DIESEL SALES JUMP 5.6 PER CENT February 1, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Statistics Canada says diesel-fuel sales reached 23.5 million cubic meters last year, a rise of 5.6...
TAKE IT EASY PASSING PLOUGHS February 1, 2001 ST. JOHN'S Nfld. -- The RCMP and Newfoundland's Department of Works, Services and Transportation is advising trucke...
QTA NAMES LES AMBASSADEURS DE LA ROUTE February 1, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. --The Quebec Trucking Association has named its inaugural team of Les Ambassadeurs de la Route, the...
FERGUS SHARES PROFITS WITH LOCAL GROUPS February 1, 2001 FERGUS, Ont. -- All of the bills have been paid and the organizers of the 2000 Fergus Truck Show say $25,600 has of...
P.E.I. REGULATOR DROPS DEISEL PRICES February 1, 2001 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. -- The price of diesel in Prince Edward Island will dip after the Island Regulatory and Appea...
QUE. CORONER’S REPORT RESULTS IN PHOTO RADAR February 1, 2001 QUEBEC CITY, Que. -- The Quebec government disclosed Wednesday it will introduce photo-radar devices at particularl...
FREIGHTLINER CONFIRMS CUTS January 29, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner LLC, maker of heavy-duty trucks, has confirmed that it is lowering production and cu...
SASK. HANDS OUT MILLIONS IN ROAD WORK January 26, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- The Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation has handed out several million dollars...
FREIGHTLINER LOOKS TO O/Os TO RESCUE USED TRUCK PRICES January 26, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Jim Hebe, president and chief executive officer of Freightliner LLC, says his company will releas...
HENDRICKSON MOVING SOME OPERATIONS TO CANADA January 26, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. -- Hendrickson International is closing its Chicago-area plant and transferring production of conve...
INTERNATIONAL LAYS OFF 500 January 26, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. -- International Truck and Engine Corp. is planning layoffs of about 500 employees at its Springfie...
EUROPEAN DIESEL TAXES STILL A MESS January 26, 2001 BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Months following promises to compromise on diesel taxes after widespread protests brought many...
UNION BOSS AT PACCAR PLANT GOES ON HUNGER STRIKE January 26, 2001 MONTREAL -- Yvan Bourgois, the head of the union representing workers at Paccar's truck plant in Ste-Thrse, Que.
CUMMINS REPORTS LOSS IN FOURTH QUARTER January 26, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins Inc., a maker of heavy-truck engines, reports it lost 45 US cents per share in the fourth...
COMDATA CARDS ACCEPTABLE AT PETRO-CANADA LOCATIONS January 25, 2001 BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Comdata Corp. has reached a three-year agreement with Petro-Canada to enable acceptance of Comc...