USA

New model demands drives three-shifts at Chrysler truck plant

Chrysler Group's truck plant in Warren, Michigan, is working three shifts to keep up with demand for new Dodge Ram and Dakota pickup trucks and creating about 900 jobs. more…

Resurgent heavy truck demand drives Navistar into profit

US truck maker Navistar International Corporation reported improved earnings for its third fiscal quarter and said that, based on the current outlook, earnings for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2004, are on track to meet or exceed $2.95 per share. more…

ChevronTexaco sponsors world's largest Mobile Truck Driving Simulator

As the truck driver shortage begins to bite in Europe, ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants just said it will sponsor the Texas Motor Transport Association's multi-million dollar mobile classroom and driver training simulator. more…

Mack Trucks hosts annual bulldog roundup

Mack Trucks says it will host a 'day of fun and community spirit' during the 11th annual Bulldog Roundup event in Hagerstown, Maryland on Saturday, September 18, 2004. more…

Oshkosh wins $144m deal from US Marines

Oshkosh Truck Corpoation said it just won $144.6m deal to provide the U.S. Marine Corps with armour kits for its trucks used in Iraq. The firm the Marine Corps may order more kits, boosting deal to more than $200 million. more…

California vote tougher rules for truck entry

California lawmakers passed a bill that will mean all trucks entering the state must meet the federal emissions standards that were in effect the year the truck was made. more…

10,000 Electric Trucks Per Year to be Built in USA

Smith Electric Vehicles is to establish a major production facility in the USA. more…

PACCAR and Cummins Announce Class 6/7 Engine Agreement

PACCAR Inc and Cummins Inc. today announced an agreement for the Cummins' 6- and 8-liter engines to be installed exclusively in Peterbilt and Kenworth's North American conventional medium-duty commercial vehicles, effective January 1, 2007. more…

Drivers on Mobiles are as Bad as Drunks

Three years after the preliminary results first were presented at a scientific meeting and drew wide attention, University of Utah psychologists have published a study showing that motorists who talk on handheld or hands-free cellular phones are as impaired as drunken drivers. more…

Goodyear's Fuel Saving Tyres

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in the United States has rolled out new commercial tyre technology to provide improved fuel efficiency. more…

As industry globalises so do unions

With the inevitable globalisation of industry in general, and transport and logistics in particular, it comes as little surprise that organised labour is following suit and finding partners abroad to create international co-operation. more…