Mack promotes execs August 1, 2014 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Mack Trucks has made several organizational changes, including some that affect Canadian operations.
Most manufacturing sectors report recent gains: Statscan August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Current dollar manufacturing sales continued their broadly-based advance in July, rising 2.7 percent to $54.1 billion, a fourth consecutive monthly increase, reports Stats Canada.
Volvo hypes fourth-generation hybrid August 1, 2014 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Volvo Group is now introducing the fourth-generation hybrid solution on a broad front in buses, trucks and construction equipment.
Kenworth Sudbury moves into new digs August 1, 2014 LIVELY, Ont. -- Kenworth Truck Centres of Ontario is moving to a larger, newer facility that promises more customer support, the franchise dealer announced.
The General looks East for MD buyout August 1, 2014 DETROIT -- According to Japanese and Detroit-based sources, General Motors has approached Japan-based Isuzu Motors Ltd. about buying The Generals' medium-duty truck operations.
Analysts wary of LTL market August 1, 2014 NEW YORK -- A handful of trucking companies saw their shares drop, as market analysts predict a weakness in the LTL market.
Freight tonnage falls again in US: ATA August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- After some months of modest growth in 2008, the American Trucking Associations' For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.6 percent in August, the largest month-to-month drop since March.
Arvin taps former Daimler Trucks exec to lead global ops August 1, 2014 TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor announced today that it has appointed Craig Cartmill to the position of general manager of Operations for its Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) business worldwide.
For-hire operating ratio unchanged from ’07 August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Expenses for the top 97 for-hire trucking companies in Canada were reportedly higher than revenue in the first quarter of 2008.
If not GM, then someone else: Isuzu pres August 1, 2014 TOKYO -- You can expect to hear a lot more about Isuzu trucks over the next year.
GDP grows on the back of energy August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Canadians may be worried about the blowback from a money meltdown south of the border, but it seems the economy in Canada is still holding up.
Freightliner told to change ad campaign August 1, 2014 NEW YORK -- Daimler Trucks North America has been asked to change part of an advertising campaign regarding one of their class 8 trucks by an advertising watchdog.
BREAKING NEWS: TransForce buys Que LTL fleet August 1, 2014 MONTREAL -- TransForce may no longer be an asset-gobbling income trust, but its appetite for fleet acquisitions is still insatiable.
Truckers are ‘priority’ during pandemic: Prof August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- If and when the bird flu or related pandemics hit Canada, officials need to make sure truckers are among the first professionals get treatment, according to a new study in bioethics.
ArvinMeritor names aftermarket GM August 1, 2014 TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor has named Terry Livingston general manager of North America for its Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket business, based in Florence, Ky.