New Configuration Improves Efficiency for Forestry Company October 1, 2003 REGINA, Sask. - Weyerhaeuser is testing a new log truck configuration in Saskatchewan that promises to improve efficiency and reduce operating costs.The new configuration is a nine-axle B-train that m...
Finally Taking Action? – What Can Be Done to Ensure the Safety of Drivers October 1, 2003 Dear Editor,I read with interest the article "Trailer Brake Alarm Sounds." As one of the participants in the original 1996 discussions of this subject, I'm glad to see the industry finally wake up to ...
Travels With An Old Bedbug: on the Road With Ross Mackie preview image Travels With An Old Bedbug: on the Road With Ross Mackie October 1, 2003 Wednesday May 7With a breakfast of links sausages and eggs under our belts, we're rolling with the first streaks of dawn.The fog lifts in an hour to reveal Northern Ontario.Here, along the roadside, t...
Private Fleets Examine Impact of Proposed HoS Regs preview image Private Fleets Examine Impact of Proposed HoS Regs October 1, 2003 Truck News is introducing a new column this month - by Bruce Richards of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada. The column examines issues of interest to the trucking community from the perspectiv...
No End in Sight For CN Brampton Terminal Woes October 1, 2003 BRAMPTON, Ont. - Meetings were conducted, court orders were issued, picket lines were formed and promises were made, but two weeks after drivers started to demonstrate outside the CN intermodal termin...
Report Card Time preview image Report Card Time October 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - Just one year ago the trucking industry was anticipating, with much apprehension, the introduction of a new generation of heavy-duty truck engines. The U.S. Environmental Protection A...
Using Driver Services and Equipment Lessors Can Be a Wise Business Decision October 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - Most fleets at one time or another have found themselves with either a shortage of qualified drivers, or a shortage of equipment. But adding drivers and equipment to your regime can b...
Tractor-Trailer Marine Tariff Reductions Implemented October 1, 2003 CARTWRIGHT, Nfld. There will be a significant reduction on the marine tariffs for tractor-trailer units shipped from Cartwright to Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Black Tickle.Due to the completion of the ...
People (October 01, 2003) preview image People (October 01, 2003) October 1, 2003 Sheehan's Truck Centre is pleased to announce the return of Voytek Spolitakiewicz as new and used sales rep. Spolitakiewicz has been working in the industry for nine years and has extensive experience...
Truck Stop Proud to Be Part of No-Idling Campaign preview image Truck Stop Proud to Be Part of No-Idling Campaign October 1, 2003 CARDINAL, Ont. - Truck stop owner Bob Lodge didn't hesitate when asked to participate in the second "Idle-Free Quiet Zone Campaign," being organized by the Fleet Smart Program at Natural Resources Can...
Mack Approves Shell ROTELLA T and Pennzoil Long-Life September 29, 2003 HOUSTON, Tex. -- Two of Shell Lubricants' heavy-duty motor oils have successfully met the new Mack EO-N Premium Plu...
Heavy-duty category draws eleven participants to 2003 Bibendum September 29, 2003 SONOMA, Ca.- - Eleven organizations showcased advanced technology heavy duty vehicles at the 2003 Challenge Bibendu...
Construction on Highway 403 in Mississauga September 29, 2003 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Highway 403 is being widened by one lane in each direction from Highway 407 easterly to Highwa...
Nebraskan wins VN780 Dream Truck September 29, 2003 DALLAS, Tex. -- Dale Brown of Phillips, Nebraska, yesterday won a $143,000 Volvo VN780 as the grand prizewinner of...
Kenworth offers Cummins ISL Engine for Vocational, Pickup and Delivery Duty September 26, 2003 KIRKLAND, Wash. -- The enhanced Cummins ISL engine is now available for order on Kenworth trucks.
