January Boost in UK For Van, Truck Registrations
UK van and truck registration figures recently show a strong start ...
January Class 8 Orders Revised Up 4%
Class 8 net new orders for January were revised up 4%, while Class 5-7 orders were revised down 0.2%...
Knight Transportation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
Knight Transportation, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared the company's quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock....
Oshkosh Subsidiary Awarded $24 Million Contract from U.S. Navy
Oshkosh Corporation announced that its access equipment subsidiary, JLG Industries, Inc., the world's leading producer of access equipment, was awarded a delivery order valued at $24.7 million for 197 JLG Millennia Military Vehicle (MMV)...
Differentiation the Key in Horse-Trailer Market, Report Says
The key factors for success in North American horse-trailer manufacturing will increasingly be differentiation and more user-friendly specification processes for the final units, according to a new report by Research and Markets....
Ridewell Expands Manufacturing Facility
Ridewell Suspensions announced an expansion to its Springfield, Missouri, facility. Ridewell, a leading manufacturer of air-ride suspensions for the truck, trailer bus and RV industries, recently completed a 53,000-square-foot addition to the manufacturing plant....
Texas Truck Equipment Manufacturer Wins $2.1 Million in Trademark Infringement Case
BrandFX Body Company has been granted a $2.1 million judgment against Astoria Industries of Iowa that includes trade dress infringement, misappropriation of design, and false advertising. The jury verdict was decided on January 15, and final verdict was delivered on February 7....
Clement Expands Manufacturing Facility
Clement Industries, one of the nation’s leaders in the manufacture and sale of steel dump trailers, has begun construction on a new 20,000-square-foot building that will be used solely for the manufacture of Clement's new line of aluminum dump trailers....
Modine To Supply $125 Million Per Year in EPA 2010 EGR Cooling Solutions
Modine Manufacturing Company, a diversified leader in thermal management technology and solutions, announced that it has been awarded a series of programs to supply exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooling solutions to meet U.S. EPA 2010 on-highway vehicle and Tier 4 off-highway equipment emissions standards....
Spartan Motors' 4Q Profits Double In Record Year
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
