DECISION FACTORS FOR TECHNOLOGY CHOICES

Important considerations for making, using, and buying technologies in the commercial motor vehicle industry

CHOOSING A MECHANIC

The backyard mechanic's price might seem right, but will they stand by their work?

NS plant produces first Canadian-made single tire

WATERVILLE, N.S. -- Michelin's revolutionary wide-base single tire started rolling out of the company's Waterville, N.S. manufacturing plan ahead of schedule. It's just too bad, though, that truckers in the province they're made still can't use them.

Judge tells Navistar to fire up engines for Ford

DETROIT -- Just a few days after halting engine shipments to Ford, a Michigan judge has ordered Navistar International to restart engine production for its biggest customer.

Volvo Mack make Bridgestone tires standard

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks North America recently selected the Bridgestone R287 as the standard position steer tire for the VN and Volvo VT series of highway trucks.

Go Ouest: TransForce looks for more black gold in oilfields

MONTREAL -- If you need further evidence of where the bulk of this country's wealth is springing from, look no further than the daytimer belonging to TransForce President CEO Alain Bedard of Montreal.

Mullen soars to $1B in revenues

CALGARY -- Mullen Group Income Fund almost doubled its net annual income and revenue on the strength of its booming oilfield trucking operations, the company stated in its 2006 financial report.

ArvinMeritor forms Global Ride Control Business

TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor is developing a global ride control businesses as an integral part of the company's overall vehicle stability strategy.

Navistar, Ford agree to new negotiations in engine dispute

CHICAGO -- Feuding business partners Navistar International and Ford Corp. have entered into a consent injunction in which Navistar will continue shipping 6.4L Power Stroke diesel engines to Ford, and the carmaker will pay, without deductions, for each engine.

Oversees exports surging; U.S. trade flat

OTTAWA -- Canadian companies exported a record high $40.8 billion worth of merchandise goods in January while imports slowed, pushing the nation's trade surplus with the world to its highest level in more than a year.

Association recommends hefty rate hike

TORONTO -- Despite softening pricing in some sectors all over central and Atlantic Canada, the Freight Carriers Association (FCA) is advising fleets to raise their freight rates 4.9 percent effective April 2, 2007.

REAL-TIME ASSET TRACKING

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Industrial production capacity falls again

OTTAWA -- Production capacity of Canadian industries fell to the lowest level in more than three years, Stats Canada reports.

Manufacturing halts after soft ’06 comeback

OTTAWA -- The first month of 2007 didn't start out as well as last year ended for Canadian manufacturing shipments.

Walmart, equipment suppliers working on hybrid fleet rollout

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The company that operates North America's second-largest trucking fleet.