Transportation News Focus: One year after the terror August 1, 2002 Toni Marwitz, U.S. Consul GeneralI don't believe there has ever been a time in our history that more high level attention has been focused on cross-border trade. The United States and Canada have chan...
Transportation rising to the challenge August 1, 2002 MT: The EPA's decision to move up the initial 2004 emissions deadline by two years left engine manufacturers concerned about not having a proper amount of time to test their new products. As chairman ...
Transportation Motor oils (August 01, 2002) August 1, 2002 With the September deadline for the new engine oil category C1-4 now upon us, you've likely been hearing much about the new motor oil formulations. But in weeding through all the rhetoric, you should ...
Transportation satisfy your mind August 1, 2002 Dust off your travel clothes, kiss the spouse and kids goodbye and get set to spend some mind-enriching time outside the office. If you're a truck fleet manager, September is full of events worth your...
Transportation Webb offers lightweight wheel assemblies August 1, 2002 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Webb Wheel Products has introduced a line of platinum wheel-end assemblies combining the company's platinum drum and aluminum hub.The company claims that combination of components of...
Transportation Mack to offer SteelLite X30TM August 1, 2002 TROY, Mich. - ArvinMeritor's SteelLite X30 lightweight brake drum is now available on Mack CH, CX, CL, RB and RD600 series tractors.The drums have a one-piece design with no weld seam, providing extra...
Transportation Kenworth publishes savings booklet August 1, 2002 KIRKLAND, Wash. - Owner/operators get out your scissors, it's time to start clipping those coupons.Once again the Kenworth PremierCare Advantages Savings Book is available to customers throughout Nort...
Transportation Canepa breaks Pikes Peak record (August 01, 2002) August 1, 2002 PIKES PEAK, Colo. - Veteran racer Bruce Canepa of Santa Cruz, Calif. and the Kenworth Truck Company race team set another record at the 80th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.Canepa piloted the Kenw...
Transportation Tragic events in Grimsby prompt border scrutiny (August 01, 2002) August 1, 2002 GRIMSBY, Ont. - The horrific shooting spree here that left the owner/operator of a towing company and three of his family members dead has renewed fears about border security.The gun used on June 14 t...
Transportation Birthdays, times to think (August 01, 2002) August 1, 2002 As you have no doubt noticed by now, Truck News has turned 21. Our three-month birthday celebration ends with this issue and I couldn't let the time pass without sharing a few memories of my own.I rem...
Transportation Letters August 1, 2002 There is a difference between "certified" and "compliant"I would like to take exception to the article "Engineering Change" that ran in the May/June 2002 issue of Motortruck. The statement under Cater...
Transportation Nothing like a victory to buoy spirits August 1, 2002 Opening weekend of bass season and I did what I've always done - headed to Buck Lake to compete in the Birch Island Bass Derby.Running since 1975, the event was actually founded by my late-grandfather...
Transportation Councillor wants a new truck route August 1, 2002 SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New Brunswick needs to provide $28.3 million for a truck route to the city's east side if it's serious about creating jobs in Saint John says veteran councillor Peter Trites.He says...
Transportation Trucker escapes near-fatal prank August 1, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. - A truck driver narrowly escaped with his life when a rock was thrown through his windshield from an overpass as he drove down the Deerfoot Trail in Calgary.Steve McCormack, a 30-year ...
Transportation Hey New Brunswick, say cheese! August 1, 2002 SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Truck drivers beware, the next cop that nails you for speeding may well be a Robocop if the Canadian Bar Association gets its way.The national lawyers' association is calling on New...