Transportation Associations react to WHTI extension June 21, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The US Departments of State and Homeland Security have issued their long-anticipated proposed rule ...
Transportation Think Again April 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - The old saying, "You get what you pay for," is a phrase most fleets tend to take seriously when buying new equipment - especially when it involves safety. Load securement components, w...
Transportation The Top 25 news stories of the last 25 years December 1, 2006 Since its inception, Truck News has been a trusted source of information for all-things trucking. The publication has broken many big stories throughout the years and has helped truckers learn about a...
Transportation To lease or not to lease? December 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Several years ago, many fleets believed owning their own trucks made the most sense financially. But with recent advances in technology and strict government regulations, leasing may s...
Transportation Holiday food drive hungry for participants November 1, 2006 CALGARY, Alta. - For most of the year a 48-foot Rosenau trailer is put to work in the same fashion as its brethren. But for a handful of days in the later months of the year, the specially decaled tra...
Transportation Back behind the wheel: It’s getting hot in here: Preventing heat illness September 1, 2006 862;This month I have decided to talk about heat illness due to the fact that we have been experiencing record breaking temperatures this summer. I know most of you spend the majority of your day in y...
Transportation Yellow Roadway adopts name change February 1, 2006 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Yellow Roadway Corporation has changed its name to YRC Worldwide, in an effort to reflect its "global breadth and services depth."...
Transportation COMPETITION WATCH: Yellow Roadway adopts name change January 3, 2006 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Yellow Roadway Corporation has changed its name to YRC Worldwide, in an effort to reflect it...
Transportation Publisher’s Comment: ‘Tis the season…for last minute Christmas shopping January 1, 2006 'Tis the season. Christmas is just around the corner and as usual, I find myself scrambling for something to put under our tree....
Transportation Lab rats in the bush May 1, 2005 POINTE-CLAIRE, Que. - Logging truck operators want to save money and optimize operations just as much as anyone else in the trucking industry....
Cat reorganizes to better serve growing customer base March 4, 2005 PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar has announced it's expanding to better serve its growing customer base and to provide s...
Transportation Private Links: It’s about control March 1, 2005 I had a call recently from a U.S. based writer who wanted to talk about private trucking in Canada and compare notes with what he is hearing in the United States....
Transportation OBAC and NLITA Team Up in the East July 1, 2004 ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - The Owner-Operators' Business Association of Canada and the Newfoundland & Labrador Independent Truckers Association (NLITA) have made an alliance.
Transportation Voice of the O/O: OBAC Meets, Joins With Nfld. Group July 1, 2004 One of OBAC's primary goals is to establish working relations with provincial and regional trucking groups across Canada.
Transportation OBAC and NLITA team up May 31, 2004 ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. -- The Owner-Operators' Business Association of Canada and the Newfoundland & Labrador Independen...
