Workhorse W42 boosts walk-in trucks
INDIANAPOLIS—Workhorse Custom Chassis unveiled the new W42 platform at The Work Truck Show, featuring a new International VT275 V-6 diesel engine that brings 200 horsepower and 440 lbs-ft of torque into the service of walk-in applications....
Chevy Express, GMC Savana to offer Duramax 6600 turbodiesel
INDIANAPOLIS—General Motors announced the availability of the Duramax 6600 turbodiesel engine in the 2006 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana G2500 and G3500 series, as well as H2500 series commercial models....
International mobile power option
International Truck and Engine Corp. today introduced the International Diamond Logic PowerPack 3 auxiliary power unit to provide customers with a reliable power source built into its trucks. The 3,000-watt AC power system is a factory-installed option on its medium-duty and severe-service vehicles. ...
Aero Industries opens manufacturing center
INDIANAPOLIS -- Aero Industries Inc. announced at The Work Truck Show here that it has moved facilities and begun producing its tarping systems and trailer accessories from a newly constructed Indianapolis operations center. The building, at over 130,000 square feet, will serve as corporate headquarters for a company with operations in three states, Canada and the UK....
Aurora opens 300,000-sq-ft trailer-parts center
Aurora Parts & Accessories (APA) announced the opening of its new distribution center for trailer parts in Lebanon, Indiana. The spanking new, 300,000-sq-ft. facility carries more than 20,000 parts for all makes of trailers. APA is a business unit of St. Louis-based Aurora Trailer Holdings Inc., which was formed in 2003. According to APA, it is one of the largest suppliers of aftermarket parts for semi-trailers and trucks. ...
Freightliner sees good year ahead
With revenues of $12.4-billion, 2004 was the best year ever for the Freightliner Group, and 2005 is heading for a similar performance, according to Rainer Schmueckle, president & CEO of Freightliner LLC, the North American arm of DaimlerChrysler’s Commercial Vehicle Division. ...
Wabash plans to invest in new technologies
Wabash National Corp's board of directors approved two major capital investment programs to maintain the company's position as a leading trailer manufacturer....
Merger creates new transportation services company
Larsen, Batts, Welborn & Co., specialists in mergers & acquisitions, and Transport Capital Advisors, LLC, a broad-based transportation services company, recently announced that they have joined forces to create a new company. Called Transport Capital Partners, LLC (TCP), the new firm will provide financial services to the transportation industry, focusing on extending merger and acquisition services, capital sourcing, and financial advisory services. ...
Schneider surpasses $3 billion in revenues
Green Bay, WI-based truckload carrier Schneider National said it garnered $3.2 billion in revenue in 2004, despite continued struggles with driver shortages, delays in rail service for its intermodal business, and rising fuel and insurance costs. ...
Double-digit growth for the trailer industry in 2004
Across the seven largest markets for Europe, there was a 13.2% increase in heavy goods vehicle trailer registrations in 2004 compared with the previous years, according to consulting group CLEAR....
Pete to offer Cat engine management system
Denton, TX-based Peterbilt Motors Co. is now offering Caterpillar’s “Cat Messenger” system on its Model 387 tractors equipped with Cat engines. The system provides real-time engine performance and fuel economy data. ...
Xtra Lease acquires trailer operation
Xtra Lease announced it has purchased the trailer rental business formerly owned by CitiCapital’s Transportation Financial Service Group from GE Commercial Finance....
Tonnage soared 3.4% in January
The American Trucking Association (ATA) today reported its seasonally adjusted Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.4% in January— a strong reversal of the 1% decline reported in December. January’s index was 6.4% higher compared to the same period last year. ...
Detroit Diesel, Freightliner LLC announce $275 million upgrade of Michigan facility
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) and Freightliner LLC announced plans for a $275 million investment in a manufacturing and office facility in Redford, Michigan. ...
Diesel prices up 3.4 cents to $2.02; West Coast soars
The average national price for a gallon of diesel took a sizable 3.4-cent bump last week to $2.02. Crude oil prices jumped to just over $51 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on concerns of cold weather, the declining dollar, and a possible OPEC production cut, the Associated Press reported. ...
Strong deliveries in January for Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks delivered 7,560 trucks during January, a 31 percent increase over the same period in 2004. A very strong demand for heavy trucks was notable for the North American market, where deliveries increased by 71 percent to 2,487 units....
NTEA taps three trustees
The National Truck Equipment Assn. (NTEA) has announced the election of three new members to its board of trustees. The new trustees will be installed at the 41st Annual NTEA Convention on March 2-4, which will be held in conjunction with The Work Truck Show 2005....
MHC Kenworth opens full-service facility in Mississippi
MHC Kenworth has opened a full-service branch in Tupelo, Miss., its first facility in Mississippi....
Industry sharpens focus on technician issues
At the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting last week, trucking industry executives and suppliers addressed the ever-growing shortage of heavy-truck maintenance technicians – a shortage predicted to get worse in the near future....
International to field Class 8 engine in '07
International Truck and Engine Corp. today announced it will develop and produce International-branded engines in the 11- to 13-liter range to be offered exclusively in its International Class 8 highway tractors and severe-service trucks starting in the fall of 2007. ...
Truckload seeks lucrative work
Continued tight capacity in the truckload sector is leading several big-name carriers to shift their business strategies to provide more dedicated and intermodal services at the expense of their traditional medium- and long-haul freight. ...
NPTC slates 2005 conference
The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) will hold its Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition in Pittsburgh, April 24-26 at the Westin Hotel and David Lawrence Convention Center. ...
Fontaine previews Phantom line
Fontaine Trailer is rolling out a new line of aluminum flatbed trailers at a time when rising steel prices are making aluminum a much less costly option, said Mike Monroe, the company’s director of fleet sales. ...
Hydraulic hybrid partnership
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has partnered with UPS, Eaton Corp., International Truck and Engine Corp., and the U.S. Army National Automotive Center to build the first full hydraulic hybrid delivery vehicle. ...
Diesel takes a 0.3-cent baby step
Last week the average national price for a gallon of diesel received a slight 0.3-cent boost to $1.986 per gallon. This little bump is consistent with the U.S. Dept. of Energy's anticipation of stable diesel prices over the next four to six weeks. ...
