Products

Trailmobile selects Truck-Lite as primary supplier (June 01, 2003)

FALCONER, N.Y. - Truck-Lite Co., Inc. has recently been acknowledged as the primary harness and lighting supplier by Trailmobile."The new custom designed harness and LED lighting system with a lifetim...

Arrow launches warranty program

TORONTO, Ont. - Arrow Truck Sales has announced its 30-day Warranty Ready-Truck Program.Arrow, a North American pre-owned truck dealership, now provides a limited warranty on engine, transmission and ...

MOE toughens emissions test

TORONTO, Ont. - Changes to toughen Ontario's Heavy-Duty Drive Clean Program were recently announced by Ontario's Environment Minister, Chris Stockwell.Slated to come into effect in April 2004, the cha...

Run for the hills

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - Like that very first time behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler, most truckers can vividly recall their first run through the mountains. It may conjure up feelings of fear and apprehensi...

Leaving the land for the road

REGINA, Sask. - Read the newspapers, listen to the radio or watch television and the news about agriculture is generally the same - bad and getting worse. Each year, hundreds of farmers walk away from...

Canada must remove uncertainties at border: CTA

TORONTO, Ont. - Canada's number one economic priority must be to remove uncertainties at the border, or risk an outflow of direct investment to the U.S., said David Bradley, CEO of the Canadian Trucki...

Ed Roeder named Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year (June 01, 2003)

TORONTO, Ont. - Egotistical is certainly not a description that could be applied to Ed Roeder, this year's Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year.Roeder, who was awarded the prestigious honor ...

Frustrating experiences

Dear Editor,We have been owner/operators for six years now and have been through so much, but I cannot believe the trucking industry is so poorly organized.Last week, we sold our dump truck and traile...

Are we finally getting close to a decision on Windsor?

For years I have been relaying the anecdote I heard from a trucker that goes: "You can take a truck from Toronto to Miami and you'll go through 15 stop lights - and 14 of them are in Windsor."It has s...

News – 01-JUN-03

Haldex has launched the Consep, a low-maintenance air pre-treatment condenser or separator designed for extreme service applications. It condenses, separates and removes 90 per cent of the oils, liqui...

TURBO-3000D VADA launches headquarters

EAST AURORA, N.Y. - TURBO-3000D VADA has opened a new corporate headquarters and shipping facility in East Aurora.Andrew Matuch, company president, says significant growth in sales necessitated the mo...

Customs causes border congestion

Dear Editor,I am your average owner/operator who is tired of hearing about building a new truck route to ease border problems. A new route is not the answer. Getting U.S. Customs to improve traffic fl...

Dazed and confused: FDA customs rules too complicated?

TORONTO, Ont. - Just when you thought you were getting a handle on the newly-proposed Customs Border Protection (CBP) rules for pre-notification, along comes the Food and Drug Administration, with a w...

Bolton to host annual truck and tractor pull

BOLTON, Ont. - The Albion and Bolton Agricultural Society is sponsoring the 25th annual Modified Truck and Tractor Pull June 27 at the Albion Bolton Fairgrounds.The traditional event, founded by Wilso...

To buy or not to buy: Can communications save you money?

TORONTO, Ont. - Do tracking technologies pay off? They do indeed, at least according to the panel members of Vehicle Communications - Fact, Fiction and Urban Myths, one of the sessions held at the ann...