Business Management Penske Truck Leasing to open new Cambridge location April 20, 2007 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. -- Penske Truck Leasing will be celebrating the opening of its newest facility in Cambridge, Ontar...
Regulations Feds says NO to Ontario trucker demands to use off-road diesel March 2, 2007 TORONTO, Ont -- At a press conference in Victoria this afternoon following a meeting of the countrys energy minist...
Transportation Hot fuel lawsuit launched in US February 1, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Truck drivers and motorists in seven states filed a complaint recently against 17 oil companies and gasoline and diesel retailers for overcharging at the pump for fuel heated above ...
Transportation No stability in sight for fuel prices January 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - In a recent poll by the American Trucking Research Institute, fuel prices came in second on a list of the top trucking industry issues of 2006 - just beneath the driver shortage.
Regulations Motorists hot over pump pricing take action December 22, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Truck drivers and motorists in seven states filed a complaint recently against 17 oil companies...
Transportation Curbing the burden of fuel costs December 1, 2006 DALLAS, Texas - In a recent survey conducted by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), fuel costs ranked as the number two concern of trucking executives in the US. Not surprisingly, f...
Transportation US economy may be down, but not out: ATA December 1, 2006 DALLAS, Texas - As a main playground for the Canadian business world, the economic conditions in the US have a major impact on many domestic businesses, trucking included. Of all the cross-border comm...
Transportation Steaming mad over hot fuel November 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - A recent series of articles in The Kansas City Star has got the US trucking industry feeling a little hot under the hood. The articles explore the problem of 'hot fuel' at the pump, wh...
Coming to North America: Volvo’s I-Shift automated tranny November 1, 2006 SAVANNAH, Ga. - With the trucking industry gradually warming up to the idea of automated transmissions, Volvo has re-engineered its popular I-Shift automated mechanical transmission for the North Amer...
Transportation Gas? Yes. Cardlock? Maybe. November 1, 2006 MONTREAL, Que. - On the east-most end of the Kahnawake Indian Reserve, where the 132 hangs a left and morphs back into the A-30, is a stand of trees that will, by next April or May, be replaced by a t...
Road test: Peterbilt 389 turns 379 up a notch November 1, 2006 DENTON, Texas - Brand evolution can be a rocky road for the manufacturer. First, there is the perception that change is a fundamental aspect of retaining relevance and to remain the same is to stagnat...
Worried about ’07? September 1, 2006 KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Eaton revealed that it is neither shaken nor stirred over the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) looming '007 deadline that will require manufacturers to meet strict emissio...
Countdown to 2007 Fuel – Part 2 September 1, 2006 The US Environmental Protection Agency is demanding the trucking industry reduce its emissions by 90% in 2007. It's no small feat, and in order to comply, manufacturers will have to introduce new comp...
Transportation COMPETITION WATCH: Mullen adds to its portfolio of oilfield service businesses July 24, 2006 CALGARY, Alta. -- The Mullen Group Income Fund has signed an agreement to acquire a B.C.-based dewatering service t...
