Warner Bodies Acquires New Division
Jan 24, 2008
Warner Bodies, a manufacturer of utility bodies, trailer-towing haulers and fire and rescue trucks, has expanded its business by purchasing the fabrication division of Metro Products. Metro, an Indianapolis-based fabrication facility...
Freightliner Unveils Hybrid Beverage Truck
Jan 23, 2008
Freightliner Trucks announced that its Business Class M2 106 Hybrid drop frame beverage truck is now available. Designed for fuel savings and reduced emissions, the Class 6 features the Eaton medium-duty hybrid ...
ArvinMeritor Boosts Its Aftermarket Customer Service
Jan 23, 2008
ArvinMeritor’s Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) business has established a Customer Care Center at both its U.S. and Canadian parts distribution centers as part of the 5-Star Partner service launched a year ago....
Diesel Price Drops 5 Cents
Jan 23, 2008
The average price of diesel nationally fell by 5.6 cents last week to $3.270 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy....
GEO2 Technologies Introduces New Silicon Carbide Substrate for DPFs
Jan 22, 2008
GEO2 Technologies Inc., a leading developer of multifunctional filters for next-generation clean diesel solutions, announced the introduction of a new silicon carbide (SiC) substrate for diesel particulate filtering...
Volvo Trucks Seeks Rapid Reduction in Carbon-Dioxide Emissions
Jan 22, 2008
Volvo Trucks is, through Volvo Logistics, challenging its transporters to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 20 percent within the next two years...
Corporate Express Using Hybrid-Electric Delivery Truck From Isuzu
Jan 22, 2008
Corporate Express US Inc., part of the Dutch-based Corporate Express NV, announced today that it will be one of the first companies in North America to pilot a prototype diesel hybrid-electric delivery truck from Isuzu ...
American Axle Awarded Driveline Contract for GM's Next Generation Full-Size Truck Program
Jan 17, 2008
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM) today announced that it will continue its role as driveline supplier for the next generation of GM's full-size trucks...
December Truck Orders Up 17%
Jan 17, 2008
Class 8 orders were 21,835 in December, up 17% year-over-year (vs. up 9% year-over-year in November), according to A.C.T. December marked the third consecutive month of over 20,000 Class 8 orders...
GM Partners With Coskata in Ethanol Project
Jan 16, 2008
General Motors announced a partnership with Coskata Inc. to use the company’s breakthrough technology which affordably and efficiently makes ethanol from practically any renewable source...
Diesel price falls 5 cents
Jan 16, 2008
The average price of diesel nationally fell 5 cents last week to $3.326 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy....
Rousing Entry For ‘09 Ram
Jan 16, 2008
Emerging from a herd of 130 longhorn cattle driven by 10 cowboys on horseback down Washington Boulevard in downtown Detroit, the all-new 2009 Dodge Ram made its debut...
Commission Proposes Sweeping Transportation Plan
Jan 15, 2008
CALLING for a “new beginning” to reform the nation’s transportation programs, the bipartisan National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission today ...
Lufkin To Shut Down Trailer Operations
Jan 15, 2008
Lufkin Industries, Inc. today announced the Board of Directors has authorized the company to suspend its participation in the commercial trailer markets it serves ...
Strick Group Announces Personnel Changes
Jan 14, 2008
The Strick Group, consisting of Strick Trailers, Cheetah Chassis and John Evans Manufacturing, today announced several important personnel changes in conjunction with a recently completed organizational realignment...
Eaton Introduces First Commercially Available Hybrid Power System In China
Jan 14, 2008
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation this month formally introduced its first commercially available hybrid power system in China with Beiqi Foton Bus Company, deploying the hybrid system in 30 city buses for Guangzhou Yiqi Bus...
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Down 23% in 2007
Jan 14, 2008
Sales of medium and heavy trucks were down 23% for 2007 and 24% for December, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications. Dealers sold 48,665 trucks with GVW ratings above 10,000 pounds during the month...
Former Koenig VP dies
Jan 10, 2008
Bill Koenig, former vice president of service-body manufacturer Koenig Iron Works (later Rawson-Koenig and now RKI), passed away Tuesday. He was 86....
Con-way Inc. Announces Name Change of Truckload Operating Unit to Con-way Truckload
Jan 10, 2008
Con-way Inc. today announced that its truckload operating unit, Contract Freighters, Inc. (CFI), will now be known as Con-way Truckload. Con-way Inc. completed the $750 million acquisition of the privately held Joplin, Mo.-based international truckload carrier on Aug. 23, 2007...
Cooper Kenworth Adds Parts and Service Location in North Carolina
Jan 10, 2008
Cooper Kenworth recently opened a new parts and service facility in south Charlotte to provide enhanced customer support in North Carolina and to complement its full-service facility 30 miles to the north in Concord. ...
Genie Industries Acquires Phoenix Equipment Company
Jan 10, 2008
Genie Industries, Inc. announced today it has acquired the assets of Phoenix Equipment Company, a Waco, Texas, company specializing in the refurbishment of aerial work platform equipment. This acquisition is key to Genie’s strategy ...
Growth of Safety Systems in Class 6-8 Truck Market Encouraged by Evolving Regulations
Jan 10, 2008
Evolving regulations offer huge potential for the growth of safety systems in the class 6-8 truck OE market in North America...
NTEA Releases 2008 Market Resource Guide
Jan 8, 2008
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) recently released its 2008 Market Resource Guide that provides detailed information on the more than 1,750 NTEA member companies listed alphabetically ...
NTEA Releases New Vehicle Certification Guide
Jan 8, 2008
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has released its Vehicle Certification Guide -- the authority on motor vehicle certification, labeling requirements and related regulations ...
NTEA Welcomes 12 Companies to its Member Verification Program
Jan 8, 2008
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) added 12 members to its growing list of companies that have achieved Member Verification Program (MVP) status. As of Jan. 1...
