Monroe Releases MTE Vegetation System
Jan 18, 2012
Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc. (MTE), headquartered in Monroe, Wisconsin, has unveiled the MTE Vegetation System for dual rear wheel chassis/cabs...
Tramec Inks JV With Heavy Duty Suspension Suppliers
Jan 18, 2012
Gary Sullo, Chairman of Tramec HDSS, LLC announced Tramec's joint venture with Heavy Duty Suspension Suppliers Corp. (HDSS), Grupo Suspension, in Mexico. The Joint Venture, which is named Tramec HDSS, LLC, headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is a stand-alone business and a subsidiary of Tramec, LLC, located in Iola, Kansas. ...
Cox Retrofitting Trailer Fleet with Aerodynamic Skirts
Jan 18, 2012
Cox Transportation Services, a Virginia-based truckload carrier, is retrofitting its trailer fleet with Solus split skirt technology, which can provide a 5% fuel economy improvement, according to Solus...
NTDA Rolls Out New Logo
Jan 17, 2012
The National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) has released a new logo—the result of a new branding approach that embodies the association’s fresh approach to serving its members and the semi-trailer industry as a whole...
Schneider National Renews Contract with CSX Transportation
Jan 17, 2012
Schneider National, Inc. has signed a new, multi-year agreement with CSX Transportation under which the railroad will serve as one of Schneider’s primary rail providers...
Paccar Taps India to Source Parts
Jan 13, 2012
Paccar is turning to India for component sourcing and developing technology for its global operations, but the truck and engine manufacturer told the India Times it has no current plans to sell or assemble products in the country...
Don Schneider Passes Away at 76
Jan 13, 2012
Don J. Schneider, chairman emeritus and former president and CEO of Schneider National, Inc., died Jan. 13 in De Pere, Wis., with his family by his side following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 76...
Colfax Corporation Acquires ESAB
Jan 13, 2012
Effective today, Charter International plc, owner of ESAB Welding & Cutting Products, has been acquired by Colfax Corporation...
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Up 32% in 2011
Jan 13, 2012
Medium and heavy truck sales were up 32% in December over the same period a year ago and up 32% in 2011, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Daimler Trucks Ramps Up With 1,100 New Positions at Cleveland Plant
Jan 12, 2012
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has added a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its Freightliner Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, N.C., creating more than 1,100 new jobs by the end of 2012...
Schneider National To Purchase 2,500 Onguard Collision Safety Systems
Jan 12, 2012
Meritor WABCO announced that Schneider National has selected the OnGuard Collision Safety System as standard equipment for all new Class 8 commercial vehicles in its fleet...
Class 8 Demand Drivers Remain Strong: ACT
Jan 11, 2012
The pace of U.S. economic activity will operate at around a 2% rate as 2012 unfolds, according to the January issue of the ACT North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, published by ACT Research Co. ...
Werts Welding & Tank Service Opens New Branch
Jan 11, 2012
Werts Welding & Tank Service, Inc., has opened a new branch in Billings, Montana, the company’s seventh branch...
Meritor Honors 2011 Aftermarket Performance System Award Winners
Jan 11, 2012
Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) has announced the winners of the 2011 Aftermarket Performance System awards, an internal recognition of its global Aftermarket facilities that achieved the best performance in lean implementation...
Seasonal Capacity Constraints Drive FTR Shippers Conditions Index Down
Jan 11, 2012
FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for November dropped 2.5 points from the previous month to a reading of -6.1, reflecting seasonal tightening of shipping capacity...
Navistar Defense Receives $880 million Order to Upgrade MRAP Vehicle Fleet
Jan 10, 2012
Navistar Defense, LLC received a $880 million delivery order from the U.S. Marine Corps System Command to upgrade 2,717 International MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles with the company's rolling chassis solution. The award also includes engineering changes, supplies and services...
Great Dane Adds New Southwest Dealer
Jan 10, 2012
Great Dane has added Border International to its North American distribution network. With full-service dealerships located in El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, N.M., Border International significantly extends Great Dane’s reach within the region...
NTEA Announces New, Requalified MVP Companies
Jan 9, 2012
Through its Member Verification Program (MVP), the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has requalified 26 member companies and approved six new member companies for their commitment to excellence by their effective use of safety and quality standards...
Former TTMA board member Anderson dies
Jan 9, 2012
Len Anderson, former chairman of the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) engineering committee and member of the TTMA board of directors, passed away January 4 in Bradenton, Florida. He was 79...
Light-Vehicle Sales To Grow Globally in 2012
Jan 6, 2012
Worldwide sales of light vehicles are expected to grow this year, albeit slowly, and amid concern that Europe’s sovereign debt issue could derail everything...
Class 8 Net Orders Hit Second-Highest Mark in Three Years: FTR
Jan 5, 2012
December Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs reached the second highest level in three years at 29,777 units, according to preliminary data released by FTR Associates...
December Class 8 Net Orders Higher Than Expected: ACT
Jan 5, 2012
North American Class 8 preliminary net orders for December were slightly higher than expected, as reported by ACT Research Co., LLC ...
Heil Chosen by Big Truck Rental For Refuse Rental Fleet
Jan 5, 2012
Big Truck Rental of Tampa, Florida, has chosen Heil Environmental to be the new single provider for its nationwide fleet of refuse rental equipment...
Chrysler Providing DTE Energy with Test Fleet of PHEV Ram 1500s
Jan 4, 2012
Chrysler Group LLC, working in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), will deliver 10 demonstration fleet Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) pickup trucks to DTE Energy of Detroit...
Carriers’ Rate Expectations Plunge
Jan 4, 2012
Carriers' rate expectations have fallen considerably, potentially to levels for which margins will be down year-over-year in 2012, according to a Trucking Trends survey, in which Jefferies & Co. partnered with Fleet Owner magazine to survey trucking industry expectations ...
