AIRman relocating to larger headquarters
AIRman Inc is moving its headquarters to a new and expanded facility. Currently in Wixom MI, the company has committed to a new building within four miles...
Product Profiles
Buyers Products offers forged grab hooks Buyers Products Co has added two forged steel grab hooks to its line of products. A 1/2" hook boasts a 9,200-lb...
Navistar, Griffin Armament Win Contract for MRAPs
Privately held Griffin Armament, Navistar’s joint venture partner for armor on military trucks, announced today that the two companies had won a joint $623 million contract to build 1200 mine-resistant ambush-protected armored vehicles (MRAP) for the Marine Corps. ...
Dana Announces Availability of SmartWave to Commercial Vehicle AfterMarket
SmarTire Systems Inc. announced today that Dana Corporation, its marketing partner for the commercial vehicle market in North America, Australia and New Zealand, will be supplying the company's SmartWave products to commercial fleet customers through various truck manufacturers' dealer networks in North America...
Covenant Changes Names, Titles
From Fleet Owner
Truckload carrier Covenant Transportation is changing the name of its holding company and reshuffling its executive suite as part of a multi-year realignment effort...
Odyne, DUECO Combine on Propulsion System for Plug-In Hybrid Aerial Lift Truck
Odyne Corporation, a leading developer of advanced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology for trucks and buses, today announced that DUECO, Inc., has issued a purchase order to Odyne for installation of Odyne’s propulsion technology into an aerial lift truck which will be displayed at the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) ...
Volvo Divests Interest in Petro Stopping Centers
Volvo Trucks North America announced that its 28.68% interest held in Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, LP (Petro) since 1999 has been acquired by TravelCenters of America and Hospitality Properties Trust...
Brenner Unveils Lean Duplex Stainless Steel Tank
Brenner Tank has introduced a next generation tank compliant with DOT 407 regulations, utilizing duplex stainless steels...
Knight Transportation Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend
Knight Transportation, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has increased the company’s quarterly cash dividend and declared a dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock, an increase of 50 percent....
Congress Votes to Block Mexican Trucks From U.S. Highways
The fight to keep Mexican trucks off of U.S. highways was boosted with Congress voting to further tighten restrictions on the Bush administration's pilot program, effectively delaying the project...
Dongfeng Cummins Celebrates One Millionth Engine
Dongfeng Cummins Engine Company Limited (DCEC), a 50-50 joint venture between Cummins Inc. and China's leading auto maker, Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM), has reached a significant milestone by producing its one millionth engine. ...
Truck Tonnage Index Falls 2.2%
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.2 percent in April, after posting a 1.2 percent jump in March...
New York Shows Off Green Fleet Technology
By Jim Mele, Fleet Owner editor-in-chief
With a legitimate claim to the title “Greenest Fleet in America,” the New York City Dept. of Parks and Recreation featured hybrid and alternative fuel trucks of all sizes, biodiesel providers, electric cars and even solar-powered carts among the 130 vendors at its annual truck show yesterday...
NTEA Ambulance Manufacturers Affiliate Division Requests Public Comment
The Ambulance Manufacturers Division (AMD), an Affiliate Division of the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), announced a period of public comment for AMD Standards 001-025....
Diesel Price Up 3 Cents
The price for a gallon of diesel nationally increased three cents to $2.803 for the week ending May 20, according to the Energy Information Administration....
Volvo Group’s Deliveries Down 17%
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s three truck companies decreased 17% through April this year, compared with the year-earlier period....
SAF-Holland unveils lightweight fifthwheel
SAF-Holland Inc has introduced the Holland FWAL lightweight aluminum fifthwheel. Designed by SAF-Holland and forged by Alcoa, the fifthwheel is designed for standard duty and forged from the same aluminum alloy as Alcoa's aluminum truck wheels...
Trailer orders 'weak' in April
Based on April trailer data released by A.C.T., dry-van, reefer and flatbed orders were "weak across the board", according to Bear Stearns' analysis...
Bosch Rexroth Named Subcontractor for Hydraulic Hybrid Refuse Truck Field Test
Bosch Rexroth announced that it has been selected by New York-based Shurepower LLC to demonstrate hydraulic hybrid vehicle technology by installing the Bosch Rexroth Hydrostatic Regenerative Brake (HRB) system on refuse trucks...
Mack Announces 2006 International Distributor of the Year
Mack Trucks, Inc. recently named Salinas y Fabres S.A. (SALFA) of Santiago, Chile, as its 2006 Mack International Distributor of the Year. ...
Schneider Sales Named an Authorized Dealer for East Manufacturing
Schneider Sales & Service in Clarksville, Ind., serving the greater Louisville and southern Indiana area, has been named an authorized dealer for East Manufacturing, offering the company’s full line of flatbeds, dumps and accessories....
Teamsters Back House Vote to Delay Mexican Trucks Plan
The Teamsters Union lauded the U.S. House of Representatives for overwhelmingly passing a bill that would halt the Bush administration's pilot program to open U.S. highways to Mexican trucks...
GM May Sell Medium-duty Line to Navistar
General Motors is considering selling its medium-duty truck line to International Truck and Engine...
Paccar to Build Plant in Mississippi
PACCAR Inc announced plans to build a $400 million engine facility and technology center in Columbus, Mississippi...
FedEx Express, Azure Dynamics to Develop Hybrid Electric Powertrain
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. today announced it has signed agreements with Azure Dynamics Corporation, a leading developer of hybrid-electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, to develop gasoline parallel hybrid-electric powertrains for their delivery fleet....
