TransForce buys Quebec rival

MONTREAL -- TransForce Income Fund continues to expand its scale in its home province of Quebec.

Volvo opens software platform to other parties

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Through a new software standard called AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture), the Volvo Group will open up for new software suppliers.

Dana climbing out of bankruptcy hole

TOLEDO -- Nearly two years after filing for Chapter 11, truck and car parts maker Dana Corp. announced it has obtained fully underwritten commitments for a $2 billion exit financing

Petes rank at top of MD customer satisfaction survey

DENTON, Tex. -- Peterbilt ranks highest in customer satisfaction among conventional cab medium-duty trucks

Truck freight still strong over next decade: ATA forecast

WASHINGTON -- Despite depressed highway freight volumes in the last couple years, the American Trucking Associations predicts that trucking will increase its share of the freight pool and continue to dominate domestic US freight movement into the next decade.

Online shopping holds strong even as gift buying slips: Poll

NEW YORK -- More than three in four Internet users plan to do as much or more of their holiday shopping online this year as they did last year -- even though many plan to cut back on overall spending.

Supply chain buy gives Vitran key U.S. port access

TORONTO -- Canada's largest LTL carrier says it had made its first-ever supply chain acquisition.

SPECIAL REPORT: Kenworth to deepen footprint in the East

SAINT JOHN -- It's not often someone in this industry waits 35 years to make his riskiest business move. But that's what Mike Nagle did.

Technology leads to better business growth: StatsCan

OTTAWA -- A new Stats Canada report has found robust evidence of a close link between the growth of productivity in Canadian businesses and the use of advanced technologies.

Volvo Financial Services opens new Canadian offices

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Financial Services North America recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new office in Aurora, Ont.

And Now to Recap …

NORTH BAY, Ont. -- Goodyear Canada is sort of retreading its 21-year-old plant in this central Ontario city.

Membership in $1M carrier club rises slightly in early ’07

OTTAWA -- About 3,579 for-hire Canadian trucking companies hit revenues of $1 million or more in the first quarter of 2007, up from 3,541 carriers in the first quarter of 2006.

Gateway funding to boost prairie intermodal service

REGINA -- A multi-modal infrastructure project in Saskatchewan aims to improve local traffic flow, while enhancing transportation safety and security.

ArvinMeritor buys Canadian reman parts company

TROY, Mich. -- Mississauga-based Mascot Truck Parts Ltd., a major remanufacturer of heavy-duty transmissions, drive axle carriers, steering gears and drivelines, has been acquired by Detroit vehicle component supplier ArvinMeritor.

APPS keeps rolling west

BRAMPTON, Ont.-- Less than two months ago, the Ontario-based intermodal operator APPS Transport Group announced that it had taken over the terminal operations of Western Reload, an intermodal outfit out of Calgary.