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...
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 Rolling in the dough June 1, 2000 DON MILLS, Ont. - Tires represent one of the largest costs for truckers, but that also means they offer one of the greatest opportunities for saving costs.The challenge is to work smarter - not harder...
Transportation U.S. DOT will investigate CDL program June 1, 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. - An ongoing federal investigation of the Illinois commercial driver's licence program is looking into alleged fraudulent issuing of commercial drivers' licences to drivers in two sta...
Transportation Meritor execs, engineers, displaying brake expectations June 1, 2000 TROY, Mich. - Forget the stopping power of S-cam brakes controlled by air. Meritor Automotive has seen the future of braking systems - and that future is lightweight, electronic and fully integrated i...
Transportation Kingsway acquires AXA fleet business June 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Kingsway Financial Services' Kingsway General Insurance Co. subsidiary has acquired renewal rights for AXA Canada's portfolio of long-haul fleet insurance.Terms of the agreement weren'...
Transportation Petro-Canada hails new ownership rules June 1, 2000 CALGARY, Alta. - The federal government has announced plans to change the ownership rules surrounding Petro-Canada, and nobody is more pleased than the petroleum giant.The feds announced May 18 that t...
Transportation Driving in red ink June 1, 2000 Jim saw his financial life spiraling out of control.While he had made a decent living in the trucking industry for 10 years, the owner/operator found himself staring at a rent bill that he couldn't pa...
Transportation ‘Go for it’, Jordan tells Internet weary June 1, 2000 DON MILLS, Ont. - Embrace the Internet because, if you don't, it will steamroll over you, TruckLite's Greg Jordan warned fleet managers attending the 37th annual Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar."If...
