Trucks

Freightliner boasts most aerodynamic truck model

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Freightliner Cascadia is more aerodynamic than other class 8 commercial truck, claims the truckmaker.

Ryder to acquire competitor Pollock NationaLease in Canada

STRATHROY, Ont. -- Ryder System announced today it has reached agreement to acquire all the assets of Pollock NationaLease, one of Canada's largest privately-owned full service truck leasing companies based in Strathroy, Ontario.

Air Wars: Navistar disputes rival’s claims on aerodynamic truck

WARRENVILLE, Ill -- Freightliner's chief rival in the commercial class 8 market is questioning its competitor's recent claim that its new Cascadia highway tractor is "officially" more aerodynamic than other heavy truck in its class.

Court tells Navistar, Ford to make peace

CHICAGO -- A judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Navistar International Corp. against Ford, and ordered the two companies to settle their longstanding dispute over the supply of Navistar diesel engines for Ford F-series trucks.

KENWORTH PREMIERCARE

KW package combines preventive maintenance, extended warranty for new class 8 on-highway trucks

LIGHTWEIGHT ALLIANCE APU

Freightliner's private-label offering is an improved version that packs a punch

Bendix boss celebrates quarter century of service

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Under Joe McAleese's watch, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has experienced "remarkable revenue growth, significant market penetration, seamless merger activities,

Harper Group opens up leasing firm; names GM

TORONTO -- Paul and Steve Harper, owners of Harper Group Inc., have officially launched their new leasing company Harper Leasing Inc.

Medium-Duty Idol: Hino pres rocks Woodstock dealer fest

WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Japanese truckmaker Hino might be making headway into the medium-duty conventional truck market, but there's nothing conventional about company president Hiro Omori.

Pre-owned truck seller wins Blue Book award

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The co-founder of Arrow Truck Sales was honored with the Truck Blue Book's inaugural Industry Achievement Award during the Truck Blue Book's 2007 Workshop in San Antonio, Tex.

BLU skies ahead for PeopleNet

TORONTO -- With its 7-in. multicolor dash- or bracket-mounted screen, the new BLU Driver Center is married to PeopleNet's g3 on-board computer, bringing data from applications

Paccar powering up worldwide

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Paccar says it will invest more than a billion dollars in research, development and capital investment programs in the near term.

CAR-HAULER SCALE

Air-Weigh targets car haulers with on-board scale.

MANAGE LUBES, PM

Shell offers preventive-maintenance services, including a digital video engine inspection.

GM employees back to work; Canadian plants to reopen

DETROIT -- Despite predictions earlier in the week that a nationwide strike by 70,000 GM workers would be a long one, the United Auto Workers and the carmaker have reportedly reached a tentative agreement this morning to end the two-day labor standoff.