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Border Security Carried Too Far

I had a call from a company whose driver received a citation in New York state for a log violation. I was further informed that when the driver contacted the court asking "specifics", that the violati...

Moving to the Edge of Chaos to Improve Productivity

Most people think of chaos as highly unproductive. While this sounds like sheer folly, there is some concrete evidence that intentionally moving an organization to the edge of chaos creates the condit...

Tackling the “Last Bastion of Antiquity”

Fleets using computerised maintenance management software can save 5-12% in tires, fuel costs, parts inventory and maintenance, and can increase labor productivity by 15% percent, according to a study...

Kinedyne Expands Engineering And R&D To Meet New Demands

Kinedyne Corporation, a major supplier of cargo control systems for the trucking industry, has expanded its engineering, quality and manufacturing groups with the addition of new software and equipmen...

Hino Trucks Announces New U.S.A. Organization

Hino Motors Ltd. recently announced a restructuring of its distribution company, Hino Diesel Trucks (U.S.A.), Inc. in what it says is a move aimed at increasing its presence in the U.S. truck market.A...

LTL Industry Shocker: Yellow and Roadway Look to Merge

OVERLAND, Kans. - Less than a year after the collapse of Consolidated Freightways, the LTL market has been hit by another shocker: Yellow Corp. and Roadway Corp. - two of the largest and most recogniz...

Halterm and Zim Come to Agreement

HALIFAX, N.S. - Halterm recently announced it has reached a new agreement with Zim Israel Navigation Company, which is Halterm's largest and longest tenured customer.The agreement settles all outstand...

Sask. Highway Hotline Available to Cell Phone Users

REGINA, Sask. - Saskatchewan's Highways and Transportation department has made its Highway Hotline more readily available to cell phone users, who can now dial *ROAD to access the service."Cellular te...

Alberta Driver Championships Held in Calgary

CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) hosted its annual Truck Roadeo June 14 in preparation for the national championships in Winnipeg this fall.More than 85 drivers took par...

Canadian Carriers Will Need U.S. Hazmat Endorsement

TORONTO, Ont. - Canadian carriers of hazardous materials will soon be required to obtain hazmat endorsements similar to those already mandatory for U.S. carriers, Truck News has learned.The U.S. Trans...

Nationwide AMPS Discussions Wrap Up

CALGARY, Alta. & TORONTO, Ont. - As promised earlier this year by National Revenue Minister, Elinor Caplan, shippers, carriers and brokers were given a chance to grade the Administrative Monetary Pena...

SMPs Now Available Online in N.S.

HALIFAX, N.S. - Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations is making special move permits available online as part of its vision of providing services people need when and where they want them.Vehicl...

Building Better Drivers

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and stakeholders from the bus and truck industries are developing a set of recommendations to raise the skill levels and qualifications required of...

Lawsuit Launched Against Government Over State of Roads

DENZIL, Sask. - On a cold winter night in 1971, trucker Wayne Whitney saw first-hand the tragic consequences that can result from poorly maintained or neglected highways.He was running what is now cal...

CTHRC Study Aims to Address Driver Shortage

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - A new initiative by the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council aims to provide fleet managers with research that will enable them to better recruit, train and retain dri...