ArvinMeritor honoured October 1, 2003 TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor's Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) group has received the prestigious 2002 Platinum...
Caterpillar gets EPA OK on ACERT-powered engine October 1, 2003 PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar has received 2004 certification by the U.S. EPA for the company's fourth truck engine e...
Andrew Corp. joins Wi-Fi Alliance October 1, 2003 ORLAND PARK, ILL -- Andrew Corporation has joined Wi-Fi Alliance.
Reefer Madness Part 1 October 1, 2003 After Mark Dalton delivered his load of bottled water to a food service distributor in Winnipeg, he considered giving his ex-wife a call to find out how she was making out on her ride back to Toronto ...
Sterling Trucks Adds Eight Locations October 1, 2003 WILLOUGHBY, OHIO - Sterling Trucks announced the addition of eight new locations to its growing dealer network, including one in New Brunswick.This follows the announcement made in March that Sterling...
Executive View: Time for a New Deal — CTA Chairman Evan MacKinnon October 1, 2003 TN: Both shippers and carriers are looking increasingly at intermodalism. Is it growing too fast for the infrastructure to keep up?MacKinnon: Intermodalism is a key part of transportation's future but...
What Does National Trucking Week Mean to You? preview image What Does National Trucking Week Mean to You? October 1, 2003 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Canada feted its trucking industry Sept. 6 to 12 with National Trucking Week, but some drivers thought there should have been more recognition of the industry and its players durin...
Champ! Canada’s Top Drivers Crowned at Championships preview image Champ! Canada’s Top Drivers Crowned at Championships October 1, 2003 WINNIPEG, Man. - The province of Saskatchewan may be known as the Land of Living Skies, but it was the stars of the blacktop that really shone at this year's National Professional Truck Driving Champi...
CTA/ATA Weigh in on Advance Cargo Reporting; Gonna Take It preview image CTA/ATA Weigh in on Advance Cargo Reporting; Gonna Take It October 1, 2003 OTTAWA, Ont. - The latest advance cargo reporting rules for transborder shipments may have been perceived as an improvement on the "strawman" proposal published earlier this year but they still have l...
Cat Carves Its Own Path preview image Cat Carves Its Own Path October 1, 2003 PEORIA, Ill. - Unlike most other engine manufacturers, Caterpillar opted against Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) in favour of its own Advanced Combustion Emission Reduction Technology (ACERT) solution...
The Inspector preview image The Inspector October 1, 2003 DUNMORE, Alta. - As Alberta Transportation inspector George McLennan sits behind the one-way glass at the Dunmore inspection station, he can't help but reflect on how times have changed since he broke...
Operation Air Brake preview image Operation Air Brake October 1, 2003 CANADA - Sept. 4 marked the sixth annual announced Operation Air Brake inspection in North America.The annual inspection originated because air brake violations were the most significant and frequent ...
Tire Damage Big Quad-Damned Headache preview image Tire Damage Big Quad-Damned Headache October 1, 2003 MONTREAL, Que. - Some Quebec carriers are finding that the tires on the self-steering lift axle in quad configurations are taking brutal beatings in tight turns, throwing out wheel alignments and jack...
CN Terminal Troubles Provoke Intermodal Industry Infighting preview image CN Terminal Troubles Provoke Intermodal Industry Infighting October 1, 2003 BRAMPTON, Ont. - Growing tension at CN's Brampton terminal erupted in September.While those who continued to cross the impromptu picket line set up Sept. 2 outside the CN yard claimed they were subjec...
Blackout October 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - Trucking companies, more than anyone, know how to keep the supply chain running - no matter what. And at no time was that more apparent than during the power outage that struck Ontario...
