Newmar Cuts 31 in Latest Round of Layoffs. Motorhome and fifth-wheel manufacturer Newmar Corp. reduced its work force at the company's complex in Nappanee, Ind., for the third time this year, cutting 31 manufacturing positions.

Chrysler talking with foreign automakers. Chrysler LLC has talked with automakers in Russia and India about potential tie-ups and was approached by Fiat about a partnership, although no formal discussions are ongoing, a senior Chrysler executive said..

Ford executive says firm can weather downturn. Despite the headwinds of a slumping US economy, tight credit, high gasoline prices and declining home values, a top Ford Motor Co executive said he was confident the company had enough cash to weather losses..

Honda to get smaller and greener, 4 hybrids and 2 diesels on the way. Tags: Honda Tag Link: Honda Honda to get smaller and greener, 4 hybrids and 2 diesels on the way Honda seems to be the only major automaker making it through the tough times of high gasoline prices and for the..

Paolo Pininfarina new chairman of car design firm. ROME : Paolo Pininfarina has been named to replace his late brother as chairman of Pininfarina SpA, the family Italian car design firm that counts Ferraris and Alfa Romeos among its creations.

UPS in talks to buy Dutch rival TNT: source. Delivery company United Parcel Service is in talks to buy Dutch rival TNT NV, a source familiar with the talks said.

Suspect package prompts border closure in Blaine. Canadian officials closed the Peace Arch border crossing at Blaine Sunday night after a woman who was denied entry to the United States claimed she had something suspicious in a bag.

Georgia-Pacific honours Schneider National with Carrier of the Year Award. Schneider National has been named the 2008 Carrier of the Year for Georgia-Pacific LLC.

UPS driver shot this morning in Southwest Baltimore. A United Parcel Service driver was shot and wounded this morning as he drove his tractor-trailer on Caton Avenue in Southwest Baltimore, according to a city police spokesman.

Lumber town in limbo. Blair Eveland, site manager, left, and Shane Hirst, mechanic, look out at lumber traffic from the back door of Idaho Rigging Thursday while talking about the upcoming mill closure at JD Lumber, Inc.

Cargo traffic expected to hit slump. ed note; I believe this article on containers is an early warning to truckers. Your business will be affected no matter if you are a container hauler, or a distribution hauler. So much for the big rally. Predictions just weeks ago of a late-summer surge in cargo volumes at the nation's seaports appear to have been overly optimistic, with economists now cautioning the U.S. is poised for its biggest drop off in international trade in at least a decade. The sobering analysis, made by one of the nation's top trade research firms Friday, presents yet another sign of the economic malaise gripping America. "We had to basically totally reverse our earlier stance due to demand being much weaker than we had been anticipating earlier in the year," said economist Paul Bingham of Global Insight, a Washington, D.C.based research firm. "There's not much good news out there on the economy. We don't really expect a rebound until 2009." While researchers earlier believed import volumes - often used as a barometer of the economy's general health - would experience a modest 1.5 to 2 percent jump for the year, they're now predicting drops of 4 percent or more. The rest of the article includes information on a 12 percent decline in containers inbound in June and dire predictions of future numbers, you should read it and consider your business model carefully.

Pa. trucker, 2 sons killed in crash on Ohio Tur.. A Pennsylvania truck driver and his two sons have been killed in a semi crash on the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

Trucker jailed in fatal crash. Go to the mobile version of this Web site. Trucker jailed in fatal crash By Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News Wednesday, August 13, 2008 A truck driver has been arrested on suspicion of hitting and killing a..

Inuvik run of Ice Road Truckers attracts U.S. fans to Arctic roads. This 2007 photo, provided by the History Channel, shows a scene from Ice Road Truckers, one of the U.S. cable network's shows that take viewers to forbidding climates like Canada's Arctic.

Trucker faces driving charges. A distracted truck driver, who allegedly took his hands off the wheel while talking on a cell phone and turning pages, forced an OPP cruiser with flashing lights off the highway Monday morning.

Delphi 2Q Loss Narrows on Lower Charges. Hide Video Auto supplier Delphi Corp. says its second-quarter loss narrowed on lower restructuring, litigation and other charges.

Fight to land Volkswagen plant went to finish line. NASHVILLE, Tennessee : After an intense fight that involved two other states, Tennessee has hoisted what seems to be 2008's top trophy for automotive development in the U.S. investment worth nearly $1 billion..

Ford sale of business falls through. Ford Motor Co. and Johnson Controls Inc. said Friday they jointly terminated their memorandum of understanding for the sale of Ford's Automotive Components Holdings interiors business to Johnson Controls,..

Lost engagement ring found in middle of Utah road. A 23-year-old man who left an engagement ring on the hood of a car went from extremely unlucky to lucky when another man riding a Harley-Davidson noticed a little black jewelry box in the middle of the road.

ORNL at forefront of energy savings trend. Oak Ridge National Laboratory's $88.1 million plan to replace its traditional steam plant with one fueled by wood chips and make other energy efficiency improvements to its facilities puts the lab at the..