International is changing the way engines operate

International Truck and Engine Corp. has unveiled camless engine technology which uses electronics to control valve timing in place of a conventional mechanical camshaft and push rod assembly.In bring...

Dimensional Deja Vu

Canadian carriers studying the proposed NAFTA standards for truck dimensions will find them strangely familiarAfter five years of talking, the three NAFTA partners have finally agreed on aspects of tr...

what’s driving your drivers?

Know the answer to that question and you can fight the destructive driver churn experienced by just about every fleet across the country. Yet that's easier said than done. Understanding the driver's s...

what a nightmare

Having followed the debate over the U.S. government's attempts to revise its antiquated hours of work rules, I'm not sure which is worse: the government's ridiculously confusing proposals or the U.S. ...

Table: Job Satisfaction

Satisfied/NeutralSomewhat/NotNo opinionVery satisfiedat all satisfiedIndustry average46.0%...

Axa dumping commercial truck business

TORONTO, Ont. - Axa Canada has announced that it will be leave the commercial fleet trucking business, focusing its insurance products on owner/operators with nine trucks or less, or private carriers....

Signal and sound your way to safety

To drive accident-free, there are some basic practices you must know, implement, and use on a daily basis. These practices need to become part of your normal driving habits.How many accidents happen b...

Send money

REGINA, Sask. - Various levels of government need to invest more money into everything from highway networks to transportation-related education if they want Canada to remain competitive, according to...

CBs remain a mainstay in truck cabs, but there was a day when the general public was equally fascinated by the Citizens’ Band.

In TD Marlo's story, The Night They Broke Down Midtown Joey's Door, the author finds himself standing on the toilet in his Brooklyn bathroom, leaning out the window with a hand-held CB radio pressed a...

Alta. Enviroment investigates spill

CALGARY,Alta. - Alberta Environment is investigating a spill caused when a corrosive cleaner was loaded into the wrong type of tanker.The cleaner, sodium hydroxide, reacts negatively with certain meta...

UPS offers new office equipment lease program

ATLANTA, Ga. - Most courier companies may be offering on-line tracking capabilities these days, but UPS has gone a step further with a program that purchases and leases computers to do the work.The de...

Kenworth provides referencing for parts on the Internet

Kenworth's SmartSearch, a tool fleet managers can use to research replacement parts for trucks and trailers, is now accessible on the Internet. SmartSearch can identify parts by application and also f...

How Carriers Rate in Meeting Driver Needs

% OF DRIVERS RATING THEIRCARRIERS AS SATISFACTORYMaking sure71.1% equipment is safeGiving enough time54.5% to comple...

A well-adjusted PLAN

Nothing can tarnish a fleet's safety record faster than brake defects. Brake stroke and adjustment defects are the predominant problems uncovered during roadside inspections. Of the 19,775 truck brake...

Braking Into the Future

Meritor has seen the future of braking systems and it doesn't include S-cam brakes controlled by a supply of air. The stopping power of tomorrow is lightweight, electronic and fully integrated into th...