Caterpillar promises 7% NOx cuts on older engines August 1, 2014 MOSSVILLE, Ill. -- Caterpillar announced new electronic calibrations designed to reduce emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) by as much as 7% on heavy-duty and midrange engines ma
Report says road-user money should pay for roads August 1, 2014 OTTAWA, Ont. (July 18)- A federal report suggesting gasoline taxes be put back into roads, highways, and mass transit systems is scheduled to be released today by Transport Minis
Magna to build new chassis plant in Milton, Ont. August 1, 2014 MILTON, Ont. (July 18, 2001) -- Auto parts giant Magna International confirmed plans to build a new plant near the junction of highways 401 and 25 in Milton, Ont., west of metropol
Winners show and shine in Fergus August 1, 2014 FERGUS, Ont. (July 22) - The curtains on the 2001 Fergus Truck Show came to a close earlier this evening as Steve and Mary Tool of Droh Inc. were presented with their fourth and mo
Finning sells lift truck group August 1, 2014 EDMONTON (July 18, 2001) -- Finning International Inc. has sold its Edmonton-based lift-truck sales and rental division to Tom Leavitt, the general manager of the operation. Financ
Flying truck parts cause another serious accident August 1, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. (July 22) -Two passing motorists helped save a woman's life after a piece of metal came off a transport truck, flew threw her windshield and pierced her arm and arter
Volvo dumps Xpeditor line August 1, 2014 Volvo Trucks North America has said it will sell its Xpeditor truck product line to Grand Vehicle Works Holdings LLC. As part of the deal, Volvo will license the Autocar truck br
Two new Kenworth PremierCare services August 1, 2014 KIRKLAND, Wash. (July 20) - Kenworth dealers now offer a new brochure on Kenworth PremierCare Express Services that detail two preventive maintenance services. PremierCare Ex
CTA pleased but not satisfied with report August 1, 2014 OTTAWA, Ont. (July 22)- The Canadian Trucking Alliance says it is generally pleased with the recommendations of the Canada Transportation Act review panel's final report, but sti
Grocery deliverer opens its gates August 1, 2014 TORONTO,Ont. (July 19)- Grocery Gateway announced that it has acquired Direct Home Delivery, a truck fleet division of Direct Right Cartage Ltd. and Skulogix, a Toronto-based inv
Border battle heating up August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 20) - U.S. President Bush is deep in a fight over his plan to open the U.S. border to long-distance Mexican trucks by the first of next year. Battle l
International to boost production at Chatham August 1, 2014 WARRENVILLE, Ill. (July 31, 2001) -- International Truck and Engine Corp. said today that it will boost production of class-8 trucks at its Chatham, Ont., assembly plant to 60 unit
XTRA Corp. sold for $590 million US August 1, 2014 WESTPORT, Conn. (July 31, 2001) -- A unit of Berkshire Hathaway, the investment firm chaired by financier Warren Buffett, said it has agreed to buy XTRA Corp., one of North America
Call goes out for new ferry service to Newfoundland August 1, 2014 BELLEDUNE, N.B. (July 31, 2001) -- The Belledune Port Authority is asking shipping companies for proposals for to provide roll-on, roll-off truck ferry service between western Newf
TransCore partners with U.S. LTL load-matching service August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 2, 2001) -- TransCore, operator of the largest freight exchange network in North America through its recent acquisitions of DAT Services and Link Logistics, an