A dash of salt: Not just a matter of taste

As you’re driving down the road during the long, hot days of summer, how can you make sure you won’t become dehydrated? Pack enough water, for sure. But also monitor your salt intake. Make sure you get enough salt to replace what...

For truck drivers, an overactive bladder is more than an inconvenience

An overactive bladder can be a debilitating problem for a professional truck driver as washroom facilities are not always readily available.

It’s truck show season

So May is finally here and we find ourselves once again smack dab in the middle of show season.

WATCH for the signs

Truck drivers have been watching out for years, calling in drunk drivers, traffic accidents, and suspicious activity at rest areas and truck stops. Now PACT-Ottawa, a non-profit organization committed to preventing human trafficking, is calling...

Anticipating a faster bus

TAMPA, Fla. – The SAE J1939 data bus is about to get a whole lot faster. And that, according to Ken DeGrant, field applications engineering manager with Dearborn Group Technology, is a development that should be welcomed by technicians.

Idling alternatives

TAMPA, Fla. – Anti-idling laws may be good for the environment and bids to save fuel, but they represent a challenge for trucks that have traditionally put the power of an idling engine to work. Even the largest alternators can struggle...

Taxes can be so taxing: Part 3

The Story So Far…

TSQ: Is allowing automatic transmissions for A/Z tests good or bad for the industry?

BRADFORD, Ont. – May 1 marked the start of what – for some – may be the end of an era for the trucking industry. In an attempt to contemporize the Class A road test in Ontario, all applicants now have the option to use trucks...

Ground transportation costs for Canadian shippers drop in March: CGFI

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased 1.7% in March when compared with February results, according to the latest results from the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI). The results mark the first...

Bison Transport, Jessiman Foundation donate $1 million to park conservancy

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Bison Transport and the Jessiman Foundation have given a joint gift of $1 million towards the Assiniboine Park Conservancy’s (APC) Imagine a Place Campaign.

Trailer Wizards appoints new VP Ontario Region

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Trailer Wizards has appointed Arthur Christakos to vice-president of the company's Ontario Region. Despite being Christakos’ first position at Trailer Wizards, officials he say brings nine years of experience as a...

Profile: Riding shotgun with a paraplegic truck driver

BELLEVILLE, Ont. -- On a mild mid-April day, owner/operator Mike Dingler is shooting the breeze with fellow drivers, while waiting for his paperwork before setting out on an afternoon run. Paperwork in hand, he says his farewells and then...

Kenworth delivers first K370 cabover to Coca-Cola

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Coca-Cola Refreshments today took deliver of the first Kenworth K370 cabover.

Transportation Matters’ YouTube channel hits 200,000 views milestone

TORONTO, Ont. -- TruckNews.com’s weekly WebTV show Transportation Matters (TMTV) has garnered more than 200,000 views on its YouTube channel.

Road Today Truck Show rolling into Brampton this weekend

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- The Road Today Truck Show is back at the Powerade Centre in Brampton for its fourth installment May 26-27.