PC*MILER 14 Web-enabled

PRINCETON, N.J. - PC*Miler 14, the latest version of the routing software, has now merged with the information superhighway that is the Internet.Among the latest product lines are the Web-enabled PC*M...

Learning curves

EDMONTON, Alta. - Mike Morigeau is probably the only trainer in Canada who's happy when his students roll a truck. It's specially equipped equipment, mind you, but he feels his company's Rollover Dyna...

Dead driver made several mistakes

There's something to be learned from every accident scenario, and the following situation is no different.I was reviewing the death of an Ontario trucker who was killed after he was thrown from his tr...

Truck insurers will merge

TORONTO, Ont. - Truck insurers Hargraft Wood Fleming and Schofield Insurance Brokers have announced plans to merge into a firm to be known as Hargraft Schofield Inc., in a deal to close June 7.J. Ross...

ATA forum to chart future of safety

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) will sponsor a one-day conference in late April to help chart the future of the U.S. truck safety rating process.The U.S. Court of Appeals struck down the old ...

In for ‘Ripair’, Part 4

Although he has a load of wind machines bound for the Collingwood, Ont. set of the new Shannon Tweed movie, Snowflakes, Mark can't pick up his load because of an owner/operators strike at the port of ...

Windsor adds Canpass lanes

WINDSOR, Ont. - The federal government has expanded a 19-month-old program that's meant to help ease traffic congestion at this city's international border crossings. Two new Canpass lanes have been a...

Get organized

Dear Editor,As March began, the current truckers' dispute over the price of diesel fuel was still in the news. As the wife of a long-distance trucker, I do sympathize with their plight, but I think th...

Caccaro named branch manager

TORONTO, Ont. - Kelron Logistics has appointed Sandro Caccaro as branch manager of its Toronto branch. It will be a familiar job for Sandro, who had previously worked as a branch manager with Yellow F...

Rating the BOSS

Drivers asked to rate their supervisors gave their highest marks for being treated with respect but they were not as impressed with their supervisors' performance in following up on their concerns and...

Trucker’s vigil comes to an end

SUDBURY, Ont. - Dennis Cleary's 1999 Century Class became a fixture on the shoulder of Hwy. 69 as he protested the high fuel costs that were putting him out of business. Now they have.His truck is bei...

Volvo Trucks guarantees cost per mile

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Unexpect-ed maintenance issues can often wreak havoc on budgeted costs per mile. Volvo Trucks, however, has unveiled a Cost Per Mile program that removes the uncertainty for fleets.T...

The right time for grease?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A new Recommended Practice for using semi-fluid grease in wheel ends is now the rule presented by the Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations. But the maintenance ...

Crude economics

TORONTO, Ont. - Over the past few months, there's been quite a furor over the price of fuel. There's also been a lot of rhetoric. Depending on what camp you're in, and how the rising price of fuel has...

Watch for the details written on all tickets

Looking through my files and a few recent cases, it quickly became apparent to me that it was time for another question-and-answer column. So without further ado...Q. I was stopped at the scales by an...