NAW Executive Summit in D.C.
The 2009 National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) Executive Summit – “Distributor Success Stories: Profiting Despite the Difficult Economy” – will be held January 27-29 at the Fairmont Washington in Washington, D.C....
HD Dialogue Sets Agenda
Heavy Duty Dialogue ’09, with the theme of “The Commercial Vehicle Industry in Transition,” announced that Ken Gronbach, noted author, futurist and demographer, will be a contributor to this year’s event...
Cummins Reaffirms Readiness For EPA 2010 Regulations
Cummins Inc. reaffirmed that its entire on-highway product range, including its ISX, will be ready to meet the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for the North American market beginning in 2010...
Manufacturing Technology Consumption Falls In November
November U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $185.57 million, according to the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA) and the Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT)...
More Workforce Cuts At Cummins
Cummins Inc. announced today that it will reduce its permanent professional workforce worldwide by at least 800 employees by the end of February and freeze salaries for the year...
PacLease Adds 13 New Locations
PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) continues its rapid expansion with the announcement of 13 new locations throughout the U.S. and Canada...
UK Trucks Up, Vans Down For December and 2008
Commercial vehicle registrations were down 22.0% in December and down 10.7% to 346,873 for 2008, according to data just published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...
Oshkosh Defense Submits Proposal for M-ATV Program
Oshkosh Corporation announced today that its Defense Division submitted its proposal for the U.S. Army’s MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) program on January 9...
Navistar Defense Lands First Canadian Military Contract
Navistar Defense, LLC received its first Canadian military contract to date to provide the Canadian Department of National Defence with Military Commercial off the Shelf (MILCOTS) vehicles...
NTEA Adds Four Companies to MVP Status
Through its Member Verification Program (MVP), the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has recognized 4 new member companies and requalified 15 companies for their commitment to safety and quality standards...
Jerr-Dan Adds Two New Distributors
Jerr-Dan Corporation, an Oshkosh Corporation company and a manufacturer of towing and recovery equipment, announced the addition of two exclusive distributors to its nationwide sales and service network...
Curtainside Trailer Supplier Expands Production Capacity
Langver Engineering Ltd has increased its ability to produce tensioners for curtainside trailers. The company recently spent $455,100 on a new LVD Laser profiling machine to keep up with demand...
Hypertherm Acquires Leading Manufacturer of CAM Nesting Software
Hypertherm, a leader in plasma arc metal cutting technology, today announced the acquisition of the core assets of MTC Software...
Mack Delivers Hybrid TerraPro Refuse Truck to USAF
Mack Trucks, Inc. reached another important milestone in the development of clean and efficient trucks with the delivery of the first diesel-electric hybrid refuse truck to the US Air Force (USAF) Advanced Power Technology Office (APTO)...
Eaton, Clean Diesel Technologies Sign Agreement
Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc. and Eaton Corporation today announced they have entered into a global non-exclusive licensing agreement...
ArvinMeritor Reorganizes Light Vehicles Systems Group
ArvinMeritor, Inc. today said it has decided to discontinue talks of selling its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business, and instead reorganize it...
Fontaine International Upgrades Web Site
Fifth wheel manufacturer Fontaine International has upgraded its Web site, www.fifthwheel.com, to make it easier for customers to get the fifth wheel information they need quickly and efficiently...
Ford's F-Series Best-Selling Truck Again
For the 32nd year in a row, Ford's F-Series is America's best-selling truck with 2008 sales of 515,513...
United Trailers Celebrates 20th Anniversary
United Trailers is celebrating its 20th year of manufacturing light-duty trailers...
Oshkosh, Daimler Trucks North America Reach Agreement
Oshkosh Corporation announced today that Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler AG Company, will supply engines to the Oshkosh Corporation Fire & Emergency businesses...
Navistar Launches Emissions Education Campaign
Navistar Inc., the maker of International brand commercial vehicles and MaxxForce brand diesel engines, today launched an education campaign aimed at clarifying the issues surrounding 2010 emissions technologies...
ArvinMeritor cutting executive pay by 10%
ArvinMeritor Inc is cutting base salaries of about 100 senior executives by 10 percent as it looks to conserve cash in response to "worsening economic conditions," the auto parts supplier said...
Preliminary Class 8 Orders Down 45% In December
FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing December Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 8,775 units – a 45% drop from the same month in 2007...
Bendix Acquires Vorad Collision Warning System
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix), a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the VORAD (Vehicle On-board Radar) system from Eaton Corporation for an undisclosed amount...
Oshkosh To Provide Replacement Defense Vehicle Parts
Oshkosh Corporation announced today that Oshkosh Defense has been awarded a sole source contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to provide replacement parts for medium and heavy tactical vehicles...
