Three trucks to drive to the peak

PIKE'S PEAK, Co. - Kenworth, Sterling and Freightliner trucks will all take to the Adelphia Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on July 4, in one of the greatest tests of endurance in North American r...

Terion in Canada thanks to CBC

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Terion, a two-way FM-based communication system designed for trucks, is now available throughout Canada thanks to a deal with the CBC.The Terion system transmits text messages betwee...

Driver dies in QEW crash

"It looks like driver error," said Const. Betty Anne Martin of the OPP's Niagara Falls detachment. "Visibility was good, and it had nothing to do with road conditions."The accident occurred at about 4...

Canadian truck plants gear down for slowdown

CHATHAM, Ont. - Canada may not yet be feeling the drop in retail truck sales that are affecting the U.S., but truck plants located here are beginning to feel the affect of lagging Class 8 truck orders...

Spec-ing – Medium-Duty Trucks: Medium-Duty Basics

You run a handful of medium-duty trucks to get your product to market but trucking is far from being your first order of business. Speaking of business, it's booming and your trucks are starting to sh...

OTA unveils fund for children of distressed drivers

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association has established an annual scholarship fund to aid the university or college-bound child of a truck driver having a tough time making ends meet as the r...

Where do we fit in? Comparing values

The first measure that can be used to gauge a mode's importance is the value it adds -- wages and profits made to labor and capital -- in each province. A number of factors beyond shipper preference f...

Jacobs to focus on integrated brakes

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. - Jacobs Vehicle Systems, the company that made a name for itself by making the famous Jake brake, has reorganized to include teams focusing on integrated engine brake designs and a ...

Alberta to get 24,000-lb. tridems, announcement coming within 90 days

WHISTLER, B.C. - After 18 months of lobbying, the Alberta government appears ready to approve 24,000-lb., medium-spread tridems, increasing allowable weights by 1,000 lb., says Jurgen Mantei, chairman...

Couriers continue to benefit from E-conomy

TORONTO, Ont. - The Internet and the business that flows through it continues to drive more business to Canada's courier industry, a Canadian Courier Association conference was told on June 1."I belie...

Where the money goes

Finally an understanding of the relative importance of each mode can be gained by comparing the amount of government spending it attracts. In terms of direct federal subsidies, grants and contribution...

Federal-Mogul to market Dialight

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Federal-Mogul will exclusively market Dialight Corporation's DiodeLite's LED line for heavy-duty vehicles."The alliance with Dialight enhances our position as an OEM systems suppli...

Premier problems

When it comes to the world of enforcement, it's always been a balance between carrots and sticks. Do you entice truck owners with the proverbial carrot - incentives for doing a good job - or do you pu...

Freightliner, Praxair develop system to avert truck rollovers

Freightliner and Praxair have devised a new technology, Roll Advisor & Control, to alert truck drivers to potentially dangerous driving behaviors and to automatically slow the vehicle to help prevent ...

Transportation.com launches online industry marketplace

Transportation.com, an Internet transportation marketplace, has launched www.transportation.com, a site which offers a selection of transportation management and logistics consulting services. Transpo...