ATA Welcomes New Rule on Hours of Service
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) said it welcomes the Interim Final Rule on drivers' Hours of Service issued yesterday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...
Cummins Announces Second Stock Split in 2007
The Cummins Board of Directors today declared a two-for-one split of Cummins Inc. common stock, payable Jan. 2 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 21, 2007. This is the company’s second stock split in 2007...
International, UAW Reach Tentative Agreement on New Three-Year Labor Contracts
International Truck and Engine Corporation and the leadership of the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative agreement on new three-year labor contracts, the company announced today...
Meritor WABCO Unveils New Trailer Stability Enhancement System
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems introduced its new Roll Stability Support trailer system, RSSplus, designed specifically for the North American trailer industry to offer more advanced features and added value. ...
European Transport Equipment Market Forecast To Set New Sales Record in ‘07
In the seven largest West European markets for heavy truck trailers, 2007 demand is forecast up 17.4% at 173,000 trailers and semi-trailers. Order books are full for the first part of 2008...
Town of Newmarket Chooses ArcticSnowplows
Cummins Hydraulics, a distributor for Canadian snow removal equipment manufacturer, Arctic Snowplows, has been awarded an exclusive contract to provide snow removal equipment for the Town of Newmarket. ...
Brenner Tank’s Partnership Grows With New Poly-Coat Facility
Brenner Tank LLC -- which has been working closely with Poly-Coat Systems, Inc., since 2005 -- announced that Poly-Coat recently moved into a new facility, increasing their manufacturing capabilities ...
Webb Aftermarket Forms Alliance with TMD Friction
The Aftermarket Business Unit of Webb Wheel Products, Inc. has entered into a strategic alliance with TMD Friction to couple brake drums and friction linings ...
ArvinMeritor Acquires Mascot Truck Parts, Expands Remanufacturing Operations
ArvinMeritor, Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Mascot Truck Parts Ltd., a major remanufacturer of transmissions, drive axle carriers, steering gears and drivelines, based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada...
Eaton Receives Award For Corporate Social Responsibility In China
Eaton Corporation recently was named one of "The Most Committed Multi-National Corporations (MNC) to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in China"...
Navistar Files 10-K For 2003-'05
Navistar International Corp. today achieved a significant milestone toward becoming a current filer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by filing its 2005 Form 10-K...
International Dealer Wins Pennsylvania Award
The Pennsylvania Truck Dealers (PTD) recently named Five Star International Trucks Inc. Pennsylvania’s “2007 Dealer of the Year” during their annual convention. Pete Scheler, president of Five Star International Trucks...
Penske Selects Supreme for 2008 Consumer Fleet Build
Supreme Industries Inc. today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Supreme Corporation, has been awarded a large contract by leading global transportation services provider Penske Truck Leasing ...
Don Wahlin Relinquishes Day-To-Day Management of Stoughton
Don Wahlin, CEO of Stoughton Trailers LLC, announced today that his sons, Bill, Ken and Bob Wahlin, will assume the management and leadership of the company, effective immediately...
Schneider National Named “Most Innovative” by IDG’s InfoWorld
Schneider National Inc. has been honored for its advanced IT solutions by being included on the IDG InfoWorld 100 list for 2007. The annual awards pay tribute to IT projects that demonstrate...
NTEA Conducting Market Forecasting Seminar
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) is conducting a Market Forecasting Seminar for industry professionals who have marketing and/or market research responsibilities ...
National Adhesives Announces Price Increase On All Liquid and Hot Melt
National Adhesives, a business unit of National Starch and Chemical Company, is implementing a price increase in North America on all its liquid and hot melt adhesives...
Eaton Commercializes Crutonite Alloy To Go On Cat's C15
Eaton Corporation announced the first commercial application of its Crutonite alloy will be the exhaust valves on Caterpillar Inc.'s C15 heavy-duty on-highway diesel engine ...
PACCAR Announces Extra Cash Dividend and Quarterly Dividend
PACCAR Inc's Board of Directors declared an extra cash dividend in the amount of one dollar per share, payable on January 7, 2008, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 18...
PacLease Announces Two New Locations in the Northwest
PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) continues its North American franchise network expansion with the addition of two new full-service lease locations ...
WABCO Welcomes Pending EU Mandate on ESC for Heavy Trucks, Buses
WABCO Holdings Inc. announced its support of the UN/ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) agreement that paves the way for new EU legislation...
Utility Opens First Dealership in Leon, Mexico
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced that its dealer Utility Trailers de Mexico, S. A. de C.V. has opened the first Utility dealership in Leon, Mexico....
Under Secretary of Energy to Present Hybrid Summit Keynote at Work Truck Show
Clarence H. "Bud" Albright, Jr., Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is scheduled to kick off the day-long Hybrid Truck & Alternative Fuels Summit at The Work Truck Show 2008 ...
Bendix Urges CTA To Go Farther in Stability Technology
Officials at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC said they are encouraged by the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s (CTA) recent announcement that it has asked all major North American heavy truck OEMs to make stability technology standard...
Omaha Standard Awarded Philadelphia GM Truck Pool
Omaha Standard announced that the Specialty Vehicle Manufacturing Division of GM Fleet & Commercial Operations has awarded the company a GM commercial truck pool which will be located on leased premises at Intercon Truck Equipment ...
