Trailer Orders Up 33% in October: ACT
New trailer orders rose by nearly a third from September to 24,707 units in October, according to the latest State of the Industry published by ACT Research Co. (ACT). ...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Drops 3.8% in October
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 3.8% in October after falling 0.4% in September...
Clean Energy Fuels Purchases GE’s LNG technology
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has agreed to buy General Electric’s technology that liquefies natural gas to supply filling stations for long-haul trucks along major U.S. transportation corridors...
GMC, Chevrolet Bi-Fuel Pickup Production Begins
Production of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel pickup trucks is underway in Fort Wayne, Ind., and the pickups are available for order by fleet and retail customers through Chevrolet and GMC dealers...
Medium-Duty Truck Orders Up 35% in October: ACT
Net medium-duty truck orders rose to 19,285 units, up 35% over last month and October 2011, according to the State of the Industry report, recently released by ACT Research Co...
NTSB Tackles Truck Safety With Recommendations
The National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) has released a 2013 “Most Wanted List” that includes recommendations in four areas that heavily impact trucking...
Optronics Acquired by Taiwan-based Lucidity
Optronics International, a manufacturer and supplier of HD vehicle lighting, has been acquired by Taiwan-based Lucidity Enterprise and will operate as an independent business unit of Lucidity...
NHTSA Seeks Input on Small-Entities Regulations
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking comments on the economic impact of its regulations on small entities...
Confidence Index Down Slightly in November for Equipment Lease Finance Industry
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s November Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry was 49.9, a decrease from the October index of 53.3, reflecting many industry participants’ post-election concerns over issues including the fiscal cliff, economic policy and taxes...
Founder of Featherlite Trailer dies
Roy C Culp, founder of Featherlite Trailers, passed away in his home November 17 at the age of 79...
Knapheide, Sortimo Form Partnership
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company, along with Sortimo International GmbH and Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, have formed a partnership to give mobile technicians the most innovative and organized mobility solutions for their commercial vehicles ...
FTR’s September Shippers Conditions Index Stays Same
FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for September basically remained unchanged from August with a reading -6.9...
Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 5.6% Year-to-Date
September U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $667.47 million and the year-to-date is $4,282.11 million, up 5.6% compared with 2011, according to the United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) Report...
Trailer market forecast downgraded for the next five years
In the latest Trailer Market Forecast Report for Western Europe it is assumed that only Germany out of the Big 7 economies will have positive GDP in 2012. The outlook has got worse very rapidly, and this deterioration has fed directly into slowing trailer sales...
East Improves Integrated Stairway for Flatbeds
East Manufacturing’s optional integrated stairway, introduced a few years ago, has been improved with an option adding a locking door enclosure that allows for additional lights and license plate mounting, while giving the rear end a more custom appearance...
Navistar Rolls Out First International Prostar+ With Cummins ISX15
Navistar International Corporation’s (NYSE: NAV) first International ProStar+ Class 8 on-highway tractor equipped with the Cummins ISX15 and SCR-based Cummins Emission Solutions aftertreatment system rolled off the production line at the company’s Escobedo, Mexico, plant...
Western Star Updates Body Builder Book
Western Star Truck Sales, Inc. has updated its Body Builder book, with Version 2.1 featuring the availability of two- and three-dimensional generic truck model layout drawings and including a downloadable comprehensive power take-off (PTO) compatibility section...
Navistar’s Program Helps Those Hurt by Hurricane Sandy
International Truck customers whose vehicles were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy may now have help in getting their business back...
ATD Announces Nominees for Truck Dealer of the Year
Six commercial truck dealers were nominated for the 2013 Truck Dealer of the Year, a national award presented by the American Truck Dealers (ATD) and Heavy Duty Trucking magazine...
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Up 3% in October
By Rick Weber
Medium and heavy truck sales were up 3% in October over the same period a year ago and up 5% from the previous month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Meritor Revises Reporting Structure
Meritor has made changes to its reporting structure to create more efficiencies across the organization, with the company now reporting future results under two segments: Commercial Truck and Industrial, and Aftermarket & Trailer...
‘Micro Plants’ Could Speed Up LNG Delivery
A new approach that involves manufacturing liquefied natural gas (LNG) at “micro plants” and then delivering it to nearby truck stops for fueling long-haul trucks could help to quickly build out what’s trademarked as “America’s Natural Gas Highway” by Clean Energy Fuels,the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America...
MHC Kenworth Adds North Carolina Locations
Murphy-Hoffman Co. (MHC) has purchased 10 dealerships and 11 leasing locations in North Carolina from Cooper Kenworth and Cooper Leasing, increasing MHC’s network to over 90 dealership and leasing locations across 11 states...
Timpte Opens New Branch in Sioux City
Timpte has opened a new Factory Direct Sales Branch Office in Sioux City, Iowa, that offers new and used grain trailers for sale, as well as over-the-counter parts and service...
DUECO Provides Equipment to Support Hurricane Sandy Cleanup
DUECO, Inc. has customers throughout the East Coast and elsewhere in the country working their DUECO-built trucks and crews hard to restore power throughout the area in the wake of Hurricane Sandy...
