Dominion Automotive in receivership August 1, 2014 UXBRIDGE, Ont. (Jan. 7) -- Dominion Automotive, once Canada's largest manufacturer of lighting, safety, and electrical systems for heavy-duty trucks and trailers, is bankrupt and h
Major railroads to detail weekly performance August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, and six major U.S. freight railroads will begin making weekly data on their performance available starting today, the Assoc
Publishers of Today’s Trucking to launch a magazine for Canada’s truck drivers and owner-operators August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- New Communications Group (NCG), the publisher of Today's Trucking, and Newport Communications, which offers the most comprehensive stable of media for the U.S. trucking
Nine automakers announce new trade group August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 12) -- Nine automobile manufacturers have created a new association promising a global mandate following last year's demise of the American Automobile Manufa
Customs officials promise “soft enforcement” August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (Jan. 12) -- For now, Canadian customs officials are in a mode of "soft enforcement" regarding the switch from generic PARS bar codes to the 2ITNPARS coding system. Reven
Volvo, UAW reach tentative labor pact August 1, 2014 DUBLIN, Va. (Jan. 13) -- Volvo Trucks North America and unionized production and maintenance workers and salaried employees at the company's New River Valley truck plant in Dublin,
Is Volvo shifting gears? August 1, 2014 STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Jan. 18) -- Volvo AB's purchase of 13% of Swedish rival Scania AB for $666 million US last week along with confirmation that the company is listening to offers f
Complete text: Medical reciprocity letter of understanding August 1, 2014 [ Following is the complete text of a letter from George Reagle, associate administrator for motor carriers at the U.S. Federal Highway Administration in Washington, D.C., to Nicol
Medical reciprocity deal raises more questions than answers August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Jan. 18) -- The reciprocity accord reached between the United States and Canada on medical fitness requirements for truck and bus drivers is generating more questions than
B.C. lobbies to open HOV lanes to trucks August 1, 2014 PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. (Jan. 19) -- To reduce traffic congestion on Lower Mainland highways, the British Columbia Trucking Association has asked the provincial government to open HOV
NWT weighs road to self-reliance August 1, 2014 YELLOWKNIFE (Jan. 14) -- The Northwest Territories is considering an all-weather highway from Yellowknife to a proposed saltwater port at Bathurst Inlet some 800 kilometres away, o
Ontario puts road reports on line August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Jan. 14) -- As another snowfall threatens to wreak havoc with the province's highways, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation said it would post information on winter road
Trucks power profits at DaimlerChrysler August 1, 2014 STUTTGART, Germany (Jan. 18) -- Freightliner Corp. parent DaimlerChrysler AG said profit in its commercial vehicles unit more than tripled during 1998 on $27.6 billion in sales wor
Meritor to market trailer tire inflation system August 1, 2014 TROY, Mich. (Jan. 19) -- Meritor Automotive said it will market and distribute an automatic tire inflation systems for trailer applications beginning in March. Meritor will supp
Shipments rise for the fourth straight month August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (Jan. 20) -- Manufacturers' shipments in Canada rose 1.0% in November to $38.6 billion, the fourth consecutive monthly increase. The gains were paced by the motor vehicle