Wilson shifts to TNT brand name
Wilson Logistics Group is changing its name to TNT Freight Management to reflect its acquisition by Jacksonville, FL, parent company TNT Logistics in August 2004. ...
Transcraft redesigns D-Eagle combo drop deck trailer
The Transcraft D-Eagle aluminum/steel combo drop deck trailer was introduced in October 2000 with similar features and lightweight advantages of the popular Transcraft Eagle flatbed. Through its Continuous Improvement Process, Transcraft has increased the trailer's strength and enhanced its styling....
New Workhorse W42 chassis starts production July 18
The first orders for the new W42 commercial platform from Workhorse Custom Chassis will come off the production line July 18 to launch Model Year 2006. ...
Barr-Nunn wooing drivers
Granger, IA-based truckload carrier Barr-Nunn has overhauled its 401(k) plan to offer two cents per mile independent of driver contributions. ...
Schneider joins Highway Watch
Truckload giant Schneider National will participate in the American Trucking Assns.' (ATA) program to combat terrorism, Highway Watch. This has the potential to bring Schneider's 21,900 employees into the Highway Watch network....
Great Dane's Huntsville, Tennessee, manufacturing plant nears start-up date
Great Dane Trailers announced today its newest manufacturing plant in Huntsville, Tenn., is scheduled to begin production by July 11. The facility will operate three production lines in more than 327,000-square feet of space, manufacturing the popular FREEDOM line of flatbeds along with Great Dane's all-steel drop decks and extendable flatbeds....
Volvo shifts truck assembly to South Africa
AB Volvo reportedly plans to invest $7.2 million to build a new plant in South Africa. The move will allow the heavy-truck maker to close its Botswana facility in an effort to save on shipping costs and shave delivery times, Reuters reports. Volvo currently assembles 1,000 kits annually in Botswana and sends most of them to South Africa, which is the continent’s healthiest economy. ...
Freightliner announces new capabilities at Test Engineering operation
The Freightliner Group today unveiled new capabilities at its Test Engineering operation here in the South Bend, Ind., area. ...
May tonnage up 0.7%
The American Trucking Assns. announced its advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index rose 0.7% in May thanks to modest economic growth. This is a 1.3% increase over May 2004. ...
Diesel hits new high
The national average price for a gallon of diesel hit a new record high last week at $2.336 on a 2.3-cent increase, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said....
Airgo Systems, Midwest Utility partner to provide tire inflation systems
After working together for over a year, Airgo Systems, Inc. and Midwest Utility, Inc. have agreed to further strengthen their partnership. Airgo Systems, a member of the Dominion Group of Companies, is a manufacturer and distributor of commercial tire monitoring, maintenance, and inflation systems. Midwest Utility will be the exclusive dealer of the Airgo tire inflation system to all Utility dealers in North America. ...
Senate approves diesel retrofit amendment
The Senate has passed an amendment to the energy bill that authorizes $1 billion over five years for the voluntary retrofitting of both on-road and off-road existing diesel engines by a vote of 92 to 1. ...
New Great Dane facility in Dallas meets demand
Great Dane Trailers’ newest branch location in Dallas, Texas, has answered an increased demand for new and used trailer sales, and its high-tech paint booth and expanded parts warehouse enable it to become a one-stop-shop for new and used trailer sales, parts, and service....
PacLease opens new location to serve south Louisiana market
PACCAR Leasing Company has announced the opening of a new location in New Orleans. ...
Commercial vehicle air brake facility inaugurated in India
Formal inauguration ceremonies were held today in Chennai, Madras, India, at the new $13 million, 300,000-square-foot air brake components production facility owned by Sundaram-Clayton Limited, a joint venture involving leading Indian automotive component manufacturer TVS Group and leading global commercial vehicle control systems supplier WABCO, a business of American Standard Companies Inc. ...
Covenant projects weak 2Q results
Chattanooga, TN-based truckload carrier Covenant Transport said it expects to post very weak earnings for second quarter of 2005. At just two to three cents per share, earnings will be down considerably compared to the same period last year, when they came in at 30 cents per share. ...
Rogers Brothers celebrates 100 years
In celebration of its 100 years of manufacturing lowboy trailers, Rogers Brothers Corporation will host an open house at its factory in Albion, Pennsylvania, August 12-13. ...
EPA certifies propane and CNG engines
Los Altos, CA-based Baytech has received 2005 and 2006 EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certifications for its propane and compressed natural gas (CNG) fueled General Motors (GM) 8.1 L engines. These are also available in bi-fuel configurations, which use either propane or CNG along with gasoline....
Chassis manufacturers gather at Truck Product Conference
See what next year’s chassis are made of at the 2006 Model NTEA Truck Product Conference, Sept. 19–20, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn (Dearborn, MI). Engineers from six leading chassis manufacturers — including Dodge, International Truck & Engine Corporation, GM/Isuzu Commercial Trucks, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc., Freightliner Trucks and Ford Trucks — will discuss specifications, changes and technical details. Participating OEMs will also display their newest truck and chassis product offerings in measuring sessions that will allow you to look under the hood, ask questions, collect data and prepare for future orders....
Mack’s Charlotte dealership named 2004 Distributor of the Year
Mack Trucks, Inc., today announced that Mack Truck Sales of Charlotte, Inc., has been named 2004 U.S. Distributor of the Year....
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners to acquire Wastequip, Inc. from CIVC Partners
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, a private equity investment affiliate of Credit Suisse First Boston, announced today that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Wastequip, Inc. from CIVC Partners. ...
Palfinger buys Ratcliff Tail Lifts
Palfinger, best known in the UK for its truck-mounted cranes, has bought Ratcliff Tail Lifts from the Ratcliff Group, according to CV Transport News Brief....
Sprinter vans join DaimlerChrysler’s automobility program
North America's top-performing full-size van has been added to DaimlerChrysler's automobility program. Customers who purchase a 2005 Dodge or Freightliner Sprinter cargo or passenger van will receive a $500 incentive discount toward the installation of a wheelchair lift. ...
Diesel approaches record at $2.313
The national average price for a gallon of diesel shot up 3.7 cents to average $2.313, the Energy Information Administration said today. This is only 0.3 cents shy from tying the record high diesel price set on April 11. ...
New Life Transport now in Minneapolis
New Life Transport Parts Center, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has opened a new location in Minneapolis, Minnesota....
