MISSISSAUGA, ON -- The commercial trailer rental, leasing, sales, service, parts and storage, company Trailer Wizards Ltd. announced on Wednesday it has acquired a trailer repair and maintenance company focused on serving the London and 401 corridor.
There are few ways of comparing air disc brakes to drum brakes that discs don't come out on top. Still, fleet adoption rates in North America hover around 10 percent. That begs the question, are discs too good for their own good? Drum brakes get the job done, so is there any pressing need to look beyond our traditional and proven way of stopping trucks? The short answer to that question would be no-in most cases. The thing with brakes is you never really know how valuable they are until you really, really need them. And brakes never fail in any way that's less than spectacular. So, if no great need has ever arisen, you can't be blamed for dismissing the arguably more costly and heavier air disc brake systems as an expensive luxury.
DOWNERS GROVE, IL -- NationaLease announced its 2015 Canadian Leadership Summit will be held Nov. 3-5, at the Hyatt Regency, Montreal. This summit, now in its eighth year, is the opportunity for networking and discussion among the most important topics affecting the Canadian truck leasing industry, according to the group.
HALEYVILLE, AL - The trailer manufacturer Fontaine has named Alan Briley as president of its Fontaine Commercial Platform business. Briley joined Fontaine in October of 2010 as a regional vice president of sales. His previous experience includes nine years at Trailer Sales of Tennessee, five years with Hendrickson and four years at Aero Industries.
MISSISSAUGA, ON -- Trailer Wizards Ltd. is sponsoring Food Banks Canada's 2015 Hunger Awareness Week for the third consecutive year. During this campaign, 'Let's Bring Some Focus To Hunger", the trailer dealer and its employees will be spreading awareness of the issue of hunger across the country and the need for donations to food banks as well as supporting national programs now through Sept. 25.
