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Daimler SuperTruck Receives Super Honor
PORTLAND, OR -- A special heavy-truck designed to show how fuel consumption can be further reduced by aerodynamic and other energy management measures, along with the use of an intelligent powertrain components, has received the "Distinguished Achievement Award" from the U.S. Department of Energy.
OTA Helps Toronto Truckers Avoid “Pan-Am-Monium”
TORONTO - Pan Am traffic tie-ups are already starting, but on Friday the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) hosted a gathering of carriers, Ministry of Transportation (MTO) officials and other parties to craft a plan to minimize Pan Am traffic woes. The Pan Am Games run from July 10 to the 26 and and Parapan Games are from August 7 to 15. Starting this week and for the duration of the games, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is looking at road closures; signal-timing modification; parking and stopping restrictions; turning restrictions; conversion of roads to one-way operations, police-managed traffic control points; and the increase or transfer to carpool lanes on many (GTA) highways.
Canada Cartage Brings Support to ‘Project Water’
Toronto, ON - Trucking stepped up to the plate on Thursday to help out a program that supplies life-saving bottled water to hundreds of front-line relief organizations in the Greater Toronto area in an effort to fight the number of deaths caused by dehydration.
Bandstra Transportation Trucker Named BC Driving Champ
LANGLEY, BC -- Truck driver Kris Szigeti of Bandstra Transportation was named Grand Champion at the 2015 British Columbia Professional Truck Driving Championships on June 20, in Abbotsford, at Tradex, also known as the Fraser Valley Trade & Exhibition Centre.
Nova Scotia Considering Tolls For 100 Series Highways
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia could one day have a lot more toll roads than it does now following their appearance nearly 20 years ago. The government is asking for proposals to conduct a feasibility study for the twinning and tolling at eight specific sections of four major highways.
Former Shaw Boss Ham Now GM at Omnitracs
DALLAS -- Wireless technology veteran Michael Ham has been named by Omnitracs LLC as general manager and vice president of Omnitracs Canada. According to the provider of fleet management systems, Ham will oversee the rollout and integration of Omnitracs' technologies throughout the country.
Canadian Trucking Moving Toward ‘Sustained Mobility’
LAVAL, QC -- Canada's trucking industry is making progress toward what one tire manufacturer calls "sustainable mobility." The reason, according to Michelin Canada, is three provinces now have load parity legislation in place following the recent move by Manitoba to adopt new regulations, allowing wide base single heavy truck tires to operate at the same weight limits as conventional dual tires.
