Pete opens new Ontario dealer and PacLease facility

HAMILTON, Ont. -- Premier Peterbilt Inc. has announce the opening of its newest store, Premier Peterbilt Hamilton, slated for opening in December 2005.

Manitoba Pumps up Biodiesel, Minnesota Backs Off

The province of Manitoba has followed Ontario's lead and cut the taxes applied to bulk sales of biodiesel in order to encourage more companies to produce it.

Hino likely to build truck plant in Ontario: Report

TORONTO -- Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to open a Hino Motors medium-duty truck assembly plant in Ontario next year, according to a report in the Journal of Commerce.

Holland taps former Volvo Trucks Canada chief to head up sales & service

HOLLAND, Mich. -- Holland USA, Inc., a subsidiary of The Holland Group, Inc. (Holland), has announced that Michael O'Connell has assumed the position of vice president of sales & service and is now responsible for the leadership of all Holland sales, customer service and order activities.

BRING THE HEAT: WINTER CHECKS

Winter's here, sad to say. Don't forget to check your heating system.

MERITOR/EUCLID COMPETITIVE INTERCHANGES CATALOG

ArvinMeritor's Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) recently identified 7,700 Meritor interchanges and 6,100 Euclid interchanges, offering an abundance of parts that can be directly interchanged with competitors' parts.

ROTELLA SUPERRIGS CALENDAR

The 2006 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendars are now available.

KENWORTH SAVINGS BOOKS

New from Kenworth, the latest PremierCare Advantages Savings Book is available at participating KW dealerships.

VERSATILE TRACKING DEVICE

The MiniBoss, from Bulldog Technologies in Richmond, B.C., is a cellular-based tracking and recovery device that allows users to track their shipments through a standard PC.

UPDATED MERITOR PARTS CATALOGS

Parts publications from ArvinMeritor cover trailer air suspension systems and lined brake shoes and kits.

ULTRA LONG-LIFE BRAKE FRICTION

Brake Pro offers a new brake lining for 23,000-lb GAWR axles on trucks in linehaul and vocational applications.

OBJECT-FX RELEASES MONITORING SOLUTION

FleetFX is a software solution for visually monitoring transportation operations.

DRIVESHAFT CENTER BEARING

Dana has strengthened its driveshaft lineup with a new center bearing.

POLYMER TARP TIES

Kinedyne has partnered with Universal Polymer & Rubber, introduces Goldline tarp tie.

PRE-SET HUB ASSEMBLIES

ArvinMeritor and ConMet combine to offer a hub and pre-set bearing package.