Hino Trucks Announces Emissions Technology Pricing
Sep 1, 2009
Hino Trucks, which will utilize Selective Catalytic Reduction to meet the stringent 2010 emissions regulations, announced it will implement an emissions surcharge of $6,700 per vehicle...
Peterbilt Taking Orders For NG-Powered Vocational and Aerodynamic Vehicles
Sep 1, 2009
Peterbilt Motors Company announced that the company is taking immediate orders for the production of its vocational and aerodynamic vehicles powered by compressed and liquefied natural gas ...
Trailer Manufacturers Guillén, D-TEC Join Forces
Sep 1, 2009
Spanish trailer manufacturer Guillén Desarrollos Industriales S.L.U. and Dutch company D TEC Trailers B.V. have signed a cooperation agreement...
Manufacturing Activity Expands For First Time in 18 Months
Sep 1, 2009
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in August, following 18 consecutive months of contraction, and the overall economy grew for the fourth consecutive month...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rises 2.1% In July
Aug 27, 2009
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.1 percent in July....
2009 NATDA Trade Show to Be Largest in History
Aug 27, 2009
The North American Trailer Dealers Association announced today that it has sold out of exhibitor space for the 2009 NATDA Trade Show and Convention ...
ATA Disputes AJA’s Safety Conclusions
Aug 27, 2009
Despite allegations by the American Association of Justice (AAJ) of poor safety and compliance in the trucking industry, the truck-involved fatality rate is now at its lowest since the U.S. Department of Transportation began keeping those statistics in 1975, according to the American Trucking Associations ...
SAF-Holland Shows Profit in June
Aug 26, 2009
SAF-HOLLAND S.A. achieved an adjusted operating result nearly at break-even point in the first half of 2009, with June the first month of the year to show a profit....
ABS Doesn’t Reduce Fatalities, NHTSA Report Says
Aug 26, 2009
Antilock brake systems (ABS) have close to a zero net effect on fatal crash involvements, according to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...
Monthly Leasing and Finance Index Shows Decline
Aug 25, 2009
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity for the $650 billion equipment finance sector...
Kenworth T370 Hybrid Supports New York City’s Green Transportation Initiatives
Aug 25, 2009
Kenworth T370 diesel-electric hybrid truck was featured at a press conference held by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to discuss the city’s latest green transportation initiatives...
New CFO for Wabash
Aug 25, 2009
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC), announced that Robert J. Smith has resigned from his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31...
Hyva USA Partners With VIPAR On New Product Line
Aug 25, 2009
VIPAR Heavy Duty and its wholly owned subsidiary, VHD Equipment Network, LLC, have announced a new heavy-duty supplier program with Hyva USA...
Final Rule Makes Trailer ABS Lamp Permanent Requirement
Aug 25, 2009
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a final rule that makes permanent an existing requirement that trailers with antilock brake systems (ABS) be equipped with an external malfunction indicator lamp...
Manufacturing Executives Report Signs Of Improving Economy
Aug 24, 2009
Optimism about the economy is beginning to permeate the recession-wracked manufacturers, according to a new poll conducted by the co-sponsors of the upcoming FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show, including METALFORM, in Chicago...
ACOFAS Reduces Annual Dues To All Members
Aug 24, 2009
As a result of the slowdown in the economy, rising taxes, and the possibility of impending double-digit inflation, the governing committee of ACOFAS has decided to lower the cost of ACOFAS membership...
Valence Powers World’s Largest Electric Truck
Aug 24, 2009
Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) have become the first customers to take delivery of the Smith Newton truck, which uses Valence’s supply of lithium phosphate energy-storage solutions....
North American Truck Market Hints Improvement
Aug 20, 2009
Heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicle net orders for July 2009 were the highest since November of 2008, but still down 38 percent year over year, according to the State of the Industry report released by ACT Research Co., LLC (ACT)...
First Mack Pinnacle Built on Macungie Production Line
Aug 20, 2009
A new era began on August 13, when the first Mack Pinnacle tractor came off the production line at the Macungie Assembly Operations in Pennsylvania...
Great Dane Introduces New Truckload Reefer At GATS
Aug 20, 2009
Great Dane Trailers debuts its newest refrigerated trailer today at the Great American Trucking Show -- the Classic Truckload reefer (CTL)...
FTR Analysis Shows Domestic Intermodal Gained Market Share in Q2 2009
Aug 19, 2009
Domestic Intermodal transport gained significant market share against trucks in the second quarter of 2009, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows...
Grant Yields Over 375 Plug-In Hybrids
Aug 19, 2009
A $45.4 million grant for plug-in hybrid vehicles will assist Eaton Corp.’s work with several companies in the deployment of 378 of such vehicles through more than 50 utility...
Fourth Generation To Head Grote
Aug 19, 2009
Dominic Grote has been named president of Grote Industries, a family-owned manufacturer of heavy-duty lighting and vehicle safety systems...
Azure Dynamics, Collins Sell First Hybrid Electric Type A School Bus
Aug 19, 2009
The NAPA Valley Unified School District (NAPA) in California has purchased the nation's first NEXBUS, the only hybrid electric Type A school bus available in North America...
NTTC Unveils New Website
Aug 18, 2009
The ATA-affiliated National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. (NTTC) today announced the successful launch of its revamped Web site. The new site contains updated information about the NTTC, its safety mission, and other industry-related materials for all visitors...
