Utility’s Chile Dealership Now a Full-Service Location
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced that Utility Trailer Chile LTDA has become a full-service dealership...
Pres-On Moves Headquarters in Illinois
Pres-On, an American manufacturer of industrial foam tapes and gaskets, has relocated its headquarters from Addison, Illinois, to Bolingbrook, Illinois—part of the company's previously announced merging of three separate divisions into one centralized operation...
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week Opens Online Registration
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2013 officially launched its online registration for the HDAW’13 conference scheduled for January 21-24 at the Mirage in Las Vegas...
Trailer Technology Set to Proliferate
Trailers are poised to receive a host of technological improvements as the industry seeks to upgrade safety, productivity, and fuel efficiency in one fell swoop, according to new research from global consulting firm Frost & Sullivan...
Mack Releases Proprietary Bulldog Coolants
Mack Trucks has released two proprietary Bulldog-branded coolants—Mack Bulldog Extended Life (ELC) and Mack Bulldog Heavy-Duty PF—that are designed for use in a variety of cooling system applications, including on-road, off-road and stationary engine applications, and in vehicles fueled with gasoline, diesel and natural gas...
Cat On-Highway Engines Available for Glider Kit Trucks or Repowers
A factory re-man Caterpillar engine allows customers with older trucks the option of new truck engine warranty rather than limited overhaul warranty coverage and also is a good choice for the growing Glider Kit Truck market...
New York Offering Incentive Program for CNG
The state of New York is providing $11.5 million in funding to provide incentives for the purchase, or retrofitting of Class 3-8 trucks and buses to CNG in New York City...
250,000th Trailer Rolls Off Stoughton Line
Stoughton Trailers, founded in 1961 by current CEO Don Wahlin, has produced its 250,000th commercial van trailer...
Used Truck Comparisons Up in July: ACT
In what may be an unprecedented event, all the month-over-month comparisons – volume, price, miles, and age – for all weight groups of used trucks improved in July, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research...
NTEA Requests Public Comment on Snow Control Equipment
The Snow Control Equipment Manufacturers Committee (SCEMC), an affiliate division of the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), has announced a period of public comment for Best Practices Guidelines for Snow Control Equipment Manufacturers...
Ustian Leaves Navistar
Navistar International Corp. chairman, president & CEO Daniel C. Ustian announced his retirement, effective immediately, following a period of uncertainty as the company attempted to make its EGR-only engine solution work to meet EPA 2010 emissions guidelines...
Western Star Unveils Factory-Installed SPIF Unit in Canada
Western Star Truck Sales, Inc. now offers a factory-installed Safe Productive Infrastructure Friendly (SPIF) unit for the Ontario, Canada, market...
Trailer Acquisition Corp Purchases United Expressline
Trailer Acquisition Corp., Inc. has purchased certain assets of United Expressline, Inc. The new company was formed by the existing management team of United and is led by its president Todd Bontrager, who to change the name to United Trailers, Inc...
Kenworth Offers Dual LNG Tank Configuration, Adds Cabover Options
Kenworth Truck Company has expanded its line of green products by offering factory-installed, dual liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tanks on Kenworth T800s powered by the 15-liter Westport GX engine, and also is offering a 22.5-inch tire and wheel package and expanded wheelbase choices for the Kenworth K270 and K370 medium-duty cabovers...
Transcraft Introduces Platform Trailer Enhancements at GATS
Transcraft, a subsidiary of Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) introduced product enhancements at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas...
Westport Certifies Eaton UltraShift PLUS Transmissions
Eaton Corporation’s UltraShift PLUS automated heavy-duty transmissions have been certified for use with the Westport HD 15-liter high-pressure, direct-injection liquefied natural gas engine ...
FMCSA Addresses High-Risk Truck, Bus Companies in CSA
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced several new improvements to its Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) enforcement program that will enable it to more quickly identify and address high-risk truck and bus companies with compliance concerns...
NHTSA Tells POP ‘No’
The National Highway Traffic Safety administration has denied a petition from Plant Oil Powered Diesel Fuel Systems to rewrite fuel efficiency standards to include pure vegetable oil as a fuel for medium and heavy trucks...
Daimler Trucks Launches Elite Support Website
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has launched a new website for customers focusing on the Elite Support dealer network—a collaborative program between DTNA and its truck dealers focused on improving the customer experience at Freightliner and Western Star branded dealerships...
Trailer Orders Hit 14,500 in July: ACT
July—seasonally the weakest order month for the trailer industry—featured 14,500 new orders, down 2% over June, according to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co...
ATDynamics’ TrailerTail Orders Up 500% in 2012
ATDynamics, a global supplier of tractor-trailer rear-drag aerodynamics technology, said that new orders for its TrailerTail line of aerodynamic trailer fairings are up by over 500% in the first half of 2012, compared to the same period in 2011...
Leasing and Finance Index Up 16% in 2012
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity for the $628 billion equipment finance sector, showed overall new business volume for July was $6.6 billion, up 15.8 percent from volume of $5.7 billion in the same period in 2011...
NTEA.com Now Offers Technical Reports Searchable by OEM
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has recently reorganized the Technical Reports section of NTEA.com to provide visitors with improved search capability of the reports that highlight product specification changes and updates from chassis manufacturers as well as pickup box removal programs, snowplow installations and special reports...
Class 8 Orders Stay ‘Weak’ in July: ACT
The Class 8 market continued to experience “weak” orders and falling backlogs in July, according to the updated status of the North American commercial vehicle market that was included in the State of the Industry report released by ACT Research Co...
Knapheide Offering Full Line of Van Equipment
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company has released a full line of commercial van equipment for both full-size and small applications throughout its North American distribution network...
