Trailer shipments grow 26% in 2003, EPA Inc says
The three year slide in trailer shipments is over, according to Economic Planning Associates Inc (EPA Inc) of Smithtown, New York. The industry shipped...
Alabama plant set to roll out new engines
International Truck and Engine Corp. will manufacture its new International VT 275 V-6 diesel engine in its plant in Huntsville, AL. The plant will use...
Ryder clinches Ruan acquisition
Ryder System Inc. has announced finalizing its acquisition of Des Moines, IA-based Ruan Leasing Co., a commercial truck leasing and contract maintenance...
Heil opens one-stop shop
Heil Environmental Industries, Ltd. has introduced Parts Central (PC), a Heil company that offers replacement parts for refuse trucks through a network...
Dodge launches Sprinter cab/chassis to U.S. commercial van market
Dodge has taken steps to extend its commercial market reach with the formal launch of the Sprinter cab/chassis. The vehicle was officially introduced...
Ford's F-Series sales up 13% over last February
Ford's F-Series truck did it again: America's perennial best-selling vehicle posted February sales of 66,986, up 13% compared with a year ago. February...
NTEA mourns loss of Kleinstiver
NTEA Director of Technical Services Louis Kleinstiver succumbed to a lengthy battle with stomach and intestinal cancer on Sunday morning. Belovedly known...
Sno-Way opens new world headquarters
Snow-Way International Inc has announced the completion of its new world headquarters in Hartford, Wisconsin -- a facility that holds a high-tech R&D...
International closes deal with Smithway
International Truck and Engine Corp. has announced securing a major deal to supply Smithway Motor Express (SMX) with 215 International 9400i on-highway...
International goes small
International Truck and Engine Corp. says its new CF Series low-cab-forward truck model marks the OEM’s entry into the Class 4 –5 market with an “all-new...
Membership elects two new trustees to NTEA board
The NTEA membership has elected two new Distributor Trustees whose terms begin Tuesday at the 40th Annual NTEA Convention in Baltimore, MD. The following...
NHTSA includes Volvo, Mack trucks on recall list
Responding to NHTSA’s December recall list, Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks have recalled some models. The recall involves some Volvo VNL models...
Kenworth expands maintenance system
Kenworth Truck Company is offering new versions of its barcode technology-based parts inventory and maintenance management systems. The two new versions,...
Mixed results for Air Brake Systems in case against NHTSA
WHILE Air Brake Systems Inc president William Washington did not win his case against NHTSA, he was encouraged by the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth...
Falling repos may indicate rebound
Roslyn Heights, NY-based Nassau Asset Management (NAM) said this week that its repossessions of trucks and trailers dropped 56% in 2003 compared to 2002...
Diesel price increases 1.1 cents
The average price of diesel increased 1.1 cents per gallon nationwide, according to figures released by the Energy Information Administration. The average...
ConMet inks deal with Walker
Portland, OR-based Consolidated Metco (ConMet) Inc. announced it signed a three-year contract to supply Walker Transportation with wheel hubs and brake...
NTEA extends deadline for Distributor Compensation Survey
The deadline to participate in the NTEA 2004 Distributor Compensation Survey has been extended to March 15. The NTEA has joined more than 30 other trade...
Smaller-than-expected 1Q loss for Navistar
Navistar International Corporation, the nation's largest combined commercial truck, school bus and mid-range diesel engine producer, today reported a...
Navistar files $1 billion shelf registration
Navistar International on Thursday filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a shelf registration statement asking to periodically sell up to...
Workhorse Parts expands Reno location to improve West Coast service
Workhorse Parts completed an expansion of its warehousing operation in Reno that will improve its response time to West Coast customers. The Reno warehouse...
Penske Sells LAC to PLG
Wayne, MI-based Performance Logistics Group, Inc. (PLG) today announced its agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of Leaseway Auto Carrier (LAC) Holding...
Volvo Group's truck deliveries up 11%
Compared with the year-earlier period, deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group to date this year increased 11%. Volvo Trucks posted an increase of 19%,...
Schneider National opens Washington intermodal office
Schneider National Inc. has opened an intermodal office in Auburn, Washington, to service customers in Washington and Oregon. Dean Yamada, regional manager...
Specialized carrier market growing
The market for specialized trucking services is growing rapidly, according to Barbara Vitchus, newly appointed general manager for Schneider Specialized...
