Economy

Canadian Arrow Truck staffer takes top North American sales spot for ’06

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- You can't beat Vikas Gupta for sheer moxie. You can't beat him on the sales floor either. Two years after joining Arrow Truck Sales' Toronto office, the former computer hardware engineer rocketed to the top of the sales force across the entire North American organization. That's a Canadian first, by the way.

Goodyear U.S. workers back on the job; Canadians expected to follow suit

AKRON, Ohio, -- After a three-month strike by nearly 13,000 workers, North America's largest tiremaker will roll out rubber at full capacity again.

2006 sees worst truck tonnage totals in recent years: ATA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index plunged 3.6 percent in November after falling 1.9 percent in October.

Cummins announces ’07 highway engine certification

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has certified its heavy-duty and midrange truck engines under the 2007, low emission engine standard.

Winter may be warm, but economy likely chilled for ’07: Economists

OTTAWA -- After a handful of years of tight capacity, higher truckload rates, and stronger buying leverage, 2006 was an economic letdown for many truckers

Freightliner launches ’07 Series 60 production

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner is the latest truck-engine maker to become '07 ready. The company announced that it has initiated the build of EPA 2007 emissions-certified heavy-duty Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines.

Volvo’s BeeVan concept the buzz at auto show

DETROIT -- Volvo says its new concept design is the future of visibility and aerodynamics in trucking.

Exports rise again in most sectors; but US shipments lower y-y

OTTAWA -- Halting two consecutive declines, Canada's merchandise exports rose 2.8 percent this past November, with increases in all sectors but agriculture and forestry. Imports inched up 0.4 percent for the month.

Paccar to build new $400M plant and tech hub

BELLEVUE, Wash.-- In an effort to become even more vertically integrated, the parent company of Peterbilt and Kenworth Trucks is planning to construct a $400 million powertrain manufacturing facility and Technology Center in the Southeast U.S.

ArvinMeritor to develop first diesel-electric drivetrain for Wal-Mart

TROY, Mich. -- Heavy truck component and systems supplier ArvinMeritor and retail giant Wal-Mart have agreed to development of a dual-mode, diesel-electric drivetrain for a Class 8 tractor.

Ford suing supplier Navistar over engine agreement

CHICAGO -- Auto giant Ford claims its Navistar International is in breach of contract and is suing its longtime diesel engine supplier in Michigan court, the Chicago Tribune reports today.

‘Geographic smoothing’ the path for major supplier

TROY, Mich. -- If late 2006 was underscored by anything, it was the rapidfire announcements of cutbacks. Freightliner, Volvo, Navistar --one OEM after the other told the world that they'd be curtailing manufacturing at plants around North America. The pre-buy was taking its toll, they said.

As the economy goes, so do heavy truck orders: Analyst

NEW YORK -- Preliminary numbers for December Class 8 orders in North America are modestly lower than expected now that last year's "pre-buy" is all but over, say market analysts Bear Stearns of New York.

MANITOBA SHIP-BY-TRUCK DIRECTORY

The new and improved 2007 Manitoba Ship By Truck Directory.

Mfg shipments rebound in most sectors after major low

OTTAWA -- A strong showing in the transportation equipment sector helped Canadian factory shipments bounced back in November after hitting their lowest level in nearly two years in the third quarter of 2006.