Beall Chooses Haldex Trailer Roll Stability as Standard Product Offering
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems announces that Beall Corporation has selected Haldex Trailer Roll Stability (TRS) as a standard product offering beginning July 1...
Global Medium and Heavy Trucks Market Shrinks by 2.9% in 2008
The global medium and heavy trucks market shrank by 2.9% in 2008 to reach a value of $295.4 billion, according to Research and Markets’s new report, "Medium & Heavy Trucks: Global Industry Almanac."...
GM Pulls Plug on Medium-Duty Truck Business
General Motors Corp, which filed for bankruptcy protection a week ago, said Monday that it would cease production of medium-duty trucks by July 31 after attempts to sell the operation failed...
Navistar Expands in South Africa
The doors to a new 13,780-square-foot parts distribution center (PDC) officially opened in Midrand, launching Navistar’s (NYSE: NAV) newest facility in South Africa...
New Life Transport Parts Acquires Trailmobile Parts, Erlanger Kentucky
New Life Transport Parts Center, Grand Rapids Michigan, has acquired Trailmobile Parts, Erlanger Kentucky...
Freight Down Until 2010
By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
Truckers larger and small will need to keep their belts tightened into the early part of next year before they can expect to see freight volumes start increasing, according to the latest industry analysis compiled by FTR Associates...
WABCO Takes Majority Ownership of JV in India
WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC) today announced that the company has executed its previously announced plan to raise its ownership position to 75 percent in its joint venture, WABCO-TVS (India) Ltd., further strengthening not only WABCO's presence in India...
Ford Transit Takes On New York
With a GVW of just over 5,000 lbs, the Ford Transit Connect brings a new “small commercial” truck segment to the U.S. that combines good fuel economy and maneuverability with flexible interior space...
UAW Ratifies Mack Contract
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union ratified a new 40-month labor agreement covering 1,700 workers at seven Mack Truck facilities in three states, giving the truck OEM some much needed costs savings as it continues to grapple with the economic downturn...
FleetPride Opens Regional Distribution Center in Visalia, California
FleetPride, Inc. has opened of a new 110,000-square-foot regional distribution center in Visalia, California. Located at 7107 West Sunnyview Avenue, this regional distribution center will service the heavy-duty transportation market in the western U.S....
Azure Dynamics Partners with Champion Bus
Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD) today announced a partnership with Champion Bus that allows Champion Bus customers and dealers the option to select Azure's Balance Hybrid Electric Drivetrain System in Ford E-450 Shuttle Buses they order from Champion...
WABCO CEO Esculier Appointed to Additional Role as Chairman
WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC) confirmed that the company's Board of Directors appointed Jacques Esculier, Chief Executive Officer, to the additional role of Chairman of the Board after WABCO's Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Esculier has been leading WABCO since January 2004...
Rexroth Hydraulic Hybrid Refuse Truck Testing Begins in NYC
Field tests of Bosch Rexroth’s Hydrostatic Regenerative Braking (HRB) parallel hydraulic hybrid system were launched by the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) to assess HRB’s viability for use as an alternative drive system for the department’s refuse trucks...
Quick Recovery Not in the Cards
Everybody wants a quick climb out of the hole into which the devastating recession has forced the industry—a V-shaped recovery. But Noel Perry, managing director and senior consultant for the FTR Consulting Group, doesn’t see it happening...
Wabash National’s Forbearance Period Extended
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) has entered into a 60-day extension of a forbearance agreement originally executed as of April 28, regarding its revolving credit facility...
Peterbilt Honors Top Dealers
Blake Jackson, Dealer Principal of Idaho Falls Peterbilt, was named Peterbilt’s 2008 North American Dealer of the Year at the Peterbilt Motors Company Annual Dealer Meeting...
Navistar Engine Group To Supply V8 Diesels To Capacity Of Texas
Under a recently signed multi-year agreement, Navistar Engine Group will supply an advanced V8 turbodiesel to Capacity of Texas Inc., a maker of terminal tractors for cargo-handling applications. Beginning this fall, MaxxForce 7 engines will power Capacity brand terminal tractors...
Hybrid Vehicles Becoming Major Focus for Fleets, Research Says
As companies and governments grapple with ways to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions, their vehicle fleets represent a significant opportunity to achieve both goals, and an increasing number of fleet managers are utilizing hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) as a solution...
SAE International Publishes New Book Edition for Fleet Maintenance
A new book edition published by SAE International reviews the latest technologies and best practices used in fleet-maintenance management...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 2.2% In April
American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.2 percent in April, after plunging 4.5 percent in March...
ATA Publishes Practical Cargo Securement Guidebook
American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Safety Management Council has released Practical Cargo Securement, a 405-page resource for drivers, carriers, shippers and law enforcement on how to properly secure cargo for transport. The book is part of the ATA Business Solutions line of products, events, and services...
General Dynamics Armament Awarded $150 Million Contract
General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a contract valued at more than $150 million to qualify and produce reactive armor tile sets for the Stryker family of vehicles. Deliveries are expected to begin in March 2010...
Celadon Wins Fleet Safety Award
Celadon Trucking Services Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celadon Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDN), was today awarded the Indiana Motor Truck Association’s Local Fleet Safety Award for the fourth time in five years...
Truck Freight Might Be Seeing Bottom
By Jim Mele, Fleet Owner editor-in-chief
NEW YORK. Truck freight may be showing the first signs of a turnaround after 39 months of depressed freight volumes including sharp declines since last October, according to truckload executives addressing an audience of financial analysts here. Major LTL carriers, however...
Volvo’s Truck Deliveries Down 63% in April
The total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in April amounted to 9,196 vehicles -- a decrease of 63% compared with the year-earlier period...
