Transport Canada has released the results of a study on the safety and environmental performance of low rolling resistance tires. Low rolling resistance tires are designed to improve vehicle fuel efficiency. They are made of advanced materials and have treads, dimensions and weights that help to minimize the energy lost as the tire rolls across […]
The Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada has announced its endorsement of Trucks For Change Network, a nonprofit organization helping trucking and logistics companies to support charities with donated and preferred-cost services across Canada. Trucks For Change Network, launched in 2011 with the backing of the Ontario Trucking Association and a group of member carriers, […]
Freightliner Trucks has announced the availability of high-performance LED headlamps custom-engineered for the Freightliner Cascadia by Truck-Lite Co. LLC. The new headlamps will also be available as an aftermarket retrofit option from Freightliner dealers across North America. The new Truck-Lite LED headlamps were initially developed for military use and offer increased durability, visibility and safety […]
MACK Twin Y Air Suspension and MACK mRIDE Offer Customer Benefits Mack Trucks has launched its breakthrough MACK Twin Y Air Suspension, the trucking industry’s first suspension to utilize an innovative Y-shaped high-strength steel design. Offered with proprietary MACK axles, the Mack Twin Y Air Suspension delivers unmatched comfort, handling and fuel efficiency for highway […]
Established as Toronto’s first public college in 1966, Centennial College offers programs in business, communications, community and health studies, science and engineering technology, general arts, hospitality and transportation. Centennial is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions in Canada. Almost 100 ethno cultural groups are represented and 80 languages are spoken on […]
Trucking capacity is tight and is expected to get tighter from both an equipment and a labour perspective, according to a 2013 Transportation Outlook by CIBC World Markets. Truck utilization moved up throughout 2012 and is now 95 percent, indicating a tight market, and forecasted to move above 100 percent over the next 12 months, […]
Vikas Gupta, Branch Manager for Arrow Truck Sales’ Toronto location, has announced that Jacobson Hodoh was named runner-up for Arrow’s Retail Salesperson Of The Year, as well as a 2012 President’s Club award winner. In addition, the Toronto Arrow Truck Sales office was named runner-up for the company’s Founder’s Award for Most Improved Branch during […]
GPS Insight, a GPS fleet tracking solution provider has announced its new GPS Insight Hours of Service Solution as an addition to its award-winning GPS Tracking software intended for fleets that need both electronic driver logs and GPS tracking combined. The EOBR-1000 device combines GPS tracking with an Electronic Onboard Recorder and Electronic Driver Logs. The application also integrates electronic […]
Strongmen Compete for Fastest Time Pulling Tractor Thirty of the world’s strongest men challenged 19,000 pounds of pure Mack power during the recent MET-Rx World’s Strongest Man 2012 competition. Pulling a MACK Pinnacle Axle Back model tractor was one of the qualifying events during the 35th annual competition conducted at the Commerce Casino and other […]
A VIA train travelling from Toronto to Windsor fatally struck a pedestrian near the Burlington GO station shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday evening. Police say the victim was male and from the Hamilton area. Train 75 departed Toronto at 5:30 p.m. and was headed for Windsor, but stopped on the tracks at the 30.5 mile […]