Covenant acquires Star Transportation
Covenant Transport, Inc. announced today its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding stock of Star Transportation, Inc., of Nashville, Tennessee....
DaimlerChrysler backing biodiesel
From Fleet Owner
DaimlerChrysler is betting clean diesel technology will become a cornerstone of American energy policy in the near future-with biodiesel critical to the success of diesel-powered vehicles...
Diesel Price Drops 11 Cents
For the fourth straight week, the average national price for a gallon of diesel fell - this time by a whopping 11 cents, to $2.857, for the week ending Sept. 10...
East Trailers Announces 2006 Top Distributor Awards
East Manufacturing recognized its top distributors for the 2006 fiscal year at its annual Dealer Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. The awards were presented by Dave Tate, president and CEO of East Manufacturing...
Azure Dynamics reaches agreement with Kidron for Under-the-Hood power systems
Azure Dynamics Corporation announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kidron division of VT Specialized Vehicles Corporation for the branding, marketing and sale of Azure's Under-the-Hood system ...
NHTSA Proposes to Reduce Early Reporting Burden on Manufacturers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a proposal that would reduce some of the early warning requirements and reporting burden for manufacturers ...
Ford Production Cuts Continue to Make Impact
Production cuts continue to ripple through the supply chain following Ford's fourth-quarter 21% production cut announced earlier this month, according to Bear Stearns....
Dana To Sell Trailer Axle Manufacturing Business
Dana Corporation today announced that it and two affiliates have entered into asset purchase agreements with Hendrickson USA, L.L.C. for the sale of Dana's trailer axle manufacturing business. ...
Peterbilt retiring Model 379
by Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
Peterbilt Motors Co. is officially retiring the Model 379 from its tractor lineup at the end of this year, replacing it with the Model 389 starting in January 2007....
GM Announces new Warranty
General Motors today announced the best warranty of any full-line automaker, with coverage up to 100,000 miles or five years...
Diesel Drops Six Cents
For the third straight week, the average national price for a gallon of diesel fell - this time by 6 cents to $2.967 for the week ending Sept. 3...
Great Dane Trailers Opens New Dealer Location in Arizona
Great Dane Trailers has announced the addition of Superstition Trailers to its North American distribution network. Headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., Superstition Trailers has two locations in Tucson and two locations in Phoenix...
FedEx Finalizes Watkins Deal
FedEx Corp. has completed the $780 million cash purchase of the LTL operations of Watkins Motor Lines and certain affiliates. ...
'07 Dodge Ram Chassis Cab Production Launched at Saltillo
The Chrysler Group today officially launched production of the all-new 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 Chassis Cab at its Saltillo Assembly Plant in Coahuila, Mexico...
Aftermarket Enjoying a Tailwind
From Fleet Owner
Frost & Sullivan predicts that revenues in the North American Class 6-8 truck powertrain systems and components aftermarket could grow 25% to $3.2 billion in revenue by 2012...
Penske Opens Kansas City Facility
From Fleet Owner
Reading, PA-based Penske Truck Leasing is opening a new 24,118-sq.-ft. facility in Kansas City, MO, which represents a $6.5-million investment to consolidate two operations into one....
Diesel Price Falls Again
For the second straight week, the average national price for a gallon of diesel fell - this time by 0.6 cents to $3.027 for the week ending Aug. 27...
DHL Beefs Up Chicago Presence
Package delivery company DHL is on track to complete a $7 million, 78,960-sq.-ft. service center two blocks south of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago in early 2007...
Heil Environmental sells its truck equipment business
Heil Environmental has sold its truck equipment business, consisting of the Heil Truck Equipment Group and Heil South distributorship, to Truck Bodies and Equipment International, Inc. ...
New International Diesel for Ford Super Duty
International Truck and Engine Corporation announced that it will supply Ford Motor Company with a new 6.4-liter Ford Power Stroke Diesel engine for the 2008 Ford F-Series Super Duty. ...
Deliveries up 3% for Volvo Trucks
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's three truck companies increased 3% through July this year, compared with the year-earlier period. Deliveries from Mack rose 7%, while deliveries from Renault Trucks were up 10%. Deliveries from Volvo Trucks decreased 3% during the period. ...
Collins Industries posts record 3Q sales
Collins Industries, Inc. reported that sales for the third quarter (ending July 31) increased 11% to a record third quarter $89.2 million, compared to $80.6 million for the same period last year....
Fontaine names new president, CFO
The Board of Directors of Fontaine Truck Equipment Company, a subsidiary of Omaha Standard, Inc., has announced the appointments of Gary Overby to President and Ross DePaul to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company. FTEC is a leading distributor/installer of commercial truck bodies and truck equipment and has been in business since 1940. Headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, the company has other branches in Indianapolis, Louisville, Nashville, Charlotte, Atlanta, Dallas, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami. ...
Wabash's net sales up slightly in 2Q
Wabash National Corporation today announced that net sales for the quarter ending June 30 were $333.6 million, compared to $323.0 million for the same period last year. Net income for the quarter was $5 million or $0.15 diluted earnings per share, compared to $49 million or $1.33 per diluted share for the same period last year....
Freightliner introduces medium-duty hybrid prototype
Freightliner LLC president and CEO Chris Patterson introduced a proof-of-concept prototype utility truck and discussed the company's plans to bring medium-duty hybrid vehicles to the market....
