BREAKING NEWS: Daimler kills Sterling brand: St. Thomas plant shuttered

TORONTO -- Sterling Trucks is no more. Parent company Daimler Trucks North America will eliminate the Sterling badge from its commercial truck lineup starting next March, according to media reports.

Peterbilt announces installed LNG Westport engines

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Peterbilt Motors says it will offer three new liquefied natural gas (LNG) configurations on its Models 387, 386 and 367 in 2009.

SPECIAL REPORT: Brand overlap will close Sterling gap, says Daimler

TORONTO -- Existing Freightliner and Western Star truck brands would move in and pick up some of the marketshare lost with the elimination of Sterling Trucks, top officials from Daimler Trucks North America said this morning.

Bridgestone shuffles corporate deck

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As part of a restructuring of Bridgestone's Americas tire operations, Bridgestone has made a series of executive appointment changes.

Manufacturing takes step back

OTTAWA -- Manufacturers had a notable pull-back in sales in August following four consecutive monthly increases, reports Stats Canada.

Andlauer next in line to go private

TORONTO -- A group of managers at ATS Andlauer Income Fund, including founder Michael Andlauer, will make an offer to unit holders in a bid to take the company private.

No Navistar blowback from Sterling plant closure: Official

CHATHAM, Ont. -- Production at the Navistar International truck plant in Chatham, Ont. is safe despite the closure of the Sterling assembly facility in nearby St. Thomas.

Global integration key to truck technology growth: SAE panel

ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Global product development, lauded for shaving engineering costs and speeding products to market, is providing other benefits for U.S.-based commercial vehicle manufacturers, such as fresh thinking from other parts of the world.

CPX rolls into the Prairies with fleet acquisition

SURREY, B.C. -- One of British Columbia's most successful trucking companies has "set up a beachhead" in Saskatchewan for the first time.

Kenworth not sitting idle on Clean Power system

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- The Kenworth Clean Power no-idle system is now available for order as a factory-installed option on Kenworth T800 and W900 models equipped with the 72-inch AeroCab sleeper.

TransForce makes two moves to strengthen waste division

MONTREAL -- TransForce Inc. has completed two transactions designed to increase the strength of Matrec, the company's waste management division.

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Will Daimler rethink Sterling plant closure? No way, says OEM

TORONTO -- They agreed to sit down and talk, but when the meeting was over, Daimler execs told CAW that, well, it's all over.

Ancra grows with cargo control acquisition

ERLANGER, Ky, -- Cargo securement provider Ancra International has acquired Dallas-based S-Line Cargo Control and Safety Products.