MAN withdraws hostile takeover bid for Scania

BERLIN, Germany -- MAN AG has announced it will abandon its hostile takeover bid for Swedish truck maker Scania AB,...

Wakefield Canada’s Kent Rennie and Anthony Stadelman

Wakefield Canada Inc. was newly created last year, specifically to market and distribute Castrol brand products to the Canadian market. We sat down with the new company's vice president of sales and m...

Navistar’s South American engine company acquisition receieves approval from government anti-trust authority

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar International Corporation has announced the Brazilian anti-trust regulatory authority...

Yokohama strengthens marketing team

COQUITLAM, B.C. -- Yokohama Tire Canada has announced it has boosted its marketing team with the addition of execut...

It’s all in the box

CALGARY, Alta. – If you’re a dump truck operator, you put a lot of thought into making the right spec’ing decisions when purchasing a new truck, but what about the…

It’s all in the box

CALGARY, Alta. - If you're a dump truck operator, you put a lot of thought into making the right spec'ing decisions when purchasing a new truck, but what about the box? After all, it takes a pounding...

BIBENDUM set for Sept. 23

GREENVILLE, S.C. More than 100 of the cleanest running vehicles on the planet are expected at Michelin's fifth an...

Alberta RCMP to change tactics

EDMONTON, Alta. - The Alberta RCMP are adopting new tactics to catch speeders and bad drivers, most notably by substituting traditional cop cars with civilian vehicles such as pickups and minivans.Pol...

Alberta RCMP to change traffic enforcement tactics

EDMONTON, Alta. -- The Alberta RCMP are adopting new tactics to catch speeders and bad drivers, most notably by sub...

Keeping your engine cool

Many readers, especially those that live in colder climes, have been asking me how often you should check your antifreeze, how often you should flush the cooling system, and whether or not one antifre...

Rarified air:

JASPER, Alta. - For the past 25 years, Ken Deans has called Jasper National Park his home.For the same length of time, he has also been an owner/operator.His life is a balance of his loves: the unspoi...

Volvo buys Mack, Renault truck businesses

GREENSBORO, S.C. -- Mack's famous bulldog has a new master.Volvo AB has taken control of North America's oldest trucking company, acquiring century-old Mack Trucks with its US $2-billion takeover of p...

Shop smarts

SCARBOROUGH, Ont. - Volvo Trucks Canada may advertise a tag line of "drive smart", but it's also looking for new technicians who can "fix smart".Labor shortages aren't only hitting spots behind the w...

Looking overhead

It's a natural step to believe that you'll make more money by spending more time behind the wheel. That's true when you consider gross profits that come from payments based on a mileage or a percentag...