Transportation News (August 01, 2002) August 1, 2002 Cancom deals provide fuel, mileage and routing solutionsCancom Tracking has entered into an agreement with Turnpike Global Technologies of Stoney Creek, Ontario, to provide TurnpikeDirect automatic fu...
Transportation A Midsummer Day’s Dream August 1, 2002 Picture driving through the scenic back roads of the Kawarthas on a sunny midsummer day as part of a GMC truck convoy whose sole purpose, aside from putting the new Kodiak and TopKick Class of 4-8 mod...
Transportation Protecting the family jewel August 1, 2002 Back in the days of economic regulation in Ontario, the family jewel in the trucking industry was your operating licence. That was the ticket so to speak. In the post-deregulation days, it moved to in...
Transportation Food for Thought August 1, 2002 ETOBICOKE, Ont. - When buying your fruits and vegetables at your local supermarket, do you ever wonder where exactly your produce is coming from?Well if you're buying your food from a smaller venue an...
Transportation Kenworth offers lightweight suspension (August 01, 2002) August 1, 2002 Kenworth Truck Company now has the lightweight, Hendrickson Haulmaax heavy-duty truck suspension available for vocational truck and tractor buyers."The Haulmaax suspension is available in 40,000- and ...
Transportation To trod the boards August 1, 2002 CAP-SAINT-IGNACE, Que. - To spec or not to spec, in the case of trailer flooring, your answer to this question may soon change thanks to Canadian manufacturer Prolam.According to the latest figures fr...
Transportation Health: Hydrate or stall, it’s your choice August 1, 2002 The past few weeks have given us our first taste of hot weather.If you're lucky - your truck has got air conditioning.If not, give the old 260 air conditioning a try; crank down both windows and do 60...
Transportation Law and NAFTA growth brings safety August 1, 2002 For years, I have been told the reluctance of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to open the southern border to Mexican carriers has revolved around the issue of safety. Now,...
Transportation The quest for heroes continues August 1, 2002 MISSISSAUGA Ont. - The search for a new Canadian hero among the ranks of the nation's professional truckers has begun with the 2002 Bridgestone/Firestone Canadian Truck Hero Award campaign.The award i...
Transportation An apple in a sea of oranges August 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - In a world of high insurance fees, customer service has become key to retaining paying customers.The Markel Insurance Company of Canada has kept 90 per cent of its existing clients ove...
Transportation You should have been there August 1, 2002 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Trailmobile Parts and Service recently held an open house at its new parts distribution centre at 550 Matheson Blvd. E. in Mississauga. The new facility includes office space and i...
Transportation Mack deliveries still down, but orders up August 1, 2002 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Global deliveries from Mack Trucks, Inc. through May were down 17 per cent compared with the same period last year.Order intake continued to be strong through most of May, but com...
Transportation Goodyear offers summer tire tips (August 01, 2002) August 1, 2002 AKRON, Ohio - Summer requires truck owners and operators to be especially savvy about truck tire maintenance or it can be a costly time warns Goodyear Commercial Systems.Avoiding potential hazards whi...
Transportation People (August 01, 2002) August 1, 2002 Freightliner LLC has named Sung Lee its new general manager of manufacturing. In his position, Lee is charged with top management of manufacturing functions including production, quality, cost control...
Transportation Both sides of the line August 1, 2002 KINGSTON, Ont. - It's well after the publicly pre-announced start time of what is supposed to be a protest against the Kananaskis, Alta. G8 summit and there's something missing: Protesters.The angry m...