Oshkosh sees strong muni market
Healthy profits reported by Oshkosh Truck Corp. for its first fiscal quarter of 2005 highlight a strong rebound in sales to municipalities after several years of decline, the company said. ...
Diesel goes up 3.3 cents to $1.992
Diesel prices climbed for the fourth week in the row as the national average rose 3.3 cents to $1.992 per gallon last week, according to the Energy Information Administration. ...
Administrators at Crane Freuhauf cut 345 jobs
The BBC says that Norfolk, England-based trailer firm Crane Fruehauf has gone into administration with the loss of 345 jobs, according to CV News Brief. ...
Volvo Trucks North America, UAW reach tentative agreement
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc., announced that the company and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative agreement on terms of new three-year agreements that would cover approximately 2,800 UAW members at the New River Valley, VA, plant....
PolyOne Corp renews contract with Schneider Logistics
Schneider Logistics Inc., an international lead logistics provider, announced that PolyOne Corp. has extended its contract for an additional three years effective January 1, 2005....
Rails ride on intermodal growth
While revenues and profits were up in 2004 for almost every segment of the railroad industry, intermodal demand proved to be a leading growth area, especially at year’s end....
ArvinMeritor inks Volvo brake deal
ArvinMeritor Inc. has announced its Commercial Vehicle Systems business group has been awarded a three-year contract to supply its Meritor Q Plus cam brakes to Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. Under the agreement Meritor Q Plus brakes will continue to be standard equipment on all Volvo trucks sold in North America....
TMC slates Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition
The American Trucking Association's Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) will hold its 2005 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition Feb. 15-18 at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL....
MHC Kenworth opens two full-service branches in Atlanta area
MHC Kenworth has opened two new full-service branches in the Atlanta area, its first two facilities in Georgia....
Old Dominion wraps up Kansas acquisition
Thomasville, NC-based LTL carrier Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is finalizing its acquisition of regional LTL operator Wichita Southeast Kansas Transit (WSKT) of Parsons, KS. The acquisition is part of ODFL's announced plan to create a multi-regional LTL network across the lower 48 U.S. states. ...
Heil Environmental unveils new tag line and logo
Heil Environmental has unveiled a new corporate tag line: The Wheels Are Always Turning. The company, a leading manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles, dump bodies, replacement parts and truck equipment, has also shortened its name to "Heil Environmental" from "Heil Environmental Industries, Ltd."...
ArvinMeritor awarded contract to supply drum brakes to Volvo Trucks
ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced that its Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business group has been awarded a major three-year supply contract to supply its Meritor Q Plus cam brakes to Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. ...
Diesel prices go up 0.7 cents to $1.959
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rebounded slightly last week on a 0.7-cent increase to $1.959....
Tonnage fell 1% in December
The seasonally adjusted truck tonnage index fell 1% in December after a revised 1.4% gain in November, the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has reported....
Vexure quarterly revenues up 66%
Jacksonville, FL-based third party logistics firm Vexure said its fourth quarter 2004 revenue jumped 66% to $41 million, largely on the strength of its expedited business....
Banner year for trailer shipments
Shipments of complete truck trailers were up almost 30% in 2004, according to figures compiled by ACT Research of Columbus, Indiana....
Wabash National to discuss financial results
Wabash National Corporation will conduct a conference call February 10 at 10:00 AM Eastern time to review year-end financial results. ...
Hoosier Tank relocates
Hoosier Tank & Manufacturing moves to an 80,000-sq-ft facility in South Bend, Indiana ...
Beefing up the box
The newest trailer maker on the block is putting together a dry van package designed to appeal to both cost-conscious and value-minded fleets. The concept is simple, said Richard Dessimoz, president of Vanguard National Trailer Corp., during a press conference at its manufacturing plant in Monon, IN-- build trailers like automobiles, in an assembly-line fashion with as little fabrication as possible. ...
New directory for snow and ice control equipment
Detailed specifications for snowplows, spreaders, and other ice-control equipment are now instantly available through the new electronic version of Trailer/Body Builders’ Snow & Ice Control Equipment Directory....
Honda Ridgeline measuring session changed
The date of the Honda Ridgeline Measuring Session has changed to Monday, Feb. 14....
I-State Truck Center appointed dealer for East flatbed trailers
The two newest locations of I-State Truck Center, in Billings and Great Falls, Montana, are now authorized dealerships for East Manufacturing's full line of aluminum dump and flatbed trailers and heavy duty trucking accessories. ...
IC Corporation expands Leonard Bus Sales
IC Corporation announced the opening of Leonard Bus Sales' newest bus service facilities in the Apple Tree Acres Corporate Park in Bergen, New York....
Wabash announces appointment to Board of Directors
Wabash National Corporation announced the appointment of Larry J. Magee to the company's Board of Directors. Magee, 50, is Chairman, CEO and President of BFS Retail & Commercial Operations, LLC, which operates more than 2,300 company-owned retail and commercial tire and vehicle service locations across the United States and Canada, as well as the company's own credit card operations....
International CTX’s big brothers
International Truck and Engine Corp. has unveiled three new International 7700 models designed for the severe-service market. The OEM touted the new trucks as the “big brother” of the company’s brawny pickup truck, the CTX. ...
