ATA Truck Tonnage Index Up 3.9% over July 2010
Aug 24, 2011
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index in July increased 3.9% over July 2010, slowing down slightly from the 6.5% increase in June year-over-year...
Registration Opens for HDAW ’12 One-on-One Supplier Meetings
Aug 24, 2011
Supplier registration is now open for one-on-one meetings at Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week’12 in Las Vegas in January...
Dejana Opens Transit Connect Ship-Through Facility in Jacksonville
Aug 24, 2011
Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment has opened a new Ford Transit Connect ship-through facility to service the southeast regional market...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 1.3% in July
Aug 23, 2011
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.3% in July after rising a revised 2.6% in June 2011. June’s drop was slightly less than the 2.8% ATA reported on July 26. The latest pullback put the SA index at 114 (2000=100) in July, down from the June level of 115.5....
Krone’s Revenues Up 77% in Fiscal Year
Aug 23, 2011
Krone, one of Europe’s largest trailer manufacturers, reported that preliminary numbers show that revenue for the fiscal year ending July 31 were $1.72 billion, a 77% increase over last fiscal year....
Used-Truck Buyers Alter Purchasing Strategies
Aug 22, 2011
High demand and still-shrinking inventories are forcing many used-truck buyers to alter their purchasing strategies. Yet experts believe the squeeze on used truck supply—with buyers acquiring models with higher mileages than they would generally prefer—should start to shrink as the run up in new-truck purchases this year creates a steady flow of trade-in equipment into the market....
Havco Names Carr VP of Sales and Marketing
Aug 22, 2011
Havco Wood Products LLC has named John Carr as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Carr, formerly of Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions, has more than 33 years of sales and marketing experience in the commercial vehicle and fleet markets. ...
Class 8 Order Backlog Unchanged for Fourth Straight Month
Aug 22, 2011
The pullback in Class 8 order activity that began in April continued into July, with order volumes and production activity fairly similar for the past few months, resulting in a plateau effect in order backlogs....
Polar Tank Trailer Names VP of Engineering
Aug 18, 2011
Polar Tank Trailer has named Denis Grossen as its new vice president of engineering. ...
Mitsubishi Unveils New FG4x4
Aug 18, 2011
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America’s (MFTA) new 2012 Canter FG4x4 features more horsepower, reduced weight, and lower total cost of ownership, according to the company. ...
Utility Releases Next-Generation Side Skirt
Aug 18, 2011
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. has unveiled the USS-120A side skirt, which it says is capable of contributing a minimum of 5% in fuel savings. ...
Tax Credits for Hybrid, Electric Trucks Under Senate Bill
Aug 17, 2011
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) introduced S. 1285, the Hybrid and Electric Trucks and Infrastructure Act, which would provide tax credits of up to $24,000 to incentivize the purchase of hybrid and electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks. This bill effectively reinstates the hybrid credit that expired in 2010 and expands it to electric trucks...
Randon’s EBITDA Up 23% This Year
Aug 16, 2011
Randon S.A-Implementos e Participacoes, the controlling holding of nine companies operating within the segments of vehicles and trailers/semi-trailers, auto parts and financial services, reported that EBITDA was $198.5 million for the first half of 2011, up 23.2% over a year ago....
Class 8 Backlogs Decline Slightly
Aug 16, 2011
Despite positive underlying demand factors and freight growth, current events have impacted commercial vehicle demand, according to the most recent data reported by ACT Research Co. (ACT). ...
Meritor WABCO Holds Ride-N-Drive Demonstrations
Aug 16, 2011
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems is continuing its series of ride-n-drive vehicle demonstrations at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., on Sept. 14....
Volvo, Mack to Participate in SuperTruck Development
Aug 15, 2011
Volvo Technology of America Inc. and Mack Trucks Inc. will participate in the development of technologies to improve the freight-moving efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of a SuperTruck contract with the U.S. Department of Energy under which the Volvo Group is scheduled to receive $19 million in federal funding...
FTR Shippers Condition Index Edges Up Slightly
Aug 15, 2011
FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index (SCI) as reported in the August Shippers Update edged up in June to a current reading of -3.1. The SCI sums up all market influences that affect shippers; a reading above zero suggests a favorable shipping environment, while a reading below zero is unfavorable...
FTR lowers growth forecast
Aug 12, 2011, By Bruce Sauer
On another day of wild swings on Wall Street, FTR Associates issued this advice: Don’t panic…yet...
Axis Corporation, Trailerman Trailers Pass Compliance Inspection
Aug 11, 2011
Axis Corporation of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and Trailerman Trailers Inc. of Louisiana, Missouri, have passed the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) safety compliance consultation, part of NATM’s compliance program ...
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Up 14% in July
Aug 11, 2011
Medium and heavy truck sales were up 14% in July over the same period a year ago and down 11% from last month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
FMCSA Says No New Regulations for Agriculture
Aug 10, 2011
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced that it has no intention to propose new regulations governing the transport of agricultural products. ...
Supreme’s Gross Profit Up 30% in 2Q
Aug 10, 2011
Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: STS) announced that gross profit improved by approximately 30% to $8. million, or 8.5% of net sales, for its second quarter ending July 2. ...
Work Truck Show 2012 Opens Earlier to Give Attendees More Time to Explore
Aug 9, 2011
In response to demand from attendees and exhibitors, show-floor hours for The Work Truck Show in 2012 will be extended. The Work Truck Show, North America’s largest work truck event, takes place March 68, 2012, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. The NTEA Annual Convention, educational sessions and Green Truck Summit kick off March 5. ...
SAF-HOLLAND Expands Business in Middle East, Africa
Aug 9, 2011
SAF-HOLLAND S.A. has strengthened its business in the Middle East as well as north and central Africa through the founding of a subsidiary in Dubai....
Havis Sells Lighting Solutions Product Line to R-O-M
Aug 9, 2011
Havis Inc., a manufacturer of in-vehicle mobile office solutions, has sold its Lighting Solutions product line to R-O-M Corporation. The sale presents Havis with the opportunity to enhance its focus on its four remaining product lines -- Mounting Solutions, Computing Solutions, Transport Solutions and Power Management Solutions -- and reaching out to new customers. ...
