Reinhardt named general manager of Western Star August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. (Feb. 28, 2001) -- Freightliner LLC has appointed Carsten Reinhardt vice-president and general manager of operations of Western Star Trucks. Previously director o
Supreme Court upholds EPA decision-making process August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 28, 2001) - The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected arguments that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must consider financial cost as well as healt
Qualcomm buys Eaton Information Services business August 1, 2014 After purchasing Eaton Corp.'s Trucking Information Services Business, Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions will now market Eaton's FleetAdvisor applications for use with its MVP
CN sells its half of Detroit River Tunnel August 1, 2014 Canadian Pacific Railway will replace Canadian National Railway as the operator of the Detroit River Tunnel after CN agreed to sell its 50% interest in the tunnel to a third part
Ontario Government to expand province’s highways August 1, 2014 Expanding on Ontario Premier Mike Harris' announcement last week to broaden the province's highway network, the Ministry of Transportation announced it will include two new major h
Teamsters protest set to roll August 1, 2014 A Teamsters protest against a Bush administration plan to open the U.S. border to Mexican trucks will begin today as a convoy of trucks is scheduled to leave from St. Paul, Minn.
CN workers set a strike date August 1, 2014 Unless last-ditch negotiations by federal negotiators produce a settlement, the Canadian Auto Workers Union says its members at Canadian National Railway will be looking to strik
FedEx buys 1,900 Freightliner Sprinter vans August 1, 2014 FedEx has announced it will buy 1,900 of Freightliner's new Sprinter delivery vans. The Sprinter, launched in Europe in 1995 and sold by Freightliner's parent company DaimlerChr
Ballard Power CEO named Canada’s Transportation Person of the Year August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (March 12, 2001) -- Firoz Rasul, president and CEO of Ballard Power Systems, has been named 2001 National Transportation Person of the Year. Ballard Power Systems, based
Truck stop owners fight duty-free diesel August 1, 2014 DETROIT (March 12, 2001) -- A group of truck stop owners is rallying to fight a U.S. federal court ruling that a Detroit entrepreneur should be allowed to sell diesel fuel at a "du
Cummins, Westport form joint venture August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER (March 12, 2001) -- Cummins Inc. (CUM) and Westport Innovations have formed a 50/50 joint venture to develop and market low-emission, high-performance natural gas engines
Descartes buys into software firm August 1, 2014 WATERLOO, Ont. (March 19, 2001) -- Descartes Systems Group, the developer of supply chain management software, has taken an unspecified equity stake in Sameday.com, a company that
U.S. progressing toward access policy for Mexican trucks August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 12, 2001) -- The United States failed to meet last week's deadline to allow Mexican trucks full access to American roads, but U.S. transport and trade offic
Palladini, former Ontario transport minister, dies at 57 August 1, 2014 TORONTO (March 12, 2001) -- Al Palladini, the former Ontario transport minister who helped lead a comprehensive review of the province's truck safety rules, died March 7 of a heart
Bridgestone rolls out wide-based single August 1, 2014 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 19, 2001) -- Following Michelin's X-One tire introduced last fall, Bridgestone unveiled its new Greatec wide-based, flat-tread tire designed to replace a du