New Orders, Production and Employment Growing
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in August for the seventh consecutive month, while the overall economy grew for the 70th consecutive month...
Spartan Chassis Opens Two New Facilities
Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. announced the opening today of two new manufacturing facilities near its headquarters ...
Travis Appoints New Dealer
Travis Body & Trailer, Inc. of Houston, Texas is pleased to announce the appointment of Premier Truck Trailers of Kansas City, Inc. of Independence, MO as its newest Independent Dealer...
Business and Market Planning Summit Set For Oct. 30-31
Looking to the future, leading economist and industry experts will forecast what lays ahead for the work truck equipment and trailer industry at the 2008 Business and Market Planning Summit, Oct. 30-31...
Mopar Introduces New Gooseneck Trailer Hitch for Ram Heavy-Duty Pickups
Mopar, The New Chrysler's original equipment parts manufacturer, announced it offers an all-new Gooseneck Trailer Hitch for Dodge Ram Heavy-duty Pickups...
ATA petitions to Retain Hours of Service Regulations
Citing the potential for “widespread disruption in the industry and the supply chain,” the American Trucking Associations submitted a petition today asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to retain the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions of the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations...
YEN Steering Committee Seeks Four Distributor Candidates
In March 2008, four YEN Steering Committee members will retire, leaving four distributor positions open. YEN Chairman Jeffrey Messer, Dan Ferguson and Donna Popp-Bruesewitz ...
Volvo Truck Deliveries Down 4%
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s four truck companies through July this year amounted to 124,370, which is a decrease of 4%, compared with the year-earlier period. Deliveries from Nissan Diesel only include the period April to July 2007...
NTDA Releases Employee Compensation Survey Report
The typical independent semi-trailer dealer has sales of more than $14.6 million and pays its CEO a base salary of $90,000 while its employees are offered health benefits...
Transcraft to Idle Its Kentucky Plant
Transcraft Corporation announced that it intends to idle its Mount Sterling, Kentucky, platform trailer production facility before the end of the year, to better match its manufacturing capacity with customer demand...
Volvo Displays Carbon-Dioxide-Free Trucks
The Volvo Group is the first vehicle manufacturer to produce seven demonstration trucks that can all be driven without emitting any environmentally harmful carbon dioxide. These trucks were exhibited for the first time today in Stockholm ...
NTEA Truck Product Conference to Feature 10 Leading Chassis Manufacturers
Grab a glimpse of new commercial truck offerings from 10 leading chassis manufacturers at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) New Model Truck Product...
NAM Report: Workers Making Solid Gains
During the past 12 months, some 95 million working Americans, representing 82 percent of the workforce, received real wage gains, according to the National Association of Manufacturers’ Annual Labor Day Report...
Kenworth of Buffalo Opens New Full-Service Facilities
Kenworth of Buffalo recently opened two new full-service facilities that offer customers a large selection of new Kenworth trucks and enhanced service while providing plenty of truck parking...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increases 0.3% in July
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.3 percent in July, marking the first month-to-month increase since March of this year. The not-seasonally-adjusted index decreased 2.7 percent ...
New Engine for Kenworth, Peterbilt
From Fleet Owner
DALLAS, TX - A proprietary 12.9-liter big block engine is on the way for sister companies Kenworth Truck Co. and Peterbilt Motors Co., courtesy of a new plant now being built...
Market Down But Showing Improvement, Say Suppliers
By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
DALLAS, TX - While truck and trailer sales are still way, way down from last year’s historic levels, OEMs and suppliers are seeing signs of ...
Utility’s Dry Van Certified as a SmartWay Trailer
Utility’s SmartWay 4000D-X offers aerodynamic enhancements, low rolling resistance tires and overall weight reduction that qualify it under the specifications of the EPA’s SmartWay Partnership. Utility is participating in the special SmartWay "Get Green" Trucking Summit at the Great American Trucking Show hosted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The event showcases the numerous achievements of the EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership...
Cargill, Robinson Steel to Form Joint Venture
Cargill, a leading global trader, processor and distributor of iron and steel, has agreed to enter into a joint venture with Robinson Steel to produce and distribute RPS Sheet and Plate under license...
Spartan Enters Customized Commercial Chassis Market
Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc, will unveil the Furion today at the Fire-Rescue International Expo in Atlanta...
PACCAR, Eaton Announce Heavy-Duty Hybrid Truck Technology Agreement
PACCAR and Eaton Corporation announced today that they have entered into an agreement to jointly develop proprietary hybrid technology for heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America...
July Trailer Orders Meet Expectations
Directionally, industry-wide total trailer orders for July-released today by A.C.T.-were inline with low expectations, according to Bear Stearns...
Johnson Controls to Power Dodge Sprinter Plug-in Hybrid
A fleet of advanced, Dodge Sprinter plug-in hybrid delivery vans will be operating within the United States, powered by Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries...
Army Unveils First Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System for New Combat Vehicles
The U.S. Army unveiled its first hybrid-electric propulsion system for a new fleet of Manned Ground Vehicles (MGVs), which will be tested and evaluated at the Army' s Power and Energy Systems Integration Laboratory...
Knight Transportation Announces Opening of Four New Service Centers
Knight Transportation, Inc. announced the official opening of one new dry van service center and three new brokerage service centers. The dry van service center is located in Dallas, TX, and the three new brokerage centers...
