Coca-Cola’s Hybrid Electric Order Is Eaton’s Largest
Feb 27, 2008
Eaton Corporation today announced that Coca-Cola Enterprises will purchase 120 new trucks in 2008 powered by Eaton’s hybrid electric drivetrain systems. The Coca-Cola order represents the largest North American...
Azure Dynamics and Utilimaster sign supply agreement for hybrid vehicle integration
Feb 26, 2008
Azure Dynamics Corporation, a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, today announced that it has signed a supply agreement with Utilimaster Corporation for the assembly, hybridization and manufacturing engineering of Azure's P1 hybrid electric commercial delivery vans and shuttle buses....
FleetPride Acquires Oklahoma Truck Supply
Feb 26, 2008
FleetPride, Inc., the nation's largest independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck parts, announced today that it is expanding its national reach with the acquisition of certain assets of Oklahoma Truck Supply in Tulsa, Oklahoma....
Dodge Unveils Upgrades In Commercial Vehicles
Feb 26, 2008
Dodge announced a number of commercial-vehicle enhancements this morning at the 2008 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show in Atlanta. Armed with the Class 4-5's largest standard fuel tank (52 gallons), 2008 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500 ...
Total Trailer Orders Exceed Expectations
Feb 26, 2008
While directionally orders for total trailers and dry vans came in better-than-expected in January, on a year-over-year basis orders for total trailers and dry vans are still down 31% and 28%, respectively...
Magellan, Buckeye To Pursue Ethanol Pipeline
Feb 26, 2008
Magellan Midstream Partners LP and Buckeye Partners LP have begun a joint assessment to determine the feasibility of constructing a dedicated ethanol pipeline...
Horizon Lines Joins SmartWay
Feb 21, 2008
Horizon Lines, Inc. announced it has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership ...
Long Beach Port To Replace Diesel Trucks With Alternative-Fueled Models
Feb 21, 2008
At a special meeting at Port of Long Beach (POLB) headquarters, harbor commissioners voted to approve a plan calling for replacement of at least half of current port drayage diesel trucks...
Knight Transportation Receives 1,000th 2007 EPA Emission Engine
Feb 21, 2008
Knight Transportation, Inc. announced the receipt of its 1,000th tractor equipped with an engine certified to meet the 2007 EPA emission standards...
4Q Net Income Up For Supreme Industries
Feb 21, 2008
Supreme Industries, Inc., reported that net income for 2007’s final quarter improved 113 percent to $900,000, or $.07 per diluted share...
January Boost in UK For Van, Truck Registrations
Feb 20, 2008
UK van and truck registration figures recently show a strong start ...
January Class 8 Orders Revised Up 4%
Feb 20, 2008
Class 8 net new orders for January were revised up 4%, while Class 5-7 orders were revised down 0.2%...
Knight Transportation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
Feb 19, 2008
Knight Transportation, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared the company's quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock....
Oshkosh Subsidiary Awarded $24 Million Contract from U.S. Navy
Feb 19, 2008
Oshkosh Corporation announced that its access equipment subsidiary, JLG Industries, Inc., the world's leading producer of access equipment, was awarded a delivery order valued at $24.7 million for 197 JLG Millennia Military Vehicle (MMV)...
Differentiation the Key in Horse-Trailer Market, Report Says
Feb 19, 2008
The key factors for success in North American horse-trailer manufacturing will increasingly be differentiation and more user-friendly specification processes for the final units, according to a new report by Research and Markets....
Ridewell Expands Manufacturing Facility
Feb 19, 2008
Ridewell Suspensions announced an expansion to its Springfield, Missouri, facility. Ridewell, a leading manufacturer of air-ride suspensions for the truck, trailer bus and RV industries, recently completed a 53,000-square-foot addition to the manufacturing plant....
Texas Truck Equipment Manufacturer Wins $2.1 Million in Trademark Infringement Case
Feb 15, 2008
BrandFX Body Company has been granted a $2.1 million judgment against Astoria Industries of Iowa that includes trade dress infringement, misappropriation of design, and false advertising. The jury verdict was decided on January 15, and final verdict was delivered on February 7....
Clement Expands Manufacturing Facility
Feb 15, 2008
Clement Industries, one of the nation’s leaders in the manufacture and sale of steel dump trailers, has begun construction on a new 20,000-square-foot building that will be used solely for the manufacture of Clement's new line of aluminum dump trailers....
Modine To Supply $125 Million Per Year in EPA 2010 EGR Cooling Solutions
Feb 14, 2008
Modine Manufacturing Company, a diversified leader in thermal management technology and solutions, announced that it has been awarded a series of programs to supply exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) cooling solutions to meet U.S. EPA 2010 on-highway vehicle and Tier 4 off-highway equipment emissions standards....
Spartan Motors' 4Q Profits Double In Record Year
Feb 14, 2008
Spartan Motors, Inc. reported its best quarter and year-end sales and earnings results in company history, capping off a record-setting year for one of the leading manufacturers of custom vehicle chassis and emergency-rescue vehicles....
Manufacturing Technology Consumption Up 8.0% in 2007
Feb 12, 2008
December U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $400.31 million, according to The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association (AMTDA)...
Old Dominion Signs Agreement to Purchase Assets of Bob's Pickup & Delivery
Feb 12, 2008
Earl E. Congdon, Executive Chairman of the Board of Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., announced ODFL would purchase selected assets of Bob's Pickup & Delivery headquartered in Sidney, Mont....
PacLease Announces New East Coast Location
Feb 12, 2008
PACCAR Leasing Company continues its North American franchise network expansion with the addition of a new full-service lease location in Charlotte, N.C....
QT Equipment Offers Service Equipment Rental
Feb 11, 2008
QT Equipment has launched a nationwide rental program for service equipment, making it one of the country’s only locations to rent mechanics trucks, lube trucks and articulating cranes....
Advance Registration Deadline Extended for CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008
Feb 11, 2008
For the convenience of attendees, advance registration has been extended for the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 and co-located IFPE 2008 expositions. The advance registration deadline has been extended to February 29, and fees will remain at the advance rate for admission to the exhibits as well as education sessions. ...
