Benson to Idle Cadiz Trailer Manufacturing Plant
Citing a "crushing depression" in the large truck/trailer economic sector, Benson will idle its Cadiz, Kentucky, plant effective in August...
International Specialized Trailers Picks Haldex
International Specialized Trailers Manufacturing, based in Litchfield, Minnesota, has decided to use the Haldex PLC Select full function anti-lock braking system and Gold Seal actuator on its trailers...
Bosch Opens Tech Center East
Global factory automation supplier Bosch Rexroth celebrated the opening of its new Tech Center East. in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The facility will house 120 workers and bring together technical personnel from the company's hydraulics, pneumatics, electric drives, and linear motion and assembly technologies groups...
IT Investment and Priorities Out of Sync in U.S. Manufacturing
While 72 percent of information technology (IT) managers at build-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers rank becoming customer value-driven as their highest priority...
Upfit Allowance Available for Sprinter Chassis Cabs
Dodge today announced a $1,000 allowance towards the purchase of an upfit body for installation on all Dodge Sprinter chassis cab models...
GM To Shut Down Four Truck Plants
GM announced a range of strategic initiatives to respond to growing demand for fuel-efficient vehicles -- including the closure of four truck plants...
AEV Named Top Ambulance Manufacturer
At the recent National Pool Account Meeting, Ford Motor Company recognized AEV as the #1 volume Ambulance Manufacturer in the industry...
Freightliner Business Class M2e Hybrid Available for Commercial
Freightliner Trucks announced its new Business Class M2e Hybrid will be available this month for commercial application rentals at International Leasing Co., Inc., based in Seattle and Kent, Wash...
Heil Environmental Names Valley Truck and Trailer as Arizona Dealer
Heil Environmental has named Valley Truck and Trailer Service of Glendale, Ariz., as its dealer for the state of Arizona effective July 1...
Universal Trailer Performing ‘Inline With Expectations’
Despite a difficult economy and high commodity prices since Corporate Partners II (CP) invested $45 million in newly issued equity of Universal Trailer Corporation (UTC), UTC is performing “in-line with expectations,”...
Navistar on Path to Attain Record Revenue for 2008
Expecting to achieve record revenues and solid profitability in 2008 despite the weak truck industry, Navistar International Corporation today reported ...
Utility's Plant in Arkansas Receives National Safety Award
For the fourth time in the last five years, Utility Trailer's manufacturing plant in Paragould, Arkansas, was awarded the Plant Safety Award by the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA)...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 1.1% in April
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 1.1 percent in April 2008...
AT&T Introduces 'Green Fleet' of More Than 100 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
AT&T Inc. today announced plans to add 105 alternative-fuel vehicles to the corporate fleet of its operating companies...
WABCO Wins New Business in Beijing Bus Aftermarket
WABCO Holdings Inc. today announced that the Beijing Public Transport Corporation (BPTC) has awarded the company a new contract...
ArvinMeritor Opens South American Center to Support Light Vehicle Business
ArvinMeritor's Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group announces the opening of a new Global Center of Excellence located in Limeira, Sao Paulo, Brazil...
Schneider National Rolls Out Western Regional Service
Schneider National is now presenting customers in the Western United States with a new shipping option: Schneider Regional service...
Volvo's Truck Deliveries Up 44% in April
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's four truck companies in April amounted to 24,616, an increase of 44% compared with the year-earlier period...
Research Leader to Address Transportation Table May 30
American Transportation Research Institute Vice President of Research Dan Murray will discuss new research on trucking safety and economics at the Transportation Table in Washington, D.C., May 30...
Old Dominion Relocates Service Center to San Antonio
Gerry Broadwell, Vice President of the Gulf Coast Region for Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., announced a service center relocation to San Antonio, Texas...
SAF-HOLLAND, DAF Trucks Join In Aftermarket Business
SAF-HOLLAND S.A. and DAF Trucks have agreed on an aftermarket cooperation deal...
SAF-HOLLAND Generates Record Earnings in 1Q
SAF-HOLLAND S.A. reported record earnings in the first quarter of 2008. The adjusted EBIT margin achieved the target corridor of 8 to 8.5 percent for 2008...
Class 8 April Orders Revised Up 6%
Class 8 and Class 5-7 net new orders were revised up 6% and 13%, respectively, for April. Class 8 orders were 20,099, up 77% year-over-year (vs. up 18% year-over-year in March)...
NTEA Annual Report Highlights Accomplishments
"Helping Today. Thinking Tomorrow" highlights the National Truck Equipment Association's (NTEA) objectives and accomplishments ...
Cummins on Pace for Another Record Year in 2008
Cummins Inc. is on pace to report a fifth consecutive year of record sales and profits in 2008, and is poised for significant further growth ...
