PeopleNet growing evenly

CHASKA, Minn. -- Mobile communications and onboard computing provider PeopleNet, says its business growth in 2006 was split evenly between for-hire trucking and private fleet segments.

ATA truck tonnage edges upward; lower y-y

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased slightly by 1.6 percent in February after falling a revised 3.1 percent in January.

Eaton names aftermarket vehicle solutions exec

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Eaton Corp. announced the appointment of Scott Adams as business unit manager for the Vehicle Solutions unit of its Truck Aftermarket Division.

CN to build major transload hub, intermodal yard in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Being positioned as a staging ground for Canada's next major gateway to the Asian market, the city of Prince George will see a new $20-million CN transload operation and intermodal rail terminal later this year.

Local drivers still eligible for meal tax break: CTA

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) issued a notice clarifying that local drivers who do not haul beyond a 160 km radius from the home location can continue to make a meal tax deduction claim of 50 percent.

Bridgestone Firestone rolls prices forward

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire has announced price increases on the company's Bridgestone, Firestone, Fuzion and associate brand tire lines.

Budgets and costs on minds of fleet managers: Survey

BURLINGTON, N.J. -- Fleet budgeting is the single most important issue facing trucking company managers, according to a new survey by maintenance management experts Arsenault Associates.

BC Ferries to beef up security

NANAIMO, B.C. -- Airport-style security checks of passengers and vehicles may soon be a reality at B.C. Ferries.

Trimac president changes lanes

CALGARY -- Canada's largest bulk commodities hauler has announced that its president & CEO, Terry Owen, will leave the company "to pursue other interests."

Bandag owners OK Bridgestone buy

MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Bandag shareholders have approved the previously-announced $1 billion acquisition offer by Bridgestone Americas Holding.

Atlantic city wants 30-year traffic outlook

HALIFAX -- How will traffic congestion in Halifax look 30 years from now? That's what city officials want to know and they've commissioned a study to find out just what kind of gridlock patterns the coastal city can expect.

Dana hires new HD VP

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Jim Wojciehowski has joined Dana's Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Group leadership team as vice president and general manager of service.

BREAKING NEWS: CN workers go back on strike; Contract rejected

TORONTO - Just as rail capacity was ramping back up to normal, a majority of CN conductors and switchyard employees voted to hit the bricks for the second time in as many months - overwhelmingly rejecting a tentative agreement struck between their union and the railway a few weeks ago.

Goodyear’s Wingfoot Express turns 90

AKRON, Ohio -- Goodyear's pioneering interstate Wingfoot Express truck line celebrates its 90th birthday this week. Back in 1917, a five-ton Packard with a 10-foot-high, specially built body established the first interstate

CN expands non rail biz; increases handling capacity

MONTREAL -- CN likes what it's seeing on the other side of the tracks, announcing yesterday the creation of CN WorldWide North America, a new operating entity that expands the railway's non-rail operations.