May 1, 2010
Photos from the May 2010 issue
Photos from the May 2010 Issue of Trailer-Body Builders
Jun 11, 2010 11:08 AM
Photos from the May 2010 issue of Trailer-Body Builders featuring photos from the NATM convention and the latest trucks and trailers from the Mid-America Trucking Show...
Editorial
Trailers and truck bodies free of steroids
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, by Bruce Sauer
OUR local football team had its first winning season in its history last year. After trying unsuccessfully for seven consecutive seasons, the Houston...
Cover Story
Trailer manufacturers focus on weight savings, aerodynamics at this year's Mid-America Trucking Show
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Paul Schenck
LIGHTER WEIGHT and improved aerodynamics seemed to be the common theme among the manufacturers introducing new trailers at the annual Mid-America Trucking...
Navistar launches eStar
May 13, 2010 4:11 PM
Navistar on Thursday launched the eStar, the first purpose-built, all-electric delivery vehicle, which Navistar is deploying with the help of a $39 million grant in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds from the Transportation Electrification Initiative administered by the U.S. Department of Energy...
Features
NATM forms engineering committee at Reno convention, considers making compliance program mandatory
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Bruce Sauer
THE National Association of Trailer Manufacturers supplemented its slate of convention speakers with two key announcements: the creation of an engineering...
Surveys show trailer industry getting optimistic, with 78% expecting sales to increase in 2010
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
REPRESENTATIVES from RSM McGladrey Inc gave an update on the trailer industry entitled, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly! Fortunately for attendees, it...
Improved efficiency for trailer delivery, uniform trailer brake regulation highlight NATM's government affairs efforts
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
DARRELL Conner, a government affairs counselor for K&L Gates which was hired in 2008 by NATM said there will be a push this year to gain support for a...
Study group develops guide to aid in working with trailer customers and suppliers of coatings
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
THE National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM), working with paint and trailer manufacturers, has compiled a guide to use for working with potential...
NATM keynoter says good management will defeat a bad economy all the time
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
YES, these are maddening times in the business world. But Stan Slap says that's unimportant: What's really important is what companies do about it. Slap,...
Industry Newsdesk
Class 8 Truck Net Orders Up 20% in February
Mar 18, 2010 3:25 PM
Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles rose to 7,900 units in February, up 20 percent from last month and also from February 2009, according to ACT Research Co. ...
Commercial Trailer Net Orders Up 165% in March
Apr 26, 2010 3:20 PM
March commercial trailer net orders were up 165 percent from March 2009, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT). Commercial trailer net orders have posted year-over year growth for six consecutive months, four of which have been in excess of 100 percent...
Daimler Trucks Reaches 10,000 New Orders for Vehicles with SCR
Apr 28, 2010 1:42 PM
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) announced that it has secured more than 10,000 orders for new vehicles equipped with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology...
EPA2010 Dynamics Pulling Demand Forward, FTR says
Apr 23, 2010 2:19 PM
In the April North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Outlook update, FTR Associates reports strong current production but cautions that a significant portion of current demand is a short-run surge being created by the imminent onset of new EPA-compliant 2010 engines...
PSI presents 2009 Athena Award to Wabash National Corporation
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Pressure Systems International, manufacturer of the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI with ThermALERT technology, presented Wabash National...
Nissan Diesel America name changes
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
As a part of the company's 25th anniversary celebration, Nissan Diesel America's president, Dayle Wetherell announced that Nissan Diesel America's company...
Industrial Hardware gets ISO certification
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Industrial Hardware Distributors has been certified to ISO 9001:2008 and operates a quality management system that complies with this ISO standard as...
Spartan, Utilimaster Form Strategic Alliance with Isuzu
Apr 23, 2010 2:16 PM
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) announced a strategic alliance with Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. to assemble Isuzu's gasoline-powered N-series chassis...
Motor Wheel's Mexico facility honored
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Motor Wheel Commercial Vehicle Systems Inc, a Precision Partners Inc company, announced that its Mexico facility has been awarded the 2009 Major Casting...
