APTA collecting toll highway transponders

DIEPPE, N.B. - The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association has reached an agreement in principle to receive a refund of an undetermined amount for truck transponders (E-trans Fusion type 2 for commerc...

Trucks will be a target in upcoming environmental debates

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 ...

Operating for less

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...

The straight facts

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...

Murder on site, Part 3

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 ...

The glide of the ride

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...

Attack stress

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...

Human resources study:

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...

Be your fan clutch’s biggest fan

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...

Q: What has to be done to attract new candidates into trucking careers?

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 ...

Are carriers passing the money?

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...

Patience is a virtue on the highway

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...

Politics will get in the way of HOS changes in U.S.

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...

Rig racing grows in the West

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 ...

Help your engine breathe easier

In these days of environmental awareness, your engine's turbocharger is facing more attention than every before. After all, it's where emission controls live and breathe.How it worksBasically, a turbo...