Economy

The art of trucking

TORONTO -- There's an art to transporting art. While simple supply-and-demand economics would leave most people wondering what benefit there is in going to all the trouble, Mark Starling and his family have made a living out of the specialized sector for over 40 years.

Chevron streamlines marketing efforts with Texaco brand

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Chevron will begin a re-branding process of its commercial and industrial lubricants (C&I), which will eliminate the Texaco name for those products.

Three’s a crowd, but it’ll shake up transportation

FREDERICTON, N.B. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance outlined its three priorities for the transportation industry at a research forum in the Maritimes.

Mullen bulks up oilfield portfolio

CALGARY -- The Mullen Group Income Fund has entered into an agreement to acquire the transport division of Essential Energy Services Trust.

Westport expands beyond California ports

VANCOUVER -- Westport Innovations has made inroads in the heavy-duty truck market largely due to California's Clean Port Truck Program, but are now branching out.

Infrastructure catching up with Calgary transportation hub

CALGARY -- In the past few years, Calgary's southeast quadrant has unofficially become the home of the city's transportation scene.

Cummins appoints new boss

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Tom Linebarger has been named president and chief operating officer of Cummins, replacing Joe Loughrey, who will become vice chairman effective Aug. 1 until he retires in March 2009

Canadian Daimler VP passes away

TORONTO -- Brent Hart, vice-president and GM of Sterling and Western Star Trucks in Canada, lost his battle with cancer this past weekend.

Trade surplus drops despite export energy growth

OTTAWA -- Imports outpaced the growth of exports as Canada's trade surplus decreased for the first time in four months.

Cummins, Navistar extend power agreement

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- After agreeing to a global engine partnership with Cummins' chief rival last week, Navistar International announced today it has also extended its engine supply agreement with the Columbus-based engine maker for Class 8 on-highway diesels through 2013.

Daimler expands engine offerings

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Daimler Trucks North America, announced today that it will offer a full line of its own Detroit Diesel engines, as well as Cummins heavy- and medium-duty engines, across its Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses vehicle range.

Volvo developing lightweight composite sleepers

WARREN, R.I. -- New lightweight prototype sleepers made with advanced composite material technology as part of a U.S. Army program to reduce the weight and improve fuel economy of trucks are being developed by Volvo Trucks North America.

Hino names new president and CEO

TOKYO -- Medium Duty vehicle maker Hino Trucks has made Sumio Fukaya President and CEO. He succeeds Hiroji Kurayama who had held that position since 2005.

Big Winnipeg fleet pained by US market blowback

WINNIPEG -- A Prairie trucking company that once grew on the back of the U.S. economy is now buckling because of struggling markets south of the border.

Armour opens new logistics hub

DARTMOUTH, N.S. -- Armour Transportation Systems has been lured to a new logistics park in Dartmouth that has been growing on the strength of the Port of Halifax's attractiveness as an Atlantic Gateway.