Transportation Don’t forget the wheel bearings October 1, 2000 As we head into the fall, both fleets and owner-operators tend to prepare a list of maintenance items that need to be addressed before the onset of winter. Engines, transmissions, drivelines and axles...
Transportation Delivering steel and lumber, she found the secret to life October 1, 2000 GUELPH, Ont. - What does a typical 42-year-old divorced mother of two teenage girls do when she feels she has reached a crossroad in her life after spending 20 years as a wife and mother? She becomes ...
Transportation Grease is the word: Petro Canada official October 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - With questions about installation now answered, Petro Canada is saying that grease is the word for wheel ends.Semi-fluid greases offer a longer life, and won't run out if a wheel seal ...
Transportation A life of iron and wheels October 1, 2000 Truck is too small a word for the oversized configurations that Gene Gauthier hauls, and driver doesn't seem to go far enough to explain the skills he needs to handle the things. But whatever you call...
Transportation You can prove due diligence in safety compliance October 1, 2000 It is important for carriers to be able to demonstrate policies, procedures, and practices that indicate they're in compliance with the wide range of laws and regulations that govern our industry. Doi...
Transportation National champs prove their skills October 1, 2000 LAVAL, Que. - By 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 the clouds had parked just overhead, drenching trucks and drivers alike as those at the wheel attempted to watch barriers through the steady whap-whap of...
Transportation Trash talk on tolls October 1, 2000 WINDSOR, Ont. - Windsor city council is investigating whether it has the right to levy tolls against trucks hauling Toronto garbage through Canada's Motor City en route to landfills near Detroit, Mich...
Transportation The trucking culture is dying October 1, 2000 Dear Editor,It seems in the last 10 years that the majority of workers throughout the country have enjoyed yearly increases in their wages, through the efforts of negotiations and the addition of cost...
Transportation European truckers rally against fuel costs October 1, 2000 PARIS, France - It appears that the rest of the world isn't insulated from the impact of high fuel prices, either.On Sept. 9, France's Socialist government felt it had no choice but to give in to the ...
Transportation Trucks will be a target in upcoming environmental debates September 1, 2000 Environmental issues are always among the Top 10 policy issues, but their importance has tended to ebb and flow with concerns about the economy. When times are good, environmental issues tend to have ...
Transportation It’s in need of a fix September 1, 2000 If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But what if it is broke and ain't no one trained to fix it? As if the driver shortage were not enough, the trucking industry is also facing a shortage of heavy-duty me...
Transportation Operating for less September 1, 2000 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - A research paper presented during this summer's Canadian Transportation Research Forum in Charlottetown, P.E.I. has concluded that many truckers are not finding the life they'r...
Transportation Murder on Site, Part 4 September 1, 2000 The story so far ...Mark Dalton delivers the wind machines to the location shoot of Snowflake. In line behind another truck, when the line starts to move, the truck in front of him doesn't. When he op...
Transportation E-drivers September 1, 2000 Say what you will about E-commerce, but the stuff listed on Internet sites isn't delivered through a computer modem. It has to move by truck.Still, the new approach to orders does present a new type o...
Transportation The straight facts September 1, 2000 Next to the brakes, there is probably no more important component on your truck than the steering system. When you get right down to it, the level of control that you have over that massive hulk of me...