House Votes To Stop Access For Mexican Trucks
Sep 10, 2008
The House voted Tuesday to end a pilot program giving Mexican trucks access to U.S. highways – despite a White House veto threat...
Scania Brasil Receives Its Largest Truck Order Ever
Sep 10, 2008
Scania is delivering 260 tipper trucks to the Brazilian company Odebrecht, the largest single truck order in the 51-year history of Scania Brasil...
Titan to Implement Price Increase
Sep 9, 2008
Titan Tire Corporation, a subsidiary of Titan International Inc., will implement a price increase on Titan, Goodyear and General branded off-the-road, farm and construction tires, effective October 1...
Layton Truck Moves To New Denver Facility
Sep 9, 2008
Layton Truck Equipment, part of the Auto Truck Group, has re-located in Denver, Colorado, to a new 40,000-square-foot facility on five acres...
ATA Introduces Business Solutions
Sep 8, 2008
The American Trucking Associations has launched ATA Business Solutions, a line of information products, business tools, services, training programs, and conferences designed to address issues affecting trucking-related companies...
Army Reserve Partners With Schneider National
Sep 8, 2008
Partnership allows organizations to recruit, train and employ those interested in serving the nation and pursuing a profession in the transportation and logistics industry...
Navistar Defense Wins $752 Million Contract for Lighter MRAP Variant
Sep 8, 2008
The U.S. Marine Corps today awarded Navistar Defense, LLC., a contract worth more than $752 million...
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Sep 8, 2008
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Navistar Subsidiary Inks Bus JV
Sep 4, 2008
Two leading companies based in Latin America intend to form a partnership to help meet the growing demand for public and commercial transportation solutions around the globe...
Navistar Defense, U.S. Military Sign Deals Worth $92 million
Sep 4, 2008
Two new contracts of nearly $92 million highlight the increased sales of Medium Tactical Vehicles to the U.S. military from Navistar Defense, LLC...
Alcoa Launches Three New Wheel Lines for Full-Size Trucks
Sep 4, 2008
Alcoa Automotive Wheels, a Cleveland, Ohio-based business of Alcoa, today announced the expansion of its aftermarket catalog to include three new wheel lines for full-size trucks...
Record 3Q Earnings for Navistar
Sep 4, 2008
Navistar International Corporation reported record net income for the third quarter of $272 million, or $3.68 per diluted share...
Inc. Magazine Honors Central States Trucking
Sep 3, 2008
Inc. Magazine has announced Central States Trucking, Bensenville, Illinois, as one of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country...
TARA Joins HDAW Sponsors
Sep 3, 2008
TARA, the Truck Frame and Axle Repair Association, has joined Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week '09 as a sponsor, bringing the total number of organizations involved to 13...
Epec Oy, Certified Power Begin Partnership
Sep 2, 2008
Epec Oy has entered into a system-integrator and distributor agreement with Certified Power Inc. to provide CAN-based electronic-control systems for U.S.- and Canada-based machine manufacturers...
ACOFAS Announces Technician Training Clinic
Sep 2, 2008
ACOFAS, The American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialist, announced its latest Technician Training Clinic Oct. 21-22 in St. Louis...
SAF-Holland’s Sales Up 19% in 2Q
Sep 2, 2008
SAF-Holland continued on its growth path in the second quarter following its already strong performance at the start of the year...
Credit crunch fails to knock trailer market off course
Sep 2, 2008
For West Europe as a whole, 2008 will see sales just below last year’s level, despite the fact that halfway through the year, large markets such as Germany, France and the Netherlands are actually running ahead of last year’s figures...
Wabash Announces Price Increases
Sep 2, 2008
Wabash National Corporation announced that prices of its trailer products will increase an average of 5 percent effective for new orders booked on or after Oct. 1, with an additional increase ranging from 3 to 5 percent effective Jan. 1, 2009...
Waltco Consolidates Manufacturing Operations
Aug 29, 2008
Waltco Truck Equipment Co announced it will consolidate manufacturing operations at the company’s primary manufacturing facility in Tallmadge, Ohio, also the site of company headquarters...
Rowe to Give Keynote Address at Work Truck Show
Aug 28, 2008
In a speech that’s sure to convince everyone present that they’ve got it good -- no matter what their job description –- Mike Rowe, host and producer of the Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs TV series, will give the keynote address at The Work Truck Show 2009 and 45th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention...
Con Edison Of New York Orders Hybrid Electric Trucks From Azure Dynamics
Aug 28, 2008
Azure Dynamics Corporation has received an initial order for three units from Con Edison of New York for its Balance Hybrid Electric system integrated on Ford's E450 chassis...
Penton Launches Site to Connect Buyers, Sellers of HD Equipment
Aug 28, 2008
Penton Media announced the launch of its new Web site, www.Ironmax.com, connecting buyers and sellers of heavy-duty equipment across a variety of industries, while providing specially designed tools for both searching and tracking inventory...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 0.3% in July
Aug 27, 2008
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3 percent in July, marking the first month-to-month drop since April...
Volvo’s Deliveries Up 2% in July
Aug 27, 2008
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s four truck companies in July amounted to 19,243, which is an increase of 2%, compared with the year-earlier period...
