Transportation Mississauga ramp bolstered May 1, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario plans to rebuild the highway interchange at Mississauga Road and Hwy. 401. An agreement reached between transportation and the Peel Region will allow for a cost-shared solu...
N.S. may trade CVSA inspectors for Mounties preview image Transportation N.S. may trade CVSA inspectors for Mounties May 1, 2001 HALIFAX, N.S. - The conservative government of Nova Scotia may downsize its commercial-vehicle inspection operations by replacing at least some of its inspectors with RCMP constables."Right now this i...
The advantage is Dana’s preview image Transportation The advantage is Dana’s May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Dana Corporation's Ride and Control Systems Division has introduced a new integrated trailer suspension module - the AdVANtage Trailer Air-Ride Suspension.Featuring tandem weight cap...
Transportation The low rider May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Marmon-Herrington claims their Low Floor Front Drive (LFFD) suspension will revolutionize the transportation industry by enabling vehicle floors to be lowered to the appropriate heig...
Transportation East’s new MMX May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - East Manufacturing has launched the MMX, an all-aluminum platform trailer designed to be light yet strong enough to break the 'only-steel can carry steel' rule of thumb.Launched at t...
Sprinter geared to .COM world preview image Transportation Sprinter geared to .COM world May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After a wildly successful European launch in the mid-'90s, Freightliner has decided to adapt the Sprinter van to the North American market."Our entrance into the Class 2 and 3 vehicl...
Transportation Ravens line grows May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Ravens has unveiled a number of new products, including two new dump trailers, two redesigned platform trailers, a load securement system and a new metallic paint scheme.Highlighting...
Spec for your future preview image Transportation Spec for your future May 1, 2001 WINNIPEG, Man. - The longer a truck can safely go without service, the more money its driver can conceivably make. That may sound like an obvious statement, but when it comes to low maintenance spec'i...
Freightliner’s transmissions preview image Transportation Freightliner’s transmissions May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Buyers of Sterling's Acterra or Freightliner's Business Class medium-duty trucks will soon have more trannie choices in the form of the direct-drive MBT520S-6D for trucks up to 40,00...
Transportation Bendix pumps new air disc brakes May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems says initial performance data shows its prototype ADB 225 Air Disc Brake reduces stopping distances by as much as 39 per cent.Bendix, noting that th...
Transportation Cat ups comfort May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Caterpillar has designed an innovative driver comfort control system to provide consistent cab temperatures while minimizing idling time.The comfort control system works with a bunk ...
Taylor Made Tundra cool preview image Transportation Taylor Made Tundra cool May 1, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Taylor Made Environmental was on hand at the Mid-America Trucking Show in March.The end result was the unveiling of its new Tundra refrigerator, which was specifically designed for t...
OEMs prepare for EGR preview image Transportation OEMs prepare for EGR May 1, 2001 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR).Learn the term if you don't know it already, because of all the new emissions technologies being discussed for diesels, EGR looms closest. By all acc...
The Dispatcher – Part 4 preview image Transportation The Dispatcher – Part 4 May 1, 2001 The story so far...When Bud the dispatcher doesn't have a load ready, Mark gets on his case and ends up telling him that dispatching can't be all that hard. Bud suggests Mark take his place for a coup...
Railways wants the taxpayer to subsidize shipping rates preview image Transportation Railways wants the taxpayer to subsidize shipping rates May 1, 2001 The vastness of Canada has meant that the country's economic development has always been based on the existence of an efficient transportation system. From the middle of the 19th Century to the first ...
