CFMS Report: Bill Arthur Takes Home Fleet Maintenance Manager Trophy

It was a long time coming, but for Bill Arthur, the coveted Volvo Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year award finally came.

Delivering Under Pressure

Imagine harnessing the heat energy of a blast furnace while keeping the vibrational equivalent of a jet fighter's acceleration in check. This is essentially what diesel engine designers worldwide must do to keep diesel trucks on the road and on sc...

Wabash set to develop 10-year maintenance-free trailer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Wabash National has begun working on a trailer that - with the exception of brakes and tires - will run 10 years with no maintenance required, say company officials.

Preventive Maintenance What’s that? What to know about healthy hearing

Do you find yourself asking people to repeat themselves more than you used to? Do you say "Pardon/huh?" in every conversation? Do your ears ring when you get out of your truck? Do you hear hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping, or clicking when no...

Was driver stress behind shooting death?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - At least one former owner/operator isn't surprised when violence erupts in the trucking industry. He's just surprised it doesn't happen more often.

Selfless Means to a Selfish End

Our industry is made up of many fast moving specialty niches dominated by high levels of service. As the industry changes from the old style of doing business, it will be replaced by what is determined as an off balance sheet commodity known as "v...

Climate Change Policy at a Crossroads

Ottawa has so far preferred to use the carrot rather than the stick in trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the freight transportation sector, but that could soon change.

Goodyear Canada Boosts Its Heavy-Duty Belt Tensioner Lines

Goodyear Canada's Engineered Products Division has announced a major expansion of its Goodyear Accu-Drive heavy-duty belt tensioner product lines for light trucks and heavy-duty vehicles.

Here We Go Again

Prime Minister Paul Martin is apparently so concerned about sky-high fuel prices that he was raising the issue at the June 6-8 G8 meeting in the U.S. just as Motortruck was going to press.

Ridewell Unveils Air Control Kit With Integrated Tank

Ridewell Suspensions has developed a new air control kit for its RLT-230 "Light-Trac"Air-Ride/Air-Lift Self-Steering integrated suspension as well as a tall-mount version of the suspension.The kit includes the control panel, brake pressure protect...

Supreme Court won’t hear wheel-off appeal

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario's wheel-off law has survived another challenge to its constitutionality.

The learning never ends

The PMTC conference committee is very excited about the conference program set for June 17 & 18 in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

Cummins Gets EPA Tier 3 Certified for Off-Highway Engines

The first of Cummins' off-highway QSM engines slated for the January 2005 emission standards has been certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

There’s No Escaping It

Absolute liability in Ontario, assigned to the operator in the event a wheel becomes detached, remains intact. Section 84 of the Highway Traffic Act does not allow for a defence of due diligence, following numerous unsuccessful challenges in the l...

The Trick With Tridem-Drives

Tridem-drive tractors, and maybe straight trucks with tri-drives, in Canada's national agreement on truck weights and dimensions? Maybe. But not any time soon. There are too many technical issues and differences among the provinces for quick actio...