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Bulk haulers form association

NAICAM, Sask. - Drivers and carriers hauling bulk commodities now have a national association to represent their interests.The Canadian Bulk Haulers Association (CBHA) was formed recently to develop g...

New Truck PC

PORTLAND, Ore. - Freightliner LLC has upgraded its Truck Productivity Computer to include the new Windows CE Automotive operating system and the latest voice interactive software from Lernhout & Hausp...

$1.7 billion in revs

OTTAWA, Ont. - Statistics Canada reported that the country's top 81 for-hire carriers of freight generated operating revenues of $1.70 billion during the third quarter.Although there were two fewer to...

TANS pleads for safer roads

TRURO, N.S. - The Truckers' Association of Nova Scotia has written the province's transport minister, Ron Russell, urging him to reconsider pushing back the start of the winter works program:Dear Mr. ...

Sterling Trucks get Benz power

DALLAS, Tex. - Sterling Truck Corp. will be offering the Mercedes Benz MBE4000 diesel engine on its heavy-duty trucks.The MBE4000 is an in-line, six-cylinder, 12.8-liter diesel engine with a horsepowe...

New AirTek on the steer

DALLAS, Tex. - Hendrickson has released a new, lightweight, front air suspension and steer axle which will only be available on Freightliner trucks, and only until mid-2003.AirTek is rated to 12,000-l...

Delo 400 beats new standard

DALLAS, Tex. - Chevron's Delo 400 Multigrade last month became the only diesel-engine oil to so far meet the first universal performance specification, Global DHD-1.Before Global DHD-1, lubricants wer...

Freightliner, Wabash team

DALLAS, Tex. - Straight-truck buyers across North America will soon find a new integral option at Sterling and Freightliner dealerships, thanks to a new joint venture between their parent company and ...

The five-year waiver system is coming, just don’t ask when

I recently met with one of the top U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) officials in Buffalo. We discussed issues relating to waivers and border crossing cards.It turns out that the Buffa...

Green machine

CHICAGO, Il. - In a bid to keep truck and bus owners up to date on environmental issues relating to diesel power, International Truck and Engine Corp. has launched www.greendieseltechnology.com. The W...

PNV, PeopLease join forces

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - PNV Inc. , an information provider to the trucking and logistics industry, has agreed to have its products packaged by PeopLease, a transportation human-resources company."PeopLe...

New Web sites

PORTLAND, Ore. - Frieghtliner is launching three new Websites in January.Dream Machine, or d-machine.com, will provide information such as part numbers, descriptions, and a dealer locator.MyTruck.com ...

Cummins cuts 350 engine-plant jobs as it restructures

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Engine Co. has cut 350 jobs, or about 1.3 per cent of its workforce, to reduce costs as it continues to adjust to lower demand in the heavy-duty truck market.The Columbus, Ind...

Navistar restructures operations

CHICAGO, Ill. - Navistar International Corp. is taking a pre-tax charge against earnings of about US $300 million in the fourth quarter as it restructures operations and prepares for the launch of a s...

Cummins and Volvo team up on exclusive engine supplier pact

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo Trucks North America and Cummins have teamed making Cummins the truck maker's sole external engine supplier in North America.Volvo trucks sold in the United States, Canada and...