Volvo Takes Success with CO2-Neutral Trucks to D.C.
Mar 5, 2008
Volvo presents seven different trucks in conjunction with the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC)...
Preliminary Class 8 February Truck Orders Lower Than Expected
Mar 5, 2008
Class 8 net new orders for February, released by ACT today, were 16,100 - well below Bear Stearns’ forecast of 20,000-22,000, but up 18% year-over-year...
Volvo Deliveries Up 22% in January
Mar 4, 2008
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s four truck companies have increased 22% since 2007....
Wabash National Appoints COO
Mar 4, 2008
Wabash National Corporation today appointed Joseph M. Zachman to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer...
Top 50 Infrastructure Projects in Latin America Announced
Mar 3, 2008
The 6° Annual Latin American Leadership Forum will be held in Miami, from April 1-3....
PacLease Adds 14 New Locations
Mar 3, 2008
PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) continues its rapid expansion with the announcement of 14 new locations throughout the U.S. and Canada...
MHC Kenworth-Kansas City Named 2007 Kenworth Medium Duty Dealer of Year
Mar 3, 2008
MHC Kenworth-Kansas City was named 2007 Kenworth Medium Duty Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting...
Workhorse Adds a ‘Star’ To Its Walk-in Lineup
Mar 3, 2008
The walk-in truck manufactured by Workhorse Custom Chassis was recently given a new name: the MetroStar....
Wabash To Build Production Facility in Kentucky
Mar 3, 2008
Wabash National Corporation announced several initiatives to further optimize the company’s manufacturing cost structure....
Waltco parent acquires liftgate companies
Mar 3, 2008
Hiab, the load-handling business area of Cargotec that owns Waltco Truck Equipment, has signed an agreement to acquire DEL Equipment (UK) Ltd and Ultron Lift Corp...
Ford Makes Noise at Work Truck Show
Feb 28, 2008
Ford unveiled its 2009 E-Series full-size van and the Transit Connect compact van -- its newest commercial vehicle offering -- at The Work Truck Show in Atlanta....
Great Dane Names Accuride Preferred Forged Aluminum Wheel Supplier
Feb 27, 2008
Accuride Corporation today announced that Great Dane Trailers has named Accuride’s Wheel division its preferred forged aluminum wheel supplier...
Smart Energy Solutions Unveils Battery Brain for HD market
Feb 27, 2008
Smart Energy Solutions, Inc., developer and manufacturer of the Battery Brain electronic controller for vehicle and marine batteries, has developed and is launching a new high-capacity Battery Brain for the truck and bus markets...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumps 2.4% in January
Feb 27, 2008
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.4 percent in January 2008, after rising an amended 1.5 percent in December 2007...
Coca-Cola’s Hybrid Electric Order Is Eaton’s Largest
Feb 27, 2008
Eaton Corporation today announced that Coca-Cola Enterprises will purchase 120 new trucks in 2008 powered by Eaton’s hybrid electric drivetrain systems. The Coca-Cola order represents the largest North American...
Azure Dynamics and Utilimaster sign supply agreement for hybrid vehicle integration
Feb 26, 2008
Azure Dynamics Corporation, a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, today announced that it has signed a supply agreement with Utilimaster Corporation for the assembly, hybridization and manufacturing engineering of Azure's P1 hybrid electric commercial delivery vans and shuttle buses....
FleetPride Acquires Oklahoma Truck Supply
Feb 26, 2008
FleetPride, Inc., the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck parts, announced today that it is expanding its national reach with the acquisition of certain assets of Oklahoma Truck Supply in Tulsa, Oklahoma....
Dodge Unveils Upgrades In Commercial Vehicles
Feb 26, 2008
Dodge announced a number of commercial-vehicle enhancements this morning at the 2008 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show in Atlanta. Armed with the Class 4-5's largest standard fuel tank (52 gallons), 2008 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500 ...
Total Trailer Orders Exceed Expectations
Feb 26, 2008
While directionally orders for total trailers and dry vans came in better-than-expected in January, on a year-over-year basis orders for total trailers and dry vans are still down 31% and 28%, respectively...
Magellan, Buckeye To Pursue Ethanol Pipeline
Feb 26, 2008
Magellan Midstream Partners LP and Buckeye Partners LP have begun a joint assessment to determine the feasibility of constructing a dedicated ethanol pipeline...
Horizon Lines Joins SmartWay
Feb 21, 2008
Horizon Lines, Inc. announced it has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership ...
Long Beach Port To Replace Diesel Trucks With Alternative-Fueled Models
Feb 21, 2008
At a special meeting at Port of Long Beach (POLB) headquarters, harbor commissioners voted to approve a plan calling for replacement of at least half of current port drayage diesel trucks...
Knight Transportation Receives 1,000th 2007 EPA Emission Engine
Feb 21, 2008
Knight Transportation, Inc. announced the receipt of its 1,000th tractor equipped with an engine certified to meet the 2007 EPA emission standards...
4Q Net Income Up For Supreme Industries
Feb 21, 2008
Supreme Industries, Inc., reported that net income for 2007’s final quarter improved 113 percent to $900,000, or $.07 per diluted share...
January Boost in UK For Van, Truck Registrations
Feb 20, 2008
UK van and truck registration figures recently show a strong start ...
