Action Group Calls for Feedback on Light-duty Hybrid Work Trucks
The Light-duty Hybrid Work Truck Action Group announced that it is seeking potential vendors and interested parties to review and provide feedback on a draft request for proposal (RFP)...
Dana Executive Dies
Neil Valentine, 57, director of material planning at Dana Corporation's Commercial Vehicle Systems group, Kalamazoo, Mich., passed away Aug. 16...
Hino to Open Truck Assembly Plant in West Virginia
Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. will assemble medium and heavy-duty trucks in Williamstown, West Virginia...
Omaha Standard Adds New Distributors
Seven companies join Omaha Standard’s distribution network, adding nine more locations to the 170-plus distributors located throughout North America. ...
Lone Star Is Newest Authorized East Dealer
Lone Star Truck & Trailer, serving the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, was recently named an authorized dealership for East Manufacturing...
Diesel Price Falls 5 Cents
The average price for a gallon of diesel nationally fell 5 cents to $2.85 for the week of August 13, according to the Energy Information...
GM Joins Engine Design Consortium
From Fleet Owner
General Motors is the latest vehicle manufacturer to join the Model Fuels Consortium (MFC), a group that aims to develop, validate and apply advanced simulation methods to improve engine and fuel design, resulting in increased fuel efficiencies and reduced emissions....
Purolator Increases Purchase Order for Azure Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
Azure Dynamics Corporation, a leading developer of hybrid-electric and electric powertrains for commercial fleet vehicles, today announced that Purolator Courier Ltd....
Oshkosh Truck Subsidiary Awarded Contract With U.S. Army
Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., has been awarded a five-year, Firm Fixed Price contract by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive ...
Penske Opens Two New Locations
Offering services for rental, full-service leasing and contract maintenance customers, two new facilities have been opened in Lakeland, FL, and Springfield, MO, by Penske Truck Leasing...
NTEA Releases Report Benchmarking Truck Equipment Distributor Profitability
Being a typical truck equipment distributorship that earns 3.5% profit isn't "good enough" when a high-profit firm can generate a profit margin of 7.8%, according to the 2007 ...
Timken Aligns to Drive Growth
The Timken Company today announced changes to align the company around continued improvement in operational performance and acceleration of profitable growth. ...
Medium and heavy truck sales down 26%
Medium and heavy trucks sold at an even slower pace in July, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications. Dealers sold 40,257 trucks with GVW ratings above 10,000 pounds during the month, down 26% from July 2006 and 15% from June 2007....
NTDA Report Urges Focus on ROA
According to results of a recently released National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) 2007 Dealer Financial Performance Report, dealers are encouraged to look beyond sales totals and examine return on assets (ROA) as a truer gauge of financial performance....
Kenworth Alaska Opens New Facility in Fairbanks
Kenworth Alaska recently relocated its Fairbanks dealership to a new facility that offers customers increased service capacity and expanded parts availability. ...
Celadon’s Hines Looks Ahead
By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
Chris Hines, newly installed president & COO of Celadon Group sees the cross-border truckload carrier facing a mix of challenges and opportunities ahead. But in his view, the opportunities clearly...
ArvinMeritor Completes Divestiture of Light Vehicle Aftermarket Business
ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced that it has sold its Light Vehicle Aftermarket (LVA) European exhaust operations to Klarius Group Limited, located...
Supreme Industries Declares Regular $0.095 Cash Dividend
Supreme Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of specialized commercial vehicles, including truck bodies, shuttle buses, armored vehicles and luxury motorcoaches, announced...
Study Shows Businesses Struggling with Government Compliance
Government regulation continues to plague small businesses despite Federal efforts to reduce the time needed to meet the demands of compliance, according to a study by the Small Business Research Board released today....
Manufacturing Survey Shows Overall Industry Confidence Rising
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)/Industry Week business outlook survey for the second quarter of 2007 points to confidence edging up from both large and small companies, after declining during the prior four quarters....
Wastequip Breaks Ground On New Paint Facility
Wastequip Indiana, the primary manufacturing location of Galbreath brand products, recently broke ground on a new paint line facility in Winamac, Indiana, that will streamline the painting process for the company’s mobile technical products, including Galbreath brand hook hoists, cable hoists, and trailers....
NTEA Report Details Financial Performance of Truck Equipment Manufacturers
From a high of 9.7% to a low of 3.1%, pre-tax profits varied widely among manufacturers in the work truck industry....
NTEA Holds ‘Closing the Gap’ Regional Seminars
Improving how business people relate to their customers will be the topic of regional Closing the Gap seminars hosted by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA)....
Kenworth Delivers First Medium-Duty Hybrid-Electric Truck
Kenworth Truck Company and Dunn Lumber, two long-time Seattle-area companies, have teamed up to bring Kenworth’s first medium-duty hybrid-electric truck into the U.S. market. ...
Class 8 Orders Better than Expected
Preliminary Class 8 orders for July, released today by A.C.T., were better than expected, according to Bear Stearns. ...
