Dana adds inflation-system features
Jan 18, 2006, From Fleet Owner
Dana Corp. Commercial Vehicle Systems group has added a new integrated driver display module to its Dana Spicer Tire Pressure Control System as well as dash-mounted rocker switches. The additions are designed to simplify the optimization of tire pressures under varying load and terrain conditions, Dana said. ...
Consortium orders 157 GM hybrid-powered buses
Jan 17, 2006
A hybrid bus consortium consisting of 11 transit agencies in California, Nevada and New Mexico has awarded a contract to Gillig Corp. for the purchase of up to 157 diesel-electric hybrid buses powered by General Motors' advanced hybrid propulsion system. ...
FMCSA slates Research and Analysis forum
Jan 17, 2006, From Fleet Owner
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will host a forum discussing the agency’s safety and security research, technology and analysis related to its effect on safety. The forum will be held Jan. 22 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting. ...
Strong year for commercial truck sales
Jan 13, 2006
It was a banner year for commercial truck sales, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications. While overall sales (including pickups, vans, and SUVs) were flat in 2005, the types of trucks that typically are used in commercial applications were up almost 25% last year. ...
Danko moves to new building
Jan 13, 2006
Danko Emergency Equipment of Snyder, Neb., has completed the move to their new 35,000-square-foot building on the east side of town. The new building is three times the size of their old facility and has space for both their production plant and offices....
Record number of organizations support The Work Truck Show
Jan 13, 2006
Support of The Work Truck Show 2006 is growing among organizations closely aligned with the work truck and trailer industry and those representing some of the vocational markets that use the trucks and equipment featured at the event. ...
Federal Mogul reorganizes
Jan 13, 2006
Bankrupt automotive and truck component supplier Federal-Mogul Corp. is initiating a three-year restructuring plan to return its various businesses to greater levels of profitability. The company noted that its restructuring could affect about 25 facilities and reduce its workforce 10% by December 2008, though the firm cautioned that details of the restructuring plan have not yet been finalized. ...
2005 commercial vehicle registrations just miss 2004 volumes
Jan 10, 2006
UK commercial vehicle registrations in 2005 were 385,969 units—or 1%–over 2004, according to recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders....
Agri-Cover Inc’s expansion nears completion
Jan 10, 2006
Agri-Cover, Inc. (ACI) has announced that its 114,000-square-foot addition will be completed at the end of January, bringing ACI’s total square footage to 220,000 ft. ...
UTA to conduct February training course
Jan 10, 2006
The Used Truck Association (UTA) will conduct its first training course of 2006, Professional Used Truck Management, February 7-9 in Las Vegas. ...
Diesel prices bounce back
Jan 10, 2006, From Fleet Owner
The national average price of a gallon of diesel jumped 4.3 cents to $2.485 for the week ending Jan. 8, according to the Energy Information Administration. ...
Utility, service and crane applications analyzed in market research
Jan 9, 2006
A comprehensive report on the manufacture of bodies for utility, service and crane truck applications is now available from SpecialtyVehicles.net, a market research consulting and business publications firm in Modesto, California. ...
Lubrizol sells engine system business
Jan 6, 2006, From Fleet Owner
Cleveland, OH-based Lubrizol Corp. is selling its Engine Control Systems (ECS) business, with facilities located in Canada, the U.S. and Sweden, to CapitalWorks, an equity firm also based in Cleveland....
Acme Cryogenics presented Supplier Excellence Award by Air Liquide
Jan 6, 2006
Acme Cryogenics was presented the Award for Supplier Excellence by Air Liquide at a Supplier Recognition Ceremony in Houston....
Maintainer expands manufacturing capacity
Jan 5, 2006
Maintainer has announced the expansion of its manufacturing capability at its plant in Hopkinsville, KY, where the company has purchased a 48,000-square-foot building....
Cummins awarded diesel emissions-reduction project
Jan 5, 2006
Cummins Inc. will participate in a public-private partnership led by the California South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to demonstrate advanced diesel engine emissions-control systems meeting the EPA 2010 on-highway standard. ...
Diesel falls 0.6 cents
Jan 5, 2006, Fleet Owner
The national average price for a gallon of diesel fell 0.6 cents to $2.442 for the week ending Jan. 1, according to the Energy Information Administration. ...
Shreveport Red Cross receives two trucks from International
Jan 4, 2006
While Hurricane Katrina hit months ago, the need for help in the Gulf Coast area is still a priority. International Truck and Engine's Used Truck Organization has donated two commercial trucks to the Shreveport chapter of the American Red Cross. ...
Schneider Logistics launches new bidding tool
Jan 4, 2006
Schneider Logistics, Inc., an international lead logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, announced that it has launched the next generation of its transportation bidding tool: BidSmart. The new Web-enabled bidding system optimizes shippers' transportation networks by identifying solutions that lower costs and provide additional capacity, while helping carriers find increased loads for their networks. ...
Manufacturing hits snag in December
Jan 4, 2006, From Fleet Owner
According to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management, the U.S. manufacturing sector continued to expand in December—but at a slower pace than economists had expected....
Census reports boom in trucking revenues
Jan 3, 2006, From Fleet Owner
The U.S. Census Bureau has stated that its latest annual survey of truck transportation, courier and messenger, and warehousing and storage activity shows that revenues reached $266 billion in 2004, up from $246 billion the year before. Trucking garnered the largest year-over-year revenue increase. ...
Yellow name change reflects global aspirations
Jan 3, 2006, From Fleet Owner
Yellow Roadway Corp. today announced it has changed its name to YRC Worldwide Inc. and will change its stock ticker to “YRCW” on the NASDAQ. Its website has changed to www.yrcw.com. ...
Sales boom for Brenner Tank
Dec 30, 2005
During the week of December 5, Brenner Tank broke at least two sales records, accepting orders for 249 tanks. ...
Westport, Isuzu ink engine deal
Dec 30, 2005, From Fleet Owner
Canadian natural gas engine manufacturer Westport Innovations has signed an agreement with Isuzu Motors Limited of Japan that enables Isuzu to use Westport’s Compressed Natural Gas Direct Injection (CNG-DI) technologies on Isuzu engines and commercial vehicles. ...
Heil Truck Equipment Group named Industry of the Year
Dec 27, 2005
The Heil Environmental Truck Equipment Group has been named Tishomingo County, Miss., Industry of the Year for 2005 by the Tishomingo County Development Foundation. Heil produces a full line of dump bodies, snow/ice control bodies, hoists and other truck equipment at its manufacturing facility in Tishomingo....
