Great Dane Names New GM of Parts Center
Roger Wilson has been named general manager of Great Dane’s parts distribution center (PDC) and will be responsible for the entire PDC operation in Terre Haute, IN, including sales, marketing, purchasing, customer and technical service, and warehousing...
100 MACK Granite Models Ordered Under U.S. Army Contract
Mack Trucks announced that Mack Defense will supply West-Mark, a manufacturer of liquid transportation equipment, with 100 MACK Granite models to fulfill a delivery order under a contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich...
ATA Truck Tonnage Steady in July
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was unchanged in July after increasing 1.1% in June...
Republic Diesel Buys Truck Supplies Inc
Republic Diesel purchased the assets and equipment of Truck Supplies Inc of Lexington, Kentucky, and will be merged into Republic Diesel’s Lexington branch located at 865 Nandino Blvd...
Equipment Lease Finance Industry Index Neutral in August
The Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry is 50.2, down from the July index of 51.5, reflecting ongoing industry concerns over economic, regulatory and political uncertainty, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation...
Polar Service Centers Opens New Location in Minnesota
Polar Service Centers has moved to a new location in Rosemount, Minn., with nearly twice the space of the facility it has replaced...
Spellman Trailers Named New Dealer for Travis
Travis Body & Trailer, Inc. of Houston, Texas, has appointed Spellman Trailers, Inc. of Franklin, Wisconsin, as its newest independent dealer in Wisconsin, covering the southeast area of the state....
Rolling Star Passes Safety Compliance Inspection
Rolling Star Mfg., Inc., of Barneveld, NY, has passed the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers’ (NATM) safety compliance consultation, part of NATM’s compliance program...
FTR Transportation Conference Registration Opens
Registration is now open for FTR’s Annual Transportation Conference in Indianapolis Sept. 18-20...
Mack’s Automated Manual Transmission Assembly Begins in Maryland
Assembly of Mack’s mDRIVE automated manual transmission began today at the Hagerstown, Md., powertrain facility where Mack powertrain components have been assembled since 1961...
Natural Gas Study Published by ACT
ACT Research Co., LLC, has published a natural gas (NG) research report on the viability of natural gas as a long-term fuel for transportation of heavy freight in the U.S, with a focus on Class 8 vehicles...
Firestone Industrial Products Opens New Facility in China
Firestone Industrial Products has expanded its global air-spring presence with the addition of a new manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China...
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index Remains Neutral
FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for June was basically unchanged from the previous month and remains in near-neutral territory at a reading of -1.8...
Icom North America Receives 17 EPA Certifications
Icom North America, a developer and manufacturer of liquid-injection propane (autogas) systems for commercial and consumer vehicles, has received 17 new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certifications for its patented JTG II Propane Liquid Injection bi-fuel systems...
Supreme’s 2Q Gross Profit Up 68%
Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE MKT: STS) reported that gross profit in the second quarter improved 68% to $13.5 million from last year's $8.1 million...
Great Dane Changes Sales and Branch Operations Structure
Great Dane has added Jon Jeffries as Vice President and General Sales Manager and realigned its branch system to better serve the growing needs of the aftermarket...
Fras-Le Adds Off-Highway Production To Prattville Facility
Fras-le North America Inc. has started producing brake disc pads for the off-highway market at its manufacturing facility in Prattville, Ala...
Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 8.8% in 2012
U.S. manufacturing technology orders increased 8.8% in the first sixth months of this year compared with 2011, according to the Association For Manufacturing Technology...
Fras-le’s 2Q Gross Revenue Up 10.8%
Fras-le S.A. reported that its second-quarter total gross revenue before consolidation was $114 million, 10.8% higher than in the first quarter and 15.3% up on the second quarter of 2011...
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Up 19% in July
By Rick Weber
Medium and heavy truck sales were up 19% in July over the same period a year ago and down 5% from last month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Knapheide Releases Crossmember Dump Bodies
Knapheide’s recently redesigned dump bodies with a crossmember understructure are now available in fixed-side applications and are compatible with Class 3-5 chassis, including Chevy, Ford, GMC, Ram and International, among others...
Aspen Equipment Company Receives Worksite Wellness Award
Hennepin County recognized Aspen Equipment Company for promoting worksite wellness for the fourth year in a row ...
New Detroit DT12 Transmission Debuts
Detroit Diesel Corporation showcased the Detroit DT12 automated manual transmission in a Freightliner Cascadia during a ride and drive event for the press in Yountville, California...
Mack Enhances Pinnacle
Mack Trucks unveiled a suite of driver-focused enhancements for its MACK Pinnacle highway models designed to improve comfort and productivity...
Rumber Materials Bought by Brother-Led Group
After twenty years under the leadership of the Fischer family, composite materials manufacturer Rumber Materials Inc will be guided by a group led by brothers Brian and William Adams...
