Q: What can fleets do to help truckers better manage fatigue? preview image Transportation Q: What can fleets do to help truckers better manage fatigue? March 1, 2001 Unfortunately, the much-ballyhooed changes to the Hours-of-Service regulations - both north and south of the border - continue to be mired in the political process. The result, that a rule based on sc...
Transportation Labor protest at Paccar plant March 1, 2001 STE-THERESE, Que. - Yvan Bourgois, the head of the union representing workers at Paccar's truck plant in Ste-Therese, Que., has gone on a hunger strike.Bourgeois is denouncing layoffs the heavy-truck ...
Meet the team preview image Transportation Meet the team March 1, 2001 Ed Connors of Molson Breweries based in Etobicoke; Carmen Candler of Cavalier Transportation based in Mississauga; George Warn of Cavalier Transportation based in Bolton; Edward Wolek of Empire T...
Transportation Shedding light on drunk drivers March 1, 2001 TRENTON, Ont. - Police in Ontario are ordering a new flashlight specially engineered to aid in the war against drunk driving.The light alerts police when it detects the presence of alcohol. A display ...
Transportation Night alight in southern Ontario March 1, 2001 WOODSTOCK, Ont. - No, you're not seeing signs of a UFO, and this doesn't mean you've been driving too long - the night sky on Hwy. 401 near here is actually glowing.Calgary-based Shiningbank Energy ha...
Transportation Eastern 401 to slow this summer March 1, 2001 BROCKVILLE, Ont. - The Ontario government is spending $973,148 to replace and upgrade guardrails and bridge pier barriers along Hwy. 401, near Mallorytown Rd. and County Road 2.The contract was awarde...
Transportation News Focus: In Doubt March 1, 2001 Roadside truck inspections have become almost hallowed ground for enforcement agencies across the country. The effectiveness of these programs in improving safety have never actually been put to a rig...
Transportation Keep Your Cool March 1, 2001 1. Check the radiator for dirt and debris. Restricted airflow through the front of the radiator will reduce its ability to cool the vehicle's engine. Most foreign matter can be cleared away from the r...
Transportation International truck launch makes Vegas-style impression March 1, 2001 If you want to stand out in a city famous for glittery, top-notch performances, you'll need a five-minute drum roll, high-volume smoke machines, blinding pyrotechnics and a line of medium-duty trucks ...
Transportation Power Struggle: Cat says new combustion method will pass even 2007 emissions requirements March 1, 2001 With the entire trucking world holding its breath over upcoming deadlines for engine makers to reduce emission levels, Caterpillar insists it has found a viable solution that builds off of existing, l...
Transportation Tandem axle claimed to virtually eliminate driveline vibration March 1, 2001 ArvinMeritor has unveiled a new tandem axle to deal with issues relating to driveline angularity.According to the company, the new axle will virtually eliminate vibration throughout the entire drivetr...
Transportation Freightliner adapts Sprinter van to the needs of the .COM world March 1, 2001 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 vehicle market ... is a ...
Transportation Time for a New Approach March 1, 2001 The idea of targeted hiring from non-traditional sources is a policy that has seen a lot of criticism for its supposed banishment of the able-bodied white male. Yet where the able-bodied white male al...
Transportation Clutches March 1, 2001 Just as the thrust of many new technologies has been to remove the "middleman", technological innovation in transmission and engine electronics may also one day do away with the traditional clutch - t...
Transportation Contract Conundrum March 1, 2001 In the rush to gear up for e-commerce and the challenges it poses for the supply chain, one key area seems to have been neglected: the law and how it deals with the number of service contracts that ar...
