A tractor trailer on its side against an Esso sign at Eglinton and Mavis after a deadly crash on Jan. 13, 2020. (Ernest Doroszuk/Toronto Sun) When did you ever think that the Peel Region would come second only to California in anything? In one category it does and that’s cargo theft. According to Marco Beghetto […]
It’s not easy running a freight company and everybody is looking for a way to cut costs. The new mantra is to do more with less, faster. Nowhere is this more prevalent than with preventive maintenance. At K.I.D. Truck and Trailer Service, we’re often confronted with customers where the equipment has broken down and they’re […]
The Farmer’s Almanac has been using an ancient formula to forecast weather conditions up to 16 months in advance with a nearly 85% accuracy for more than 200 years. The publication says that it had no choice the winter season of 2020 as the “Polar Coaster.” The overall forecast is that we’re going to see […]
There have been changes made by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), which is increasing its enforcement powers for truckers who have tampered with their emission systems. This updated legislation allows plates from any Canadian province to be seized when driving on Ontario roads. Previously officers could only pull plates and permits […]
The Government of Canada is delivering on its promise to fight climate change while growing the economy. One of the ways that the Government is taking action is reducing carbon pollution from the transportation sector. Transportation is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases in Canada, accounting for 24% of all emissions. Carbon dioxide […]
We intensified our focus on recruitment and retention of Truck and Trailer technicians in earnest about a year ago. Maybe that wasn’t soon enough and in hindsight I had no idea it would become our new normal. The talk of attracting and recruiting technicians is a daily conversation. When we attended a Centennial College Apprentice […]
The annual North American wide Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck will take place from June 4th – 6th. The 72-hour blitz is the largest targeted enforcement program in the world with an average of 17 trucks and buses being inspected every minute in Canada, the United States and Mexico. Since beginning in 1998, […]
K.I.D. Truck & Trailer Service has been a proud Truck Pro banner member since 2004. One of the advantages of this program is we’re able to offer our customers exceptional pricing on over 200 national brands of quality truck and trailer parts. Our service is fully backed by a full one-year, unlimited mileage warranty. Another […]
There’s no doubt about it, the trailer market is on fire. A strong surge in orders in the later half of 2018 filled available slots for this year’s manufacturing. And just because you’re ready to add to your fleet doesn’t mean the OEMs are willing to accommodate your orders. There’s reluctance among OEMs to accept […]
The Canadian Farmer Almanac’s experience-driven formula for weather prediction is historically accurate 80% of the time. This winter 2019 is supposed to be unusually cold with bone-chilling temperatures in February. Why is this important? It’s because no other part of a commercial truck is as failure-prone in cold weather than a starter battery. Batteries Don’t […]