September 1, 2012
Editorial
Sitting in a swamp of uncertainty
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM, by Bruce Sauer
Business seems to be pretty good for most of the commercial truck and trailer industry right now, much better than our expectations for the future would...
Industry Newsdesk
NTEA Requests Public Comment on Snow Control Equipment
Aug 28, 2012 4:58 PM
The Snow Control Equipment Manufacturers Committee (SCEMC), an affiliate division of the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), has announced a period of public comment for Best Practices Guidelines for Snow Control Equipment Manufacturers...
100 MACK Granite Models Ordered Under U.S. Army Contract
Aug 21, 2012 3:05 PM
Mack Trucks announced that Mack Defense will supply West-Mark, a manufacturer of liquid transportation equipment, with 100 MACK Granite models to fulfill a delivery order under a contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich...
Great Dane's Statesboro GA plant delivers first customer trailer
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Great Dane's new refrigerated trailer plant in Statesboro GA recently celebrated the completion of the facility's first customer trailer, produced to...
Mack’s Automated Manual Transmission Assembly Begins in Maryland
Aug 16, 2012 12:46 PM
Assembly of Mack’s mDRIVE automated manual transmission began today at the Hagerstown, Md., powertrain facility where Mack powertrain components have been assembled since 1961...
Trailer Acquisition Corp Purchases United Expressline
Aug 27, 2012 3:51 PM
Trailer Acquisition Corp., Inc. has purchased certain assets of United Expressline, Inc. The new company was formed by the existing management team of United and is led by its president Todd Bontrager, who to change the name to United Trailers, Inc...
Strong Volvo I-Shift sales spur US assembly
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Volvo Trucks celebrated the latest investment in the North American market recently with the start of I-Shift production at the Hagerstown MD powertrain...
Main Steel builds new flagship operation
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Main Steel, a Shale-Inland Company, unveiled plans for a new flagship operation in the Chicago IL area. The 240,000-square-foot facility in Elk Grove...
Crane Company donates to local communities
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Crane Company Philanthropic Organizations donated more than $140,000 in August 2012 to the Goshen IN, Channahon IL, Florence KY, and Jonesboro AR communities....
UPS Fleet Adds Freightliner CCC All-Electric Walk-In Vans
Jul 10, 2012 1:23 PM
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) has delivered two of its all-electric MT E-CELL walk-in vans to UPS, which will deploy the zero-fuel-usage, zero-emissions vehicles in its fleet serving Laguna Hills, Calif...
Meritor provides instructor-led training
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Meritor Inc continues to deliver service and support through the company's new instructor-led training (ILT) courses...
Polar Service Centers Opens New Location in Minnesota
Aug 20, 2012 3:06 PM
Polar Service Centers has moved to a new location in Rosemount, Minn., with nearly twice the space of the facility it has replaced...
Dana Holding Corporation bolsters North American field sales, service operation
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Dana Holding Corporation announced numerous actions to strengthen its North American field sales and service organization. Focused on more than 4,000...
Trailer Orders Up 4% Year over Year: ACT
Jul 31, 2012 2:12 PM
Trailer order volume was up almost 4% year-over-year, despite softness in the industry that continued in June, according to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co...
Pres-On relocates to larger headquarters
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Pres-On, a manufacturer of industrial foam tapes and gaskets, announced the relocation of its headquarters from Addison IL to Bolingbrook IL, effective...
Product Profiles
Owner-operator team logs a load of fuel savings
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Racking up close to 20,000 miles every month translates into a big fuel bill for owner-operator Jim Schilling and his brother, Mickey, who drive in a...
BatRF by STEMCO adds low-tire pressure logging
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
BatRF by STEMCO announced an addition to its AirBAT tire pressure monitoring system...
The Road Ahead
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
September 26-28, 2012 National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) annual convention, The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla CA 858-453-4420www.ntda.org October...
Inspector 920 can test ABS, road stability
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Lite-Check is introducing the next automated tester for trailer electronics and ABS (antilock braking systems) called the Inspector 920. With a new electronic...
