Spartan Motors' 4Q Profits Double In Record Year
Feb 14, 2008
Spartan Motors, Inc. reported its best quarter and year-end sales and earnings results in company history, capping off a record-setting year for one of the leading manufacturers of custom vehicle chassis and emergency-rescue vehicles....
Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 8.0% in 2007
Feb 12, 2008
December U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $400.31 million, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association (AMTDA)...
Old Dominion Signs Agreement to Purchase Assets of Bob's Pickup & Delivery
Feb 12, 2008
Earl E. Congdon, Executive Chairman of the Board of Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., announced ODFL would purchase selected assets of Bob's Pickup & Delivery headquartered in Sidney, Mont....
PacLease Announces New East Coast Location
Feb 12, 2008
PACCAR Leasing Company continues its North American franchise network expansion with the addition of a new full-service lease location in Charlotte, N.C....
QT Equipment Offers Service Equipment Rental
Feb 11, 2008
QT Equipment has launched a nationwide rental program for service equipment, making it one of the country’s only locations to rent mechanics trucks, lube trucks and articulating cranes....
Advance Registration Deadline Extended for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008
Feb 11, 2008
For the convenience of attendees, advance registration has been extended for the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 and co-located IFPE 2008 expositions. The advance registration deadline has been extended to February 29, and fees will remain at the advance rate for admission to the exhibits as well as education sessions. ...
Truck-Involved Fatal Crash Statistics Fall to All-Time Low
Feb 11, 2008
Three of the primary measures of large-truck safety fell to record lows in 2006, according to figures released by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Newly released Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) vehicle mileage figures, used to determine annual crash rat...
Daimler Trucks North America Launches New Light Commercial Vehicle Team
Feb 11, 2008
Daimler Trucks North America announced today that it has established a new Light Commercial Vehicle Team, combining the resources of Sterling Truck Corporation's Class 3-5 lines and Mitsubishi Fuso brand low cab-over engine (LCOE) operations in North America....
Intermodal Downturn in December
Feb 6, 2008
The Intermodal Monthly Update published by FTR Associates and Gross Transportation Consulting (GTC) reports in the January issue a continued weak performance for the intermodal segment through December 2007...
Schneider National Intermodal Names Primary Rail Providers
Feb 6, 2008
Schneider National, Inc. announced today that it is consolidating its network of primary rail providers and simplifying its container/trailer pool operations to further enhance its intermodal service. Schneider Intermodal will utilize BNSF Railway and CSX Intermodal as primary rail providers...
Volvo Sales Up 25% in 4Q, 10% For 2007
Feb 6, 2008
Volvo Trucks’ sales were up 25% in the fourth quarter of 2007, driving sales for the year to a 10% increase. In the fourth quarter, operating income rose 12%, aiding an overall 2007 increase of 9%. Income for the period rose 11% and declined by 8% for the year ...
Kentucky Trailer Streamlines Operations With Volunteer Trailer Acquisition
Feb 6, 2008
Kentucky Trailer announced the acquisition of Volunteer Trailer, a Nashville, Tennessee-based trailer service company and dealer of Kentucky Trailer products. Effective immediately, the transaction ...
January Truck Orders Better Than Expected
Feb 6, 2008
Class 8 net new orders for January, released by A.C.T. today, were 22,100 - up 86% year-over-year and above Bear Stearns’ forecast of 19,000-21,000. January marked the fourth consecutive month of over-20,000 Class 8 orders. Seasonally adjusted...
Volvo Trucks North America-UAW Contract Expires Without New Agreement
Feb 5, 2008
Volvo Trucks North America announced that the company was not able to reach an agreement with the United Auto Workers on terms of a new contract ...
General Dynamics Receives $44 Million for Mine-Protected Vehicle Spare Equipment
Feb 5, 2008
General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has received $44 million in two work orders from Force Protection Inc. ...
ZF Sachs to Supply HD Rear Shocks to Daimler Trucks North America
Feb 5, 2008
ZF Sachs - the Powertrain and Suspension Components division of ZF - has been awarded the contract to supply all production heavy-duty twin-tube chassis and cab shock absorbers for Daimler Trucks North America ...
Oshkosh Receives Order for Snow-Removal Vehicles for Beijing Airport
Feb 5, 2008
Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that its Airport Products Group received an order from the Beijing Capital International Airport ...
Cummins Extends ISX Agreement With Volvo Trucks North America
Feb 5, 2008
Cummins Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America announced that they have extended the agreement for the availability of the Cummins ISX engine in Volvo VN trucks...
Key Drivers Will Affect Corporate Borrowers, Restructurings
Feb 1, 2008
FTI Consulting, Inc., the global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value, has identified several key drivers that it expects will affect corporate borrowers...
Ramsey Industries Acquires Eskridge
Feb 1, 2008
Ramsey Industries, Inc. announced the acquisition of Eskridge, Inc. of Olathe, KS. Eskridge is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of planetary gear drives...
Many Options for Commercial Hybrid Vehicles
Jan 30, 2008
Buyers of commercial vehicles will have more choices than consumers when contemplating a hybrid powertrain for their next vehicles (parallel or series, with electric or hydraulic energy storage)...
GM To Display Gas-Friendly Commercial Vehicle Lineup
Jan 30, 2008
General Motors, committed to developing the industry's widest range of gas-friendly to gas-free vehicles, will showcase several gas-saving commercial vehicles at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show...
Corporate Express Converts Two Truck Fleets to B20 Biodiesel
Jan 29, 2008
Corporate Express US Inc., part of the Dutch-based Corporate Express NV, announced today that it is now fueling the majority of its delivery truck fleets in Colorado and Kansas with Blue Sun's Fusion B20 biodiesel ...
ArvinMeritor’s Sales Increase
Jan 29, 2008
ArvinMeritor, Inc. today reported sales from continuing operations of $1.7 billion for its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 30, 2007 -- , up $95 million from the same period last year...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Surges 4.1% in December
Jan 28, 2008
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 4.1 percent in December, after rising 0.9 percent in November...
