Economy

Accuride names Canadian to manage Steel Wheels

EVANSVILLE, Ind.-- Accuride Corp. has announced the appointment of former London, Ont. plant director Leigh Wright to vice-president and GM of Accuride Steel Wheels.

Cummins launches supplier code of conduct

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cummins has begun implementation of a code of conduct for its global supply base detailing its expectations of compliance to certain business and ethical standards.

Auto industry braces for Delphi strike threat

DETROIT -- About 24,000 Delphi factory workers are on the verge of voting for a massive strike which could send ripple effects across North American auto-related sectors.

ArvinMeritor flying high on trucking’s wing

CHICAGO -- Truck parts and components systems giant ArvinMeritor announced better-than-expected profits mainly due to surging demand in the heavy truck sector.

Slack capacity may be here today, but gone tomorrow: OTA

TORONTO -- Some excess capacity and softening truck rates in a handful of Ontario sectors does not mean buying power has swung back away from trucking, says the head of the Ontario Trucking Association.

Meritor WABCO expands commercial vehicle brake prods

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems, the joint venture between ArvinMeritor and WABCO, has expanded its commercial vehicle brake products portfolio, adding air disc brakes from both partner companies.

Fleet-buying sparks Mullen’s record 1Q revenue

ALDERSYDE, Alta. -- A series of major fleet acquisitions and mergers have launched Mullen Group Income Fund high into the black in the first three month of 2006.

Truck manufacturing entering rise and fall period; Truckmakers gear down

NEW YORK -- North American Class 8 sales are expected to top a record 300,000 units this year, but could plunge by as much as 30 to 50 percent in '07, according to a study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

Truck repos help drive pre-owned market

WESTBURY, N.Y. -- Repossessions and liquidations of tractor-trailer trucks have been high for the past five quarters, reports N.Y.-based Nassau Asset Management. Yet, those same trucks are reselling at a brisk pace, illustrating the diverse forces affecting the trucking sector.

Manufacturing shipments rise for the first time in ’06

OTTAWA -- Slow to get out of the starting gate in 2006, Canadian manufacturing activity picked up slightly in March, led by gains in aerospace production, petroleum products, and unfilled orders of heavy-duty trucks.

Donaldson, DaimlerChrysler ink filtration deal through ’09

PORTLAND -- Donaldson Co. Inc., a manufacturer of filtration systems, replacement parts and emission control systems, has been awarded all of the exhaust and emission aftertreatment device packaging for DaimlerChrysler's MBE 900 medium-duty engines in the U.S. market for 2007 through 2009.

Honda commits to third Ontario manufacturing plant

TORONTO -- While some North American carmakers are scaling back operations in Canada, Honda, for one, continues to expand its stake the Great White north.

SPECIAL REPORT: Study shows that transportation more important to economy than first thought

Stats Can says when you add private trucking to the mix, transportation is 5th among most vital sectors.

New FMCSA research shows impact of tractor-trailer misalignment

WASHINGTON -- Insights gained in a comprehensive new alignment study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could lead to changes in the design of suspension systems, alignment mechanisms, or even entire truck frames, the agency says.

Michelin building new tread plant in Mexico

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- To meet the growing demand for Michelin Retread Technologies products, Michelin is constructing a new tread pressing plant in Mexico, adjacent to its Michelin Mexico headquarters and passenger tire plant in Queretaro.