Preventing incidents before they happen is the focus of the Fleet Safety Council's 22nd annual educational conference, scheduled for 0ctober 24-26 in Kitchener, Ont. The three-day conference to be held in Crowne Plaza Hotel includes a ...
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Law enforcement officials came together with trucking industry representatives today, to create a plan on how to reduce or eliminate cargo crime. It's a growing problem facing the Canadian trucking industry, with some estimates suggesting ...
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National Trucking Week began today, meant as a time to appreciate the role of trucking in Canadian life, and particularly to applaud the skill and professionalism of its drivers. Many will have comments to make but we thought Louise Yako, ...
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Louise Yako, president and CEO of the B.C. Trucking Association, penned the following open letter to the nation's professional drivers in honour of National Trucking Week. Thanks to the Industry & Professional Drivers during National ...
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It's National Trucking Week, and the Prime Minister has taken a moment to acknowledge the important contributions of the trucking industry. "I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone marking National Trucking Week 2013," ...
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Are European trucks better than their North American brethren in terms of fuel economy? Given the price of fuel over there (you think we have it bad?), it's a question I've pondered more than once. And in a couple of weeks, we'll have an ...
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The Ontario cAssociation (OTA) has announced the province of Ontario will extend the phase-in for heavy truck licence fee increases by one year. The OTA says its lobbying helped convince the province to defer the 70% increase on ...
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SmartTruck has launched a Road Team for aerodynamics-minded owner/operators who use the company's UnderTray systems. The program was developed toa deliver educational information on the benefits of improved aerodynamics to the trucking ...
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The first quarter of 2013 recorded a 48 per cent reduction in heavy vehicle fatal crashes, says the RMS. Photo courtesy of Yass Tribune. Targeted operations to curb excessive speeding and poor safety practices in the trucking industry ...
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PeopleNet has announced it's the first and only telematics company to specifically support the natural gas trucking industry, with products available for both CNG and LNG trucks. Its system can deliver engine reporting in diesel ...
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance, the Ontario Trucking Association, Verisk Crime Analytics Canada and CargoNet will present the official launch of their "Project Momentum" agenda Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Burford Community Centre in Burford, ...
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Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) has wrapped up testing on 6x2 tractors, which shows fuel savings of 2.6-3.5% compare to 6x4 configurations. The testing was done in conjunction with PIT's Energotest trials in Blainville, Que. in ...
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Bendix has updated a white paper that examines the impact new stopping distance regulations have had on the trucking industry and the aftermarket. The new rules, which called for stopping distance improvements of 30%, went into effect ...
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FTR has revised its Trucking Conditions Index to show increasingly favourable conditions for the trucking industry. The June index was up more than 30% compared to May. Active truck utilization is moving up as the effects of the new US ...
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The US government yesterday scrapped a requirement that would see trucking companies file equipment inspection reports, whether or not defects were present, Bloomberg News reported. The report said the move will save the industry US$1.7 ...
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