Features

ConMet unveils lightweight drum, new trailer hub

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Weight-conscious owner/operators and fleets will now be able to spec' a lightweight, economical brake drum introduced by ConMet at the Mid-America Trucking Show.The CastLite is a spe...

Eaton unveils Fuller UltraShift 10-speed tranny

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Eaton Corp. has come to market with the Eaton Fuller UltraShift 10-speed, a fully automated heavy-duty truck transmission that provides two-pedal operation.The UltraShift 10-speed is...

Non load broker enters load matching industry

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Combining the ideas of Internet personal match making and eBay, SuperFR8.com marks the launch of a patent-pending, electronic system to match truckers' and shippers' needs.SuperFR8.c...

Webb Wheel establishes new ratings system

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Under a sleeker, more modern logo, Web Wheel Products has introduced a new performance-based branding program.Each of Webb's products will now fall under the category of either Silve...

Cummins announces addition of ISX 385 ST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Cummins Inc. has announced the addition of the new ISX 385 ST to its heavy-duty on-highway product line.Like all ISX ratings, the 385 ST is compliant to the strict new emissions stan...

Teleflex introduces Proheat Gen 4 (May 01, 2003)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Proheat Gen 4 is a new auxiliary power and climate control system, which Teleflex says, raises the bar on idle reduction units and how they should be manufactured.With over 15 years ...

Editorial Director’s Comment: It’s our fight

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) went to Ottawa recently to plead its case for the need to remove the current uncertainties at the border.With trucking controlling 70 per cent of the value of trad...

Publisher’s Comment: Making good time on the way to the good times

If any of you have attended the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, I'm sure you'll agree it's the grand poobah of all shows.It's three long days - and a few long nights, ouch - of walking mile a...

Should Canadian truck stops offer shore power options?

CORNWALL, Ont. - The growing force of anti-idling programs in the trucking industry has generated much discussion of power-related issues and the equipment used to supplement them.The ability to plug ...

Virtual rumble strips are now available in Canada

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Iteris has brought its popular lane departure warning system to the Canadian market where it's now available through Freightliner dealerships.The AutoVue Lane Guidance warning system...

Webb introduces first self-cleaning BrakeTurbine drum

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Webb Wheel Products has rolled out the industry's first self-cleaning brake drum, engineered for Lynnfin Truck Technologies' BrakeTurbines.The Webb BTS (BrakeTurbines System) brake d...

Pre-notification counterproposal

The multi-modal subcommittee of the U.S. Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC), which included representation from the Canadian Trucking Alliance, submitted detailed recommendations to U....

MP pushes to keep crossings open longer (May 01, 2003)

WOODSTOCK, N.B. - Tobique-Mactaquac MP, Andy Savoy, is continuing to lobby U.S. politicians to keep remote border crossings open longer hours.Mr. Savoy has written to U.S. Maine senators and congressm...

CTA concerned with multiple pre-notification proposals

TORONTO, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance is deeply concerned that customs pre-notification proposals for food shipments into the U.S. will lead to multiple and conflicting regulations for Canadi...

OTA helping driver’s son reach his dream

TORONTO, Ont. - Taking your time, doing your best and not getting hung up on the little things are three principles that James McCracken, one of two recipients of the 2002 Bud Barr Scholarship, says h...