Monthly boost, but truck orders still ‘dismal’ y-y

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- March 2009 Class 8 preliminary orders were up from the previous month, but were still a whopping 44 percent below the same period in 2008.

Canuck truck dealers named part of Navistar’s best

WARRENVILLE, Ill -- Navistar recently recognized 26 of its top performing dealers from around the globe with the prestigious International Circle of Excellence Award, including Canadian dealers Kemptville Truck Centre of Kemptville, Ont. and Calgary's Glover International.

Cat, Navistar sign vocational truck venture

CHICAGO -- As expected, Caterpillar and Navistar have signed a definitive agreement to produce Caterpillar heavy-duty vocational trucks for North America.

Carlisle dumps on-highway brake biz

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carlisle Companies says that its subsidiary Motion Control Industries will exit the on-highway friction and brake shoe business.

Constructional Lesson: Big Build ’09 will cost truckers

OTTAWA -- Time is money. Expect to lose both this spring and summer.

Mack taps product programs VP

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa -- Mack Trucks has named Bruce P. Hollenbeck to the newly created position of vice president of strategic product programs in the Mack Product Portfolio Management organization.

Exports, imports see modest March gains

OTTAWA -- Merchandise exports and imports both advanced in February following three months of rapid declines.

Inland freight port gets gov’t funding

WINNIPEG -- It looks like the script for Manitoba's plans to build a staple inland port is finally having some of its plot holes filled.

Small uptick in manufacturing sales reported

OTTAWA -- The first increase in seven months, manufacturing sales scaled upwards by a modest 2.2 percent to $42.9 billion in February.

Navistar staff mourn loss of CFO

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar International says that A.J. Cederoth will continue handling day-to-day financial and accounting responsibilities, following the death of CFO Terry M. Endsley, 53, this week.

Cummins pulls the plug on ComfortGuard APU

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- It's obvious truckers aren't spending a lot of money on spec'ing add-ons In this depressed market, and APUs are one of the biggest casualties.

Truck aftermarket to exceed $17B: Report

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The aftermarket for medium- and heavy-duty truck parts and components will increase 3.8 percent annually to $17.1 billion in 2013, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland, Ohio-based industry research firm.

Truck dealers keeping ‘oars in the water’: ATD

WASHINGTON -- They're a special breed, those sales guys.

Wheat Kings: Saskatchewan rolls against the grain

REGINA - Pound for pound, Saskatchewan is the strongest economy in Canada, according to the Canada West Foundation.

Wabash unsure of future; closing is an option

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- One of North America's largest trailer makers doesn't know how long it can carry on in this market.