Trucks

Bert Clay bids farewell to Trailmobile

TORONTO -- Bert Clay, VP of Sales and Marketing for Trailmobile Canada is leaving the company, effective Friday March 13.

Ontario, Alberta Kenworth dealers picked for Parts Council

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Two Canadian Kenworth Truck dealers have been named to the 2009 Parts Council.

BREAKING NEWS: Freightliner boss hands in the keys

PORTLAND, Ore. -- After more than 30 years in the trucking industry, Chris Patterson is stepping away from his duties as chief of Daimler Trucks North America and calling it a career.

MATS: Navistar goes hog wild with special edition truck

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Navistar International has teamed up with one of the most recognizable two-wheel vehicle brand in the world for a special edition highway hauler.

MATS: Detroit Diesel introduces the DD16 engine

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Rounding out its series of heavy-duty engines, Detroit Diesel unveiled the DD16, which is the most powerful engine offered by Detroit Diesel and the first to be launched with BlueTec emissions technology.

MATS: Western Star turns back the clock with limited edition ’67 Truck

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In honor of its inaugural year in the truck making game, Western Star Trucks will produce a limited edition 4900 model.

MATS: Daimler puts innovation on display

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It's not always easy to stay current on all the latest truck technologies, or piece them all together for that matter, so Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) put the puzzle together.

Cummins DEF will continue to flow

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins Filtration revealed plans to extend availability and offering of Fleetguard Diesel Exhaust Fluid to support all customer requirements for 2010 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)-equipped engines.

Canuck set to chair Kenworth Dealer Council

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth recently named its 2009 Dealer Council members and a Canadian will sit as chairman.

Sunk Truck? ArvinMeritor has some helpful tips

WINNIPEG -- Owners of trucks submerged above their wheel wells along the Red River in Southern Manitoba and North Dakota are reminded that brakes, wheel ends, universal joints, and other heavy-duty vehicle components require a thorough inspection

Navistar could lay off all remaining Chatham workers

CHATHAM, Ont. -- The last 350 or so workers at the Navistar International truck plant in Chatham, Ont. received layoff notices recently, signifying a possibility that the facility could be idled later this summer.

Monthly boost, but truck orders still ‘dismal’ y-y

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- March 2009 Class 8 preliminary orders were up from the previous month, but were still a whopping 44 percent below the same period in 2008.

Canuck truck dealers named part of Navistar’s best

WARRENVILLE, Ill -- Navistar recently recognized 26 of its top performing dealers from around the globe with the prestigious International Circle of Excellence Award, including Canadian dealers Kemptville Truck Centre of Kemptville, Ont. and Calgary's Glover International.

Cat, Navistar sign vocational truck venture

CHICAGO -- As expected, Caterpillar and Navistar have signed a definitive agreement to produce Caterpillar heavy-duty vocational trucks for North America.

Carlisle dumps on-highway brake biz

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carlisle Companies says that its subsidiary Motion Control Industries will exit the on-highway friction and brake shoe business.