Suppliers ask President for economic relief
Nov 3, 2008
In a letter sent to President Bush, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) urged the acceleration of the $25 billion loan program for...
Scania receives large truck order in Brazil
Nov 3, 2008
Scania is delivering 260 tipper trucks to the Brazilian company Odebrecht...
Pace American Acquires Cargo Express
Nov 3, 2008
Pace American, Inc has officially completed its acquisition of Bristol, Indiana-based J & L Cargo Express...
Rethinking Security and Logistics Can Help Reduce Risk of Cargo Theft
Oct 31, 2008
Consumer electronics, food and clothing are the three most stolen cargoes, and thefts of these and other items occur most often during the weekend, according to statistics compiled by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies...
Walker Purchases Assets of Bulk International
Oct 31, 2008
Walker Group Holdings LLC of New Lisbon, Wisconsin, a portfolio company of Insight Equity, announced today that it has purchased the Mexico-based manufacturing assets of Bulk International...
Azure Dynamics Signs Agreements With Eight Ford Dealerships
Oct 30, 2008
Azure Dynamics Corporation, a developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, announced today it has signed Sales & Service agreements with eight additional Ford dealerships...
Mack Receives Additional $8.6 Million U.S. Army Award
Oct 30, 2008
Mack Trucks, Inc. has received an award of approximately $8.6 million from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command...
UPS First to Purchase Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles
Oct 29, 2008
UPS announced its first purchases of the hydraulic hybrid vehicle, which promises dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits...
TSE Brakes Joins Marmon Highway Technologies
Oct 29, 2008
Marmon Highway Technologies (MHT) announced the acquisition of TSE Brakes Inc...
WABCO’s 3Q Sales Up 10%
Oct 29, 2008
WABCO Holdings Inc. today reported Q3 2008 sales of $655 million, up 10 percent over the prior year and up 2 percent in local currencies...
Pitts Trailers Enters Heavy-Haul Market
Oct 29, 2008
Pitts Trailers has unveiled a new line of custom, high-capacity lowboys, led by the LB65-20DD...
Federal Reserve Executive to Speak at HD Dialogue
Oct 28, 2008
Heavy Duty Dialogue ’09, with the theme of The Commercial Vehicle Industry in Transition, features a domestic and global economic overview by William Strauss...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 0.9% In September
Oct 28, 2008
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.9 percent in September...
Bendix Signs Agreement To Acquire Smartire Business
Oct 28, 2008
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has announced its plans to acquire the business and related assets of SmarTire Systems Inc....
Ancra International Acquires S-Line
Oct 27, 2008
Ancra International, a North American leader in cargo-control products and services, today announced the acquisition of Dallas-based S-Line Cargo Control and Safety Products...
JerrDan Receives Award in Pennsylvania
Oct 23, 2008
JerrDan Corporation, an Oshkosh Corporation company, received the 2008 Franklin County (Pennsylvania) Area Development Corporation (FCADC) Large Business Award...
WABCO Announces JV with Fuwa
Oct 23, 2008
WABCO Holdings Inc. today announced that WABCO has signed a letter of intent with GuangDong Fuwa Engineering Manufacturing Co., Ltd., (Fuwa) to form a joint venture for production of air disc brakes in China...
Utility Trailer Sales Relocates in Boise
Oct 22, 2008
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced that Utility Trailer Sales of Boise Co. has relocated to a larger facility to better serve the growing needs of its customers...
Record 3Q Sales, Revenue for Cat
Oct 22, 2008
Caterpillar Inc. announced record third-quarter sales and revenues of $12.981 billion, 13 percent higher than third quarter 2007 sales and revenues of $11.442 billion...
PACCAR’s 3Q Earnings Down 1%
Oct 22, 2008
PACCAR announced that third-quarter earnings were $299 million ($0.82 per diluted share), down 1% from earnings of $302.3 million ($0.81 per diluted share) in the third quarter last year...
VIPAR To Open Distribution Centers
Oct 21, 2008
VIPAR Heavy Duty announced today at its Annual Business Conference in Las Vegas that it will open parts distribution centers in the eastern and western parts of the United States...
Eaton Displays Hybrid Systems
Oct 21, 2008
Eaton Corporation announced that 24 of the 35 trucks featured in the recent CALSTART “World’s Largest Hybrid Ride & Drive” used Eaton hybrid power systems...
’09 Class 8 market revised down by 76,000 units
Oct 20, 2008
Reacting to the weak freight environment and the expectation that the US is entering a four-quarter recession, FTR Associates has reduced its 2009 North American factory shipment Class 8 forecast by 76,000 units, to 150,000 units...
TBEI Names Bob Fines President/CEO
Oct 20, 2008
Truck Bodies and Equipment International (TBEI) announced the appointment of Bob Fines as President and CEO...
U.S. Army, Mack Sign Engine Deal
Oct 20, 2008
Mack Trucks, Inc. has received an award of just over $1 million from the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)...
