NAVISTAR JOINS FORD IN COMMERCIAL-VEHICLE JOINT-VENTURE February 12, 2001 DEARBORN, Mich.-- Ford Motor Company and Navistar International announced today that they intend to form a joint ve...
POLYMAX TOUTS NEW REPAIR S-CAMS February 8, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. -- Polymax 2000 Industries says it has a new method of repairing air brake S-cams and bushings that...
TRUCKERS GET SAN FRANCISCO SHAFT February 7, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- City officials in San Francisco have proposed banning all trucks of over 25 ft. from a hug...
U.S. MUST LET IN MEXICAN TRUCKS: NAFTA PANEL February 7, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C -- An arbitration panel has ruled the U.S. violated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rul...
YANKE ADDS 53-FOOT, HIGH CUBE INTERMODAL CANS February 6, 2001 SASKATOON, Sask. -- The Yanke Group of Companies has added 100 new double stack, high cube rail containers to its f...
PACCAR REVENUES FALL DESPITE SECOND BEST YEAR EVER February 6, 2001 BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Heavy-truck manufacturer Paccar's fourth quarter revenues declined 28 per cent, to US$1.7 billio...
DETROIT DIESEL LAUNCHES EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM February 5, 2001 DETROIT, Mich. -- Detroit Diesel has begun selling a new exhaust aftertreatment system, developed in cooperation wi...
GUSTAFSON QUITS AS HEAD OF VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA February 5, 2001 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks North America Inc. president and chief executive officer Marc Gustafson has resign...
LONELY LIGHT BOLSTERS SAFETY ON TCH February 1, 2001 VIRDEN, Man. -- The installation of the only traffic light on the Trans-Canada Highway between Brandon and the outs...
Manac buys manufacturer Fabrex February 1, 2001 BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - Canadian semitrailer manufacturer Manac has spent $9 million to acquire various assets of Trois-Rivieres-based trailer builder Fabrex. The transaction includes the acquisition of ...
BC FERRIES OFFERS TRUCKERS BLENDED RATE January 15, 2001 LANGLEY, B.C. -- The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) has negotiated a year-round flat fee for commerci...
EDMONTON TRUCKER WINS PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP January 12, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. -- Denise Houle has hauled everything from chickens to dynamite from one end of North America to th...
TRAIN TRAILER CLARIFIES WABASH RELATIONSHIP January 11, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Train Trailer, an independently owned trailer leasing and rental dealership, will continue to...
NEW ONT.-QUE. WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS NOW IN EFFECT January 3, 2001 QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. -- New weights and dimensions laws aimed at bringing Ontario and Quebec one step closer to harmo...
MANAC ACQUIRES SEMITRAILER MANUFACTURER FABREX January 2, 2001 BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- Canadian semitrailer manufacturer Manac has spent $9 million to acquire various assets of Tro...