NTEA Releases Report On Changing State of Truck Equipment Industry
Nov 28, 2007
Companies are continually facing new challenges and pressures from the constantly changing truck equipment industry, and this is only the beginning, according to the North American Truck Equipment Industry Outlook...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 0.3% in October
Nov 28, 2007
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3 percent in October, after rising 1.5 percent in September...
Dana Secures $2 Billion Exit Financing
Nov 28, 2007
Dana Corporation announced that it has obtained fully underwritten commitments for a $2 billion exit financing facility, marking a significant step toward the company's timely emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization...
Commercial Vehicle Fleets Getting Safer and Saving Money, Research Shows
Nov 27, 2007
All new technology costs money, and fleet managers are constantly faced with deciding whether to pay for the latest safety systems or hope that their drivers do not get involved in accidents...
Volvo Deliveries Up 2%
Nov 27, 2007
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s four truck companies through October this year amounted to 185,048, which is an increase of 2%...
Wabash National Selects Goodyear for Its Trailer Lines
Nov 27, 2007
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it has signed a one-year agreement to be the preferred tire supplier for Wabash National Corporation semi trailers...
PacLease Announces Three New Southern U.S. Locations
Nov 26, 2007
PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) continues its North American franchise network expansion with the addition of new full-service lease locations in Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina...
Trailer Orders for October Down 35%, As Expected
Nov 26, 2007
Industry-wide trailer data released by A.C.T. showed that total trailer orders were 11,455 in October, down 35% year-over-year (vs. down 11% year-over-year in September) -- roughly inline with Bear Stearns'...
Fabri-Form Wins Freightliner Award
Nov 21, 2007
The Fabri-Form Co., a leading custom fabricator and thermoformer, announced it has received the prestigious “Masters of Quality” Award from Freightliner LLC for providing supplier quality excellence...
EPA's SmartWay Partnership and Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative to Kick Off Campaign to Cut Air Pollution From Idling Trucks
Nov 20, 2007
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership program and EPA Region 5's Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative will launch their "Idle Free Quiet Zone Campaign" at a media event Nov. 28 in Detroit...
Knight Transportation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
Nov 20, 2007
Knight Transportation, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared the company’s quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock. This quarterly dividend is pursuant to a cash dividend policy ...
Cummins Receives Bus Engine Orders from China Transit Agencies
Nov 20, 2007
Cummins recently received an order of 1,000 Euro IV diesel engines from Beijing Public Transport Holdings Ltd. (BPT), and 900 Euro III diesel engines from Hangzhou Public Transport Corporation (HZPT). ...
Spartan Chassis Receives $49 Million Subcontract to Supply Chassis Components
Nov 20, 2007
Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. today announced it has received a $49 million subcontract order from General Dynamics Land Systems to supply and integrate key chassis components...
Cummins Announces Integrated Technology Path to Meet Tier 4
Nov 19, 2007
Cummins Inc. announced today its technology path to meet stringent U.S. EPA Tier 4 Interim and European Stage IIIB mobile off-highway emissions standards across the 174-hp to 751-hp (130-560 kW) powerband, which takes effect in 2011...
Alcoa Delivers Custom-Made Lightweight Aluminum Truck Bodies to SIP-WELL
Nov 19, 2007
Alcoa announced today that a team from its Alcoa Auto and Truck Structures business in Hungary delivered specially made new lightweight aluminum truck bodies that were designed and built exactly to customer specifications...
Class 8 Orders Up 1% in October
Nov 19, 2007
Class 8 orders released by A.C.T today were 20,287 in October, up 1% year-over-year (vs. down 27% year-over-year in September). ...
Strick Introduces TF1 Sheet-and-Post Van Trailer
Nov 16, 2007
The Strick Trailer Corporation unveiled its latest dry-freight semi-trailer, the TF1 (The Tough One). The TF1 is a new sheet-and-post trailer design with an HDPE (high density polyethylene) lining ...
Chevrolet Unveils Silverado Hybrid
Nov 15, 2007
Chevrolet announced the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid, a full-size pickup that achieves 40% greater city fuel economy and a 25% improvement in overall fuel economy. It is expected to be the most fuel-efficient full-size pickup ...
Cummins, Westport Innovations Win Award for U.S.-Canada Collaboration
Nov 14, 2007
Cummins Inc. and Westport Innovations Inc., its joint venture partner in developing fuel-efficient, low-polluting natural gas bus and truck engines, have received the 2007 Canadian American Business...
ArvinMeritor’s 4Q Sales Flat
Nov 14, 2007
For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007, ArvinMeritor posted sales of $1.6 billion, flat over the same period last year. Sales reflect the continued downturn...
Fontaine International Names New President, Vice President
Nov 13, 2007
Leading fifth wheel manufacturer Fontaine International-North America has new leadership. Henry Bell has been named president, and Terry Mennen has joined the company as vice president...
Old Dominion Opens New Service Center at Eugene, Oregon
Nov 13, 2007
Chuck Powell, vice president of the Pacific Northwest region for Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., announced the opening of a new service center in Eugene, Ore....
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales down in October
Nov 13, 2007
Medium and heavy trucks sold at a predictably slower pace in October, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications. Dealers sold 45,519 trucks with GVW ratings above 10,000 pounds during the month, down 20% from October 2006 (56,928) but up 13% from September 2007 (40,214)...
China Yuchai International Introduces Hybrid Engine to Focus on Chinese Bus Market
Nov 12, 2007
China Yuchai International Limited, the leading manufacturer and distributor of diesel engines in China, today announced its latest R&D innovation ...
NTEA's Ambulance Manufacturers Affiliate Division Adds 10 New Standards
Nov 12, 2007
For more than two years, members of the Ambulance Manufacturers Division (AMD) of the National Truck Equipments Association (NTEA) have worked with the General Services Administration (GSA) to revise the AMD Standards...
