New Fontaine Parts Connection to Provide Fifth Wheel Parts & Support
Jan 7, 2008
Leading fifth wheel manufacturer Fontaine International-North America has launched a new company dedicated to the aftermarket. Fontaine Parts Connection now will provide fleets, truck dealers ...
Class 8 Orders Exceed Expectations in December
Jan 7, 2008
Class 8 orders were 20,800 in December, up 11% year-over-year (vs. up 9% year-over-year in November), according to figures released by A.C.T. December marked the third consecutive month of over 20,000 ...
General Body Opens Facility in Arlington, Texas
Jan 7, 2008
General Body Manufacturing Co of Houston has opened a location in Arlington, Texas, positioned to service the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma with truck equipment...
New Vocational Trucks, Hybrid Vehicles to Debut at The Work Truck Show
Jan 4, 2008
New vocational truck chassis and bodies, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles and a vast array of truck equipment will be introduced at The Work Truck Show 2008 and 44th Annual National ...
Scott Wall Named President/CEO of XL Specialized Trailers
Jan 4, 2008
George Wall, after founding and leading XL Special Specialized Trailers since its inception, has retired and passed the reins of the company to his son, Scott Wall...
Federal-Mogul Emerges from Chapter 11
Jan 4, 2008
Truck parts supplier Federal-Mogul Corporation announced it emerged from Chapter 11 on December 27, the Effective Date of its Plan of Reorganization. ...
Drivers Seek Alternative Power Sources Amid New Idling Regulations
Jan 4, 2008
The steady drone of idling trucks parked at hundreds of California truck stops is significantly lower this month as trucks are now restricted to just five minutes of engine idling time per hour...
Scania Lands Major Truck Order from Arla
Jan 4, 2008
Danish dairy products group Arla Foods has ordered 193 trucks from Scania, including both tractor units and distribution trucks for its operations in Sweden, Denmark and the United Kingdom. The trucks will be used both for distribution ...
NTEA Welcomes New MVP Members
Jan 2, 2008
The latest round of NTEA members qualified for the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Member Verification Program (MVP) as of Jan. 1 is published below. In total, 345 companies ...
Manufacturing Stalls in December, Report Shows
Jan 2, 2008
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in December following 10 consecutive months of expansion, while the overall economy grew for the 74th consecutive month...
Force Dynamics LLC Breaks MRAP Production Records
Jan 2, 2008
Force Protection, Inc. and General Dynamics Land Systems - through their joint venture Force Dynamics, LLC - today announced that they continued to break monthly vehicle production records...
Volvo to Recall 125,000 Trucks
Jan 2, 2008
Volvo will voluntarily recall 125,000 Class 8 trucks in North America because of a fault with an electrical component...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increases 0.8% in November
Jan 2, 2008
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.8 percent in November, following a 0.2 percent contraction in October...
Diesel Price Drops
Dec 27, 2007
The average price of diesel nationally fell slightly last week, going from $3.309 to $3.308 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy...
A&R Logistics Acquires Alliance Logistics, MCB Services
Dec 27, 2007
A&R Logistics, Morris, IL, has completed the acquisition and merger of Alliance Logistics Inc, a non-asset based third party logistics provider, and MCB Services, a privately held refrigerated and dry van carrier...
Penske Opens New Facility in Lubbock
Dec 27, 2007
Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new 12,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art service center in Lubbock, TX, offering commercial and consumer truck rental services, full-service truck leasing and contract maintenance...
Bankruptcy Court Confirms Dana's Plan of Reorganization
Dec 27, 2007
Dana Corporation announced today that Judge Burton R. Lifland of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has signed an order confirming the company's Plan of Reorganization...
Eaton To Develop Digital Hydraulic Hybrid Drive System For U.S. Army Vehicles
Dec 26, 2007
Eaton Corporation is adapting its advanced digital hydraulic hybrid drive system technology for U.S. Army vehicles. The goal of the project, which is being done in conjunction with Western Michigan ...
CFI to Invest in SmartWay-Approved Equipment
Dec 26, 2007
Contract Freighters, Inc. (CFI), a Con-way company providing international truckload services, today announced that it will purchase 140 Cummins 2007 ISX engines ...
November Trailer Orders Exceed Expectations
Dec 26, 2007
Total trailer orders released by A.C.T. were 15,633 in November, down 44% year-over-year (vs. down 35% year-over-year in October), but modestly higher than Bear Stearns’ low-end...
GM, Navistar Reach Tentative Agreement on Medium-Duty Truck Business
Dec 26, 2007
General Motors Corporation and International Truck and Engine Corporation, the principal operating subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation, have entered into a non-binding...
Daimler Announces Orders for 1,052 Orion VII Next Generation Diesel-Electric Hybrid Buses
Dec 21, 2007
Daimler Buses North America has received orders totaling 1,052 Orion VII Next Generation diesel-electric hybrid transit buses from some of North America's largest...
UQM Technologies’ Propulsion System Selected for Hybrid Bus Development Project
Dec 21, 2007
UQM Technologies Inc., a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced that its newly introduced 150 kW permanent magnet propulsion motor has been selected ...
Oshkosh To Build MRAP II Test Vehicles under New Contract Award
Dec 21, 2007
Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced today that, with Ideal Innovations, Inc. (I-3) and Ceradyne, Inc., it had been awarded a firm-fixed-priced delivery order for six Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) II test vehicles...
Haldex Restructures Friction Products
Dec 19, 2007
Haldex announced that it will restructure Friction Products, a business unit within the Commercial Vehicles Systems (CVS) division, discontinuing the production of lining products for drum brakes ...
