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...
Transportation International brake conference to convene September 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - International brake experts and enforcement officers from throughout North America will converge on Toronto during Sept. 15 and 16 to focus on some of the most troublesome equipment on...
Transportation Attack stress August 1, 2000 You're on a clogged artery, your own arteries clogging as a four-wheeler cuts you off. Your lunch is in your throat as you halt your beast of burden before it crushes the little red Toyota that has sl...
Transportation Are carriers passing the money? August 1, 2000 Dear Editor,I have been a commercial driver for more than 27 years, in the capacity of a company driver and an O/O, so I have an idea as to the hazards of the commercial truck driver's life.But I wond...
Transportation Politics will get in the way of HOS changes in U.S. August 1, 2000 We are constantly reminded of the fast pace of the world around us. The U.S. Congress recently passed legislation governing electronic "signatures". In the transportation industry, advances in technol...
Transportation Murder on site, Part 3 August 1, 2000 The story so far:Mark Dalton delivers the wind machines to the location shoot of Snowflake. When the line of trucks in front of him starts to move, the truck in front of him doesn't. When he tries to ...
Transportation The glide of the ride August 1, 2000 When it comes to spec'ing a suspension system for a heavy-duty truck, two obvious questions come to mind: what am I going to do, and where am I going to go? Although there are other things to consider...
Transportation Rig racing grows in the West August 1, 2000 CALGARY, Alta. - Cory Riplinger says there's a secret to successful driving. Don't touch the brakes when you go into the corner, and push all you can into the straightaways, at speeds of more than 90 ...
Transportation Be your fan clutch’s biggest fan August 1, 2000 While many truckers will keep a close eye on their engine coolants, adding supplemental coolant additives with the precision of chemists, the condition of fan clutches is often overlooked until proble...
Transportation Human resources study: August 1, 2000 KENTVILLE, N.S. - While almost half of the 4,770 businesses in Nova Scotia's trucking industry hope to expand within the next five years, a human resources crisis is already creating an "urgent requir...
Transportation Patience is a virtue on the highway August 1, 2000 With tourist season upon us - and the sun beating down on the hood of the truck - I could probably fill a column with notes about how I'm ticked off by slow-moving RV drivers who decide to make left t...
Transportation Q: What has to be done to attract new candidates into trucking careers? August 1, 2000 NEW MINAS, N.S. - A recent study suggests that Nova Scotia's trucking industry is in the midst of a human resources crisis. Carriers want to expand, but there's a shortage of trained professionals to ...
Transportation B.C. names Jim Muraro top trucker July 1, 2000 WHISTLER, B.C. - The Volvo B.C. Driver of the Year has been trucking all his life, first jockeying ice cream trucks around a yard when he was 13. And until recently he never had a ticket or an acciden...