Big data can guide big maintenance decisions: Panel

The electronic revolution is a reality in the trucking industry. Electronic Control Modules now feed data from engines and transmissions alike. Maintenance software can spit out reams of reports, measuring just about every imaginable operating parameter. As important as all the underlying data can be, however, the secret is to turn it into actionable information.

Armour’s Gaudet awarded at CFMS, 19 years after his father

TORONTO, Ont. – Mike Gaudet of Armour Transportation Systems out of Moncton, N.B. was named Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year April 13. The announcement was made during the…

Many things to consider when trying to avoid information paralysis

TORONTO, Ont. – Kirk Altrichter, vice-president of maintenance for Crete Carrier Corporation out of Lincoln, Nebraska provided a solid launching point during the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Summit (CFMS) April 13…

Big data brings big opportunities, challenges: Ryder’s Dawson

TORONTO, Ont. — The deluge of data being generated by today’s trucks can be overwhelming to manage. Now imagine you have 180,000 vehicles generating such data and you’ll empathize with…

Five-day auction expected to be biggest ever

Two El Caminos being sold for charity

International Roadcheck set for June 7-9 with special emphasis on tire safety

GREENBELT, Md. – The date for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 29th annual International Roadcheck has been confirmed. This year’s International Roadcheck is set to take place June 7-9…

MTA hosts provincial politicians; holds AGM

WINNIPEG, Man. –Prior to calling its annual general meeting to order April 8, the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) hosted representatives from all three provincial parties, including then premier, NDP leader…

PMTC seeks nominees for awards program

MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) is looking for the best in trucking for its awards of excellence. With five categories in total, the PMTC…

Next Healthy Fleet Challenge kicks off May 1

TORONTO, Ont. — The 2016 Healthy Fleet Challenge is just weeks away, kicking off May 1 and spanning until the end of September. Organizers of the challenge say the challenge promises to…

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index softens in February

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index softened again in February due to a weakening of the freight environment early in 2016. The current reading is 8.27 and reflects FTR’s forecast…

TMTA names first-ever female president

WATERLOO, Ont. — The Transportation Maintenance & Technology Association (TMTA) has installed its first-ever female president, Brenda Alderson. Alderson will lead the Waterloo chapter, after accepting the reins from outgoing…

UPS driver honored as Liberty Life Saver

MISSISSAUGA, ON - Richard Ramdathsingh saw the accident unfold in front of his UPS package car last November. One motorist moved left when there was no place to go. There was the crunch of metal. The rollover came next. Now he's been recognized for his heroics.

Questions to ask when choosing ELDs: Continental

LOUISVILLE, KY - With the U.S. approaching mandated electronic logging devices (ELDs), and Canada expected to follow suit, Continental Commercial Vehicles and Aftermarket is posing questions that should be asked when choosing suppliers. Among them:

Runaways … Can we keep the wheels on?

Are the chasms and gulches of British Columbia full of wheel-and-tire assemblies that parted company with their tractors and trailers? Are the wheat fields of Saskatchewan populated here and there…

Wabash receives two TTMA Plant Safety Awards

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Wabash National announced today that it received two 2015 Plant Safety Awards from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) for tank trailer manufacturing operations in Wisconsin and…