Peterbilt Rolls Out Two New Truck Models
Two new trucks – a new medium-duty model and a Class 7-8 heavy-duty vocational unit – are being added to Peterbilt Motors Co.’s lineup....
Kenworth Introduces Versatile T440
Kenworth Truck Company today announced the introduction of the Kenworth T440 model in tractor and truck configurations for regional haul, city pickup and delivery, municipal and vocational applications. ...
FleetPride Acquires Angelo Fleet & Industrial Supply
FleetPride, Inc., the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announces that it has acquired the assets of Angelo Fleet & Industrial Supply, Inc. of San Angelo, Texas...
Eaton’s Net Income Down 39% in 3Q
Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN) today announced net income per share of $1.14 for the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of 39 percent from net income per share of $1.87 in the third quarter of 2008...
Parker Commercializes Hydraulic Hybrid System for Delivery Vehicles
Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE: PH) announced initial commercial commitment for its new series hydraulic hybrid system, which is designed to completely replace the traditional drivetrain on delivery vehicles and has yielded significantly increased fuel efficiency and reduced carbon emissions...
Top Fleet Executives Featured in HD Dialogue ‘10 Fleet Panel
Heavy Duty Dialogue ’10, “The Next Decade in The Commercial Vehicle Industry”, will feature a fleet executive panel discussion with Jerry Moyes, chairman and CEO, Swift Transportation, Pat Quinn, president and co-chairman of USXpress, and Jim O’Neal, president, O&S Trucking, and moderated by Linda Longton, senior vice president/Editorial and Research, Randall-Reill...
Polk Forecasts Increased Demand For Diesel Engine Parts
With the age of the commercial fleet of Class 3-8 vehicles increasing and probability of a further increase in the cost of new commercial vehicles as a result of increased regulations on diesel engine emissions in 2010, R. L. Polk & Co. today announced initial key findings of its new Diesel Engine Parts Replacement analysis, which provides valuable information for its customers in the commercial vehicle market...
Scania Partners With Chinese Bus Bodybuilder
Today at the Busworld exhibition in Kortrijk, Belgium, Scania is launching a new coach: the Scania Touring...
Navistar May Move Headquarters
Navistar Inc. has been in talks for several months to move its international headquarters to the former Alcatel-Lucent S.A. campus in Lisle, Illinois, according to the Chicago Tribune...
Volvo Trucks’ Umeå Factory Enacting Environmental Initiatives
he Volvo Trucks cab factory in Umeå, Sweden, will soon be an entirely CO2-neutral factory...
Spartan Chassis Receives Ambulance Chassis Order
Spartan Motors Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPAR), today announced several new orders from OEM Braun Industries for its FurionRT ambulance cab and chassis...
Carrier Transicold Units Available With 2010 Engines
Carrier Transicold is now offering most of its refrigeration units with 2010 model year engines, giving owners an additional year of life on the units under California Air Resources Board (CARB) regulations, the company said...
Paccar Parts Offers Centralized Billing
Paccar Parts is offering another service to its fleet customers of Kenworth PremierCare and Peterbilt TruckCare services – Paccar Parts Fleet Services...
Truck Sales Continue to Climb
Medium and heavy truck sales in September increased in all but one class compared to August, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Commercial Vehicle Market Begins Recovery in ‘Slow Growth’ Economy
Following three consecutive years of double-digit production declines, including over 40% declines in 2009, the medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle markets are at the beginning of a three-year period of steady growth, according to ACT Research Co...
Oshkosh Defense Receives $408.5 Million Award
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced today it has received an additional $408.5 million award from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) for 923 MRAP All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATV) to be delivered to the U.S. Armed Forces through March 2010...
ArvinMeritor Wins Antitrust Lawsuit Against Eaton
ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced today that a jury has ruled in favor of ZF Meritor LLC, a venture between ArvinMeritor and ZF Friedrichshafen AG, and Meritor Transmission Corporation, an ArvinMeritor company, in the companies' antitrust lawsuit against Eaton Corporation...
Kidron Joins with Azure Dynamics on Cold Transport Solution
Azure Dynamics Corporation today announced it has received an order from Kidron Body Company for nine Low Emission Electric Power (LEEP Freeze) systems for Foster Farms Dairy...
Spartan Boosts Commitment to Emergency Vehicle Market
In a move to strengthen its operations and performance, Road Rescue has received additional capital investment and leadership support from its parent company, Spartan Motors, Inc...
Covenant Transport Receives 2009 SmartWay Award
Covenant Transport was among seven entities in the southeast and 37 in the nation to be recognized an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Transport Partnership for its leadership in conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation and freight activities...
Cummins to Temporarily Recall up to 270 Workers
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that it is offering to recall approximately 270 production employees who had been laid off or transferred to other Cummins facilities over the past year in order to meet a temporary increase in orders for the Dodge Ram turbo diesel pickup truck engines made at the plant...
NHTSA, EPA to Hold Emissions Hearings
EPA and NHTSA announced the location addresses for the joint public hearings to be held for the ``Proposed Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards ...
Arctic Snowplows Opens New Facility in Quebec
Arctic Snowplows announced the opening of a Quebec regional office and warehouse in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, to help support Arctic’s continued growth in Quebec and the Maritimes...
High-Strength, Low-Weight Materials Critical To Future Of Commercial Vehicle Industry
Participating in this year’s SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition, Todd Summe, Division Manager, Product Design & Development, Alcoa Inc., discussed the fuel economy and emissions benefits of using advanced aluminum applications in manufacturing commercial vehicles...
NTEA Recognizes MVP Members
Through its Member Verification Program (MVP), the NTEA has recognized the following member companies for their commitment to safety and quality standards...
