Economy

Mftg shipments jump to highest level in ’06

OTTAWA -- The manufacturing sector in Canada is managing to maintain a steady level of shipments despite the challenges of a rising Canadian dollar and increased global competition.

Mack, Volvo offer ‘Preferred’ fleet purchasing program

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack Trucks and parent Volvo Trucks North America have introduced the MV Preferred program for managing parts and repair purchasing.

Near-record fall in national cattle stock; industry rebounding from border ban

OTTAWA -- A year after the U.S. reopened the border to young cattle, the Canadian beef industry is showing positive signs of recovery, states a report published this week by Stats Canada.

Kenworth to offer PACCAR MD engines; Gets top marks in JD Power survey

BELLEVUE , Wash. -- Kenworth says will install the new Paccar PX-6 and PX-8 medium duty engines in its conventional Class 6 and 7 vehicles in January 2007.

’07 slump not enough to yield record build-up to 2010: Analysts

LOMBARD, Ill. -- Nearly a million class 8 trucks will be retailed over the four-year period between 2006 through '09 -- whether or not there are problems with low-emission '07 engines, says a leading North American trucking market research firm.

International recognized by JD Power in vocational class

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- International Truck and Engine has received the J.D. Power and Associates award for Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Vocational Segment Class 8 Trucks, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study released last week.

Dangerous Shift? Cargo thieves getting more brazen

TORONTO -- Imagine driver Butch Ross's surprise when he looked out his window on the Cross Bronx Expressway only to find two armed men jump from a pickup and onto his passenger-side running board, waving guns and demanding that he pull over.

International supplying Ford with new diesel engine

DETROIT -- Navistar's International Truck and Engine says it will supply Ford Motor Co. with a new 6.4-liter Ford Power Stroke Diesel engine for the 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty.

Stanford U study says hybrids could eventually replace FedEx’s medium duty line

DALLAS, TEX. -- Stanford University Graduate School of Business is studying Freightliner's efforts to bring diesel hybrid electric engines to market as an alternative for applications such as delivery vans and utility vehicles.

Former Detroit Diesel CEO replaces Gosnell at ArvinMeritor; company launches emissions arm

TROY, Mich., - Tom Gosnell, president of ArvinMeritor's Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business, is retiring after 27 years at the truck component and aftermarket supplier. He is being replaced Carsten J. Reinhardt, who was previously CEO and president of Detroit Diesel Corp., a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler.

Cat, Navistar settle lawsuits; ink long-term supply deals

PEORIA, Ill. -- Enginemaker Caterpillar Inc. and its customer Navistar International have called a truce.

Buy ‘Em If You Need ‘Em: Trucking analyst

LOMBARD, Ill. -- Booming truck sales record of 2006 is demand driven, says North American trucking market research firm MacKay & Co.

TransForce expands Alta oilfield business

MONTREAL -- TransForce Income Fund has signed an asset purchase agreement to acquire Howard's Transport Services, a Stony Plain, Alta.-based oilfield services fleet.

Freightliner unveils tridem of ’07 engines

PORTLAND -- Freightliner LLC announced that it is continuing with its rigorous preparations for the three EPA '07-compliant engines for launch early next year -- the heavy-duty Detroit Diesel Series 60 and MBE 4000 and the medium-duty MBE 900.

Refuse truck maker dumps truck equipment unit

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Heil Environmental has sold its truck equipment business, consisting of the Heil Truck Equipment Group and Heil South distributorship, to Truck Bodies and Equipment International, Inc. a portfolio company of Kirtland Capital Partners.