Transportation Changing Horses – How to Find a Great Job January 1, 2005 ETOBICOKE, Ont. - Jobs for life are rare in any industry. My dad worked 30 years for Massey-Ferguson, but my last three trucking jobs have ended suddenly: Eaton's went bankrupt and the other two fleets I drove for both got the outsourcing bug.
Transportation Eastern Associations Share Similar Concerns January 1, 2005 DIEPPE, N.B. - The trucking community in the northeast corner of North America is big enough to keep the regional economy rolling yet small enough to be one big family. And the goal for the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) in 2005 wi...
Transportation TRIB Helps Dispell Misinformation About Retreading January 1, 2005 The Tire Retread Information Bureau (TRIB) has an agenda of educating the public about retreading. The organization routinely responds to letters from the general publc.
Transportation Adopting Automation January 1, 2005 One of the most demanding skills of driving a truck is shifting a non-synchronized, heavy duty transmission. Training a driver to do this and do it well takes considerable time and investment....
Transportation Get Paid and Stay Out of Court January 1, 2005 For most carriers, it's not at all hard to imagine not getting paid by a load broker. Many claim it happens all the time. But getting a manufacturer to pay the bill when he's already paid the broker?...
Transportation Mack Unveils New Heavy Duty Axle Back Granite Truck January 1, 2005 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 in January....
Transportation Honest Answers to Tough Questions January 1, 2005 Q. I had my operating licence cancelled by the Ministry several years ago. My son, who now wants to get in the business, received notification that his application for authority was denied, relating o...
Transportation Warranty Tracking January 1, 2005 The manual handling of warranty claims is about the toughest task fleets face, according to Fleet Management Software (FMS) vendors. Not only is there significant overhead in poring through repair ord...
Transportation When “Should” Becomes “Shall”, Guidelines Become Standards January 1, 2005 Peel through the numerous layers of border security programs enacted since 9/11 and you will discover that the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, although rarely receiving m...
Transportation Hino Looks to Canadian Success as It Tackles the U.S. Market January 1, 2005 TOKYO, Japan - Hino Canada saw its sales surge about 40% in 2004, while back home in Japan Hino has maintained its position as the medium-duty market share leader....
Transportation Report From Japan January 1, 2005 HAMURA, Japan - Hino has developed a new Class 4 medium-duty conventional hybrid truck for the North American market. The new vehicle employs a diesel/electric engine that consumes up to 30% less fuel...
Transportation Fast and Inexpensive January 1, 2005 Litigation can be costly, so it's worth finding out how to get through the court system as quickly and inexpensively as possible....
Transportation International Launches New “Big Brother” Work Truck January 1, 2005 International Truck and Engine launched a new work truck at this year's World of Concrete Show in Las Vegas....
Transportation Goodyear Self-Sealing Tire Targeted at Work Truck Market January 1, 2005 It wasn't the first time a self-steering tire was introduced for the truck market, but it made an impression nonetheless....
Transportation New Bandag Line Aimed at Off-The-Road Applications January 1, 2005 Bandag is launching a new product line called Continuum to offer precured retreading materials for off-the-road (OTR) equipment....