Features

Working together to make kids better

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - Riding in a big rig is something that 15-year-old Nicholas has dreamt about but will never be able to do.

Rally raises big money for Fondation Jeunes-PROJET

BROSSARD, Que. - Forty-seven truckers and their high-school student co-pilots drove a 160-kilometre course through Montreal May 2 to help raise money for Fondation Jeunes-PROJET, a non-profit organization supported by Revenue Canada that supports...

Straight talk on emissions

EDMONTON, Alta. - Engine manufacturers were at the Alberta Fleet Maintenance Supervisors Association's (AFMSA's) maintenance conference to discuss 2002 engine performance and the impending '07 and 2010 emissions standards.

CTHRC releases findings of two reports

OTTAWA, Ont. - Commercial drivers aren't in short supply but qualified commercial drivers are, concludes a report released by the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council this spring.

Bud Barr Scholarship deadline nears

TORONTO, Ont. - The June 30 deadline is nearing for post-secondary students interested in applying for the Bud Barr Scholarship .

It takes respect and resolve

I've received some mail recently, from a reader who accused me of carrier bashing when I suggested in last month's column that many owner/operators are being taken undue advantage of by their carriers. He took particular exception to my observatio...

Great Dane introduces three new products at MATS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Great Dane introduced three new products at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

CFMS covers all the bases

TORONTO, Ont. - The 2004 Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar, held in May at the Inn on the Park in Toronto, kicked off with a seminar introducing delegates to new products and programs.

Buyer beware (June 01, 2004)

TORONTO, Ont. - It's easy to see why cash conscious owner/operators gravitate to used truck lots. While financing companies can require down payments of 15 to 20 per cent on used equipment, compared to the 10 per cent required to buy a new rig, ad...

Cell phones evolving to much more

TORONTO, Ont. - The traditional cellular phone is becoming obsolete in everyday trucking operations thanks to the convergence of wireless communication devices.

Atlantic logistics and transportation institute opens (June 01, 2004)

DIEPPE, N.B. - The Atlantic Institute of Logistics and Transportation (AILT) was opened recently at the New Brunswick Community College Dieppe Campus.

Minister can avoid truck blind spots and questions about MVTA stance

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario Transportation Minister Harinder Takhar knows how to avoid truck blind spots...and direct questions about his position on the 2005 adoption of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act.

Reflecting on a rewarding career

JARVIS, Ont. - Growing up, Gerry VanSickle had two dreams. One was being a farmer; the other involved driving a big rig.

The importance of aerodynamics

PORTLAND, Ore. - With fluctuating diesel prices and more fuel-thirsty engines on the road today, truck aerodynamics are more important than ever before. Freightliner has acknowledged this by constructing a $5 million state-of-the-art wind tunnel a...

CF’s Chapman discusses surface transportation challenges

CALGARY, Alta. - In the spring of 2002 the Van Horne Institute (VHI) held a one-day conference called Reality Check, which explored Calgary's position as a Western Canadian transportation hub and how it can maintain its competitive advantage.