Trailer/Body Builders best of 2012Leading builders boost trailer manufacturers output 78% to almost 216,000 trailers in 2011Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM, By Paul Schenk The 25 largest truck trailer manufacturers (plus four) increased output 78% to turn out 215,815 trailers in calendar year 2011. Last year's production is almost equal to the 218,422 trailers that the top 25 built in 2007. But as strong as production was in 2011, it was still some 67,000 trailers below the boom year of 2006 during which the top 25 manufacturers produced 282,750 trailers. The trailer industry is still 24% below its pre-recession peak...
Navistar Closing One Business in Cost-Cutting EffortSep 12, 2012 1:32 PM Navistar is planning to close down its Workhorse Custom Chassis business and reduce headcount amongst its U.S. employee base part of its efforts to reduce costs and return to profitability...
Great Dane Changes Product LineFeb 17, 2012 10:33 AM Great Dane unveiled sweeping changes to its complete product line and century-old brand to accompany a new advertising campaign entitled “Evolution.”...
Dover Corp sells Heil TrailerJan 6, 2012 12:37 PM Heil Trailer International, a global manufacturer of cargo tank and specialty trailers has been sold to American Industrial Partners, a middle market private equity firm. ...
Navistar’s ‘Non-Conformance Penalties’ Addressed by EPA in Final RuleAug 7, 2012 10:29 AM A final rule has been submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review that outlines non-conformance penalties to allow Navistar to continue selling its MaxxForce engines until it can get certification of its own engines to meet EPA 2010 limits or begin incorporating Cummins engines into its vehicle lineup, expected in January 2013...
Ford to Replace E-SeriesMar 6, 2012 9:49 AM Ford Motor Company will replace most, but not all, of its venerable E-Series van with the new Transit....
More than 500,000 square feet of trucks, truck equipment on display at 2012 Work Truck ShowApr 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY BRUCE SAUER THE 2012 Work Truck Show was one of the record books. With more than 500,000 square feet of exhibit space and 563 exhibiting companies, this year's event...
Great Dane Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Statesboro, GeorgiaApr 4, 2012 10:21 AM Just over a year after breaking ground on a new refrigerated trailer manufacturing plant in Statesboro, Ga., Great Dane opened the 450,000-square-foot facility for production today following a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
Kentucky Trailer Completes Race Transporter ExpansionFeb 22, 2012 10:39 AM Kentucky Trailer has significantly expanded its capacity to produce complete race transporters for the motorsports market under the brand Kentucky High Tech Performance Trailers...
Navistar Changing to SCRJul 6, 2012 2:15 PM Navistar International is altering its 2010 EPA emissions strategy to a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system. Daniel C. Ustian, chairman, president & CEO, said the company would be adding "urea-based aftertreatment" ...
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