February 1, 2012
Industry Newsdesk
Daimler Trucks adds second shift at truck plant
Oct 20, 2011 4:04 PM
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is adding a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its Portland Truck Manufacturing Plant in Portland, Oregon...
Commercial vehicle outlook holds steady
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
ACT Research Co is maintaining its mildly pessimistic outlook for the US economy, according to the December 2011 issue of the ACT North American Commercial...
December Class 8 Orders Second-Best in Six Years: ACT
Jan 20, 2012 10:37 AM
Class 8 orders ended 2011 with the second-best month in six years as net orders rose to 30,293 units, according to the State of the Industry report released by ACT Research Co...
Great Dane plant builds 100,000th trailer
Feb 2, 2012 10:45 AM
Great Dane has now built more than 100,000 trailers at its van plant in Terre Haute, Indiana. ...
Stevens Transport Purchases 1,200 Utility Reefer Trailers
Jan 20, 2012 10:34 AM
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced that Stevens Transport has purchased 1,200 Utility 3000R refrigerated trailers...
Meritor sells axle ops to Renault Trucks
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Meritor Inc has completed the sale of the assets of its axle operation in Saint Priest, France, to Renault Trucks SAS. Terms of the sale were not disclosed....
European Union commercial vehicle registrations rise 7.5% in December
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
New commercial vehicle registrations in the European Union (EU) amounted to 166,739 units in December 2011, a 7.5% increase over the same month in 2010,...
East names Worldwide Equipment New Trailer Dealer
Jan 31, 2012 1:18 PM
Worldwide Equipment Inc., a truck equipment company with 15 full-service dealerships in six states, has been named an authorized dealer for East Manufacturing...
Paccar begins DAF assembly plant in Brazil
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Paccar held a groundbreaking ceremony January 9, 2012 for its new DAF assembly plant in Ponta Grossa, Brazil. The ceremony, led by Mark Pigott, Paccar...
Thomas provides bus maintenance training
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
To help ensure school bus technicians have the educational tools they need to help them work effectively and efficiently, Thomas Built Buses and its dealers...
Fras-le plans to produce brake lining in US
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Fras-le North America Inc will begin producing heavy-duty lining at its friction manufacturing facility in Prattville AL. This is the first time that...
Detroit Diesel Delivers 100,000th Engine to Southern Refrigerated Transport
Jan 23, 2012 3:50 PM
Detroit Diesel Corporation delivered its 100,000th DD platform engine to Southern Refrigerated Transport (SRT), a subsidiary of Covenant Transportation Group...
Bendix air brake school curriculum is expanded
Jan 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC announces its 2005 schedule for Air Brake Training School, emphasizing an expanded curriculum and additional locations....
CKCVR issues annual fleet study for 2011
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
CK Commercial Vehicle Research has completed its annual fleet study for 2011. Sixty-four representatives from small, medium, and large for-hire, private,...
Kinedyne facility in China is ISO-certified
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Kinedyne's manufacturing facility in Nantong, China recently achieved the ISO 9001:2008 certification of its Quality Management System (QMS). The Nantong...
BigLug Trailers adheres to NATM guidelines
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
BigLug Trailers, based in Shawano WI, now complies with National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) safety guidelines. The company has passed...
Product Profiles
Landoll selects Warn's Series XL winches
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Landoll Corporation has chosen the Series XL winches made by Warn Industries as a new option on all traveling axle and traveling tail model trailers....
Powered trailer dolly moves large trailers
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
DJ Products Inc has introduced a new unit for moving all types of large trailers. The new TrailerCaddyHeavyDuty Chain Drive Extreme powered trailer dolly...
Auto Crane offers variety of service cranes
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Auto Crane, a subsidiary company and premier brand of Ramsey Industries, provides a line of electric and hydraulic telescoping cranes. The Auto Crane...
Manual Wheel-Lok from Rite-Hite secures various trailers
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
The Manual Wheel-Lok from Rite-Hite provides simple operation and full-time, clear communication in a cost-effective, versatile design. It also safely...
