Cancom is set to offer the latest in-cab technology

Cancom is bringing onboard computing to Canada with Qualcomm's newest in-cab technology, the MVPc.The computer, co-developed by Qualcomm and Symbol Technologies Inc., is designed to integrate with Qua...

Paccar.com, PNV begin new union

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - PNV, formerly Park 'N' View, is teaming with paccar.com to form a strategic marketing agreement.The announcement follows close on the heels of paccar.com's US $10-million investm...

Training Board: Your Guide to Provincial Trucking Association Courses

BRITISH COLUMBIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONFor registration forms and information, call: (604) 942-3200 or 1-800-565-2282 or fax (604) 942-3191March 8Introduction to WHMIS9:00 a.m. -- 12 p.m.Members: $49; N...

Production boom won’t quit

OTTAWA, Ont. - Propelled by strong foreign demand, Canadian industry is churning out goods at an almost record pace.In the third quarter, producers were at 86 per cent production capacity - their high...

Westport tech is ‘cost effective’

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Canadian-made technology that substitutes natural gas for diesel fuel has been deemed in a government report to be the "most cost-effective" technology to reduce greenhouse gas e...

Three Canucks crack list of TCA award finalists

BOMANVILLE, Ont. - The U.S.-based Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has announced the finalists for its 1999 Independent Contractor and Company Equipment Driver of the Year awards, and it includes ...

People (January 01, 2000)

Detroit Diesel Corp. will move Robert Allran into the role of executive vice-president of engineering and operations, effective January. Allran will assume the engineering responsibilities currently h...

New York is ready to open its border to Canadian carriers with higher weights

Trucking at heavy weights between Canada and New York State is about to get a lot easier. That's because the current requirement that only New York registered trucks are eligible for state-wide permit...

WCB cash to go to industry safety training

HALIFAX, N.S. - Money that the trucking industry pays into the Workers' Compensation Board's accident fund will now be invested into the industry's safety training initiatives."This further demonstrat...

Court upholds tax-free sale of Volvo car biz

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court ruled yesterday to allow Volvo to stick with its calculations regarding the sale of Volvo Car Corp. to Ford, and as a result the US $6.4-billi...

Enman named driver of the year

TORONTO, Ont. - Now in his 27th year as a truck driver, Barry Enman's 6.4 million accident-free miles have earned him the 1999 Ontario Trucking Association (OTA)/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year...

Dana facility earns award

TOLEDO, Ohio - Dana's Spicer Heavy Axle and Brake facility in Morganton, N.C., has received the 1999 North Carolina Quality Leadership Award."This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication ...

Back when truckin’ was fun: the ’70s

BOMANVILLE, Ont. - For many people, the golden age of truck driving was the 1970s. Rates were relatively high, fines were low and a trucker's wandering lifestyle seemed perfect for enjoying a decade k...

U.S. creates new trucking agency

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. has created a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - a trucking equivalent to the Federal Aviation Administration governing airlines - that promises to be far fr...

CRASH can’t get it right

Dear Editor,In the Canadian Memorandum of Understanding on truck weights and dimensions, there is reference to three kinds of "road trains": A train, B train and C train. Whilst I know what the first ...