TLC Trucks/El Paso Great Dane named newest East dealer
TLC Trucks & El Paso Great Dane has been named a franchise dealer for East Manufacturing. In business since 1999, the company serves the west Texas and southern New Mexico market. ...
Preliminary Class 8 orders for June top expectations
Preliminary Class 8 net orders released by A.C.T. were better than expected at 23,300, according to Bear Stearns....
Eastern European trailer market to grow at 5% pace
New trailer demand in Eastern Europe is expected to pass 50,000 units in 2006 for the first time ever - a 5% gain over 2005 -- according to CLEAR, a consulting group working with companies active in automotive markets. ...
Commercial Vehicle Group to expand manufacturing facility in Mexico
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., announced today that it plans to expand its Electrical/Mechanical Division (EMD) by adding a 175,000 square foot world- class manufacturing and technology facility in Agua Prieta, Mexico. The new facility will consolidate three existing facilities currently operating in Agua Prieta and provide for future growth and expansion. ...
Paccar signs exclusive medium-powered deal with Cummins
PACCAR Inc and Cummins Inc. have announced an agreement for Cummins 6- and 8-liter engines to be installed exclusively in Peterbilt's and Kenworth's North American conventional medium-duty commercial vehicles, effective January 1, 2007. The two companies are developing proprietary configurations for the engines, which will be badged as PACCAR engines. ...
Diesel price goes up 3.1 cents
The average price for a gallon of diesel increased 3.1 cents during the week ending July 2, according to the Energy Information Administration—a volatile break from last week’s 4.8-cent drop. The price is 55 cents higher than a year ago....
F-Series sales down 10% in June
Ford's F-Series truck, America's best-selling vehicle, posted June sales of 65,452, down 10% compared with a year ago. Overall, Ford truck sales were down 14%. ...
PacLease announces new lease programs for vocational customers
PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) has now completed a roll-out of a new full-service truck leasing program for those in vocational fields. The move is already benefiting many vocational companies that were quick to transition toward leasing when PacLease began offering vocational leasing and maintenance services....
Jevic Transportation acquired
Sun Capital Partners, Inc., a leading private investment firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and investments in market-leading companies, today announced that one of its affiliates has acquired Jevic Transportation, Inc., an operating subsidiary of SCS Transportation, Inc. , a leading provider of transportation and supply chain solutions. ...
Collins Industries explores sale process
Collins Industries, Inc. today announced that it is exploring a possible sale of the company. George K. Baum Advisors LLC has been retained as its financial advisor to assist with this process....
Autocar announces new short-term rental program
Autocar, LLC, today outlined details of it’s new short-term truck rental program, called Autocar Express Rental. Part of the wide-ranging Autocar Solutions service and support initiative, the rental program will help ensure that Autocar’s refuse industry customers are never without a truck when they need one....
NTEA government relations director wins 2006 Explorer Award
NTEA Government Relations Director Mike Kastner was one of two individuals selected to receive a 2006 Explorer Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and The Center for Association Leadership....
TMC updates Recommended Practices
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The Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Assns. is distributing free copies of its 2006-07 Recommended Practices Manual on CD-ROM to its members....
Mack to add SCR to meet EPA’s 2010 requirements
Mack Trucks, Inc. announced today that it will use a combination of proven exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to satisfy the nitrogen oxides (NOx) portion of the federal diesel engine emissions regulations scheduled to take effect in 2010. ...
Volvo Trucks chooses SCR for 2010 emissions solution
Volvo Trucks North America will use selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to achieve 2010’s extremely rigorous standards for emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) by diesel engines....
Workhorse relaunching FasTrack program with new body and chassis
This month, Workhorse Custom Chassis is relaunching its groundbreaking FasTrack program that provides integrated walk-in trucks under the Workhorse badge. Since 2000, Workhorse has sold standard models of walk-in trucks with one Workhorse invoice and one Workhorse warranty for both body and chassis. The Workhorse FasTrack truck is the only truck that does this in the walk-in industry....
ArvinMeritor ratifies contract with CAW
ArvinMeritor ratified a contract with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) at its Commercial Vehicle Systems brake facility in Tilbury, Canada, on June 14. Employees at that facility had returned to work on June 12 after the union had reached a tentative agreement....
Truck Enterprises increases customer support with addition of two Virginia facilities
Truck Enterprises Inc. has expanded its dealership operations in Virginia by adding two full-service, state-of-the-art facilities to further enhance customer support. ...
PacLease announces North American Franchise of the Year for 2005
A winning combination of 26% sales growth and an entrepreneurial staff dedicated to serving customers contributed to Rush PacLease Houston earning PACCAR Leasing Company's North American Franchise of the Year....
Volvo Group’s deliveries up 13% in North America
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's three truck companies increased 2% overall and 13% in North America through May this year, compared with the year-earlier period....
Cargo securement regulation amended
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has amended its September 27, 2002, final rule concerning cargo securement. In a final rule published in the June 22 Federal Register, the FMCSA is requiring that cargo securement devices and systems be designed, installed, and maintained to ensure: ...
Trailer orders, inventories increase
Orders for truck trailers were up in May, but so were inventories, according to Bear Stearns and ACT Research. Customers ordered 17,090 truck trailers during the month, up 37% from May 2005 and a stronger year-over-year performance than the 18% increase reported in April. ...
FedEx reports record profits
FedEx Corporation’s latest financial results show that fleets can increase profits sharply, despite rising fuel costs. The company reported a better-than-expected 27% rise in net income for the period. ...
NTEA announces dates for Truck Product Conference
Eight leading chassis manufacturers will provide demonstrate their 2007 models and provide tips for installing truck bodies and equipment on them. The event is NTEA’s annual Truck Product Conference to be held September 18-20 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Michigan. ...
Nissan ponders pickup changes
Nissan North America Inc needs more room to produce pickups. The manufacturer is considering moving production of its Quest minivan to a plant in Japan in order to crank up pickup production in its plant in Canton, Mississippi, according to Wards Communications. ...
