Dana Sells European Operations to Orhan Holding
Dana Corporation has closed the previously announced sale of its European fluid products hose and tubing operations to Orhan Holding, A.S....
Germany Trucking Report Released
Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Trucking in Germany” to their offering. This report includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information ...
Volvo To Produce Powertrains Based on Heavy-Vehicle Alternative Fuels
The Volvo Group will be participating as a cooperation partner in a joint environmental program between the US and Swedish Governments. The program is aimed at reducing consumption of fossil fuel by focusing on projects within the areas of energy and vehicle development...
Utility Trailer Opens New Facilities in Shreveport, Knoxville
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced that it has expanded into a new market area in Shreveport, Louisiana, and opened a full-service facility in Knoxville, Tennessee...
Preliminary June Class 8 Orders Near Expectations
Preliminary June truck orders released by A.C.T. were "modestly lower than expected" for Class 8 and "inline" for Class 5-7, according to Bear Stearns....
NTEA Adds 13 Companies to the Member Verification Program
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) welcomed 13 new members to the growing list of Member Verification Program (MVP) companies....
Pitts purchases Dorsey Trailer
Pitts Enterprises has acquired the assets of Dorsey Trailer, including Dorsey’s 800,000-sq-ft plant in Elba, Alabama. The purchase was finalized June 14, according to Jeff Pitts, president of Pitts Enterprises. With the acquisition, Pitts Enterprises now owns and operates three trailer divisions: ...
Bus and coach forum set
The 5th European Bus and Coach Forum October 19 at the Kortrijk Xpo in Kortrijk, Belgium....
Mack partners with DOE on vehicle research
Mack Trucks announced today it will work with the U S Department of Energy on a project to develop environmentally friendly commercial vehicle technologies, with an initial goal of reducing fuel consumption and primary CO2 emissions ...
Peterbilt introduces Class 5 conventional
Peterbilt Motors Company has introduced the new Model 325, the company’s first vehicle dedicated to the specific needs of the Class 5 market. ...
GM agrees to sell Allison Transmission
General Motors Corp today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement for the company to sell its Allison Transmission (Allison) commercial and military business to The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) and Onex Corporation (Onex) ...
Aftermarket eForum targets technology
Four separate breakout sessions on data synchronization, online ordering and eTraining will provide a strong conclusion to the 2007 Aftermarket eForum at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Chicago, July 16-18. ...
Truck tonnage off 1.3% in May
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.3% in May, marking the second consecutive month-to-month drop....
Indy Tank opens new repair center
A new two-bay repair shop has been opened this year in Indianapolis, Indiana, by Indy Tank and Equipment Services Inc, according to Mike Nelson, owner of the facility....
Trailer orders edge down 3%
Total trailer orders edged down 3% in May, according to figures compiled by ACT Research, Columbus, Indiana....
Walker announces second acquisition
Walker Group Holdings LLC of New Lisbon, Wisconsin, a portfolio company of Insight Equity, has completed another acquisition-- Garsite/Progress LLC. Garsite of Kansas City, Kansas....
Volvo reports decline in truck sales
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s four truck companies, which now include Nissan Diesel, were down 10% through May, the company announced....
Stellar Industries names new dealers
Stellar Industries has selected Pacific Truck Colors of Tualatin, Oregon, and OSW Equipment & Repair, Inc of Woodinville, Washington, as dealers of its hydraulic hooklift loader and mechanic service truck and crane product lines....
GM to invest $100 million in diesel engine plant
General Motors Corp. will invest $100 million in its Tonawanda engine plant to produce an all-new, 4.5-liter V-8 Duramax high-output diesel engine for the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty pickup trucks and the HUMMER H2...
Industrial production steady in May
Industrial production was unchanged in May after a downwardly revised increase of 0.4% in April. ...
Reading Truck Body opens new plant
Reading Truck Body, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of service bodies, platform bodies and truck accessories, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ...
ICUEE adds ride and drive
The 2007 ICUEE - International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) has expanded its working equipment demonstrations with a new “ride and drive” program ...
Driver turnover increases 6%
The driver turnover rate for large truckload (TL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers increased during the first quarter of 2007, according to the American Trucking Associations....
Heil Environmental VP dies
David Baratti, vice president of sales and marketing for Heil Environmental, died this weekend at home in Chattanooga. ...
Reitnouer names new dealers
Prairie Trailer Sales of Morris, Minnesotta, and Bell Trailer Sales of Winnipeg, Manitoba, have become dealers for Reitnouer Inc...