Betts Spring adds two quarter fenders
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Betts Spring has expanded its distribution bundle by adding two quarter fenders to its line of spray suppression components. Betts branded stainless and...
Advantage + system links users, engineers
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
What if there was a way for the factory to always be available at a shop to help make adjustments or perform diagnostics with a full array of instruments?...
Sunrise ANC punching system introduced
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Trilogy Machinery Inc, the US distributor for Sunrise ironworkers and punching machines, introduces the new Sunrise ANC punching system. This system combines...
People and Positions
Dealers/distributors
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Polar Service Centers has named Jeff Buckholz regional field sales representative, and his territory includes New York, New Jersey, and northeastern Pennsylvania....
Industry research services
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
ACT Research announced that Dr Dave Fluharty has joined the firm as senior staff statistician. He has more than three decades of experience in the motor...
Trailer, truck, & body OEMs
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Daniel C Ustian, Navistar International Corporation chairman, president, and chief executive officer, has retired. The Navistar board of directors announced...
Component manufacturers
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Hutchens Industries announced that Ben Clark, who has been promoted to director of customer service, will now oversee the operations of Hutchens' customer...
Articles
J C Madigan parlays spreader expertise into truck equipment success
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM, BY Bruce Sauer
Truck equipment distributors seem to get into the business from an endless number of starting points...
Changes in snowplow-mounting guidelines
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
The most significant changes in the manufacturers' guidelines for snowplow mounting for the 2013 model year come from Ford, which is reintroducing snowplow...
Shawano County maximizes its budget
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
WITH budgets that still have not returned to pre-Great Recession levels, municipalities and their equipment managers must prioritize versatility and reliability...
For high-capacity spreading applications, SuperMaxx has a hopper full of capability
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
SnowEx has introduced its highest-capacity line of spreaders, the SuperMaxx series...
Bonnell has replacement tailgate spreaders
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Replacement tailgate spreaders from Bonnell Industries are designed to replace the existing tailgate, providing the highest spinner ground clearance available....
The Boss's box plows fit on all skid steers
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
New in 2012 for skid steer applications, The Boss Snowplow introduces B-8 (8'-4") and B-10 (10'-4") box plows, adding to its box plow product lineup....
Hiniker spreaders let users control rates
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Hiniker Company's dual-motor electric salt and sand spreaders allow users to tailor material application rates accurately and conveniently. Powered by...
Optimus offers floating blade sections
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
The newly released Optimus model snow pusher provides floating blade sections. The Optimus has a completely new cutting edge system that allows the steel...
SnowDogg VMD built for smaller vehicles
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Buyers Products offers the SnowDogg VMD Series medium-duty V-plow specifically designed for 1/2-ton pickups and sport utility vehicles...
J&J adds 130-barrel tank trailer to lineup
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers, a division of Somerset Welding & Steel, announced the company is manufacturing 130-barrel (BBL) pressure vacuum tank trailers...
Western Star Truck Sales adds new 4700 tractor to product lineup
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Western Star Truck Sales Inc has added a new 4700 tractor to its product lineup. Since launching the 4700 truck in March 2011 to six targeted vocational...
Kenworth Offers Dual LNG Tank Configuration, Adds Cabover Options
Aug 24, 2012 4:14 PM
Kenworth Truck Company has expanded its line of green products by offering factory-installed, dual liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tanks on Kenworth T800s powered by the 15-liter Westport GX engine, and also is offering a 22.5-inch tire and wheel package and expanded wheelbase choices for the Kenworth K270 and K370 medium-duty cabovers...
Waytek provides 2012 catalog of products
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Waytek Inc has released its 2012 product catalog featuring a new products section, handy external cover tabs to locate product faster, and an accompanying...
Hypertherm Cutting Institute goes online
Sep 1, 2012 12:00 PM
Hypertherm is providing the new Hypertherm Cutting Institute, an online training community that offers a number of resources for people who work with...
