Transportation HealthStar Merges with DriverCheck January 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - DriverCheck and HealthStar Enterprises Corporation have merged their drug and alcohol testing businesses following the Oct. 1, 2004 acquisition of HealthStar's operations by DriverCheck.
Corrosion Costs…More Than You Think preview image Transportation Corrosion Costs…More Than You Think January 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Corrosion costs the transportation industry an astounding U.S. $23.4 billion a year, with 87 per cent of fleets experiencing premature failure of truck components, according to a TMC survey.
Don’t Exhaust Your Money preview image Transportation Don’t Exhaust Your Money January 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - With the winter months upon us, a number of fuel saving technologies and initiatives are being rolled out to encourage truckers who idle to stop blowing their money on exhaust.
Transportation No Stopping Now January 1, 2005 QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Officials with the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) and air brake manufacturers were all echoing common concerns this fall, asking fleets and trailer manufacturers to look...
Being David Logan preview image Transportation Being David Logan January 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - I met David Logan in a west-end Toronto Food Basics store. He's 89 years old now and silver haired, so he wasn't in any hurry.
Transportation Tying Up Loose Ends January 1, 2005 QUEBEC CITY, Que. - On Jan. 1, Canada adopts North American cargo security rules to govern the way loads must be fastened to trailers - a year after similar regulations were introduced in the U.S.
Job-Hopping Impacts Safety: FMCSA preview image Transportation Job-Hopping Impacts Safety: FMCSA January 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. - Driver job-hopping is taking a toll on more than just carrier recruitment and training budgets. It's having a direct impact on safety.
Want to Ensure Multiple Retreads? preview image Transportation Want to Ensure Multiple Retreads? January 1, 2005 TORONTO. Ont. - Let's begin by dispelling a myth about retreads. 'Gators - the shredded tires that occasionally litter the highway - are likely caused by poor maintenance practices. Forget any misconception that they must be treads that have peele...
Going Wide (January 01, 2005) preview image Transportation Going Wide (January 01, 2005) January 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - When a tire design promises lighter weights, better fuel economy, quicker installations and smoother rides, you would normally expect it to be a hot seller. But despite these attributes, Canada's use of wide-base tires continues to...
Chatting With the BCTA’s Paul Landry preview image Transportation Chatting With the BCTA’s Paul Landry January 1, 2005 BCTA president Paul Landry has been as busy as ever lately, balancing the many concerns brought forth by the association's members. He's also had to do battle with the mainstream media, which has been taking unfair jabs at the trucking industry. T...
Transportation Preventive Maintenance: Catching a Cold Is No Laughing Matter January 1, 2005 Q) "What travels faster, hot or cold?"...
Transportation Back Behind the Wheel: Stroke – It’s All in the Brain January 1, 2005 Last month we talked about cardiovascular disease (heart disease); this month we are going to take a closer look at strokes.
Transportation Private Links: We Should Listen to the Voices of Experience January 1, 2005 A wide variety of problems on our highways contribute to making driving a difficult and trying endeavour on most days.
Robert Transport Opens New Facility preview image Transportation Robert Transport Opens New Facility January 1, 2005 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Robert Transport celebrated the official opening of its new facility in Mississauga Dec. 1. President and CEO Claude Robert and family welcomed some 175 guests to a harvest-themed event that saw crates of giveaway apples from t...
Transportation Voice of the O/O: Loud and Clear January 1, 2005 If your truck is equipped with a CB or VHF radio, and you have tuned in to your local road channel lately, you will undoubtedly be aware of a disturbing trend of misuse of the airwaves by many of our fellow truckers.
