GEOFF GETS HIS TIRES

You may recall, a couple months ago I awarded a set of Goodyear trailer tires to the reader who offered the best advice for avoiding scrub-related tire damage in spread-axle trailer configurations. The winner was Geoff Danish of Danco Transport...

NEED MORE REST? PUT THIS MATTRESS TO THE TEST.

With all the musings of late about fatigue, and how to manage it, I’ve been contacted by the wife of an owner/operator who thinks she’s designed a product that can provide drivers with better rest while on the road. Her husband...

18 WHEELS OF CHRISTMAS ROLLS ON

I can’t believe it’s been 11 years since the gals at Rosenau Transport created the 18 Wheels of Christmas campaign. I was working in Calgary at that time and remember meeting up with Colleen Nickel and Dale Hart as they tried to...

PLANNING AN EXIT STRATEGY

Also discussed at the Surface Transportation Summit was the timely subject of mergers and acquisitions. Those who closely watch M&A transactions can barely conceal their disappointment in the lack of activity so far this year. Mike McCarron...

WHEN WINNING EQUATES TO LOSING

For the quote of the month, I’m going to throw it back over to Jacquie Meyers, who made a passionate plea to shippers and carriers to reconsider the price-driven RFP process. Speaking at the Surface Transportation Summit, she stated the...

Glasvan Great Dane to showcase natural gas yard tractor

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Glasvan Great Dane will be showcasing one of its first natural gas-powered Autocar shunt trucks at an open house Nov. 12.

New smart phone application replaces traditional ID programs for missing children

Traditional child identification programs have been replaced with a new application, the Find Me ID app

Trailer orders strong in September, but backlogs thin: ACT

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- September marked the second consecutive month of strong orders for trailer manufacturers.

News First – 2013-10-28

Kenworth says Paccar MX-13 engine increasingly popular with customers

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth says the popularity of its Paccar MX-13 engine is growing amongst Class 8 truck customers.

Hwy. 11 twinning completed between Prince Albert, Saskatoon

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. -- The last section of twinned lanes on busy Hwy. 11 between Saskatoon and Prince Albert was opened to traffic last week.

Safe practices start with the hiring process

KITCHENER, Ont. – If the object is to climb a tree, is it best to train a rabbit or to use a squirrel?

Take the next step to accident prevention, urges safety expert

KITCHENER, Ont. – The rising cost of lawsuits, increasing government scrutiny and penalties for unsafe operators, and easily accessible technology that can turn any bystander at the scene of an accident into a star witness can mean only...

PIT eliminates the guesswork for fleets

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. ­– Performance Innovation Transport (PIT), a division of FPinnovations, one of the largest non-profit, private scientific research centres in the world, tests new technologies and best practices to help fleet...

New HoS rules costing drivers, fleets productivity with no safety benefit: Schneider

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The new hours-of-service rules implemented in the US July 1 have reduced solo driver productivity by 3.1%, and team operations by 4.3%, according to data compiled by Schneider National.