CF talks to shippers on-line in real time August 1, 2014 MENLO PARK, Calif. (May 7) -- Claiming a big competitive advantage, Consolidated Freightways is the first transportation company to adopt a new technology that allows direct intera
Ontario firm supplies mixer bodies to Volvo August 1, 2014 GREENSBORO, N.C. (May 5) -- London Machinery of London, Ont., is supplying rear-discharge bodies to Volvo Trucks North America for the truck-maker's new "Mix Smart" program, which
CTHRC looks to develop dispatcher training August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (May 7) -- Calling it the most under-rated position in trucking, Bruce Richards chairs a committee of the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council that aims to develop an i
PACCAR names three senior truck executives as vice-presidents August 1, 2014 BELLEVUE, Wash. (May 12) - PACCAR Inc. named the senior officers of its three major truck manufacturing divisions as vice-presidents. Ed Caudill is the general manager of Kenworth
Kenworth appoints three to sales management team August 1, 2014 KIRKLAND, Wash. (May 10) -- Kenworth Truck Co. promoted Ted Fick to the newly created post of Kenworth director of sales strategy and hired two others as the truckmaker tries to de
Meritor expands online technical library August 1, 2014 TROY, Mich., (May 10) -- Meritor Automotive Inc. added more than 80 new technical publications to the company's web site, raising the total number of on-line publications in Merito
B.C. government pledges $85 million to seed Western Star expansion August 1, 2014 KELOWNA, B.C. (May 11) -- The British Columbia government will invest $60 million in Western Star, the proceeds of which will be used to build an industrial park and new plant in K
NHTSA to review “splash and spray” issue for heavy trucks August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (May. 11) -- The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will revisit the "splash and spray" issue with a review and evaluation of suppression technolo
Navistar posts highest second-quarter earnings in 25 years August 1, 2014 CHICAGO (May 13) -- Navistar International Corp., the world's fourth-largest producer of heavy trucks, reported its highest second-quarter earnings in more than 25 years, with dilu
Meritor to open factory to feed growing business in Mexico August 1, 2014 TROY, Mich. (May 14) -- Meritor Automotive Inc., supplier of drivetrain and braking components for commercial trucks, will open a new plant in Mexico next month for its Heavy Vehic
Transport ministers meet in Ottawa to push for more federal highway funding August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (May 14) -- Canada's provincial transportation ministers will meet with federal Transport Minister David Collenette in Ottawa today to lobby for more national funding for hi
ORBCOMM satellite-based trailer tracking gets another boost August 1, 2014 DEVON, Pa. (May 12) -- Trailer leasing and rental giant Transport International Pool (TIP) plans to offer untethered trailer tracking developed by Vantage Tracking Solutions, a bus
Cummins increases N14 engine production August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. (May 14) -- Increased customer demand has led Cummins Engine Co. to boost production of its venerable N14 diesel engine by 30% in the last six months, and it¹s set t
Average operating ratio at 0.93 during the fourth quarter of 1998 August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (May 12) -- Margins at larger for-hire trucking companies did not improve during the fourth quarter of 1998 compared with the same period during the previous year, according
‘Productivity’ argument to be tested as U.S. considers raising truck weights August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 17) -- Proposed legislation in the U.S. that would allow states to raise the 80,000-pound limit on truck weights to 97,000 pounds would produce $15 billion US