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....
Mullen wraps up Payne acquisition
Canadian truckload carrier Mullen Transportation has finalized its acquisition of Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Payne Transportation. Payne, which operates a fleet of approximately 220 owner-operated power units and 400 trailers, offers both truckload and LTL general freight service across Canada and into the U.S. It will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Mullen. ...
Yellow shares 50% stake in Chinese forwarder
LTL giant Yellow Roadway Corp. and Shanghai Jin Jiang International Industrial Investment Co., Ltd. (Jin Jiang Investment) today have formed of a China-based transportation joint venture. Yellow Roadway and Jin Jiang Investment will each own 50% of JHJ International Transportation Co., Ltd. ("JHJ"), the freight forwarding subsidiary of Jin Jiang Investment. ...
Schneider Logistics to acquire American Port Services
Schneider Logistics, Inc., an international lead logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire American Port Services, a leading U.S. provider of port transloading/deconsolidation, warehousing, and distribution services....
Thieman Tailgates expanding
Thieman Tailgates is adding 30,000 square feet to its facility in Celina, Ohio, and expects to complete the project by the end of the summer....
Increased deliveries for Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks has seen an increase in deliveries of 23% for the five-month period between January and May, with a total of 44,370 trucks being sold as compared to 36,101 vehicles for the same period in 2004....
European trailer sales projected to fall 5.4% in ‘05
Despite a reasonable start to the year following the record sales levels of 2004, the 2005 forecast for heavy-goods vehicle trailers in the European market is a 5.4% reduction in sales, according to CLEAR, a consulting group working with companies active in automotive markets....
Ford trails F-Series sales goal
Ford Division's new president picked the nation's largest commercial truck outlet as the stage to reiterate a Texas-sized sales goal, even as it trails the target by an estimated 50,000 units....
Scientific Brake receives national honor for operational excellence
Scientific Brake & Equipment Company, Saginaw, Mich., has received nationwide recognition for its outstanding service and operational excellence. The truck parts and service provider has been honored with the 2005 Heavy Duty Parts and Service Location of the Year Award. ...
Diesel up 4.2 cents to $2.276
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose another 4.2 cents this week to average $2.276 per gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The jump puts prices only four cents shy of the $2.316 record high set on April 11. ...
FTR Associates’ freight transportation conference set for September
FTR Associates, a leading transportation freight forecaster, has scheduled its 2005 conference “America’s Freight Transportation Through 2009” for Sept. 7 in Indianapolis, IN....
Hyundai Translead increases manufacturing capacity
Following the recently completed $4.5 million investment to bolster sub-assembly cycle times and a $2.3 million warehouse expansion, Hyundai Translead plans to invest another $15 million in assembly-line capacity at their Tijuana plant....
Webb Wheel Products opens new transit business facility
The Transit Business Unit of Webb Wheel Products has opened a new 32,000-square-foot facility that is dedicated to the manufacture and distribution of drums for the transit industry. ...
New process making green diesel
University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering researchers are making a diesel-like liquid fuel from carbohydrates commonly found in plants....
Irish transport impacted by driver shortage
There is a serious shortfall in the number of new drivers entering the industry in Ireland -- with 40% of truck operators having vacancies they're struggling to fill -- according to a survey by Michelin's truck tire division and Ireland's Fleet Management magazine. ...
Benson International announces groundbreaking at facility in Cadiz, Kentucky
Cadiz, Kentucky, will soon be home to Benson International's fourth manufacturing facility....
Volvo invests in fuel-cell technology
Volvo is starting a joint-venture company for the development of power units based on fuel-cell technology that could reduce carbon-dioxide emissions. ...
All Heil truck bodies now coated with corrosion-resistant primer
The Heil Environmental Truck Equipment Group has installed a new paint system in its Tishomingo, Miss., manufacturing facility. The system uses a durable epoxy primer from BASF to provide a more corrosion-resistant, long-lasting finish....
Commercial truck sales surge 27% in May
Sales of the types of trucks typically used for commercial applications were up 27% in May, according to figures compiled by Ward's Communications....
Diesel jumps 7.4 cents to $2.234
The national average price for a gallon of diesel has jumped 7.4 cents to $2.234, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). ...
Freightliner chides emissions policy
WASHINGTON D.C. - According to Roger Nielsen, COO of Freightliner LLC, inflexible emission regulations and a growing shortage of truck drivers and maintenance technicians are complicating the trucking industry's ability to remain competitive and profitable in the near future - and could affect the outlook of industries serving trucking, such as vehicle manufacturing....
Mack to host celebration of 100 years in Lehigh Valley
To celebrate its 100th anniversary in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, Mack Trucks, Inc. is hosting a community open house from noon to 4 p.m. on June 19 at its Assembly Operations located in Macungie, PA, at the corner of Route 100 and Gehman Road. ...
