Navistar Projects 244,000-256,000 Units in ‘09
Navistar International Corporation is projecting United States and Canadian retail sales volume for Class 6-8 trucks and school buses for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2009, of between 244,000 to 256,000 units...
Alcoa Fastener Systems Improves Speed-To-Market With New Facilities
Alcoa Fastening Systems (AFS) Industrial Distribution Group (IDG), suppliers of Marson, Recoil, Keysert, and Huck brand fastening products, has announced the establishment of its new headquarters in Tracy, CA. ...
TSA Completes Background Checks on Over 1 Million Truckers
The Transportation Security Administration announced the completion of over 1 million fingerprint-based background checks on truck drivers required to carry a Hazardous Material Endorsement (HME) on a commercial driver’s license....
The Secrets To An Economic Recovery
A substantial economic rebound, particular as it relates to U.S. manufacturing, will occur in 2009 only if four factors trend in a positive way, says the economic analyst for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA). ...
2009 Forecast Continues To Deteriorate
FTR Associates’ latest truck market forecast registers yet another downward revision to the near-term freight and truck production forecast. ...
Haldex to Divest Garphyttan Wire
Haldex AB has reached an agreement with Suzuki Metal Industry Co., Ltd., a Japanese manufacturer of steel wire, to divest its division Garphyttan Wire. ...
Order for 235 Volvo Buses to Australia
Volvo Buses has received an order for 235 city buses to Sydney and Brisbane, Australia. In addition, there could be another 250 buses to Brisbane in the years ahead. ...
Navistar to Restate Results for First Nine Months of Fiscal 2008
Navistar International Corporation announced today that it will restate its financial results for the nine months ended July 31, 2008. As a result, the company expects to increase reported net income by $50 million to $70 million ($0.68 to $0.95 per diluted share) for the nine months ended July 31, 2008. ...
Lean Purchasing Workshop In Cleveland
Business executives who are questioning what’s causing their purchasing costs to spike, may find that, chances are, traditional purchasing practices are at the root of the excess. For those looking to significantly reduce both lead times and material costs of up to 50 percent, while simultaneously bolstering quality and on-time delivery rates, look no further than the AME Lean Purchasing workshop in Cleveland this January. ...
2009 Forecast Continues To Deteriorate
FTR Associates’ latest truck market forecast registers yet another downward revision to the near-term freight and truck production forecast. ...
Snow and Ice Research Prompts ATA Action Plan
At the request of American Trucking Associations (ATA) President and CEO Bill Graves, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has completed a comprehensive study of the effects of snow and ice accumulation on vehicles....
FMCSA Issues Final Chassis Safety ‘Roadability’ Regulations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released final regulations for the Requirements for Intermodal Equipment Providers and Motor Carriers and Drivers Operating Intermodal Equipment. ...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Up 1.7% In November
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in November, marking the first month-to-month improvement since June 2008. ...
ATA Seeks Additional Safety Regulation
A petition that asks the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to reconsider some of the details of the truck drivers' Hours of Service (HOS) rules raises no new substantive safety issues, according to the American Trucking Associations....
ATA Releases Trucking Cargo Security Guidebook
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) released the ATA Certified Cargo Security Professional Resource Guidebook, which provides a detailed synopsis of motor carrier security from pick up to delivery....
Federal-Mogul Downsizes An Additional 10%
Federal-Mogul Corporation announced it has expanded its existing restructuring plan announced September 17, 2008, in response to the continued challenging conditions in the global market....
Spartan Chassis Pleads Guilty In Military-Contract Case
Spartan Chassis announced it has reached an agreement with the U.S. government in connection with an investigation of military contracting in South Carolina...
Cummins Emission Solutions to Reduce Workforce at Mineral Point
Cummins Emission Solutions (CES), a subsidiary of Cummins Inc., announced it is reducing its Mineral Point Plant workforce by approximately 100 employees...
Cat Announces Indefinite Layoffs At Illinois Engine Assembly Facility
Caterpillar Inc. has notified 814 production employees at its Mossville, Illinois, engine assembly facility that the company would indefinitely lay off those employees...
NHTSA Amends Tire Registration, Recordkeeping
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a final rule amending the tire identification and recordkeeping regulation to ...
NHTSA Issues EWR Notice
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes amendments to certain provisions of the early warning reporting (EWR) rule published pursuant to the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation Act...
Ford F-150 named Motor Trend Truck of the Year
Motor Trend has voted Ford’s F-150 as its 2009 Truck of the Year -- the third time in its production history that the half-ton pickup has taken top billing...
SupplyCore to Provide Logistics Support to Military's Land-Based Fleets
SupplyCore, a leading supply chain management and logistics services provider, has been awarded a ten-year contract with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to support the U.S. Military's land-based vehicles...
Isuzu Zeroing In On GM’s Truck Unit
Isuzu reportedly is considering buying a part of GM's truck business—if GM agrees to continue producing in that segment of the industry—according to Forbes magazine...
Con-way Revises Earnings Estimate, Reduces Workforce
Con-way Inc. has revised its estimate for 2008 full-year earnings from continuing operations to be between $2.20 and $2.35 per diluted share, down from previous guidance of $2.60 to $2.80 per diluted share...
