SPECIAL REPORT: Shops laud Right to Repair bill passage August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Talk about a landslide. Bill C-273, a.k.a., the "Right to Repair Bill," was passed by Parliament this week by a vote of 248 to 17.
STABILITY CONTROL August 1, 2014 Navistar now offers electronic stability control system for medium, severe-service trucks
CREW CAB HYBRID August 1, 2014 Kenworth adds aftermarket crew cab conversion option for medium-duty hybrids
Prairie trailer dealer named best in North America August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG -- Great Dane Trailers' Dealer of the Year is Maxim Truck & Trailer in Winnipeg.
Cat to sell articulated truck bare chassis for specialty apps August 1, 2014 PEORIA, Ill. -- Caterpillar will offer a family of articulated truck bare chassis to support specialty machines not included in the portfolio of Cat products.
BREAKING NEWS: Manac buys Trailmobile assets August 1, 2014 ST-GEORGES, Que. -- As the old Chinese adage goes: with crisis also comes opportunity.The trailer market in both Asia and North America may be in a slump, but at least one Canadian manufacturer is in growth mode.
NA truck registrations lowest on record: report August 1, 2014 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- New commercial truck registrations (Class 3-8) were down 40 percent for the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, according to the Polk Commercial Vehicle Market Intelligence Report.
Dana taps former Eaton Corp. boss August 1, 2014 KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Truck components maker Dana Holding Corp. has appointed former Eaton Corp. President James Sweetnam to run the company.
75-ton Trucks: Them’s some big Tatas August 1, 2014 MUMBAI, India -- There is a world truck; And it's from India. At least that's what its maker says.
Alternative engine supplier names new boss August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- Cummins Westport, a Canadian-based provider of high-performance alternative fuel commercial truck engines, announced that the board of directors has appointed Roe C. East as president.
GM to quit making medium-duty trucks August 1, 2014 DETROIT -- After a fruitless four-year search for a buyer of its medium duty truck business, GM says it will shut the division down by July 31, 2009.
Webasto appoints new president-CEO August 1, 2014 FENTON, Mich. -- Webasto has named Dr. Rolf Haag president and CEO of Webasto Product North America.
Volvo says Winnipeg dealer best in Canada August 1, 2014 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Fitting that a dealership named after Canada's national animal would be Volvo Trucks' choice for Canada Dealer of the Year.
Navistar to move truck production out of Chatham? August 1, 2014 CHICAGO -- The chances that Navistar's Canadian truck plant is still operating beyond this month aren't so hot all of a sudden.