Transportation A view of the goo June 1, 2000 ACTON, Ont. - It doesn't take a chemical engineer to pull a dipstick and determine if the oil needs changing. And with today's computer generated preventative maintenance schedules (PMs), it has actua...
Transportation These pin locks are stronger June 1, 2000 Dear Editor,I have read with a lot of interest Julia Kuzeljevich's "Crime Stoppers" article (TN: May 2000).But I would like to emphasize your section about "pin locks". As a manufacturer of king pin l...
Transportation Trailer maintenance can be cost-effective June 1, 2000 DON MILLS, Ont. - Trailer maintenance programs need to begin before new equipment even arrives at a fleet, according to speakers at the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar. But the work doesn't end the...
Transportation U.S. wants to cut sulfur from diesel June 1, 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it wants the sulfur content of diesel fuel slashed by 97 per cent in six years, in the environmental regulator's la...
Transportation Art was a loyal soldier June 1, 2000 Dear Editor,Canada's trucking industry lost one of its loyal soldiers last month. I first met Art Joosse about 15 years ago. He made a young pup in the trucking wars feel welcome.Eventually, Art and I...
Transportation O/O protest blows over June 1, 2000 KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A planned protest that was to be mounted by owner/operators in Western Canada seems to have blown over before it began. Owner/operators were going to block fuel pumps at several card-...
Transportation Truckers band together for change June 1, 2000 OTTAWA, Ont. - Seven long-haul driver-based organizations are joining forces in a move they hope will even out the balance between drivers and carriers.The group is so far known as The Standing Commit...
Transportation New video teaches motorists to share June 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has unveiled a 20-minute video and accompanying pocket guide meant to teach the general public how to share the road with trucks."It's important ...
Transportation The burnishing issue June 1, 2000 DON MILLS, Ont. - It's easy to assume that a truck's brakes are never safer or more in compliance than when the truck is brand new, or immediately after a brake job. Ironically, brand new trucks and t...
Transportation Regular checks key to climate control June 1, 2000 DON MILLS, Ont. - If you want to maintain climate control systems, the most important tool is common sense, according to speakers at the 37th annual Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar."Communicate wit...
Transportation TST manager is dynamite June 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - The only award most fleet maintenance managers ever receive is the warm feeling they get when they hear the low hum of a finely tuned engine. Frank Haselden knows that feeling, but now...
Transportation Navistar earnings exceed projections June 1, 2000 CHICAGO, Ill. - Navistar International marked record earnings for the first six months of its fiscal year, thanks in a large part to an increase in medium-duty engine shipments.Net income for the quar...
Transportation The stop gaps June 1, 2000 DON MILLS, Ont - Current brake technology is too labor intensive and not reliable enough to meet compliance and cost expectations, Frank Haselden of TST Overland Express told delegates attending the 3...
Transportation Q: Should black boxes be used to track hours of service in the U.S.? June 1, 2000 REGINA, Sask. - With its proposals for new hours of service regulations, the U.S. has introduced the idea of legislating electronic monitoring devices that would take the place of traditional logbooks...
