Transportation OTA applauds MTO review to allow longer tractors April 6, 2011 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it is pleased the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is set to begin reviewing whether to permit motor carriers to use longer tractors in combination with single semi-trailers.
Sustainability Hydrogen-generating systems are a tough sell March 28, 2011 Despite constant pressure to reduce fuel costs and particulate emissions, many carriers ignore an innovation that could fix both problems.
Plug and stay March 1, 2011 TAMPA, Fla. - Truckers have traditionally relied on the power of diesel when running many of the creature comforts in today's sleepers, but one US program hopes that a growing network of electrical outlets can silence the sounds of idling...
Transportation New OK Tire location to combine tire, quick lube service January 1, 2011 ETOBICOKE, Ont. - OK Tire is constructing an environmentally-friendly facility that promises to be an "evolution in commercial tire service," according to company officials. The Etobicoke-based locati...
COMPETITION WATCH: Vedder Transport places order for 50 LNG-powered Petes December 21, 2010 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- Vedder Transport is the latest to get on the natural gas bandwagon, placing an order for 50 Peterbilt trucks powered by Westport's liquefied natural gas (LNG) system.
New OK Tire location to merge tire, quick lube service November 16, 2010 ETOBICOKE, Ont. -- OK Tire is constructing an environmentally-friendly facility that promises to be an "evolution in commercial tire service," according to company officials. The Etobicoke-based location will merge the company's traditional...
Transportation Kenworth boasts completely clear BOC August 1, 2010 RENTON, Wash. - One of the highlights of Kenworth's EPA2010 truck line-up is what it claims to be the industry's only completely clear back-of-cab (BOC) -both above and below the frame rail.
Transportation Thermo King offering rebates on aftermarket parts June 2, 2010 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Thermo King is offering rebates of up to $250 when customers purchase qualifying parts f...
Transportation Canadian Tire wins contract to pump fuel at Ontario’s highway service centres June 1, 2010 TORONTO, Ont. -The recent announcement that Canadian Tire is going to have a fuel monopoly at all 23 of Ontario's 400-series highway service centres provides some comfort, if not heightened expectatio...
Transportation Canadian Tire fuel deal: What’s in it for truckers? May 25, 2010 TORONTO, Ont. -- The recent announcement that Canadian Tire is going to have a fuel monopoly at all 23 of Onta...
Transportation Freightliner upgrades Business Class M2 106V vocational truck March 10, 2010 ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Freightliner introduced an improved version of its Business Class M2 106V at the Work T...
Transportation OEMs Receive DoE Funding To Develop SuperTruck February 1, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ind. - The race is on. In mid-January, the US Department of Energy wrote the cheques and issued the ambitious challenge to OEMs: Develop a Class 8 SuperTruck that will deliver 50% better fue...
Transportation Pilot’s First Fuel Island DEF Pump Now In Service November 1, 2009 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The first of Pilot Travel Centers' fuel island diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) pumps is now in service.
Sustainability Pilot’s first fuel island DEF pump now in service September 15, 2009 BROOKS, Ore. -- The first of Pilot Travel Centers’ fuel island diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) pumps is ...
