Economy

Trailer maker standardizes Bendix parts

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Looking to take its business in a new direction, Belshe Industries has chosen several Bendix brand wheel end solutions as standard equipment on its heavy equipment trailers.

Manitoba budgets for highway improvements despite lowering business taxes

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba's government delivered its ninth consecutive balanced budget and followed in the national trend of including significant funding for highway improvements.

Goodyear updates web presence with revamped site

AKRON, Ohio -- Goodyear's new commercial tire website aims to be a little more user-friendly and offer fleet maintenance managers and owners some cost savings along the way.

Territorial plan would boost northern transportation

YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. -- The northern territories have banded together in a joint effort to improve the region's transportation system.

BREAKING NEWS: Hebe a top trucking exec again

CHICAGO -- Navistar International shuffled its corporate deck and has dealt former Freightliner President Jim Hebe the position of senior vice-president of North American Sales Operations.

Webasto uses Truck World, YouTube to spread word

TORONTO -- One of the most innovative idle-reduction companies in the business is taking advantage of Truck World 2008 in Toronto to highlight products specifically aimed at Canadian truckers.

Energy company takes infrastructure into its own hands

FORT McMURRAY, Alta. - The highway congestion that has accompanied Alberta's oil boom has been an issue of contention for a few years now.

Manufacturers post modest back-to-back gains

OTTAWA -- A modest, gradual bounce-back by Canada's motor vehicle industry helped sales of goods manufactured rise 1.6 percent to $50.1 billion in February.

Montreal Port Authority plans for decades of growth

MONTREAL -- After coming off another year of growth, the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) has plans for the entire city to capitalize on the port's success.

Nowhere to Go But Up: Celadon chief to Truck World group

TORONTO -- When Steve Russell was a teenager growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., he saw an Audi Murphy movie called "To Hell and Back."

Used truck market looks good during downturn

TORONTO -- A bed of roses? Probably not, but owning a truck is still an achievable dream. With profit margins as slim as they are today and good paying freight is getting scarce, there's no room for even a minor mistake.

Volvo to roll out hybrid refuse trucks next year

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Two new Volvo hybrid refuse trucks will be tested in regular daily operations in Sweden by refuse collection firms Renova and Ragn-Sells.

PeopleNet taking steps towards satellite coverage

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- PeopleNet is taking new steps to improve the communications of its multi-network framework.

US economy pained by poor transportation: Study

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. transportation system is failing to keep pace with the demands of a 21st-century economy, and a piecemeal approach to improving infrastructure no longer works, concludes a study by the Americans for Transportation Mobility Coalition and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Study predicts technology-driven growth in NA heavy-duty

TORONTO -- The aftermarket continues to witness greater truck complexity, a declining skilled worker population and distribution channel cost compression.