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Wabash launches two new trailers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Wabash National Corp. introduced two new trailer brands at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The FreightPro line includes standard features such as an air ride suspension, brakes and co...

Dana offers new trailer suspension (May 01, 2003)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Dana Corporation's Commercial Vehicle Systems Division has introduced the Dana Spicer RF Series Air Ride Trailer Suspension module for flatbed and tanker trailers.Dana is offering th...

Duplication of security regs hard to stomach

In January, CTA presented a submission to the then U.S. Customs Service on advance manifest requirements of the U.S. Trade Act of 2002. CTA also participated in the truck working group established by ...

Back behind the wheel: Is your arm pain a ‘pain in the neck?’

Upper back pain, neck pain and pain between the shoulder blades are common problems seen in the trucking industry.Shifting, sitting with poor posture, constant vibrations and stress combine to create ...

Logbook fiction masks issues needing attention

Running legally or not - all owner/operators know what's involved here because they're the ones charged with coming up with the 'informal procedures' required to make delivery on time when the rest of...

Let’s talk insurance: What every trucker should know about insurance

So you're a highly experienced, meticulous and safety-conscious trucker. You have a top notch vehicle - or even an impressive fleet of glistening new vehicles - sharp-eyed drivers, low staff turnover ...

Transport vision, or erotic dream?

CALGARY, Alta. - Federal Transport Minister, David Collenette, has touted his Straight Ahead document as a vision for the future of transportation in Canada. Yet in some transportation circles it's be...

Weighing in

OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has played a critical role in seeking revisions to the draconian "strawman" rules recently introduced by U.S. Customs Service, rejecting the need fo...

Meat labelling may not become law

CALGARY, Alta. - The controversial country-of-origin labelling law the U.S. is planning to impose on Canadian meat, may not come to fruition.Livestock haulers and Canadian farmers feared the law, whic...

St. John mayor likes idea of tolled expressways (May 01, 2003)

ST. JOHN, N.B. - Mayor Shirley McAlary believes tolled expressways is the way to go for St. John.If the provincial government was willing to go along with the deal, it might be feasible to build the l...

Don’t understand diesel pricing? Oprah would

OTTAWA, Ont. - The pain at the pump has eased but we're not out of the woods yet.Warming temperatures in the east, a return to strong oil exports from Venezuela and allayed worries about oil supplies ...

BCTA creates border contingency plan

LANGLEY, B.C. - The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) has developed a border contingency plan that will be implemented upon severe congestion at the Pacific Highway crossing.During the deto...

Volvo’s Drive the Future Tour returns

SARDIS, B.C. - Drivers across Canada and the U.S. will again have the opportunity to test drive the new Volvo VN as the Drive the Future tour hits the road again this spring.It makes its Canadian debu...

Saskatchewan receives funds for grain roads (May 01, 2003)

REGINA, Sask. - Saskatchewan has received $67 million in federal funds to improve its grain roads.The contribution is part of Canada's Prairie Grain Roads Program (PGRP) and will go towards 48 individ...

Top for-hire motor carriers struggling

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canadian motor carriers felt the impact of slower economic growth on both sides of the border at the end of 2002.Statistics Canada records show that the nation's top for-hire carriers s...