Transportation Watch your pressure, don’t blow a gasket April 1, 2002 Just another day on the road. People racing by just to cut you off; turtles on four wheels travelling in the two left lanes and you're seeing red.Does this sound familiar? If so, consider this a frien...
Transportation SMART SPEC: Drivelines April 1, 2002 The driveline may be a relatively simple component compared to other parts of the drivetrain and nowhere near as pricey. Yet a failed driveline can take your truck off the road just as easily as a pro...
Transportation Cover Story: Pouring it on April 1, 2002 September 5, 2002 is donut day for engine lube manufacturers.On this date, the ASTM (American Society of Testing & Materials) panel will finalize the limits for the new engine oil category CI-4, which...
Transportation Stop Thief (April 01, 2002) April 1, 2002 The cargo crooks are out and the pickings are good - and getting increasingly better. Canadian carriers have losses and claims that exceed $1 billion annually, according to the Ontario Trucking Associ...
Transportation Freightliner Trucks introduces new Class 5-8 model line April 1, 2002 Fightliner Trucks has unveiled a new line of Class 5-8 medium-duty and vocational trucks in North America. The Business Class M2 has been designed to provide commercial truck operators with advantages...
Transportation Volvo first truck maker to release own satellite system April 1, 2002 Volvo Trucks became the first truckmaker to introduce a fully-integrated truck communications system with the launch of Volvo Link at the Mid-America Trucking Show.The new system provides drivers with...
Transportation Enthusiastic about the 407ETR? April 1, 2002 So Ontario SuperBuild now believes that commercial truck owners are "becoming enthusiastic" about the 407ETR. That certainly caught me by surprise. Just about every fleet owner I've talked to since th...
Transportation CUMMINS EGR April 1, 2002 Cummins Engine Company says its programs are on schedule for the October 1 release of its new heavy-duty diesel engines, and expects certification of its ISX 02 engine very soon.Cummins has developed ...
Transportation Grote line surges April 1, 2002 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Grote, already one of the most diverse suppliers serving the trucking industry, has added several new products to its already fully stocked shelves.These include a number of mirror...
Transportation Fear and loathing in Canada April 1, 2002 BEAUSEJOUR, Man. - Little 13-year-old Chelsea Barkman says her father always raised her and her brothers, Jordan and Brent, to be self-sufficient in life.She's worked hard cleaning and doing other odd...
Transportation All that glitters, is Canadian April 1, 2002 My last column was about how much I love the Olympics.At the time I wrote it, they had barely begun ... we had only received one medal, Cindy Klassen's well deserved bronze in speed skating.Who could ...
Transportation The group of 11 April 1, 2002 QUEBEC CITY, Que. - The battle for the pocketbooks of owner/operators in Quebec lurches onward as the Quebec legal firm Flynn, Rivard goes to court for 11 O/Os on Mar. 25.The group is demanding a revi...
Transportation Edmonton Kenworth wins Dealer of the Year April 1, 2002 EDMONTON, Alta. - Edmonton Kenworth has received the nod as the Kenworth North American Dealer of the Year during the company's annual dealer meeting in Washington State.The award recognizes the Kenwo...
Transportation Top 10 Int’l crossings by volume April 1, 2002 1. Ambassador Bridge3,274,7542. Blue Water Bridge1,467,5803. Peace Bridge1,351,6724. Lewiston-Queenston Bridge1,004,1785. Douglas-Blaine788,0766. Lacolle-Champlain762,5127. Thousand Islands502,...
Transportation Van Horne Institute pioneers unique transportation education program April 1, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. - When William Cornelius Van Horne was building Canada's first rail line to the West Coast, there were undoubtedly times when he threw his arms up in despair while trying to push the ra...