TREMCAR EXPANDS IN ALBERTA preview image Equipment TREMCAR EXPANDS IN ALBERTA November 10, 2015 It’s nice to see manufacturing expansion in hard-hit Alberta. Tremcar recently announced it’s moving into a larger Edmonton facility – three times the size of its original facility, in fact.
EATON ULTRASHIFT PLUS OFFERS BETTER LOW-SPEED MANEUVERABILITY preview image Equipment EATON ULTRASHIFT PLUS OFFERS BETTER LOW-SPEED MANEUVERABILITY November 10, 2015 Eaton has developed two new features for its UltraShift Plus automated manual transmissions, which offer better control in low-speed scenarios. Urge to move brings a passenger car-type feel to the…
A SNEAK PEEK AT THE 2017 CUMMINS ISX AND A NEW SMARTADVANTAGE preview image Equipment A SNEAK PEEK AT THE 2017 CUMMINS ISX AND A NEW SMARTADVANTAGE November 10, 2015 It was off to Marshall, Mich. last week, for a joint press event hosted by Eaton and Cummins. There was lots to see and drive at this one. Among the…
THE 11-LITRES ARE COMING; HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? preview image Equipment THE 11-LITRES ARE COMING; HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? November 10, 2015 I recently travelled to Denton, Texas to drive the new Paccar MX-11 engine in a Peterbilt 579 EPIQ tractor. The MX-11 can give you up to 430 hp and 1,550…
FIVE MORE TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE ATA CONVENTION October 28, 2015 The American Trucking Associations (ATA) held its Management Conference & Exhibition in Philadelphia last week. Here’s a wrap-up of some of the news that got my attention. The US economy…
A SHOUT-OUT FOR SEARCY preview image Health & Safety A SHOUT-OUT FOR SEARCY October 28, 2015 Searcy Trucking won a Volvo Trucks Fleet Safety Award, taking home $25,000 to invest in its safety programs. The Winnipeg-based flatdeck carriers, owned by Bison Transport, ensured Canadian fleets continued…
Equipment SHOULD WE MANDATE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEMS? October 28, 2015 The American Trucking Associations (ATA) recently endorsed the standardization of automatic braking systems on new trucks. I think we should, too. Not that it matters much. Any safety regulations adopted…
PIT GROUP EXPANDS INTO US preview image Equipment PIT GROUP EXPANDS INTO US October 28, 2015 PIT Group, the Quebec-based research and engineering organization that conducts Energotest testing of fuel-saving technologies, has announced it’s opening a US office and will be aggressively recruiting American fleets. It’s a…
Equipment THE POTENTIAL OF OVER-THE-AIR ENGINE PROGRAMMING October 28, 2015 There’s a new development concerning engine technologies that fleets and owner/operators should be getting pretty amped up about: The ability to remotely update their engine parameters. International was the first…
Health & Safety IF YOU DON’T HAVE A MEDICAL MARIJUANA POLICY, GET ONE. FAST. October 28, 2015 That was the key takeaway from Dr. Barry Kurtzer of DriveCheck, who presented an interesting seminar recently for the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada. He presented it twice actually,…
Business Management ANDY TRANPORT WILL TRAIN NEW DRIVERS FOR FREE October 28, 2015 Andy Transport has taken bold steps to address the driver shortage, by opening its own internal training center. Drivers who graduate with a Class 1 licence are offered employment at…
Arnold Bros. grows its business on heritage, strengths preview image Transportation Arnold Bros. grows its business on heritage, strengths October 22, 2015 WINNIPEG, Man. – They’ve been trucking since the 1950’s and this farmer-turned-trucker family shows no signs of slowing down, even in the face of challenging times.
Regulations Attention: Your MC number is up October 22, 2015 For years, the MC number has been a useful way to identify carriers with interstate operating authority in the United States. It allows you (and shippers and brokers)…
Words with Wiebe October 22, 2015 We caught up with the Grand Champion from last month's national driving championships
Carrier in overdrive: Andy Transport is growing fast preview image Business Management Carrier in overdrive: Andy Transport is growing fast October 21, 2015 From one truck in 2001 to running 250 tractors, 400 trailers and a handful of flatbeds this year, Andy Transport, based in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, about 65 kilometres outside Montreal,…
