First U.S.-built Volvo D12 engine delivered to AAA Cooper Transportation
The first U.S.-built Volvo D12 engine for installation in a customer's Volvo VN model truck was presented to AAA Cooper Transportation on April 15 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Previously, Volvo engines were produced in Sweden and exported to North America. ...
AEM pushes for Senate action on highway funding bill
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has issued a resolution calling on the U.S. Senate to begin floor consideration as soon as possible on reauthorization of TEA-21 transportation funding legislation, and for Congress to complete work on the bill by the current program's expiration date of May 31, 2005. ...
Commercial truck sales strong in first quarter
Retail sales of Class 3-8 trucks were up sharply during the first quarter of 2005, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications....
Carriers report plans to focus on driver screening
Oregon-based Unicru, Inc., a provider of employee selection assessments and other recruiting and hiring solutions, conducted a survey of fleets at the recent Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) annual convention in which respondents indicated they planned to focus on increased driver screening in 2005 as a means of enhancing their safety performance....
Bridgestone tires may see 8% hike
Bridgestone and Firestone brand truck tires will go up in price once again. Increases will be up to 8% on passenger and light truck, truck and bus, and agricultural and off-the-road tires, and will affect the replacement, original equipment and export channels, said the tire maker. The price increases will be effective May 1 for truck and bus tires and June 1 for all other tire lines and channels. ...
Navistar in partnership on $400-million Taiwan military contract
Navistar International Corporation announced that its operating company, International Truck and Engine Corporation, in partnership with SanYang Industry Company LTD of Taiwan, won a five-year contract worth approximately $400 million for the delivery of up to 5,000 trucks to the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense. ...
Navistar’s South American engine subsidiary to acquire another diesel engine company
Navistar International Corporation announced that its South American engine subsidiary, International Engines South America, has agreed to acquire MWM Motores Diesel Ltda (MWM), a major Brazilian diesel engine producer. Purchase price was not disclosed....
Isuzu truck rolls out milestone
General Motors Corp. has delivered its 50,000th Isuzu low cab forward gas model to Flower Foods, a Thomasville, GA-based bakery company....
SAE sets dates for commercial show
SAE announced that the 2005 Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress & Exhibition will be held November 1-3 in Rosemont (Chicago), IL, at the Stephens Convention Center....
U.S. Army gets green
The U.S. Army has accepted delivery of the world's first fuel-cell-powered military truck-a modified Chevrolet Silverado-at the General Motors Corp. research facility outside Rochester, NY....
FMCSA kills carrier stats program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced it has terminated the collection and dissemination of motor carrier financial and operating statistics. ...
Arrow aims at trailers
Arrow Truck Sales, Inc., a part of the Volvo Group of companies, plans to double its trailer sales by the end of 2005 through initiatives to expand the company's supplier network and trailer inventory. Arrow has named Kevin Schuller to the newly created position of trailer purchasing manager to fulfill this goal....
Stewart & Stevenson acquires Automotive Technik
Stewart & Stevenson said today that it has acquired Britain-based Automotive Technik Holdings Ltd. for about $47.2 million in cash. ...
Owner-operators: Fewer but savvier
Conversations with both truck fleet managers and truck maker executives at the Mid-America Trucking Show indicate a distinct change is under way in trucking's owner-operator segment. The consensus suggests that while the ranks of independent truckers have indeed grown thinner, those still running their own trucks are savvier businesspersons than ever....
Profits fuel Mullen expansion
Record revenues and profits are helping Aldersyde, Alberta-based Mullen Transportation expand its trucking operations, including the acquisition of Tenold Transportation, a British Columbia-based flatbed truckload and LTL carrier that operates in Canada and the U.S....
M W Supply joins forces with Bustin Industrial Products
M W Supply has announced the recent acquisition of Bustin Industrial Products. M W Supply and Bustin manufacture truck and trailer access products and are suppliers to major heavy truck and trailer manufacturers. Additional products such as platforms, ladders, walk ramps and steps are sold nationwide in the commercial, industrial, pharmaceutical and institutional markets. ...
Navistar Financial Corp moves headquarters, solidifies brand name
Navistar Financial Corporation, a wholly owned finance subsidiary of Warrenville, Ill.-based International Truck and Engine Corporation, announced that it is moving its nearly 220 employees from Rolling Meadows, Ill., to a new headquarters location in Schaumburg, Ill. ...
A.L. Hansen receives Work Truck Show's New Product Innovation Award
A.L. Hansen Manufacturing Co. (Waukegan, IL) has been named the 2005 New Product Innovation Award recipient for its Jet Rack ladder racking system featured at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis....
Freightliner changes the guard
After successfully restructuring North America's largest commercial vehicle manufacturing operation, Rainer Schmueckle, 45, has been promoted from president & CEO of Freightliner LLC to chief operating officer (COO) of the Mercedes Car Group. DaimlerChrysler AG, parent firm of both operations, announced the appointment, which is effective April 15....
New Life Transport Parts Center expands in Dallas
New Life Transport Parts Center, based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, announced the expansion of its regional warehouse in Dallas, Texas....
ArvinMeritor’s McClure looks at emerging trends
Charles “Chip” McClure, the newly-appointed chairman, president & CEO of ArvinMeritor, said that major changes in the economic, regulatory, and operational environment of trucking will transform the industry in the near future....
UCBC reorganization will improve customer experience, says new president
Union City Body Company, a leading supplier of walk-in truck bodies, has recently completed a company restructuring designed to “refocus on core competencies and provide an unprecedented customer experience, from sales to after-sales service,” said its new president, Erick van der Merwe....
Cummins to meet ’07 emissions through integration
Cummins Inc. announced that it will meet the stringent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2007 emissions standards for on-highway heavy-duty trucks by integrating the Cummins Particulate Filter with its current cooled-Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) engine technology. ...
Vanguard National’s Tarpley dies
Funeral services will be held today in Savannah, Georgia, for long-time industry executive R.W. (Dick) Tarpley....
Peterbilt adds 386 aero
LOUISVILLE, KY. -- Peterbilt is adding is another aerodynamic unit, Model 386, to its lineup of premium trucks, the OEM announced during its press conference here at the Mid America Trucking Show....
