Polk Forecasts Increased Demand For Diesel Engine Parts
Oct 16, 2009
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
Oct 15, 2009
Today at the Busworld exhibition in Kortrijk, Belgium, Scania is launching a new coach: the Scania Touring...
Navistar May Move Headquarters
Oct 15, 2009
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
Oct 14, 2009
he Volvo Trucks cab factory in Umeå, Sweden, will soon be an entirely CO2-neutral factory...
Spartan Chassis Receives Ambulance Chassis Order
Oct 13, 2009
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
Oct 13, 2009
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
Oct 13, 2009
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
Oct 12, 2009
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
Oct 12, 2009
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
Oct 12, 2009
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
Oct 9, 2009
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
Oct 8, 2009
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
Oct 8, 2009
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
Oct 8, 2009
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
Oct 7, 2009
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
Oct 7, 2009
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
Oct 7, 2009
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
Oct 7, 2009
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
Oct 7, 2009
Through its Member Verification Program (MVP), the NTEA has recognized the following member companies for their commitment to safety and quality standards...
Study Shows Fleets Can Spur Major Decreases in Emissions, Fuel Consumption
Oct 7, 2009
The "greening" of corporate vehicle fleets presents an opportunity to move a substantial number of highly efficient, clean fuel vehicles onto the road in a relatively short timeframe -- with results that are both environmentally and economically positive...
Freightliner Unveils Coronado Severe Duty
Oct 6, 2009
Freightliner Trucks today introduced the new Coronado Severe Duty (SD) at the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition...
ATA Receives EPA Environmental Excellence Award
Oct 6, 2009
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) received an Environmental Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWaySM Transport Partnership...
Economy Biggest Issue in Trucking Industry Survey
Oct 6, 2009
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research institute, today unveiled its list of the top ten critical issues facing the North American trucking industry...
Vanguard Opens New Truck Center in Texas
Oct 5, 2009
Vanguard Truck Center of Austin, a member of the Vanguard Truck Centers dealer group, has opened a $4.5 million state-of-the-art truck center facility in Buda, TX...
Navistar Signs JV in Czech Republic
Oct 5, 2009
Navistar Defense, LLC and Tatra, a.s., a heavy-duty truck manufacturer located in Koprivnice, Czech Republic, have signed an agreement to jointly develop, produce and market new military tactical off-road trucks...
