More pressure on Ford to remedy safety defect
Sep 7, 2004
A coalition of consumer advocate law firms is increasing the pressure on Ford Motor Company to remedy approximately three million vehicles with allegedly defective door handles. ...
W.A. Whitney merges with Piranha/Bertsch
Sep 3, 2004
Mega Fabrication Inc of Hutchinson, KS, has purchased W.A. Whitney Company from Esterline Technologies of Bellvue, WA....
TransForce continues acquisition streak
Sep 3, 2004
Montreal-based TransForce Income Fund, which has steadily been acquiring a wide variety of Canadian trucking businesses, is trying to add another company to its holdings: Highland Transport, one of Canada's largest truckload carriers. ...
CTL buying premium rigs to woo drivers
Sep 3, 2004
Con-Way Truckload (CTL), an operating company of Con-Way Transportation Services Inc. set to begin operating in first quarter 2005, will use a fleet of 46 Volvo VN670s. In an effort to recruit drivers, CTP says it opted for the premium trimmings on these rigs. ...
Wabash wins U.S. Senate productivity award
Sep 2, 2004
Wabash National Corp. today announced that the company has received the 2003 U.S. Senate Productivity Award for the significant cost savings and improvements in productivity it has achieved over the past two years....
WasteEquip acquires assets of McClain Industries
Sep 2, 2004
Wastequip, Inc., a Beachwood, Ohio based waste equipment manufacturer with 25 plants in North America, has acquired certain assets of McClain Industries, Inc. Wastequip expects to service the existing McClain customers from Wastequip’s current facilities....
Ford F-Series posts record August sales
Sep 2, 2004
Ford F-Series, America's best-selling vehicle, posted record August sales of 84,996, up 15 percent from a year ago. ...
Diesel falls from record high
Sep 1, 2004
Truckers finally received some relief from pump prices last week as the national average for diesel fell 0.3 cents to $1.871 per gallon. This is just a hair short of last week’s record high of $1.874/gal, according to the Energy Information Administration. ...
TIP changes its name
Sep 1, 2004
Devon, PA-based trailer leasing firm Transport International Pool will now be known as GE's Trailer Fleet Services business. This reflects its ownership by the General Electric Co....
Utility expands Arkansas trailer plant
Aug 31, 2004
To keep abreast of burgeoning trailer demand, Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. is expanding its Paragould, AR dry van production plant by adding a second assembly line. This will boost production output as well as reinforce manufacturing flexibility and versatility. ...
Drag racing’s Vandergriff visits Great Dane’s Indiana plant
Aug 31, 2004
NHRA driver Bob Vandergriff, Jr. and his racing team will visit Great Dane Trailers’ Brazil, Ind. manufacturing plant on Wednesday. Vandergriff will stop by the Great Dane plant with his Haldex Top Fuel Dragster en route to the U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park, where he will compete for a $2 million purse over the Labor Day weekend. The visit was coordinated as an employee incentive and as a tribute to Haldex, the primary supplier of trailer brake components for Great Dane plants. ...
ArvinMeritor files lawsuit over transmission patent infringement by Eaton Corp
Aug 30, 2004
ArvinMeritor, Inc. has filed a lawsuit in Charlotte, N.C., Federal Court against Eaton Corp. for infringement over a transmission patent....
ArvinMeritor, Raydan Manufacturing ink licensing agreement for vocational suspensions
Aug 27, 2004
Raydan Manufacturing Inc. has announced the signing of a licensing agreement with ArvinMeritor, Inc. Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business group for selected models of the Air Link rear tandem suspension product line....
Volvo delivers through the first half
Aug 26, 2004
Volvo Group, whose holdings include Volvo Trucks, Mack and Renault Trucks, announced its total truck deliveries increased 22% from January through July ’04 compared with the same period last year. ...
Dodge Fuel Cell Sprinter unveiled
Aug 26, 2004
DaimlerChrysler revealed today the first medium-duty fuel cell vehicle for commercial use in the United States. The vehicle was shown during an announcement made by DaimlerChrysler and UPS. ...
J.D. Power says Class 8 satisfaction increased
Aug 26, 2004
J.D. Power and Associates’ 2004 Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study underscored Class 8 truck owners are reporting an increase in brand loyalty for the first time in five years. ...
FMCSA adopts final rule for safety regs
Aug 26, 2004
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has adopted a final rule that establishes procedures for applicants to request waivers and apply for exemptions from federal safety regulations and CDL requirements, and procedures to propose and manage pilot programs. ...
Chrysler Group's Warren Truck Assembly Plant adds third shift
Aug 25, 2004
Few auto assembly plants run three shifts. Even fewer run their shifts around the clock. Chrysler Group's Warren Truck Assembly Plant (WTAP) in Warren, Mich., has defied the odds and made a three-shift operation part of its normal routine in order to keep up with the demand for the popular Dodge Ram and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks. ...
Bendix renews ABS deal with Mack
Aug 25, 2004
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC today announced it has extended its standard antilock braking system supplier position with Mack Trucks, Inc. ...
Another week, another diesel record
Aug 24, 2004
Record high crude prices appear to have filtered into the retail level last week as the national average diesel price jumped 4.9 cents to $1.874 per gallon, trumping the previous week’s record-setting average. ...
Wabash orders up in July
Aug 23, 2004
Trailer orders at Wabash National Corp. increased 12% in July over the previous month, to 16,976, according to Bear Stearns....
Ashland increases resin, gel coat prices
Aug 23, 2004
Composite Polymers, a business group within Ashland Specialty Chemical, a division of Ashland Inc., is increasing by 10 cents per pound the price of its unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins and gel coat products for North American customers. This adjustment will be effective with shipments on and after Sept. 15, and is in addition to all previously announced increases....
FMCSA offering series of public listening sessions
Aug 23, 2004
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced plans to conduct a comprehensive review of how the agency can best monitor and assess the safety of the nation's motor carriers and ensure their compliance with federal regulations. ...
International posts bullish earnings
Aug 19, 2004
International Truck & Engine Corp. said net income topped $56 million in its third fiscal quarter on $2.4 billion in revenues. This is a leap over the net income of $18 million on revenues of $1.9 billion posted in its third fiscal quarter last year. ...
CEOs mixed over Economy
Aug 19, 2004
A quarterly survey of over 300 CEOs by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers finds most executives have a positive economic outlook. But there are growing worries that weakening demand may slow growth for their companies this year....