Penske Orders 600 Volvo VNs
May 4, 2010 1:58 PM
Penske Truck Leasing has ordered 600 Volvo VN670 tractors with EPA2010-certified Volvo D13 engines and selective catalytic reduction ...
Sapa pitches in to build homes in Haiti
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Sapa Extrusions-North America, the aluminum profile company, is providing help in building a new infrastructure for Haitian people. Sapa will sponsor...
Spartan, Utilimaster Form Strategic Alliance with Isuzu
Apr 23, 2010 2:16 PM
Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR) announced a strategic alliance with Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. to assemble Isuzu's gasoline-powered N-series chassis...
Thermo King commends its oustanding dealers, dealerships for 2009
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Thermo King recently announced the company's top-performing individuals and dealerships for 2009 at its annual Dealer Meeting. Award winners were recognized...
Navistar Defense Receives $191 Million in Orders
May 4, 2010 2:11 PM
Navistar Defense LLC announced that it has received two separate awards totaling $191 million for the delivery of new medium tactical vehicles as well as enhancements to International MaxxPro Dash Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) units in Afghanistan...
New Board of Directors for HDRA
Apr 13, 2010 2:04 PM
The Heavy Duty Representatives Association (HDRA) has elected a new Board of Directors for 2010. The election took place during the Annual HDRA Member Meeting that is held in conjunction with the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY...
NHTSA Report Offers Ways To Reduce Medium, HD Truck Emissions
Apr 1, 2010 3:13 PM
The National Research Council and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have released Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, a congressionally mandated report that assesses and recommends different approaches to improving fuel economy, increasing efficiency and reducing emission of greenhouse gases from medium- and heavy-duty trucks...
Hino Enters Ambulance, Emergency Vehicles Market
Apr 30, 2010 10:13 AM
In response to strong demand by body manufacturers and customers, Hino Trucks debuted an ambulance chassis during the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) in Indianapolis. The truck on display was a Hino 2011 model year 258ALP. The truck is equipped with Hino Trucks' 2010 compliant SCR system, making it the only medium duty conventional truck to meet the stringent 2010 EPA Emissions Regulation without using credits...
Product Profiles
Kenworth adds Allison LBSS feature
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company now offers Allison Transmission's Load-Based Shift Scheduling (LBSS) as a standard feature on select Allison transmissions with...
Smart Lamps integrate strobing LEDs and turn signal override functions
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
OEMs and fleet operators will find a lot to like in Peterson's latest additions to its patented line of Piranha LED Smart Lamps warning light technology...
Abex braking product line is expanded
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
The Abex line of commercial vehicle braking products has been expanded to include an offering of brake pads specially formulated for today's air brake...
The Road Ahead
Calendar
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
June 17-19, 2010 The Great West Truck Show (GWTS), Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas NV 888-349-4287www.TruckShow.com June 25-26, 2010 South Carolina...
People and Positions
Trailer, truck, & body OEMs
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
E-Z Pack Manufacturing LLC has added Mark Clindaniel as regional sales manager for the Midwest region, and Kevin Coombes has been named regional sales...
Component manufacturers
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Ancra International announced that Mike Tomlson, formerly territory sales manager for the Southwestern Region with Kinedyne, has joined Ancra in the same...
Product Focus
Tiger Cranes adds extended-reach 1069
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Responding to customer demand for an extended-reach 10,000-lb-capacity crane, Tiger Cranes introduces the new 1069 service crane. The Model 1069 crane...
Saddle box keeps visibility unrestricted
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Knaack's Weather Guard brand is introducing a new, all-steel, low-profile saddle box. Secure, durable, and convenient, the saddle box is designed to enhance...
Tool drawer unit fits various truck bodies
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
CTECH Manufacturing has produced an all-aluminum tool drawer unit made to fit various truck body types and sizes. The drawer unit consists of a lightweight,...
Information Vehicles
NACE International, ASM launch corrosion website
May 1, 2010 12:00 PM
NACE International, in collaboration with ASM International has launched a new website, www.corrosionanalysisnetwork.com, designed to provide a resource...
