Three Aftermarket Parts Centers Honored by Meritor
Three aftermarket customers of Meritor have been recognized in a national “Drive to 100 Store Décor” contest to improve their retail store showroom décor...
Green Truck Summit 2013 Registration Opens
Registration is now open for the work truck industry’s leading educational forum on clean vehicle technologies, the Green Truck Summit...
Koike Aronson Acquires Brazilian Manufacturer Of Welding Positioners
Koike Aronson, Inc./Ransome, a subsidiary of Koike Sanso Kogyo of Tokyo, Japan, has purchased the majority of shares of Biondi Maquinas, Dispositivos E Ferramentas LTDA of Jaboticabal, Brazil...
Westmor Industries Acquires Determan Brownie
Westmor Industries LLC, Morris MN, has acquired Determan Brownie Inc, a privately held company headquartered in Minneapolis...
Driver Shortage ‘Acute,’ ATA Report Concludes
American Trucking Associations released an analysis of the shortage of truck drivers, concluding that the current shortage is acute and limited primarily to the truckload sector of the industry, but that long-term trends could cause the shortage to explode in the next decade...
Borgwarner, Federal-Mogul Team Up on Aftermarket Distribution
BorgWarner BERU Systems has signed an agreement that makes Federal-Mogul Corporation the exclusive global distributor of its BERU aftermarket products...
Class 5-8 Preliminary Net Orders Strengthen in October: ACT
Class 5-7 preliminary net orders for October reached a 56-month high and Class 8 preliminary net orders were at their highest level since the start of the year, as reported by ACT Research Co., LLC...
Preliminary Class 8 Orders for October Up 50%: FTR
Preliminary data shows October Class 8 truck net orders at 22,760, 50% higher than the previous month and much improved over third-quarter averages, according to FTR Associates...
Hino Approved for California Hybrid Voucher Incentive Project
Hino Trucks' 2013MY Class 5 195h diesel electric cab-over has been approved by the California Air Resources Board and is eligible for the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project ...
Sterling Group Acquires Dexter Axle
The Sterling Group, a middle-market private equity firm based in Houston, Texas, has acquired the Dexter Axle business from Tomkins Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Pinafore Holdings B.V...
ATDynamics Expands Production of Aerodynamics Equipment in New Facility
ATDynamics, a supplier of semi-trailer rear-drag aerodynamics technology, has completed the relocation of its headquarters and operations to a larger manufacturing and assembly facility in Hayward, CA...
Thomas Delivers 50,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 Bus
Thomas Built Buses celebrated a major milestone with the delivery of its 50,000th Saf-T-LinerC2 conventional school bus to Dean Transportation of Lansing, Mich., on October 30...
Freightliner CCC Delivers 40 Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles to UPS
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), continuing to expand its presence within the alternative fuel walk-in van market segment, is delivering 40 hydraulic hybrid power walk-in vans to UPS...
Spartan Motors Takes Slight Net Loss in 3Q
Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) reported a net loss of $300,000 for the third quarter of 2012, or ($0.01) per diluted share compared to net income of $3.2 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2011...
Short-Term Losses to Trucking from Sandy Will Be Recouped With Increased Freight: FTR
An estimated loss of $140 million per day the trucking industry will suffer from down time associated with Hurricane Sandy will ultimately be recouped because of associated resupply and rebuilding truck freight demands, according to FTR Senior Consultant Noël Perry...
Critical Issues on the Agenda at FABTECH
Political insiders representing manufacturing interests in Washington, D.C. will discuss the possible end of tax credits for equipment purchases and the implications of the elections for manufacturers at the FABTECH exposition, part of the special events planned for FABTECH 2012 from Nov. 12-14 in Las Vegas...
Gray & Adams pallet trailers add extra capacity
Time and temperature-controlled logistics specialist Gist is breaking new ground with its latest refrigerated 13.6m trailers from Gray & Adams of Fraserburgh, Scotland...
Navistar To Close Garland Truck Plant in 2013
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) intends to close its Garland, Texas, truck manufacturing operation by the first half of 2013 as part of its efforts to reduce costs and optimize its manufacturing footprint...
Optronics Acquired by Lucidity
Optronics International, a manufacturer and supplier of heavy-duty vehicle lighting, has been acquired by Lucidity Enterprise Co., LTD...
Wabash Unveils DuraPlate Foldable Mobile Shelter
Wabash Composites, a business unit of Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC), introduced the DuraPlate Foldable Mobile Shelter at the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Expo in Orlando, Fla...
Class 8 Engine Displacement Getting Smaller
The average displacement for Class 8 truck engines in the U.S. is going to shrink anywhere from 2% to 3% by 2018 as OEMs and fleets seek ways to improve fuel economy and payload capacity simultaneously for tractor trailers, according to a soon-to-be released study compiled by global consulting firm Frost & Sullivan...
Ford to Close Three European Plants
Ford Motor Company announced it will close three European facilities, relocating production of key products for a more efficient manufacturing footprint, significantly improved plant utilization and work force reductions...
Kenworth Offers Next Generation of PACCAR Proprietary Engines for 2013
Kenworth is enhancing its engine line-up for 2013 with the addition of the next-generation of PACCAR proprietary engines. Customers can now specify the new PACCAR MX-13, PACCAR PX-9 and PACCAR PX-7 engines on new Kenworth truck orders placed through Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada for delivery in 2013...
Class 8 Used Truck Sales Down 17% in September: ACT
The used truck market took a hit in September, with Class 8 unit sales declining 17% month-over-month—all but wiping out the gains that had been made in the used truck market the prior three months...
EU Registrations Down 13.7% in September
A total of 150,910 new commercial vehicles were registered in the EU in September, which is down 13.7% from the same month last year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association ...
