Transportation OBAC takes aim at MTO over Auditor General’s findings December 22, 2008 OTTAWA, Ont. — The Owner-Operators’ Business Association of Canada (OBAC) says it’s alarmed by a recent Auditor General’s report which found that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation is…
Transportation PMTC, Zurich award safest private fleets July 9, 2008 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. — Home Hardware and Pro Trucking Systems were recently recognized as two of the safest private fleets in Canada during the Private Motor Truck Council’s (PMTC) annual conference.
Transportation Drivers at highest risk on first day back after break: study June 27, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Driving after a break appears to be one of the greatest traffic risks for commercial vehicle drivers, according to a recent study. The study, conducted by the…
Transportation BCTA promotes environmental improvements at annual conference June 24, 2008 KELOWNA, B.C. — The BC Trucking Association’s (BCTA’s) 95th Management Conference and AGM profiled industry members who have invested in new “green” technologies to showcase successful fuel-saving strategies. “The Greening…
Transportation VIEWPOINT: Why Ontario legislators should stop sticking their head in the sand and deal with the LCV issue (April 20, 2007) April 20, 2007 Its hard to appreciate just how fast global warming has gone from a confusing issue shunned by politicians and the public alike to an issue that may very well decide…
Transportation VIEWPOINT: Why Ontario legislators should stop sticking their head in the sand and deal with the LCV issue (March 31, 2007) March 30, 2007 Its hard to appreciate just how fast global warming has gone from a confusing issue shunned by politicians and the public alike to an issue that may very well decide…
Transportation Eighth S-series Greenship launched for Evergreen March 2, 2007 KOBE, Japan — Ever Summit, the new S-series Greenship vessel of the Evergreen Group fleet, was launched today at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Kobe shipyard. The ship is the eighth such…
Transportation New “green ships” call at Port of Tacoma December 12, 2005 TACOMA, Wash.–The Hatsu Sigma the first of a new generation of “green” ships has made its first call at the Port of Tacoma. Port of Tacoma officials joined officials of…
Transportation Identec Solutions presents RFID read-write device in compact flash format October 4, 2005 Lustenau, Austria and Kelowna, Canada-Identec Solutions, a global supplier of long-range RFID-based Intelligent Asset Management solutions, will present i-CARD CF, what it calls the world’s first RFID read/write device in…
Transportation Can new warning system reduce insurance costs? December 20, 2004 Mobileye is working on a new automotive advanced warning system that may help bail out insurance companies in the heavy duty trucking industry. Eluminor has announced that it is…