ATA petitions EPA on diesel deadline (August 01, 2002)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has filed a petition for reconsideration with the EPA trying to push back the October deadline for new North American emissions standards.Th...

U.S. DOT numbers now required

WASHINGTON, D.C. - All Canadian carriers operating in the U.S. are now required to have a U.S. DOT number, different from the old ICC number commonly displayed by international haulers. Since July 3, ...

Emissions: Detroit’s direction

With the 10/02 emissions deadline approaching, a vast amount of misinformation regarding the future of heavy-duty diesel engines still exists. This is the third installment in a series giving manufact...

Manley-Ridge report includes CTA suggestions

On June 28, Canada's Deputy Prime Minister John Manley and U.S. Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge released a "progress report" on the Smart Border Declaration.Of particular interest to the trucking...

Trailer spec’i ng quick tips

1 Front WallWhat you spec will depend on the severity of your application. Lift trucks banging against the front of the trailer can end up making the trailer look a little pregnant. If you are loading...

With a bit of zig and a bit of zag, a Canadian manufacturer is creating a more robust trailer floor

Until recently all trailer floors used similar gluing techniques and the joints between the boards were all based on roughly the same single-overlap hook design. That is until Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec...

MTO refuses request for a solution to blocked exit

VANKLEEK HILL, Ont. - Trying to talk common sense into Ontario's Ministry of Transportation was a waste of breath for Herb Vink, owner of Herb's Restaurant on Hwy. 417's Exit 27, halfway between Ottaw...

N.Y. tries to add convenience (August 01, 2002)

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York State Thruway is making the trek along its road a lot more convenient for truck drivers.The oversize and overweight permitting system has been partially automated.Carrier...

Profile: Trucker turned singer offers up great tunes for the road

HAMILTON, Ont. - It's not hard to tell GM Paterson does most of his song writing in the cab of a truck, perhaps that's why his music is at its best when enjoyed at 100 km-h.He recently stepped into th...

Looking Back: The highway to the past

It has been many years since I have written about the trucking industry.When editor John Curran, asked me to recollect my tenure as the first editor of Truck News, I was at a loss. There were so many ...

Looking back (August 01, 2002)

As Truck News officially comes of age and celebrates its 21st birthday this year, we decided it would be appropriate to take a look back at how the industry has evolved since we first hit the street.F...

News (August 01, 2002)

Cancom deals provide fuel, mileage and routing solutionsCancom Tracking has entered into an agreement with Turnpike Global Technologies of Stoney Creek, Ontario, to provide TurnpikeDirect automatic fu...

A Midsummer Day’s Dream

Picture driving through the scenic back roads of the Kawarthas on a sunny midsummer day as part of a GMC truck convoy whose sole purpose, aside from putting the new Kodiak and TopKick Class of 4-8 mod...

Protecting the family jewel

Back in the days of economic regulation in Ontario, the family jewel in the trucking industry was your operating licence. That was the ticket so to speak. In the post-deregulation days, it moved to in...

Food for Thought

ETOBICOKE, Ont. - When buying your fruits and vegetables at your local supermarket, do you ever wonder where exactly your produce is coming from?Well if you're buying your food from a smaller venue an...