Commercial Trailer Shipments Up 109% in 1Q
Apr 28, 2011
Commercial trailer shipments for the first quarter of 2011 were up 109% compared to the same quarter last year, according to ACT Research Co. Net orders rose 21% in March from February levels, while shipments were more than 33% above the previous month...
ATA Opposes PHMSA’s Wetlines Proposal
Apr 28, 2011
American Trucking Associations told the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration it “strongly opposes” a proposal requiring tank trucks to install equipment to drain flammable liquid from the piping used for loading and unloading....
SAF-Holland Upgrades CBX Trailer Suspension System
Apr 28, 2011
SAF-Holland is making engineering upgrades to its CBX Series Suspension System for trailers with the introduction of its “Fusion Beam” technology to reduce suspension weight. ...
EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Up 9.7%
Apr 27, 2011
Demand for new commercial vehicles was up 9.7% in the EU in March, compared to the same period a year ago, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association...
China’s HD Vehicle Sales Up 60% in 2010
Apr 26, 2011
Sales of heavy-duty commercial vehicles in China reached 1.015 million units in 2010, a 60% increase over 2009 volume. For the fourth quarter of the year, 226,500 units were sold, a 23% increase over the same quarter of 2009 and an 11% increase over the third quarter of 2010. ...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increases 1.7% in March
Apr 26, 2011
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in March after falling a revised 2.7 percent in February. The latest gain put the SA index at 115.4 (2000=100) in March, which was the highest level since January of this year (116.6). In February, the index equaled 113.5....
Volvo Trucks Names 2010 North American Dealers of the Year
Apr 26, 2011
Volvo Trucks in North America recently announced its 2010 Dealers of the Year: General Truck Sales of Muncie, Indiana received U.S. honors while Expressway Trucks of Waterloo and Windsor, Ontario, received Canadian honors. ...
Cummins Onan Offers Free Webinar on New EPA Rules for Generators
Apr 26, 2011
Cummins Onan is offering a free webinar about new emission regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that affect a wide range of vehicles with on-board generators, including fire trucks and other emergency vehicles, telecom and utility fleet vehicles, towable trailers and mobile food vending trucks, and other specialty vehicles. The webinar will be April 29 at 1 p.m. CDT....
Spartan Motors’ 1Q Revenue Down 19%
Apr 26, 2011
Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) today announced that first-quarter revenues were $95.1 million, down 19.1% compared to the same quarter of the prior year, which drove a net loss of $0.9 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to break-even results for the same period in 2010...
Average Price of Used Class 8 Vehicles Increases 6%
Apr 26, 2011
The upward price trend of used Class 8 commercial vehicles that began in early 2010 continued into March 2011, with the reported average sales price increasing 6% from February levels, according to ACT Research Co (ACT)....
Polar Enhances Manufacturing, Hires 500 Employees
Apr 25, 2011
Polar Corp., a full-line tank-trailer manufacturing, parts, and service organization, will enact initiatives to reduce production lead times and expand after-sale support for customers that transport fuel, chemicals, propane, food, and other products—culminating a nine-month period in which it has hired 500 employees...
Auto Truck Group Expands Into Canada
Apr 22, 2011
Auto Truck Group LLC (ATG) is expanding its work-truck-upfitting operations into Canada with a new production facility in Mississauga, Ontario...
Advance Engineered Products Launches Second-Generation Wet/Dry Combo Units
Apr 21, 2011
The Advance Engineered Products Group announced that it has completed the manufacture of two second-generation wet/dry combination units for delivery to a major North American carrier....
Rush’s Gross Revenues Increase 49% in 1Q
Apr 21, 2011
Rush Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:RUSHA) (Nasdaq:RUSHB), which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, said that gross revenues totaled $446.1 million in the first quarter, a 49.1% increase from gross revenues of $299.3 million reported for the first quarter ending March 31, 2010....
Class 8 Orders Up 19% Over February
Apr 21, 2011
Class 8 commercial vehicles net orders for the North American markets totaled 28,900 units (not SA) in March, a 19.9% increase over February, according to ACT Research Company, LLC....
Hino’s 338 Named Medium-Duty Commercial Truck of the Year
Apr 20, 2011
Hino Trucks’ 338 model took home the 2011 Medium-Duty Commercial Truck of the Year award from the American Truck Dealers (ATD) division of the National Automobile Dealers Association. Last year, Hino’s 268 model received the same accolade....
WABCO Signs Agreement With Shaanxi Fast Gear
Apr 20, 2011
WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC) has entered into a long-term agreement with Shaanxi Fast Gear Company, Ltd., China’s largest manufacturer of heavy-duty transmissions, to develop and supply WABCO’s OptiDrive system, a breakthrough in transmission automation technology....
Obama Signs 1099 Repeal Into Law
Apr 19, 2011
President Obama has signed into law H.R. 4, which repeals the IRS Form 1099 reporting requirements. The move was applauded by the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers, which had joined a coalition of associations and small businesses supporting repeal of what it called “onerous reporting requirements.”...
NTEA Supports Reintroduction of Advanced Vehicle Technology Act
Apr 19, 2011
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) has reintroduced his Advanced Vehicle Technology Act (AVTA) as H.R. 1367—which, in the last Congress, passed the House (as H.R. 3246) on a bipartisan 312–114 vote but did not make it through the Senate before adjournment last December....
Betts Spring, Daimler Ink Long-Term Agreement
Apr 18, 2011
Betts Spring Company has signs a three-year renewable long-term agreement with Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) to supply Betts and Life-Time Fenders branded spray-suppression products and other proprietary components manufactured to DTNA specifications...
20% Growth Forecast for East European Trailer Market
Apr 18, 2011
A forecast report issued by consulting group CLEAR projects 20% growth in heavy trailer demand in Eastern Europe for 2011...
Tri-State Truck Center Named Mack Distributor of the Year
Apr 18, 2011
Mack Trucks, Inc. named Tri-State Truck Center of Memphis, Tennessee, as its 2010 North American Distributor of the Year...
Latest issue of American Trucking Trends Released by ATA
Apr 18, 2011
American Trucking Associations has released the latest edition of its annual statistical compendium, American Trucking Trends 2011, for sale through its commercial arm, ATA Business Solutions...
Penton Marketing Services is established
Apr 15, 2011
Penton Media, publisher of the Trailer/Body Builders and Market Watch e-newsletter, has launched Penton Marketing Services, providing content-driven products, digital media solutions, and sales optimization tools...
Hendrickson Bumper and Trim Recommended for VPP Star Status
Apr 15, 2011
Hendrickson’s Bumper and Trim facility has been recognized as a Star site, the highest recognition within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). ...
