Transportation Industry vet Ken Hellawell passes away May 10, 2016 ORILLIA, Ont. — A great man and a major figure in the Canadian trucking world has left us. Ken Hellawell, in his 85th year, passed away in Orillia on May 8,…
Equipment Surviving tire hell: How to get the most life out of your tires in the most demanding duty cycles. August 6, 2014 Every time a truck ventures off-highway, the risk of tire failures increases exponentially. Scrap metal yards, landfills, the bush – these are places tires go to die. “Most guys, when…
Transportation A Little Truck That’s Making A BIG Difference July 1, 2009 LAURIER STATION, Que. - Five years ago, Jacques Auger, president and founding owner of Transport Jacques Auger had an employee who lost his son to leukemia.
Transportation Mushrooms on the side June 1, 2008 Mushrooms have been popping up in health discussions a lot lately.
Transportation Sleeping Well Plus now offers cab heating and cooling January 1, 2008 NEWMARKET, Ont. - ITS Distributing has announced it is carrying the Sleeping Well Plus idle-reduction system which now combines heating and cooling capabilities.
Transportation Design your own hood November 1, 2007 WEST MIDDLESEX, Penn. - For the "big idea" trucker who lacks the time, the tools or the technical prowess to create their own designs, Jones Performance Products has come up with a solution. The Penns...
Transportation Preventive Maintenance: A berry good season June 1, 2007 Strawberry season is just around the corner, marking the beginning of a berry good season. Whether they're strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cranberries, currants or gooseberries -...
Transportation Preventive Maintenance: Good time to be a cherry picker August 1, 2006 Are you looking for something sweet to snack on while you're travelling the roads this summer? Right now, cherry season is well on its way and they're a sweet and popular choice.
Transportation Customization June 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - If reality TV has done nothing else, it has given society an even greater obsession with appearances. As if sexified images in commercials, magazines and movies weren't enough, shows l...
Transportation Howard’s inferno December 1, 2005 COE HILL, Ont. - Hidden in the woods about an hour north of Peterborough, amongst the rough terrain of the Canadian Shield, sits a tiny community of about 650 residents called Coe Hill. Like many smal...
Transportation Volvo Invests in Engine Development December 1, 2004 GOTHENBURG, Sweden - A recent press trip to Sweden gave Volvo the opportunity to showcase some of its most recent engine development tools, including new testing and research labs at the company's Powertrain headquarters in Lundby, Gothenburg.
Transportation Aboriginals block northern highway (September 01, 2001) September 1, 2001 GERALDTON, Ont. - About 100 aboriginal demonstrators detoured truckers and travellers past boarded-up homes on a Northern Ontario reserve after the band blocked the Trans-Canada Highway Aug. 10.Member...
