Transportation
Studies in Scandinavia show a new feller-compactor unit greatly increases productivity over older models, suiting it for small-diameter clearing work. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
In the never-ending quest to improve fuel efficiency and increase truck productivity, fleet owners are in some cases taking a fresh look at some old technologies. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Dan O’Brien and Bid Right Contracting have diversified business to prepare for the upswing ahead. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Canada's Truck King has been crowned, as our experts put these pickups through their paces. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
After announcing its acquisition of a new office in Saint‐Louis‐de‐Blandford, Soleno announced a $4 million investment for the modernization of its facilities in Saint‐Jean‐sur‐Richelieu. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Forest Practices Board audits found more than 55 per cent of issues since 2005 are with roads and bridges, with five times more issues detected in 2010 and 2011 than in the previous five years combined, according to a board report released. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Crawler dozers feature newly-designed blade that adjusts the aggressiveness of the cutting edge for varying applications. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
For the first time in Canada, heavy-duty trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) are now available for rent at two Quebec dealerships. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Wherever you travel in Canada or the United States, the topic du jour for the past year has been the viability of natural gas to replace diesel as the primary fuel for truck transportation. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Gilbert has launched a new brush-cutting grader attachment for roadside maintenance. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Tolko’s new Lulu Island Terminal signals the increasing strength of the relationship between B.C.’s forest products industry and Asia. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
More woodlot owners in western Nova Scotia can build and upgrade access roads to move products, make silviculture work easier and increase forest fire protection with a $500,000 investment by the province. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Since 2007, the price tag on a new Class 8 logging truck has gone up by nearly $20,000, thanks mostly to the cost of complying with government-imposed emissions mandates. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
British Columbia log haulers have been granted exemptions from using two mandatory safety systems on heavy-duty trucks and trailers: automatic slack adjusters and anti-lock braking systems (ABS). Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The construction of resource roads that pass through wetlands (such as fens, bogs, and swamps) can create numerous environmental and operational challenges for road managers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
NS Power will need 650,000 tonnes of processed biomass, creating market to replace shuttered pulp mills. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
New semi-trailers that utilize ultra-light stakes and bunks made of composite materials are expected to be ready for market as early as 2013. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
On-board truck scales are gaining in popularity. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
For the first time in decades, forest industry fatality claims in British Columbia have dropped to less than 10 per year for three consecutive years. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
With the latest technology on offer from Volvo, our truck expert questions why automated mechanical transmissions are not more popular with Canada’s loggers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
