Dana files for Chapter 11 reorganization
Dana Corporation announced that in order to address financial and operational challenges that have hampered its performance, the company and 40 of its U.S. subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code....
Wabash National announces changes to board
Wabash National Corporation announced the election of J.D. (Jim) Kelly to its Board of Directors. Kelly, president of Engine Business and a vice president for Cummins Inc., joined Cummins in 1976 and has been in his current role as head of the Company's largest business unit since May 2005....
Freightliner releases next-generation body builder CD for Business Class M2
Freightliner Trucks rolled out its latest version of body builder information, the Business Class M2 Resource CD, Version 3.0. This interactive tool is designed to help body builders, dealers and customers construct the right truck for their business needs by engaging them in vehicle dimension design before a truck is physically built. ...
Eaton to supply hybrid power systems to UPS for International, Freightliner trucks
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has been selected to provide hybrid power systems for a total of 50 step-van delivery vehicles made by International Truck and Engine and Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation, to be purchased by UPS, the world's largest package delivery company. ...
Toyota grows Tundra
From Fleet Owner
ATLANTA -- Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. (TMS) rolled out its all-new “next generation” Tundra full-size pickup truck at The Work Truck Show – a 2007-model truck that is due to arrive at dealers early next year, is “bigger and better” than the current model and was designed in the U.S. with business users in mind, said Al Smith, corporate manager-fleet/rental....
Carrier to distribute aftermarket APUs
From Fleet Owner
Carrier Corp. announced that it has signed an agreement to be the exclusive aftermarket distributor of Teleflex APUs....
Sterling unveils new Sterling 360
ATLANTA -- Sterling Truck Corporation today unveiled its new low cab-over-engine truck - the Sterling 360. Introduced at the NTEA's Work Truck Show, the Sterling 360 design allows for leading fuel economy in a low cab-over-engine truck as well as the industry's easiest entry and egress, biggest cab, outstanding maneuverability and visibility, and a body builder-preferred design....
Armor Holdings buys Stewart & Stevenson Services
From Fleet Owner
Dublin, Ireland-based Armor Holdings, Inc. has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Houston-based Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. AH has agreed to pay $35 per share in cash for the business....
Dodge introduces Class 3 chassis cab
After nipping around the edges, Dodge jumped back into the commercial truck business with the introduction of the all-new 2007 Dodge Ram chassis cab March 1 at The Work Truck Show....
Utility Trailer selects Webb Wheel hubs and drums
From Fleet Owner
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company has chosen the Trailer OEM Business Unit of Webb Wheel Products to be its standard supplier of wheel end equipment. Webb will supply trailer hub and drum assemblies to two of the trailer maker’s manufacturing facilities, in Glade Spring, VA, and Enterprise, AL. ...
ArvinMeritor to sell Purolator subsidiary
From Fleet Owner
The light vehicle aftermarket (LVA) Purolator filters business in North America is being sold by Troy, MI-based parent ArvinMeritor to Bosch and Mann+Hummel for an undisclosed sum as part of its previously announced strategy to divest itself of its LVA businesses. ...
Series 60 gets 5 million miles of testing for ‘07
by Wendy Leavitt, Fleet Owner dir. of editorial development
Detroit Diesel Corporation, in collaboration with Freightliner LLC, has been on an aggressive development and testing schedule for 2007, according to Tim Tindall, program director for Detroit Diesel’s EPA 2007, and the companies “are right on track for where we want to be,” he noted at a recent briefing. Since May of 2005, Tindall said that development team has logged more than five million test miles on Detroit Diesel’s Series 60 engine and exhaust aftertreatment system and expects to have more than 14.8 million total test miles on that engine by January 2007, including 6.7 million miles of customer fleet testing. ...
Wabash National declares quarterly cash dividend
Wabash National Corporation announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.045 per share....
Carriers in pre-buy mode
From Fleet Owner
Booming Class 8 truck sales through the first two months of 2006 is an indication to many that a “pre-buy” is underway by many fleets seeking to avoid paying higher prices for 2007 trucks due to the advent of more stringent emission rules. ...
Toyota to debut new Tundra at Work Truck Show
From Fleet Owner
Toyota has announced it will debut its new, larger Tundra pickup to the commercial marketplace during a news conference next Wednesday at The Work Truck Show, which runs from March 1-3 in Atlanta. ...
CNF considering name change
From Fleet Owner
San Mateo, CA-based transportation conglomerate CNF Inc. is proposing to shareholders a name change to Con-Way Inc. and to adopt CNW as the new ticker symbol for the company’s publicly traded stock....
Hino ponders plant in Canada
From Fleet Owner
Hino Motors Ltd. is considering a plant to assemble trucks in Canada, which would make it the first Japanese company to build trucks in that country, according to an AFX News report. ...
Utility Trailer dealership relocates
From Fleet Owner
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. has announced its independent dealer, Utility Trailer Sales of Washington Co., has moved to a new facility in Auburn, WA....
Diesel price falls for second straight week
From Fleet Owner
The national average price for a gallon of diesel fell 2.1 cents to $2.455 for the week ending Feb. 19, according to the Energy Information Administration. This marked the second consecutive week of price drops, but was still 43.5 cents higher than the same week last year. ...
Webb OEM Trailer chosen as a standard supplier to Utility
The Trailer OEM Business Unit of Webb Wheel Products, Inc., in Tell City, IN, has been chosen as a standard supplier of wheel end equipment by Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company. ...
UPS expands hybrid fleet
From Fleet Owner
UPS announced it has placed an order for 50 hybrid electric delivery trucks, as well as acquire 4,100 low emission conventional vehicles during 2006....
International offers 30-day warranty program for certified vehicles
Underscoring that it offers the best pre-owned vehicles available, International Truck and Engine Corporation today announced a 30-day warranty on Certified pre-owned trucks sold by its Used Truck Centers or its Certified dealers, effective Feb. 15. ...
International to offer 11- and 13-liter engines in 2007
From Fleet Owner
International Truck and Engine Corp. has announced that it would initially launch two big bore engine models in the fall of 2007, an 11-liter and a 13-liter model. ...
Three-week diesel hot streak ends
From Fleet Owner
The national average price for a gallon of diesel fell 2.3 cents to $2.476 for the week ending Feb. 12, according to the Energy Information Administration. This marks the end of a three-week trend of rising prices. ...
Mack’s Vikner likes the look of ’06
From Fleet Owner
TAMPA, FL. Paul Vikner, president & CEO of Mack Trucks, believes truck sales in 2006 will be as strong – if not stronger – than they were in 2005. He bases that view on positive economic fundamentals as well as fleets pre-buying new trucks early in their cycle to avoid the more expensive 2007 models. ...
