L.N.G. project proposed for Port of Prince Rupert

PRINCE RUPERT, BC -- WestPac Terminal Inc of Calgary has entered into an agreement with Ridley Terminals Inc. (RTI)...

Study probes benefits of RFID in tracking reusable assets

BOSTON, Mass. -- Reusable assets are a significant capital expense for private fleets, but logistics management sys...

COMPETITION WATCH: Old World Transportation invests in new software

New World Transportation, an Atlanta-based carrier, which also hauls into the Canadian market, has purchased Trans-...

Holland Group announces management changes

HOLLAND, Mich. -- The Holland Group has announced several changes to its management team.

Trucking chief says all modes need to work together

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. -- The CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, David Bradley, invited the marine industry to work...

Everything you want to know about lighting in Truck Lite’s new manual

FALCONER, N.Y. -- Truck-Lite announced the release of the new Lighting User's Guide manual to help educate the indu...

Keeping Eyes on the Road Three

CALGARY, Alta. - Calgary's East West Express is the first trucking company in the world to implement a new vision-based safety system that combines a Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system with Forward Collision Warning (FCW) capabilities as well as...

Recruiting Foreign Drivers Can Help in Face of Driver Shortage

WINNIPEG, Man. - Foreign recruitment is as easy as local recruitment, but with a higher success ratio as drivers are recruited from the greater global labour market pool.

Let’s Talk Insurance – Delay Now: Pay Up Later

They say time is money. And when it comes to reporting accident claims, nothing could be truer.

Save the Planet

CALGARY, Alta. - Much has been made of the transportation industry's ongoing battle to reduce emissions, but the folks at Greenpeace would be pleased to know there's also an effort to 'save the forests' in many fleet maintenance shops across the c...

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

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Roadcheck Out-Of-Service Rate Up Slightly From ’03

MILTON, Ont. - Seventy-eight per cent of vehicles inspected during the 2004 Roadcheck safety blitz passed inspections and were considered to have a high level of mechanical fitness, according to a report released by the Canadian Council of Motor T...

Voice of the O/O: National O/O Month – August 2004

Yes, you've read the title correctly: August is National Owner/Operator Month, a time to recognize those who've chosen one of the most difficult, time consuming and labour intensive ways imaginable to make a buck (and sometimes not much more than...

Future Looks Bright for Canadian Inverter/Charger Manufacturer

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Xantrex Technology, a Canadian provider of inverter/chargers for heavy-duty trucks, recently completed its first quarter as a public company while continuing to double its OEM sales every year since it entered the business four y...

B.C. to Enhance Roadside Rest Areas

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Province of B.C. is investing $2.4 million to improve more than 100 rest areas along the province's highways.