Don Wahlin Relinquishes Day-To-Day Management of Stoughton
Dec 6, 2007
Don Wahlin, CEO of Stoughton Trailers LLC, announced today that his sons, Bill, Ken and Bob Wahlin, will assume the management and leadership of the company, effective immediately...
Schneider National Named “Most Innovative” by IDG’s InfoWorld
Dec 5, 2007
Schneider National Inc. has been honored for its advanced IT solutions by being included on the IDG InfoWorld 100 list for 2007. The annual awards pay tribute to IT projects that demonstrate...
NTEA Conducting Market Forecasting Seminar
Dec 5, 2007
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) is conducting a Market Forecasting Seminar for industry professionals who have marketing and/or market research responsibilities ...
National Adhesives Announces Price Increase On All Liquid and Hot Melt
Dec 5, 2007
National Adhesives, a business unit of National Starch and Chemical Company, is implementing a price increase in North America on all its liquid and hot melt adhesives...
Eaton Commercializes Crutonite Alloy To Go On Cat's C15
Dec 5, 2007
Eaton Corporation announced the first commercial application of its Crutonite alloy will be the exhaust valves on Caterpillar Inc.'s C15 heavy-duty on-highway diesel engine ...
PACCAR Announces Extra Cash Dividend and Quarterly Dividend
Dec 5, 2007
PACCAR Inc's Board of Directors declared an extra cash dividend in the amount of one dollar per share, payable on January 7, 2008, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 18...
PacLease Announces Two New Locations in the Northwest
Dec 3, 2007
PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) continues its North American franchise network expansion with the addition of two new full-service lease locations ...
WABCO Welcomes Pending EU Mandate on ESC for Heavy Trucks, Buses
Dec 3, 2007
WABCO Holdings Inc. announced its support of the UN/ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) agreement that paves the way for new EU legislation...
Utility Opens First Dealership in Leon, Mexico
Dec 3, 2007
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced that its dealer Utility Trailers de Mexico, S. A. de C.V. has opened the first Utility dealership in Leon, Mexico....
Under Secretary of Energy to Present Hybrid Summit Keynote at Work Truck Show
Nov 29, 2007
Clarence H. "Bud" Albright, Jr., Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is scheduled to kick off the day-long Hybrid Truck & Alternative Fuels Summit at The Work Truck Show 2008 ...
Bendix Urges CTA To Go Farther in Stability Technology
Nov 29, 2007
Officials at Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC said they are encouraged by the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s (CTA) recent announcement that it has asked all major North American heavy truck OEMs to make stability technology standard...
Omaha Standard Awarded Philadelphia GM Truck Pool
Nov 29, 2007
Omaha Standard announced that the Specialty Vehicle Manufacturing Division of GM Fleet & Commercial Operations has awarded the company a GM commercial truck pool which will be located on leased premises at Intercon Truck Equipment ...
Ram 4500/5500 Chassis Cab Production Thriving in Saltillo
Nov 29, 2007
Production of the all-new 2008 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cabs is under way at Chrysler LLC's Saltillo Assembly Plant in Saltillo, Mexico. The Saltillo Plant -- which also produces the Dodge Ram...
NTEA Releases Report On Changing State of Truck Equipment Industry
Nov 28, 2007
Companies are continually facing new challenges and pressures from the constantly changing truck equipment industry, and this is only the beginning, according to the North American Truck Equipment Industry Outlook...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 0.3% in October
Nov 28, 2007
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3 percent in October, after rising 1.5 percent in September...
Dana Secures $2 Billion Exit Financing
Nov 28, 2007
Dana Corporation announced that it has obtained fully underwritten commitments for a $2 billion exit financing facility, marking a significant step toward the company's timely emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization...
Commercial Vehicle Fleets Getting Safer and Saving Money, Research Shows
Nov 27, 2007
All new technology costs money, and fleet managers are constantly faced with deciding whether to pay for the latest safety systems or hope that their drivers do not get involved in accidents...
Volvo Deliveries Up 2%
Nov 27, 2007
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s four truck companies through October this year amounted to 185,048, which is an increase of 2%...
Wabash National Selects Goodyear for Its Trailer Lines
Nov 27, 2007
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that it has signed a one-year agreement to be the preferred tire supplier for Wabash National Corporation semi trailers...
PacLease Announces Three New Southern U.S. Locations
Nov 26, 2007
PACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) continues its North American franchise network expansion with the addition of new full-service lease locations in Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina...
Trailer Orders for October Down 35%, As Expected
Nov 26, 2007
Industry-wide trailer data released by A.C.T. showed that total trailer orders were 11,455 in October, down 35% year-over-year (vs. down 11% year-over-year in September) -- roughly inline with Bear Stearns'...
Fabri-Form Wins Freightliner Award
Nov 21, 2007
The Fabri-Form Co., a leading custom fabricator and thermoformer, announced it has received the prestigious “Masters of Quality” Award from Freightliner LLC for providing supplier quality excellence...
EPA's SmartWay Partnership and Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative to Kick Off Campaign to Cut Air Pollution From Idling Trucks
Nov 20, 2007
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership program and EPA Region 5's Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative will launch their "Idle Free Quiet Zone Campaign" at a media event Nov. 28 in Detroit...
Knight Transportation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
Nov 20, 2007
Knight Transportation, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has declared the company’s quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share of common stock. This quarterly dividend is pursuant to a cash dividend policy ...
Cummins Receives Bus Engine Orders from China Transit Agencies
Nov 20, 2007
Cummins recently received an order of 1,000 Euro IV diesel engines from Beijing Public Transport Holdings Ltd. (BPT), and 900 Euro III diesel engines from Hangzhou Public Transport Corporation (HZPT). ...
