Transportation

Nissan Diesel expecting aid

TOKYO, Japan - Troubled Nissan Diesel Motor Co. can expect some debt relief in the near future, one of its main creditor banks reports.We are moving toward an agreement soon," an Industrial Bank of Ja...

Meritor is approaching its vision: Yost

TROY, Mich. - Meritor is on its way to fulfilling its vision, chairman and chief executive officer Larry Yost proclaimed at the company's recent annual shareowners' meeting."We're well on our way to a...

EC extends its review of Scania sale

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Commission has extended its review of Volvo AB's takeover of Scania AB, claiming that the truck makers have withheld information.European Competition Commissioner Mari...

Detroit Diesel braces for a slowing market

DETROIT, Mich. - Detroit Diesel is projecting that truck production will drop 10 to 15 per cent this year, and the company is already preparing for a drop in the first quarter.But despite that news, t...

Record 1999 for Wabash National

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Wabash National has announced record results for 1999.Net sales for the fourth quarter hit $358 million, marking a 10 per cent increase over the $326.8 million for the same period la...

HOSED!

MATTAWA, Ont. - Gyslain LeMelin is staring at a harsh economic reality.Fuel prices have taken such a dramatic jump in recent weeks that he actually loses money whenever he takes a load. And while his ...

Fuel for the fire

OSHAWA, Ont. - What mighty things can grow from gripes aired in a coffee shop.Thousands of the province's truckers have answered the National Truckers Association's call to shut down rigs, and still o...

There is hope for lower prices … eventually

TORONTO, Ont. - The good news is that factors driving up the price of diesel are expected to ease. Thank everything from promises of warmer weather in the northeastern U.S., to indications that countr...

Burn less, save more

With fuel prices as high as they are today, any business-conscious owner/operator should have a burning desire to, well, burn less fuel. Luckily, there are steps that you can take to reduce the amount...

Costs count

OTTAWA, Ont. - While rates remain the top concern for Canada's shippers, a recent survey finds that the majority of them have not swallowed a price increase in the past year.This, among other findings...

Counting the hours

Your wallet is a few bills short of a decent paycheque because your carrier's bottom line, despite the booming economy, remains a few bills short of robust. And that's the case because the shippers fo...

APTA moves 2000 maintenance seminar

DIEPPE, N.B. - The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association has moved its 2000 Fleet Maintenance Seminar to the Delta Brunswick Hotel in Saint John, N.B., citing booking problems at the Sheraton Hotel ...

Problem-plagued

MONTREAL, Que. - Ninety-six percent of surveyed truckers are dissatisfied with their work, according to results found in a report on the Forum on General Trucking, obtained by Truck News. The report a...

Absolute victory

TORONTO, Ont. - A recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling could become an absolute nightmare for the province's so-called lost wheel legislation.With Ryder Truck Rental Canada's victory in the case, enf...

CTA postpones strategy meeting

OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance has canceled plans for a special strategy meeting looking at the state of the trucking industry, and will, instead, address the issue during an extended a...