Thomas Built Buses Honors Top Suppliers
Thomas Built Buses recognized its top suppliers and presented the company’s Supplier of the Year award at an annual two-day supplier event...
VIPAR Heavy Duty Business Conference Gets ‘Connected’
The 2012 VIPAR Heavy Duty Annual Business Conference, using the theme "Connected," will be held October 21-26 at the Marco Island (Fla.) Marriott...
EPA Targets $30 Million for Clean-Diesel Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $30 million in grants for clean diesel projects across the country...
Utility Video Showcases Company's Real-World Test Track
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company has released a new video showcasing the company’s real-world test track, featuring an interview with Craig Bennett, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing for Utility...
Remanufacturing a Key Component in Meritor’s Plan
Meritor views remanufacturing as a critical component of the company’s sustainability program, according to Chairman, CEO and President Chip McClure...
Deadline approaching for California’s SmartWay Rule
Hefty fines will be assessed to truckers and fleets across the United States, Canada and Mexico starting January 1 if they cross into California without SmartWay-verified aerodynamic devices—such as side skirts or boat tail fairings—that improve fuel economy 4 to 5 percent on their 53-foot or longer box and refrigerated trailers...
EPA Gives SmartWay Award to 40 Companies
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored 40 companies — including 32 trucking companies — with the 2012 SmartWay Excellence Awards for achievements in moving freight more efficiently while reducing carbon dioxide and other emissions...
Compli Holding Free Webinar Series on Best Practices in Hiring
Compli, a provider of HR and compliance management software, is offering a three-part webinar series based on key best practices in hiring...
Central Illinois Trucks Named 2011 Kenworth Parts and Service Dealer of the Year
Central Illinois Trucks was named the 2011 Parts and Service Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada at the annual Parts and Service Meeting held recently in Anaheim, Calif...
Allstate Peterbilt of Fargo Honored as 2011 Peterbilt Parts and Service Dealer of the Year
Allstate Peterbilt of Fargo was named the 2011 North American Parts and Service Dealer of the Year at the annual Parts and Service Meeting held recently in Anaheim, Calif...
East European trailer market proving a mixed bag in 2012
Heavy trailer demand in Eastern Europe will fall by 11% in 2012 after last year’s growth of 58%, according to consulting group CLEAR...
Commercial truck sales up 18%
Retail sales of Class 3-8 trucks remained 18% ahead of last year’s pace as truck dealers entered the last three months of 2012...
Trucking outlook shows mixed signals
Freight volumes continue to be varied, depending on the sector. Trucking’s outlook will be cloudy in the months ahead, according to American Trucking Associations chief economist Bob Costello...
Bendix establishes brake shoe remanufacturing operation
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has begun remanufacturing brake shoes at its new Bendix Brake Shoe Remanufacturing Center in Huntington, Indiana...
Gabrielli Kenworth opens New Jersey dealership
Gabrielli Kenworth of New Jersey recently celebrated the grand opening of its new South Brunswick-area dealership in Dayton, New Jersey...
FTR webinar to look at trucking trends
FTR Associates will look at the “State of the Freight” in a webinar scheduled for November 8...
Class 8 truck orders soft in September
Preliminary net orders for Class 8 trucks remained lackluster in September, according to data reported by ACT Research Co ...
US manufacturing technology orders up in August
Orders for manufacturing technology in the U S totaled $470.44 million in August, according to the Association For Manufacturing Technology...
Navistar announces retirement of Jim Hebe
James Hebe, Navistar senior vice-president of North America sales operations, has today announced his retirement. Hebe, 63, has led the company’s North American Truck sales and marketing efforts since re-joining the company in 2008...
NTEA names keynote speaker, opens registration
Comedian Jeff Foxworthy will be the keynote speaker at the president’s breakfast of the next Work Truck Show, scheduled for March 6-8, 2013 at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN...
Is trucking at a crossroads?
Trucking is approaching a critical period, facing a myriad of challenges and opportunities, according to, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves...
HDAW ’13 speaker to outline game-changing factors
Derek Kaufman will present Technology Trends Driving Aftermarket Opportunities during the education program at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2013 (HDAW’13) to be held at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Monday, January 21 to Thursday, January 24, 2013...
Class 8 Orders lower than expected
Net orders for Class 8 trucks slipped to 15,205 in September, down slightly from August, according to data compiled by FTR...
Equipment, software investment slowing
Projected growth in equipment and software investment for 2012 is expected to be 6.7%, down from the 2011 growth rate of 11.0%, according to a new quarterly update of the 2012 Equipment Leasing & Finance U.S. Economic Outlook compiled by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation...
New mid-range natural gas engine announced
Cummins Westport has begun development on a mid-range 6.7 liter natural gas engine designed to meet the increasing demand for on-highway vehicles powered by lower cost, cleaner and increasingly abundant natural gas...
