Economy

UPDATED GPS MAPS

NAVTEQ reminds drivers to update their GPS navigation maps

MACK/VOLVO AIR DISCS

Mack and Volvo offer Bendix disc brakes on Pinnacle and VN/VT models

DETROIT UNVEILS DD13

Second engine in Daimler's new global line ready next year

AERODYNAMIC TRICKS

Airtabs vortex generators claim 4% fuel savings

EXTRA-LOW FLATDECK

Flatdeck offers 9 ft, 6 in. cargo height, eliminates crossmembers

Truckmakers, suppliers contemplate SCR distribution

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Now that there's a near-consensus that SCR is the preferred engine emission solution to meet the North American EPA rules for 2010, industry planners are busy making sure the distribution infrastructure for urea diesel is developed in time.

Collapsed bridge fixers fined

SUDBURY, Ont. -- Ask anybody who lives in this Northern Ontario community what he was doing the day the bridge on highway 17 collapsed and he'll tell you.

Would you like to check your blood pressure with that fill-up?

CARDINAL, Ont. -- The famous 730 truck stop near the Quebec-Ontario border now serves up health care and advice with its java and diesel.

There’s a new sheriff in town

BOYLE, Alta. -- The Alberta government has permanently stepped up enforcement on a dangerous stretch of highway between Edmonton and the Fort McMurray region.

Twinning road near border to begin

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Construction for the widening of Essex County Road 22 from Lakeshore Boulevard to Patillo Road near Windsor will begin.

BC green plan proposes nighttime trucking

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. -- To avoid congestion and the truck idling that comes with it, B.C.'s climate-change panel is recommending that container trucks heading to and from Prince Rupert and other ports make most of their runs at night.

Yellow keeps growing in China

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Taking a cue from American athletes these last two weeks, the largest trucking and logistics company in the world is ready to make a big splash in China.

FBI investigates Detroit-Windsor tunnel player

WINDSOR -- A key player in the proposed $75-million Detroit-Windsor tunnel agreement, and a former aide of Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, is under investigation by the FBI as part of a federal corruption probe.

Congestion fees debated in US cities

SAN FRANCISCO -- The U.S. Department of Transportation is pushing "congestion pricing" as a key way to address congestion issues, but its Urban Partnership Agreement Program

Major US Logistics outfit buys Canadian firm

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- CPC Logistics is expanding its footprint in Canada.