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NTL ad wins award

LONDON, Ont. - A National Truck League advertising campaign that appears exclusively in Truck News and Truck West has been recognized with a Silver Award of Excellence from the London Advertising and ...

Rig racing grows in the West

CALGARY, Alta. - Cory Riplinger says there's a secret to successful driving. Don't touch the brakes when you go into the corner, and push all you can into the straightaways, at speeds of more than 90 ...

Jury calls for photo radar, weather warnings

WINDSOR, Ont. - An inquest jury has called for everything from photo radar to a better system for warning motorists about severe weather conditions in a series of recommendations that come from a coro...

Teamster tactics are off base

Dear Editor,I fully agree with John G. Smith's July 2000 editorial, "Teamsters plan is misguided".I'm a Teamster member and a trucker, and I disagree with Teamsters Canada's tactics and hype regarding...

ArvinMeritor to keep growing

TROY, Mich. - ArvinMeritor, the new (U.S.) $7.5-billion global automotive supplier created by the merger of Meritor Automotive and Arvin Industries, marked the historic launch of its operations last m...

Smiley frowns on hours plan

TORONTO, Ont. - One of the five members of an expert panel that studied driver fatigue for Transport Canada has come out against proposed hours of service rules because they fail to recognize that the...

Help your engine breathe easier

In these days of environmental awareness, your engine's turbocharger is facing more attention than every before. After all, it's where emission controls live and breathe.How it worksBasically, a turbo...

Three trucks to drive to the peak

PIKE'S PEAK, Co. - Kenworth, Sterling and Freightliner trucks will all take to the Adelphia Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on July 4, in one of the greatest tests of endurance in North American r...

Jacobs to focus on integrated brakes

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. - Jacobs Vehicle Systems, the company that made a name for itself by making the famous Jake brake, has reorganized to include teams focusing on integrated engine brake designs and a ...

Driving smart does pay off

Dear Editor,Now that the hot heads' hoopla seems to have faded into the background, I think it's time to reflect on the fuel crisis.I spoke to my wife on several occasions in the past about the high r...

Terion in Canada thanks to CBC

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Terion, a two-way FM-based communication system designed for trucks, is now available throughout Canada thanks to a deal with the CBC.The Terion system transmits text messages betwee...

Central Sterling opens in Barrie, into new territory

BARRIE, Ont. - Central Sterling has opened a new Barrie location, breaking new ground for the Sterling Trucks franchise.The site at the intersection of Hwy. 400 and Dunlop Street W., open since March,...

Q: How would you change hours of service regulations if given the chance?

GUELPH, Ont. - Both Canada and the U.S. are in the midst of revising their hours of service rules, but Truck News went to My Little Margie's Truck Stop Restaurant north of Hwy. 401 near Guelph, Ont. t...

Diesel danger

TORONTO, Ont. - Canada faces the threat of another massive spike in fuel prices next winter because of diesel inventories that are as much as 80 per cent lower than those that led to record price hike...

Teamsters balk at 14-hour proposal

TORONTO, Ont. - Canada's Teamsters have launched a national campaign against a proposal that would allow truckers to work 14 hours per day, and are looking to the general public to help them in the fi...