Transportation Preventive Maintenance: Are You in a Bind? October 1, 2004 Does your crazy trucking schedule upset your digestion?
Transportation Industry Issues: HOS Regulations – 16-Hour Working Window Doesn’t Add Up October 1, 2004 Should drivers be penalized for delays that they cannot control, or for taking more than the minimum prescribed rest under the proposed new Canadian hours of service regulations?
Transportation Law and The Border: Be Wary of New Jersey’s Truck Seizure Program October 1, 2004 The New Jersey Department of Taxation is using a tough vehicle seizure program to obtain compliance for delinquent out-of-state motor carriers.
Transportation Big Time O/O: Part One October 1, 2004 Elliot Atherton, the software company CEO whose daughter Mark saved from a certain rape by the side of the highway, had been true to his word.
Transportation Western Star Continues Offensive October 1, 2004 WILLOUGHBY, Ohio - Western Star is continuing a product offensive which will include new products and options aimed at expanding the brand's growth in the U.S. and Canadian markets.
K.I.D. Trailers Joins Mitsubishi Dealer Network preview image Transportation K.I.D. Trailers Joins Mitsubishi Dealer Network October 1, 2004 OAKVILLE, Ont. - K.I.D. Trailers, which recently expanded its operations, has become one the newest Mitsubishi dealers in Canada.
Transportation Raydan Reaches New Heights October 1, 2004 EDMONTON, Alta. - Edmonton's Raydan Manufacturing is enjoying continued success having achieved record revenues for the 2004 fiscal year and the fourth quarter. The company's record-setting year was largely due to increased demand for its Air Link...
Clear Shot: Who’s Buying? preview image Transportation Clear Shot: Who’s Buying? October 1, 2004 Drivers and owner/operators have always been the trucking industry's main asset, above and beyond equipment, technology and even management.
Transportation Trucking’s WCB Rates to Increase in B.C. October 1, 2004 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) base rate for general trucking in B.C. is projected to increase in 2005, the agency has announced.
Transportation Viewpoint: Hwy 407 Sets Blood Boiling October 1, 2004 There is a monster in our midst.
Transportation Publisher’s Comment: In Praise of Older Workers Everywhere… October 1, 2004 The latest debate around my local pub concerns the Ontario government's latest move to end mandatory retirement.
Transportation MTA Announces Drivers of the Month October 1, 2004 WINNIPEG, Man. - The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) has announced its Driver of the Month award winners for the months of January to May.
Transportation Petro-Can’s Synthetic Blends Meet New CAT ECF-1 Spec October 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - Petro-Canada's Duron and Duron XL Synthetic Blend heavy-duty engine oils meet Cat's new ECF-1 specification.
Transportation Cummins to Continue With EGR October 1, 2004 Truck West spoke to Cummins Diesel of Canada's general manager Alasdair McNellan, on the field performance of the '02 engines, plans for the '07 engines and why another pre-buy is not a smart idea. The following is the second part of McNellan's ex...
Transportation How Would You Change the HOS Rules if You Were in Charge? October 1, 2004 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Drivers' sleeping patterns may be toyed with again as a result of the U.S. appeals court recently ruling that U.S. hours of service regulations are "arbitrary and capricious," and didn't take driver health into account.
