Trucks
GM employees back to work; Canadian plants to reopen
DETROIT -- Despite predictions earlier in the week that a nationwide strike by 70,000 GM workers would be a long one, the United Auto Workers and the carmaker have reportedly reached a tentative agreement this morning to end the two-day labor standoff.
Cummins, Cat score well on engine satisfaction survey
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Diesel engine competitors Caterpillar and Cummins both ranked highest in satisfying customers with heavy-duty truck engines and transmissions, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2007 Heavy-Duty Truck Engine/Transmission Study.
WHAT’S HAPPENED TO CANADIAN TRUCKERS’ EQUITY?
The diving U.S. dollar is kicking the crap out of Canada's cross-border trucking industry. Southbound freight is scarce. Northbound loads are there, but rates have been hacked to the bone. On top of that, we've lost 20-30 percent of the equity we thought we had in our equipment. Hear how the sinking Greenback is turning Canadian truckers upside down.