues take centre stage along with hours of service, cross-border security and the like, it's inevitable that improvements to municipal and city infrastructure will co...
Transportation Getting the weight off March 1, 2005 On-board weigh scales, which relieve drivers from having to guess the weight of their loads when they have no access to weigh stations, have been in use as stand-alone units for several years. But as...
Transportation Untapped Resources March 1, 2005 Trucking faces many challenges but perhaps none more daunting than that of finding, training and retaining the right people. To help with the challenge we begin a new column, the Human Edge, contribut...
Transportation why respect matters March 1, 2005 Just as there is a growing lack of respect in society as a whole, respect plays an ever-increasing role in business. In the business of transportation and ever shrinking margins, gone are the days of...
Transportation Does the talk about rate increases match market reality? March 1, 2005 Over the past two years many of the industry's leading carriers have made a concerted effort to put a halt to the cut-rate pricing hurting their profitability and shipper practices affecting their pro...
Transportation Hercules Tire Canada unveils its plans for future growth March 1, 2005 Hercules Tire Canada held its first-ever media event March 31 to unveil its plans for future growth in the Canadian market....
Transportation Freightliner boosts commitment to vocational market segment March 1, 2005 Freightliner has announced it's determined to take a bigger chunk out of the vocational market and has already begun adding new options to its current vocational lineup....
Transportation ChevronTexaco introduces new coolant conversion pack March 1, 2005 ChevronTexaco introduced the FleetFix Conversion Pack at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG trade show....
Transportation Castrol launches Tection Extra to boost viscosity protection March 1, 2005 Castrol Canada is launching Castrol Tection Extra to boost viscosity protection for heavy duty truck engines....
Transportation Do truckers’ constitutional rights mean nothing to Queen’s Park? March 1, 2005 Once again our illustrious Ontario Liberal Transport Minister has stepped to the plate to ensure a heightened awareness of truck safety by our industry. I have not decided whether to categorize the la...
Transportation Trucking is being unfairly targeted by media, politicians March 1, 2005 Trucking and truck safety is controversial. Often the mainstream media delights in sensationalism as they select what will grab headlines. They over-report truck crashes, truck safety issues and truck...
Transportation OmniTRAX pushes for “Arctic Bridge” February 1, 2005 CHURCHILL, Man. - The formation of an "Arctic Bridge" between the Port of Churchill and Russia has taken another step towards fruition.
Regulations FMCSA quietly drops vehicle labeling rule February 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. - In the face of mounting opposition from trucking industry and government organizations on both sides of the border, the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has withdrawn a...
Transportation BCTA speaks out against proposed left lane ban February 1, 2005 NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A movement threatening to ban trucks from the left-hand lane of the Upper Levels Highway is not likely to be taken seriously, the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) reports.
