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Navistar Subsidiary Inks Bus JV
Sep 4, 2008
Two leading companies based in Latin America intend to form a partnership to help meet the growing demand for public and commercial transportation solutions around the globe...
Navistar Defense, U.S. Military Sign Deals Worth $92 million
Sep 4, 2008
Two new contracts of nearly $92 million highlight the increased sales of Medium Tactical Vehicles to the U.S. military from Navistar Defense, LLC...
Alcoa Launches Three New Wheel Lines for Full-Size Trucks
Sep 4, 2008
Alcoa Automotive Wheels, a Cleveland, Ohio-based business of Alcoa, today announced the expansion of its aftermarket catalog to include three new wheel lines for full-size trucks...
Record 3Q Earnings for Navistar
Sep 4, 2008
Navistar International Corporation reported record net income for the third quarter of $272 million, or $3.68 per diluted share...
Inc. Magazine Honors Central States Trucking
Sep 3, 2008
Inc. Magazine has announced Central States Trucking, Bensenville, Illinois, as one of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country...
TARA Joins HDAW Sponsors
Sep 3, 2008
TARA, the Truck Frame and Axle Repair Association, has joined Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week '09 as a sponsor, bringing the total number of organizations involved to 13...
Epec Oy, Certified Power Begin Partnership
Sep 2, 2008
Epec Oy has entered into a system-integrator and distributor agreement with Certified Power Inc. to provide CAN-based electronic-control systems for U.S.- and Canada-based machine manufacturers...
ACOFAS Announces Technician Training Clinic
Sep 2, 2008
ACOFAS, The American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialist, announced its latest Technician Training Clinic Oct. 21-22 in St. Louis...
SAF-Holland’s Sales Up 19% in 2Q
Sep 2, 2008
SAF-Holland continued on its growth path in the second quarter following its already strong performance at the start of the year...
Credit crunch fails to knock trailer market off course
Sep 2, 2008
For West Europe as a whole, 2008 will see sales just below last year’s level, despite the fact that halfway through the year, large markets such as Germany, France and the Netherlands are actually running ahead of last year’s figures...
Wabash Announces Price Increases
Sep 2, 2008
Wabash National Corporation announced that prices of its trailer products will increase an average of 5 percent effective for new orders booked on or after Oct. 1, with an additional increase ranging from 3 to 5 percent effective Jan. 1, 2009...
Waltco Consolidates Manufacturing Operations
Aug 29, 2008
Waltco Truck Equipment Co announced it will consolidate manufacturing operations at the company’s primary manufacturing facility in Tallmadge, Ohio, also the site of company headquarters...
Rowe to Give Keynote Address at Work Truck Show
Aug 28, 2008
In a speech that’s sure to convince everyone present that they’ve got it good -- no matter what their job description –- Mike Rowe, host and producer of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs TV series, will give the keynote address at The Work Truck Show 2009 and 45th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention...
Con Edison Of New York Orders Hybrid Electric Trucks From Azure Dynamics
Aug 28, 2008
Azure Dynamics Corporation has received an initial order for three units from Con Edison of New York for its Balance Hybrid Electric system integrated on Ford's E450 chassis...
Penton Launches Site to Connect Buyers, Sellers of HD Equipment
Aug 28, 2008
Penton Media announced the launch of its new Web site, www.Ironmax.com, connecting buyers and sellers of heavy-duty equipment across a variety of industries, while providing specially designed tools for both searching and tracking inventory...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 0.3% in July
Aug 27, 2008
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3 percent in July, marking the first month-to-month drop since April...
Volvo’s Deliveries Up 2% in July
Aug 27, 2008
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s four truck companies in July amounted to 19,243, which is an increase of 2%, compared with the year-earlier period...
ArvinMeritor Dedicates Facility in Monterrey, Mexico
Aug 27, 2008
ArvinMeritor, Inc. dedicated a new $30-million manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico...
East, Meritor WABCO Introduce Trailer Communication System
Aug 26, 2008
East flatbed, refuse and dump trailers can now communicate critical intelligent data to the driver through an optional Power Line Carrier (PLC) communication system that utilizes MeritorWABCO Vehicle Control Systems' Infolink Gateway Communications Capabilities...
Utility Launches 4000D-X Composite
Aug 26, 2008
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. today announced the launch of the next generation D-X product, the 4000D-X Composite, a composite-wall trailer...
Poll: Lack of Skilled Workers Hurts the Most
Aug 25, 2008
In a remarkable counter to conventional wisdom, more leading manufacturing executives today believe the lack of skilled labor and management skills in the work force – not current oil prices or the weak U.S. dollar – most hurts the growth of America’s economy...
Old Dominion Relocates Service Center to Florence, SC
Aug 25, 2008
LB Clayton, VP of the Midsouth region for Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., announced a service center relocation to Florence, S.C. The 24-door facility is located on a five-acre site at 2650 TV Road, Florence...
OESA Sets Conference on Business in China
Aug 22, 2008
The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) and Foley & Lardner LLP will present "Business in China: Industry Outlook and Supplier Profitability" on September 24 at the Somerset Inn in Troy, Mich....
ATA Supports Bipartisan Energy Plan
Aug 22, 2008
The American Trucking Associations today announced its support for a bipartisan comprehensive energy bill that calls for domestic oil drilling, tax incentives and alternative energy research to lower the price of fuel for the nation’s 3.5 million truck drivers and American consumers. ...
Mitsubishi Fuso Opens New Headquarters
Aug 21, 2008
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. has opened its new sales, marketing and distribution headquarters in Redford, Mich. FUSO is part of Daimler Trucks North America's Light Commercial Vehicle team, also based in Redford...
