Features

Fuel Cell Technology Making In-Roads

TORONTO, Ont. - It seems fuel cell technology is slowly but surely gaining ground in the Canadian trucking industry...

Is Incorporating Right for You?

TORONTO, Ont. - There's no shortage of advice on whether to incorporate your business or operate as a sole proprietor. Banks, business books, accounting firms - they all produce material that addresses the pros and cons. Most agree that the big ad...

Keep An Eye on Your Cargo

TORONTO, Ont. - It's fall and the trucking industry is braced for the time of year when cargo and equipment theft is at its highest.

Free Fuel!

DRURY, Mo. - Several years ago when Illinois-based trucker Ray Hudson hit the road in his 1999 Mack 460, his wife would usually stay behind.

Discussing Cummins’ Future

Truck News 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...

Back Behind the Wheel: Preventing Shoulder Injuries

Pulling tarps, cranking gears, lifting freight, shifting, opening and closing doors all day can put a lot of stress on your shoulder joint.

Private Links: Big Returns From Small Investments

The summer of 2004 is winding down as I write this, and in retrospect the first three quarters of the year seem to have been a very busy and interesting time for trucking and in particular for members of the PMTC.

Voice of the O/O: No Rest for the Weary Truckers

In the 10 years that Canada has been grappling with hours of service, not once during that time did the policy-makers and regulators (Transport Canada and the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators) ever consider where you might hole u...

Let’s Talk Insurance: How Stable Is Your Insurance Provider?

One of your trucks is involved in an accident involving multiple third-party injuries and damages, resulting in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against you.

A Trucker’s Wife: Helpful Hints for a Wife’s Well Being

As a trucker's wife, many questions may come up. Questions concerning home life, meals, children, laundry, how we deal with being alone and even trucking questions.

Future Looking Bright for Canadian Inverter Manufacturer

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Xantrex Technology, a Canadian provider of inverter/chargers for heavy-duty trucks, recently completed its first quarter as a public company while continuing to double its OEM sales every year since it entered the business four y...

Is grease the new word?

Meyers Transport's Al Thompson is confident that 2,000 wheel ends will never spill a drop of oil under his watch. It's quite a claim, really, given the prevalence of leaking wheel seals throughout the trucking industry, but he can take the stance...

Sunoco revamps Gold Diesel for improved performance

Sunoco has re-formulated its Gold Diesel to enhance its performance characteristics.

How to make sales happen just a little faster

Building trust and creating a sense of urgency go a long way towards moving the sales cycle forward...

Tele Atlas and ProMiles partner on routing, logistics solutions

Tele Atlas, a provider of digital maps and location content, and ProMiles Software Development Corp. (PSDC), are collaborating to bring the power of ProMiles XF and TruckMiles truck routing applications and Tele Atlas' turn-by-turn map data to tru...