Diesel at record high... again
National diesel prices rose 0.5 cents to $1.874 per gallon last week, according to the Energy Information Administration. The price hike matches the record high that was posted three weeks ago. ...
Honda eyes hybrid light truck
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s new Accord hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) will be profitable, vows President and CEO Takeo Fukui, who hints a hybrid light truck could be in the company's future....
Retail truck sales down 9% in August
Franchised dealers of United States truck manufacturers sold 827,395 units in August—a 9% decrease over the previous month, when 907,154 were sold—according to data published by Ward's Communications. ...
International unveils world's biggest production pick-up
What hauls six tons, can seat a football team's offensive line and, for kids over 20 who miss playing with trucks in the sandbox, is the ultimate toy for extreme work and play? The International CXT, the world's biggest production pick-up truck for commercial business owners and the newest truck from International Truck and Engine Corporation. ...
Freightliner adds to M2 lineup
Freightliner Trucks is adding a new model, the Business Class M2 106V vocational vehicle, to its product line. The 106V essentially completes the medium-duty niche within Freightliner's vocational lineup. The OEM said the new model complements its counterpart, the M2 112V....
Sirva to sell transportation units
Chicago-based moving and storage conglomerate Sirva Inc. is selling its specialized transportation business in North America to a group of its North American Van Lines agents....
USF Holland expands in the Northeast
Regional LTL operator USF Holland has opened eight new freight terminals in the Northeastern U.S. This marks an attempt to recapture market share lost when its parent company, Chicago-based USF Corp., shut down its USF Red Star subsidiary....
Tank Works opens Arkansas repair facility
Tank Works, a division of Olsta Industries, announced the opening of its third repair facility, ARKANSAS TANK WORKS. Located directly across the street from the Arkansas Terminaling &Trading loading rack in North Little Rock, the 4500-square-foot, two-bay facility will provide a full line of tank parts along with repair and testing services to the region. ...
Industry leaders sought to fill openings on NTEA Board
Ballots will be mailed out this month for National Truck Equipment Association members to nominate two manufacturer members and one distributor member to the NTEA Board of Trustees....
Diesel bus, truck market targeted by IMPCO
IMPCO Technologies Inc. today announced the commercialization of its Eclipse Heavy Duty Engine Management System which enables the use of clean burning natural gas and propane in diesel powered engines. Commercialization of the "Eclipse" system is the culmination of an extensive research and product development effort by IMPCO encompassing over 10 years and $20 million dollars of investment. ...
FedEx Freight expands network
FedEx Freight, the LTL subsidiary of overnight shipping giant FedEx, is expanding its regional network. The company is adding new service centers in Aurora, IL, and Fremont, IN, while growing capacity at five other locations. ...
Sterling launches interactive body builder program
Sterling Truck Corporation has developed what it says is the truck manufacturing industry's first interactive electronic body builder program of its kind - the Sterling Body Builder Guide. The Web-based program features interactive graphics, allowing the user to custom build L-Line trucks by adding and/or removing individual components on the cab and chassis and view the entire truck as it's being built. ...
Diesel price slips slightly
National average diesel prices took a 0.2-cent dip last week to $1.869 per gallon. Although this is the second week in a row prices slipped, it still marks a thin 0.5-cent margin from the record high that was set two weeks ago....
LTL: Lanes of change
Recent changes in third quarter earnings projections at two major LTL companies highlight a slow but significant shift in freight patterns— one giving those LTL carriers with access to international freight streams a leg up over those that remain more domestically focused....
Fleets add capacity with additional trailer purchases
Q3 Fleet Sentiment responses indicate that fleets are more likely to be adding capacity at this time with the purchase of additional trailers rather than increase the number of power units in their operation. ...
Yellow Roadway optimistic on 3Q
Strong demand coupled with tight capacity in the LTL market is giving Yellow Roadway Corp. clout to get better rates - and that's boosting its third quarter earnings projections....
Hadley buys B&R
Hadley, a component manufacturer for commercial vehicles, has announced its acquisition of B&R Manufacturing, a mirror systems manufacturer. ...
More pressure on Ford to remedy safety defect
A coalition of consumer advocate law firms is increasing the pressure on Ford Motor Company to remedy approximately three million vehicles with allegedly defective door handles. ...
W.A. Whitney merges with Piranha/Bertsch
Mega Fabrication Inc of Hutchinson, KS, has purchased W.A. Whitney Company from Esterline Technologies of Bellvue, WA....
TransForce continues acquisition streak
Montreal-based TransForce Income Fund, which has steadily been acquiring a wide variety of Canadian trucking businesses, is trying to add another company to its holdings: Highland Transport, one of Canada's largest truckload carriers. ...
CTL buying premium rigs to woo drivers
Con-Way Truckload (CTL), an operating company of Con-Way Transportation Services Inc. set to begin operating in first quarter 2005, will use a fleet of 46 Volvo VN670s. In an effort to recruit drivers, CTP says it opted for the premium trimmings on these rigs. ...
Wabash wins U.S. Senate productivity award
Wabash National Corp. today announced that the company has received the 2003 U.S. Senate Productivity Award for the significant cost savings and improvements in productivity it has achieved over the past two years....
WasteEquip acquires assets of McClain Industries
Wastequip, Inc., a Beachwood, Ohio based waste equipment manufacturer with 25 plants in North America, has acquired certain assets of McClain Industries, Inc. Wastequip expects to service the existing McClain customers from Wastequip’s current facilities....
Ford F-Series posts record August sales
Ford F-Series, America's best-selling vehicle, posted record August sales of 84,996, up 15 percent from a year ago. ...
Diesel falls from record high
Truckers finally received some relief from pump prices last week as the national average for diesel fell 0.3 cents to $1.871 per gallon. This is just a hair short of last week’s record high of $1.874/gal, according to the Energy Information Administration. ...
