Ford sues Navistar in engine dispute
Ford Motor Co. is suing Navistar International Corp. over pricing and supply of diesel engines, according to a story in the Chicago Tribune today...
Medium and heavy truck sales up 5% in 2006
Medium and heavy trucks, boosted by a 1% sales surge in December, finished with a 5% increase for the year over 2005, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
FMCSA Proposes On-Board Recorders to Monitor HOS
Truck and bus companies with a history of serious hours-of-service (HOS) violations may be required to install electronic on-board recorders (EOBR) in all of their commercial vehicles for a minimum of two years...
2005 Revenues Reach $292 Billion for Truck, Courier and Storage Industries
Truck transportation, couriers and messengers, and warehousing and storage revenues reached $292 billion in 2005, up from $266 billion the year before...
Volvo Group Presents Hybrid Technology in the U.S.
The Volvo Group today rolled out its internally developed unique hybrid technology for heavy vehicles, I-SAM...
PACCAR Announces New Manufacturing and Assembly Facility
PACCAR Inc unveiled plans for a new $400 million powertrain manufacturing and assembly facility in the southeast United States...
ArvinMeritor to Develop Dual-Mode Diesel-Electric Drivetrain for Wal-Mart Vehicle
ArvinMeritor, Inc. and Wal-Mart Transportation, Bentonville, Ark., have agreed to development of a dual-mode, diesel-electric drivetrain for a Class 8 tractor...
NAM Sees Continued Improvement from November Trade Data
The Commerce Department’s trade data released today for November 2006 showed continued improvement in U.S. manufactured goods trade, according to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). ...
Diesel price drops 4.3 cents
The average price for a gallon of diesel nationally fell 4.3 cents to $2.537 for the week ending January 7, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA)....
Fleet Sentiment Report Indicates Truck Orders May Rebound in 3Q, 4Q
Fleet Sentiment inquiry show that a little over half of the 48 respondents (51%) plan to place orders for power units with ’07 EPA engines before the end of the calendar year....
NTEA Announces New Steering Committee Leaders for the Young Executives Network
National Truck Equipment Association's (NTEA) Young Executives Network (YEN) announced five new steering committee leaders....
Toyota rolls out new Tundra
By David Cullen, Fleet Owner executive editor
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. officially launched the new version of its full-size pickup, the Tundra, at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit....
Dana Completes Sale of Trailer Axle Manufacturing Assets to Hendrickson
Dana Corporation today announced that the company and its subsidiary, Dana Canada Corporation, have completed the sale of their trailer axle manufacturing assets to Hendrickson USA, L.L.C....
Cummins Receives Certification for '07 On-Highway Engines
Cummins Inc. announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified the Cummins Heavy-Duty and MidRange truck engines for 2007...
McFerren Elected President of NTEA's Ambulance Manufacturers Division
K. Alan McFerren, engineering manager of Medtec Ambulance Corporation (Goshen, IN), was recently elected president of the Ambulance Manufacturers Division (AMD) of the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA)...
December truck orders less than forecast
Preliminary December truck orders released by A.C.T. were slightly lower than expected, according to Bear Stearns' forecast....
Haldex sells manufacturing plant to Setco
Haldex announced the sale of its manufacturing plant in Paris, Tennessee, along with certain product lines manufactured there, to Setco Automotive Limited...
Eaton Uses Texas Grant For Environmentally Friendly Trucks
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation will debut its hybrid regenerative braking system on 12 new green refuse trucks in 2007 with the help of a State of Texas grant...
Diesel price drops 1.6 cents
The average price for a gallon of diesel nationally fell 1.6 cents to $2.58 for the week ending December 31...
Economists forecast more good than bad for ‘07
By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
Though freight volumes slumped as 2006 came to a close, economists are forecasting healthy economic trends for 2007. With stronger freight demand in the weeks ahead. ...
Karmak marks 25th anniversary
From Fleet Owner
Karmak Inc. is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a provider of business management software systems to heavy-duty truck parts distributors, dealers, manufacturers, service shops, lease/rental facilities and fleets...
NTEA Welcomes New MVP Members
The latest round of NTEA members qualified for the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Member Verification Program (MVP) as of Jan. 1, 2007 is published below...
Wastequip Acquires Cascade Container
Wastequip, Inc., announced it has purchased specific assets and specific liabilities of McLeskey Enterprises, Inc. dba Cascade Container...
USW Members at Goodyear Ratify New Three-Year Contract
The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that a new contract at Goodyear Tire and Rubber was approved at all Locals and overall by membership by more than a two-to-one margin....
Concert Group Logistics, LLC Opens Houston Station
Concert Group Logistics (CGL), a Downers Grove, Illinois-based leader in transportation logistics, opened its Houston office in August 2006 with Myra Hill as owner and general manager...
