HDMA to Offer Spots at PAACE Automechanika
HDMA has announced a special 10,000-square-foot Commercial Vehicle Parts pavilion at PAACE Automechanika in Mexico City...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Up 1.7% In February
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged 1.7 percent higher in February 2009, marking the second consecutive month-to-month increase...
Muncie’s Hamer Shafer dies
Hamer Shafer, former president and director of Muncie Power Products, died Wednesday in a Muncie, Indiana, nursing home. He was 93...
TTMA announces convention changes
The Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association has added another professional speaker to the program of its 67th annual convention. Retired Admiral Ray Smith will speak on how the Navy SEALs lead and build effective teams in a high-stress environment. ...
VIPAR HD Teams With Fontaine Parts Connection
VIPAR Heavy Duty has announced a new product program with Fontaine Parts Connection, manufacturers of fifth wheels and associated parts...
Velvac Acquires K-10 Enterprizes
Velvac, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the assets of K-10 Enterprizes of Mission, Texas...
Beall Opens New Facility In Salt Lake City
Beall Corporation has opened a new facility located at 1070 West 2100 South in Salt Lake City Utah...
EU Mandate Calls for Compulsory ESC on Commercial Vehicles
The European Union has approved a mandate that sets better standards to improve road safety in Europe...
ATA Releases Book On Truck Safety
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today released Safety for the Long Haul, the first and only comprehensive text on large truck safety...
Jerr-Dan Introduces 5-Ton Diamond Plate Panel Deck
Jerr-Dan Corporation, an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] company and a manufacturer of towing and recovery equipment, today introduced a new 5-Ton Diamond Plate panel deck...
Schmitz Upgrades UK Factory
Trailer maker Schmitz Cargobull says it has upgraded its UK factory and launched several products new to the UK market...
NATM’s Influence Helps TALF to Include Trailers
The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) successfully persuaded policy-makers to broaden the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Financing (TALF) program to include trailers...
EPA's Clean Diesel Campaign Could Drive Business to Truck Dealers
A new initiative from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designed to reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality could help...
Fairfax County Reduces Idling With Battery-Powered AC
The Department of Vehicle Services of Fairfax County, Va., is equipping its fleet in the Division of Solid Waste with battery-powered air conditioning systems...
NHTSA Extends Lamp Requirement Date
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an interim final rule (FR) under FMVSS 121: Air Brake Systems, extending for six months a requirement that trailers with anti-lock brake systems be equipped with an external anti-lock malfunction indicator lamp...
Cummins Filtration To Extend Distribution Of DEF
Cummins Filtration (NYSE:CMI) announced plans to extend availability and offering of Fleetguard Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)...
Cummins Unveils SCR Engines
Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) used the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, to unveil its on-highway engine lineup ready to meet the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for the North American market...
Growth Opportunities in HD Truck Aftermarket
The North American heavy-duty truck aftermarket is passing through a phase that offers tremendous growth opportunities...
SAF-HOLLAND Consolidates Plants
SAF-HOLLAND has announced that it will be moving fifth wheel manufacturing operations from its Monroe, North Carolina, plant to its Wylie, Texas, facility...
PACCAR Establishes New Technology Centers
PACCAR (Nasdaq: PCAR) recently launched innovative product and technology centers...
Tire Shipments Forecasted To Be Down 7%
Tire shipments are projected to drop more than 7 percent in 2009 following a nearly 9 percent drop in 2008...
Old Dominion Relocates in Kansas, Adds in Wyoming
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. announced a service center relocation in Topeka, Kansas, and a service center opening in Cheyenne, Wyoming...
MAC Trailer Introduces PneuMACtic Tank Trailer
MAC Trailer has introduced the PneuMACtic Tank Trailer, which incorporates enclosed strut and conical areas that complement the aerodynamics...
Trucking Continues to Dominate Freight Movement
The long-term outlook remains bright for all modes of freight transportation, the American Trucking Associations reports...
