July 1, 2011
Editorial
The buck starts here
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, by Bruce Sauer
SALES consultants have been known to say, Nothing happens until you make the sale. Well, maybe. But the financial crisis we have endured the past few...
Industry Newsdesk
Daimler to Ramp Up Production, Hire 1,400 Employees
Jun 9, 2011 5:06 PM
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) today announced that it plans to sharply increase production and employment levels at its Mt. Holly, NC, Portland, OR, and Saltillo, Mexico, truck manufacturing plants during the second half of this year...
Aero Industries Partners With ElCargo Fabrication
Mar 3, 2011 3:08 PM
Aero Industries has formed a new strategic distribution partnership with ElCargo Fabrication Inc., a leader in the tarp system industry for Eastern Canada...
Mack Trucks will boost production at PA plant
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc announced that, primarily due to increased demand for Mack Pinnacle model highway trucks, the company will boost production at its Macungie...
Navistar Awarded Diesel Re-Power Contract With USPS
Jun 23, 2011 12:43 PM
Navistar, Inc. and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have inked a development contract under which Navistar will engineer a diesel powertrain replacement for USPS delivery vehicles...
Meritor Aftermarket Services is launched
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Offering a number of core logistics competencies including packaging and kitting, material planning, warehousing, distribution, customer support, and...
Class 8 order backlog at 55-month peak
Jun 1, 2011 12:00 PM
North American Class 8 net orders totaled 38,100 units (not SA) in April 2011. This was up more than 31% from the level set in March and more than 157%...
Accuride Acquires Wheel Plant, Boosts Capacity
Jun 21, 2011 4:01 PM
Accuride Corp. has acquired most of the assets of Forgitron Technologies LLC, including an 80,000-square-foot forged aluminum wheel manufacturing facility in Camden, SC. ...
ATA Truck Tonnage Drops 0.7% in April
May 25, 2011 1:50 PM
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.7 percent in April after gaining a revised 1.9 percent in March 2011. March’s increase was slightly better than the 1.7 percent ATA reported on April 26, 2011. The latest drop put the SA index at 114.9 (2000=100) in April, down from the March level of 115.6...
Germany Leading Recovery In West European Trailer Market
Jun 14, 2011 2:03 PM
Almost all the countries of Western Europe will see an increase of trailer demand of more than 20% in 2011—led by Germany, whose output has been boosted by a tripling in demand, according to consulting group CLEAR. ...
VT Hackney Breaks Ground On 70,000-Square-Foot Addition
Jun 22, 2011 4:15 PM
VT Hackney, Inc., a company of VT Systems, Inc., broke ground on a plant addition at its 27-acre Independence, Kansas, manufacturing site...
Hendrickson provides technician training
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The truck service market called, and Hendrickson answered. Service training is one of the most valuable ways a supplier can build credibility and confidence...
Bendix earns award from Frost & Sullivan
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan 2011 North American Product Leadership of the Year Award in the Commercial...
Product Profiles
Buyers Products adds utility light to line
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Buyers Products has added a super-bright LED utility light to its expanding line of lighting products. The 12- to 24-volt DC utility light includes six...
Roundo offers Pullmax Z-41 upgrade
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Roundo of Sweden, a manufacturer of angle and plate bending rolls, can now offer owners of Pullmax Z-41 angle rolls an easy upgrade path that will allow...
E-Z Weigh digital onboard scale debuts
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Right Weigh Inc has launched its first digital onboard load scale. The new E-Z Weigh scale monitors the weight of any single-, tandem-, or tri-axle group...
SmartTruck authorizes two more distributors
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
SmartTruck, a new manufacturer of aerodynamic products for the trucking industry, has added two distributors, Trudell Trailers and Midlands Carrier Transicold,...
Swinger gladhands help prevent corrosion
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Phillips Industries' Swinger gladhands are now fully anodized to protect against magnesium chloride, road salt, and chemicals that cause corrosion. Swinger...
Axle-Less suspension gives a smooth ride
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Using Aeon rubber springs that can last a lifetime, Timbren's Axle-Less trailer suspension is vibration-free empty or loaded, runs silently, and gives...
Goodyear rolls out new wide-base tires
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Goodyear has introduced its G392 SSD drive and G394 SST trailer wide-base tires for long-haul and regional-haul uses. These new tires, which feature Fuel...
Sunrise provides integrated pipe notcher
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Trilogy Machinery Inc, the US distributor for Sunrise ironworkers and punching machines, announced that Sunrise has released a new version of its pipe...
Parker Chelsea provides 898 Series PTO
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Parker Chelsea makes PTO and pump installation simpler and more reliable for oilfield exploration and maintenance trucks. Because of the large physical...
FlexMod VSRT prevents dead batteries
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Cole Hersee introduces the Voltage Sensing Relay & Timer (VSRT), a new product in the just-released FlexMod line. The VSRT conserves the starting power...
The Road Ahead
CALENDAR
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
August 9-11, 2011 Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA), Military Vehicles Exhibition & Conference, Cobo Convention Center, Detroit...
People and Positions
Component manufacturers
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Meritor Inc has appointed John Nelligan general manager, OEM sales and national accounts, replacing Dennis Kline, who recently retired from the company...
Trailer, truck, & body OEMs
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Jay Morfitt has joined Heil Trailer International as the director of sales and marketing, and he will report to Greg Heyer, vice-president of global sales,...
Articles
Godwin's new powder coat operation is its latest weapon in the war on rust
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY BRUCE SAUER
THEY told Pat Godwin Sr that it isn't possible to build an automated line to powder coat dump bodies. I'm going to powder coat dump bodies, the founder...
Expert highlights supplier research and selection, purchase planning, price negotiation and other key elements
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
DANNY L Armijo II, project manager for the New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership, gives this definition of procurement: The acquisition of appropriate...
Fabick coatings repair, renew body floors
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Fabick Protective Coatings, now entering its 19th year in industrial coatings, offers its exclusive, patented technology to protect new truck and trailer...
TRP introduces line of truck mirrors
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
TRP Aftermarket Parts recently introduced a line of mirrors for all makes of Class 6, 7, and 8 trucks. The firm offers many styles of mirrors, such as...
RollTek side roll protection is now provided on Peterbilt Class 8 trucks
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
IMMI announced the availability of RollTek side roll protection on Peterbilt Class 8 vehicles. RollTek combines side airbag protection with the latest...
Work-Rite kits provide added support
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Several new Work-Rite suspension kits have been developed by Firestone Industrial Products Company LLC to provide added support to trucks carrying extra...
Dura-Core 1000 designed as floor material
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Haysite Reinforced Plastics has introduced its new grade Dura-Core 1000. The new compression-molded composite panel combines fiberglass-reinforced plastic...
Hybrid Truck Users Forum set for October
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The nation's advanced-trucking eyes will focus on Baltimore MD in October 2011, when the city hosts the 11th annual Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) national...