Kenworth truck models include Fabco PTO option
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company announced that its all-wheel drive T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7 models can be factory-ordered with a Fabco power take-off (PTO)...
The Road Ahead
CALENDAR
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
March 5-8, 2012 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) annual convention and Work Truck Show, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis IN 800-441-6832www.ntea.com...
People and Positions
Trailer, truck, & body OEMs
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Omaha Standard Palfinger (OSP) has named Tyler Lee as quotation specialist. He joined OSP in 2010 and has played an integral role in its engineering department....
Component manufacturers
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Buyers Products Company has added Josh Bartholomew as national accounts manager. He brings more than 10 years of sales experience specializing in large...
Dealers/distributors
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Aurora Parts & Accessories LLC announced that Kurt Freitag has accepted the position of vice-president of national accounts. He most recently worked at...
Industry association profiles
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
The Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) has named John Freiler as engineering manager. Having worked with Associate member company Girard Equipment...
Obituaries
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Leonard M Anderson, former chairman of the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) engineering committee and member of its board of directors,...
Articles
Leading builders boost trailer manufacturers output 78% to almost 216,000 trailers in 2011
Feb 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...
Utilimaster loads up new commercial van with cost-saving features
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY BRUCE SAUER
FLEETS appreciate a good price for a truck body. But increasingly they are looking beyond the initial purchase price of the truck and considering the...
HDMA's Heavy Duty Dialog looks at where we are and where we are going in the commercial vehicle market
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY BRUCE SAUER
AN ARRAY of analysts, economists, and industry personnel provided insight into the current state of the commercial truck market, its current trends and...
Industry analyst says the winners will be the ones who understand role that advanced technologies have on the aftermarket
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
AFTER an extensive study of the commercial vehicle aftermarket, Frost & Sullivan industry analyst Kumar Saha identified some key trends: Economic uncertainty...
Best-case scenario in US shows 19% growth, with 300,000 units; world outlook for Class 4-8 gloomier than a year ago
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
THE strong recovery of 2011 for Class 8 trucks will give way to a slowdown in 2012, according to Eli Lustgarten, senior vice president at Longbow Securities....
Trend moves to nearshoring, with companies taking outsourced production and moving it closer especially south of the border
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
ARE offshoring's days numbered? It appears so. According to a recent AlixPartners survey of 80 C-level executives in 15 different industries, economic...
Productivity is driving output, but jobs are representing a smaller share of total employment
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
MANUFACTURING output is in the process of recovering its losses, with its successes being driven by productivity, according to William Strauss, senior...
Looking to the future for growth? Look to Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
YOU'VE heard of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). But have you heard of CIVETS? Jeff Rosensweig didn't think so. I just made that...
Quality Drive Away earns Blue Bird Corp award
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Quality Drive Away Inc, headquartered in Goshen IN, has been named a winner of the 2011 Global Supplier Of the Year award by Blue Bird Corporation, based...
Crysteel's Aluminum Select dump bodies
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Crysteel Aluminum Select dump bodies provide contractors a hard-working, versatile dump body with lightweight, durable, corrosion-resistant aluminum construction....
This glass carrier truck body is a real Hero
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
MyGlassTruck.com announces the release of the new Hero, an enclosed glass carrier truck body available in 12-, 14-, and 16-foot lengths. Engineered for...
Rugby provides choice of platform bodies
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Rugby Manufacturing offers a selection of platform style bodies for a range of applications. Rugby Rancher platform bodies are designed for durability,...
Buyers Products Co releases 2012 catalog
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Buyers Products Company has announced publication of its new 2012 product catalog. Featuring Buyers' complete line of products for the truck, trailer,...
HECO launches redesigned website
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Highway Equipment Company (HECO), manufacturer of Hi-Way road maintenance equipment and New Leader crop nutrient applicators, has launched a newly redesigned...
Blind Riveting Systems Catalog issued
Feb 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Emhart Teknologies has published the newly revised POP Blind Riveting Systems Catalog, complete with all pertinent data, dimensional and otherwise, by...
