Daimler shifts from brands to business segments in new business model preview image Business Management Daimler shifts from brands to business segments in new business model March 2, 2020 DTNA shifts business approach from brand recognition to focus on vocational and on-highway segments
Utility Trailer monitors market challenges from coronavirus to trade preview image Transportation Utility Trailer monitors market challenges from coronavirus to trade February 24, 2020 Utility Trailer Manufacturing is emerging from a record-breaking year, building 51,911 trailers in 2019. The question now is what the trailer market is expected to do in 2020. “This year…
Freightliner Manitoba’s new facility opens at CentrePort Canada preview image Business Management Freightliner Manitoba’s new facility opens at CentrePort Canada February 20, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – Freightliner Manitoba has opened a new, state-of-the-art, 78,000 sq-ft facility at CentrePort Canada in Winnipeg, Man. Ken Talbot, president and dealership principal for Freightliner Manitoba, purchased 13.5…
Transportation Truck driver breaks through highway blockade February 19, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – A truck driver refused to stop for Wet’suwet’en supporters who were blocking southbound lanes on Hwy 75 near Morris, Man., Monday. Global News reported on the incident,…
Blockades could lead to spike in demand for trucking preview image Human Resources Blockades could lead to spike in demand for trucking February 19, 2020 The CN Rail yard in Winnipeg, Man. CN Rail Photo. TORONTO, Ont. – The partial shutdown of one of the country’s biggest railway freight networks could lead to a…
Transportation Supply chain under pressure as blockades continue February 18, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – An ongoing shutdown of CN’s rail network in eastern Canada is being felt throughout the broader supply chain, as protesters continue to show solidarity in the fight…
Facility Association to update insurance rules, OTA says preview image Transportation Facility Association to update insurance rules, OTA says February 13, 2020 Higher-than-expected insurance claims within Facility Association can create pressures that affect other insurance premiums. TORONTO, Ont. – Facility Association – an insurer of last resort for trucking operations that can’t…
New scholarship marks Winnipeg business’ 75th anniversary preview image Business Management New scholarship marks Winnipeg business’ 75th anniversary February 6, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – North End Spring, a spring and suspension service provider for light- to heavy-duty trucks, celebrated its 75th anniversary this week. In business since 1945, John Zuk opened…
Business Management Falcon expands with Brandell Diesel partnership February 5, 2020 CALGARY, Alta. – Falcon Equipment has partnered with Brandell Diesel Inc. (BDI), which will offer service and parts for all equipment Falcon carries. Based out of Calgary, Alta., BDI is…
New fines, inspections coming in ‘Driver Inc.’ fight preview image Transportation New fines, inspections coming in ‘Driver Inc.’ fight February 4, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada’s federal government will roll out a series of initiatives this year in the fight against Driver Inc. – a business model that involves mis-classifying employees…
C.A.T. buys Penner International preview image Business Management C.A.T. buys Penner International February 3, 2020 COTEAU-DU-LAC, Que. – C.A.T. has announced its purchase of 300-plus truck fleet Penner International. C.A.T. says the move will contribute to its continued development of its business in Western Canada.
Wabco takes over aftermarket destiny, prepares for future preview image Transportation Wabco takes over aftermarket destiny, prepares for future January 31, 2020 GRAPEVINE, Texas – Aftermarket suppliers who wanted Wabco products have long turned to Meritor for the orders. But no longer. As members of the industry gathered during Heavy Duty…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Trucking conditions to soften, not break in 2020: Economists preview image Transportation ECONOMIC WATCH: Trucking conditions to soften, not break in 2020: Economists January 29, 2020 GRAPEVINE, Texas – Bob Dieli, an economist with U.S.-based MacKay and Company, identifies these as economic boom times. But good things don’t last forever. “Our leading indicator has moved…
Training, tech wages among aftermarket challenges preview image Transportation Training, tech wages among aftermarket challenges January 28, 2020 Aftermarket representatives from across North America identified training as a common need, during a panel discussion at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue. GRAPEVINE, Texas – Aftermarket providers from across North America…
Electric vehicles to transform the aftermarket … eventually preview image Transportation Electric vehicles to transform the aftermarket … eventually January 28, 2020 Chris Patterson, a former Daimler Trucks North America CEO, asked Delphi CEO Rick Dauch and Dana CEO Jim Kamsickas for a global perspective on the aftermarket. Electrification was a key…
