ACI e-manifest requirements are coming Nov. 1. For real, this time.

OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) e-manifest program for Canada-bound loads is set to go into effect Nov. 1. For real, this time. They swear.

It’s time for governments to end hypocrisy

The transportation industry, by its very nature, is an obvious target for legislators looking to reduce this nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants. It’s one of the largest contributors of harmful emissions, any way...

Don’t get left behind

Our cover story this month points out that the date for Canada Border Service Agency’s Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) e-manifest requirements to go into effect  is fast approaching and questions whether motor carriers are...

The California countdown

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As New York’s famous Times Square Ball drops at midnight, a global audience of more than a billion will watch New Yorkers ring in the New Year.

California crackdown to target truck tires, too

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Canadian fleets running model year 2010 and older tractors into California after Jan. 1, 2013 will require low rolling resistance tires, in order to comply with the California Air Resources Board’s new...

Meet Margot, Justin and Randy

MONCTON, N.B. – Hustling to prepare supper and feed her children, Margot Griffin counts down to the start of another night shift for Moncton, N.B.-based Armour Transport. She will haul loads around the Maritimes all night before returning...

Second Quebec carrier buys natural gas-fueled tractors

ST-ROMUALD, Que. – By about the end of this September, St-Romuald, Que.-based Transport YN.-Gonthier will become the second carrier in the province to use liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled transport trucks. It has ordered two Peterbilt...

Newly-named Trucking for a Cure convoy set to hit highway

DORCHESTER, Ont. – A convoy of charitable truckers will once again be taking to the highways in Western Ontario this fall to help drive out breast cancer. On Oct. 13, the newly-renamed Trucking for a Cure convoy (formerly Convoy for a...

Western Canadian trucking industry frustrated with limits on wide-base tires

CALGARY, Alta. – Twelve years after new-generation wide-base single tires hit the North American trucking market, most Canadian provinces still impose limits on their use, even though they’re arguably the most fuel-efficient tire...

Thermo King unveils Precedent line of EPA-compliant reefer engines

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Thermo King is looking to set a “precedent” with its new trailer temperature control program, going as far as to say it has “staked (its) legacy” on the reefer unit’s performance. The new...

Working trucks get their due at Working Chrome truck show

WINNIPEG, Man. – I’ve visited all the major truck shows in the past couple of years. I enjoy spending time visiting the trade shows and seeing all the new products on display, but each and every time, my first port of call is the...

London’s embracing of trucks was my Olympic moment

Like most people on the planet for a couple of weeks this past August during the London 2012 Olympics I became a fan of sports that normally I wouldn’t pay any heed too. (I am basically a hockey guy with a bit of baseball thrown in to get...

Creating memories that last

Now that we are in 2012’s post-Olympic Games phase and a beautiful summer is beginning to edge toward autumn, there can be a tendency to feel just a little let down, a little mellowed out as it were.

Applying the Smith System for defensive driving to everyday life

Sometimes you just need to step back and view the world through a different lens. I was reading over The Smith System for defensive driving and started thinking about how we can apply those proper visual habits to the issues we face in our...

Why are small fleets viewed as the scourge of the industry?

I see my role here as a Truck News contributor as quite simple. Once a month, I climb up on my newsprint soapbox and offer an opinion on an industry-related subject, while periodically mixing in a little useful information. My only firm...