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Navistar, Iveco end Aussi truck marketing deal

SYDNEY, Australia -- Iveco Trucks and Navistar Australia have agreed to call it quits on their supply, technical assistance and license agreement on International brand trucks.

Halifax positioning to be top eastern gateway

HALIFAX -- The Halifax Gateway Council released its new five-year strategic plan focused on realizing the plan to make Halifax the preferred eastern trade gateway for North America.

Economy grows, but won’t run fully this year: Bank

OTTAWA -- While Vancouver may be spending the coming years trying to pay for Olympic cost overruns, the Bank of Canada announced that the economy grew by 5 percent growth in the 2009 fourth quarter, "spurred by vigorous domestic spending and further recovery in exports."

TransForce expands its waste section

MONTREAL - - Canada's largest truck fleet has just dug itself more deeply into the landfill business.

Feb truck orders much better than previous month

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs were at 7,628 units, 19.7 percent higher than January when orders were the lowest since 2002.

IdleAire to recharge?

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- IdleAire, the truckstop no-idle electrification provider that pulled the plug on its operations last month, might not be ready to call it quits after all.

Increased ferry rates could sink truckers

VICTORIA -- Rate increases from B.C. Ferries that are scheduled to kick in on April 1 have local truckers concerned about being able to keep up.

Flaherty’s feds forget fleets; Some cash goes to bridge work

OTTAWA -- If you were thinking that yesterday's federal budget might have held any special goodies for truckers; like say, a cut in diesel-fuel excise tax, think again.

Used truck sales rise as 2010 trucks enter market

McLEAN, Va. -- Used truck sales increased for the third month in a row in January as the stock for pre-2010 trucks cleared out, according to a report by the ATD/NADA Official Commercial Truck Guide.

Economist not aboard railroad expectations

NEW YORK -- At an investor dinner hosted by Dahlman Rose, freight economist and transportation industry Noel Perry, served up a contrarian view of the rail industry.

Navistar goes live with online Partsmart store

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar International says it is the first heavy duty truck manufacturer to sell parts online to customers via an e-commerce website integrated into www.partsmartparts.com.

‘Inverse perfect storm’ brewing in trucking: Analysts

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Improving trends in the economy and the onset of capacity tightening in the truckload sector point to stronger demand for commercial vehicles in late in 2010 and into 2011, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT).

Spot freight continues y-y gains: TransCore

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freight availability in February more than tripled on the North American spot market from the year ago period, with a 215 percent boost.

Exports stay relatively level; imports drop slightly

OTTAWA -- Canada's merchandise exports grew at a much slower pace than the last four months.

Wabash hires workers as trailer demand improves

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Wabash National has hired 100 temporary workers and plans to add 90 more after seeing a recent increase in trailer demand.