Great Dane Limited Partnership to increase production in Arkansas
Great Dane Limited Partnership announced today that it will initiate a full second shift of manufacturing operations at its Jonesboro, Ark. manufacturing plant, creating 175 new jobs, and bringing total plant staff to 400 employees....
Cummins upwardly revises earnings
Cummins Inc. today increased its original guidance for the first quarter 2004 to the range of 65 to 75 cents a share over its previous estimate of 40 to 50 cents a share....
Goodyear, International 'Challenge' consumers
International Truck and Engine Corp. and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. have partnered so that Goodyear’s new G395 LHS steer tire is given a special performance guarantee on International 8000 and 9000i Series tractors used in line-haul service. ...
ASE announces spring certification test dates
The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has announced the dates for its spring 2004 certification tests: May 4, 6 and 11....
Diesel price up 4 cents over a year ago
The average price for diesel nationally went up by just one-tenth of a cent this week, but, at $1.642, is 4 cents higher than it was a year ago....
F-Series sales up 18% over a year ago
Ford's F-Series truck, America's perennial best-selling vehicle, posted March sales of 80,056 -- up 18% compared with a year ago. March was the seventh month in a row F-Series achieved a double- digit sales increase -- a streak coinciding with the introduction of the all- new F-150 last September. ...
Dana Corporation celebrates its founding on April 1, 1904
Dana Corporation today celebrates its founding on April 1, 1904. On that day, an engineer named Clarence Spicer began producing his encased universal joint, which effectively replaced the sprocket-and-chain power transmission of the day. ...
Factory orders up
New orders for manufactured goods in February rose 0.3% to $343 billion while shipments decreased 0.5% to $347 billion, according to the Department of Commerce. This spells good news for truckers as the transportation industry delivers goods coming in and out of factories. ...
Wabash planning to build '10-year trailer'
Trailer maker Wabash National is trying to design and build an almost maintenance-free trailer with an expected life cycle of 10 years — almost twice the expected life of today’s trailers, Rod Ehrlich, the company’s chief technology officer, said. ...
Utility can't keep up with the demand
On the eve of its 90th birthday, Utility Trailers unveiled a new dry van product and announced a manufacturing plant expansion to keep up with burgeoning trailer demand. ...
International gears up for new Class 8
At the annual Heavy Duty Manufacturer’s Association breakfast at last week’s Mid-America Trucking Show, Dee Kapur put the spotlight on International Truck & Engine Corp.’s effort to build an all-new Class 8 truck platform. ...
Reading Truck Body founder dies
Irv Suknow, founder and chairman of Reading Truck Body, died Sunday. He was 83....
Kidron strarts production in Pennsylvania
Kidron begins production in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, in a plant the company acquired from Grumman Olson....
Ford rolls out new LCF model
Ford Motor Co. officially unveiled its low cab forward [LCF] medium-duty Class 4 & 5 commercial truck at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week in Lousville, KY. ...
Mack’s Vikner cautious on truck sales projections
Paul Vikner, president & CEO of Mack Trucks, wanted to make two things very clear at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week: One is that the trucking industry is coming back “very strong” in terms of demand for new trucks, and the other is that truck makers must be “a lot more cautious and careful” in terms of projecting how strong new truck demand could be. ...
Sterling, Western Star focus on gaining market share
John Merrifield, senior vp sales & marketing for Freightliner LLC subsidiaries Sterling and Western Star, is known for speaking bluntly— and did just that in regards to their future market share targets at the Mid-America Trucking Show last week in Louisville, KY. ...
Kenworth option eases dump body installation
Kenworth factory-installed exhaust option simplifies installation of heated dump bodies...
Durable goods orders up
New orders for manufactured durable goods in February increased 2.5% to $183.8 billion, according to a report released by the Dept. of Commerce....
Great Dane introduces three products at Mid-America
LOUISVILLE, KY – Great Dane is exhibiting three new products at the Mid-America Trucking Show: the Super LT refrigerated trailer that will serve the truckload market in the Eastern U.S. and Canada; the FREEDOM line of flatbeds; and PunctureGuard Plus, a new trailer liner....
Freightliner LLC to add 300 employees at Sterling manufacturing plant in Ontario
To meet increasing demand for Sterling heavy- and medium-duty trucks, Freightliner LLC today announced plans to increase production and add approximately 300 full-time employees at the St. Thomas, Ontario, truck manufacturing plant....
Truck market improving, say Kenworth, Peterbilt
LOUISVILLE, KY – In separate events at the Mid America Trucking Show, the general managers for both Kenworth Truck Co. and sister firm Peterbilt Motors Co. said truck sales are poised to reach record highs this year. ...
Peterbilt introduces new medium-duty
LOUISVILLE, KY – Peterbilt Motors Co. unveiled a redesigned version of its medium-duty truck at the Mid America Trucking Show yesterday and said it will go into production in May of this year. The new medium-duty will be designated Model 335. Da...
Freightliner adds vocational unit to M2 line
Freightliner Trucks has introduced the Business Class M2 112V— a Class 8 vocational truck designed for applications including refuse, mixers, snow plow, and utility services. ...
Standfast Enterprises receives NTEA's inaugural New Product Innovation Award
Standfast Enterprises of Macedon, Australia, has been named the 2004 New Product Innovation Award recipient for its product featured at The Work Truck Show in Baltimore, held in conjunction with the 40th annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention March 2-5....
Kenworth makes outside air temp gauge standard
Kenworth Truck Co. is making an outside air temperature gauge standard on heavy-duty trucks ordered with aerodynamic mirrors. ...
