Renault to boost truck investment August 1, 2014 PARIS (Jan. 20) -- Renault SA plans to invest $530 million U.S. in Renault Vehicules Industriels before June as part of its efforts to help the truck unit return to profit, accordi
Saab, Volvo build a smarter dummy August 1, 2014 GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Jan. 21) -- Researchers at Sweden's Saab AB and Volvo AB have developed a crash-test dummy with a "human" spine for studying the effects on the body of rear-end
It’s on time or it’s on us: Con-Way offers guaranteed on-time delivery August 1, 2014 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Jan. 21) -- Con-Way Transportation Services will offer guaranteed delivery by a certain transit time schedule or there will be no charge -- but customers will hav
Saskatchewan stands firm against U.S. trade allegations August 1, 2014 REGINA (Jan. 21) -- Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Minister Berny Wiens said that Saskatchewan will challenge, "at every opportunity," allegations in Tuesday's preliminar
U.S. FHWA trucking administrator Reagle reassigned August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- George Reagle, associate administrator for motor carriers at the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, has been reassigned to another position within the agency,
Mack records sixth straight year of U.S. market share growth August 1, 2014 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. Jan. 22) -- Mack Trucks Inc. recorded its sixth straight year of market share growth in U.S. class-8 retail sales last year, but lost ground in Canada. The c
U.S. extends deadline for electronic logbook test August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A lack of applicants has prompted the U.S. Federal Highway Administration to extend its deadline for motor carriers to sign up for the agency's Global Positioni
U.S. rules don’t require doctors to use official DOT medical certificates August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Canadian doctors do not have to complete official U.S. Dept. of Transportation medical forms because U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations don't say they have to,
TMA opens Canadian office August 1, 2014 CARLETON PLACE, Ont. (Jan. 27) -- The Truck Manufacturers Association, based in Washington, D.C., has opened a Canadian branch office and has added Western Star Trucks as a member.
OTA selects new Road Knights team August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Jan. 27) -- Ten professional truck drivers have been named to the 1999-2000 Road Knights Team, a group formed by the Ontario Trucking Association to promote positive aspec
‘CARS’ road-safety group honored August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Jan. 22) -- The Canadian Alliance for Roadway Safety (CARS), a highway-safety group begun two years ago by four truck drivers in Oshawa, Ont., hosted a luncheon yesterday
U.S. trucking regulators caught in ethics violations August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 22) -- Officials from the U.S Dept. of Transportation's Office of Motor Carriers violated ethics rules when they asked employees and trucking groups to lobby
Canada’s provinces face slower economic growth, say TD economists August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Jan. 22) -- Economic performances will deteriorate in most of Canada's provinces this year, and job creation will slow from the rapid pace set in 1998, say TD Economists i
Kids get a bird’s-eye view of trucking August 1, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (Jan. 26) -- When John Head and Sharon Black signed up to become Trucker Buddies -- the pen-pal style program that matches classrooms with truck drivers -- the te
Ford deal will allow Volvo to focus on trucks August 1, 2014 GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Jan. 28) -- Ford Motor Co. announced plans to buy the passenger car division of Volvo AB for $6.45 billion US, allowing the Swedish company to focus more on hea