Medium-duty market on hold
Aug 15, 2002
MOUNT HOLLY, NC – Freightliner LLC's Mark Lampert believes the medium-duty truck market in North America is stuck in a "holding pattern" as buyers wait...
Freightliner Debuts Extended Cab and Crew Cab
Aug 14, 2002
Freightliner Trucks today introduced extended cab and crew cab models for its new Business Class M2 line of medium-duty and vocational trucks. Freightliner...
Vans to test hydraulic hybrid power
Aug 14, 2002
A hybrid powertrain that uses hydraulic pressure to recover energy normally lost during braking will be tested in a fleet of Ford E550 vans in commercial...
Detroit Diesel submits EPA applications
Aug 14, 2002
Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) has confirmed submitting applications to EPA for emissions certification of its Series 60 diesel engines. These initial emission-certification...
Orders for trailers outpace production
Aug 14, 2002
The trailer industry's prospects continued to brighten in the second quarter, according to research conducted by ACT Research. Orders rose to their highest...
Orders for trailers outpace production
Aug 14, 2002
The trailer industry's prospects continued to brighten in the second quarter, according to research conducted by ACT Research. Orders rose to their highest...
Orders for trailers outpace production
Aug 14, 2002
The trailer industry's prospects continued to brighten in the second quarter, according to the ACT Research quarterly survey of trailer manufacturers....
Mexico autoparts exports rise 20% in May
Aug 13, 2002
Mexican auto parts exports rose 20.9 percent in May compared with the same month last year, driven by higher demand from the United States and because...
Lawsuit could cost Firestone nearly $3 billion
Aug 13, 2002
A California lawyer filed a lawsuit on Tuesday demanding Bridgestone Corp.'s U.S. unit recall 27.5 million Steeltex tires that allegedly suffer from tread...
Bush predicts U.S. economy will rebound
Aug 13, 2002
President George W. Bush today predicted a rebound in the ailing U.S. economy and urged Wall Street to clean up its act at an economic forum designed...
Diesel price remains flat
Aug 13, 2002
The price at the pump for a gallon of diesel fuel in the U.S. averaged $1.30 for the third straight week, and held that price for the fourth time in five...
Fed lease rates unchanged
Aug 13, 2002
The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate unchanged at 1 3/4 percent. The softening in the growth...
Layoffs will come at Detroit Diesel
Aug 12, 2002
DaimlerChrysler's Detroit Diesel Corp. said it plans to lay off up to 700 workers at its Redford, MI on-highway engine plant in October due to slow orders...
Fontaine Specialized adds trailer
Aug 8, 2002
Fontaine Specialized has introduced the 44EXP model trailer, designed specifically for operations in California and the Western U.S. The 44EXP is an ultra-lightweight...
Ford introduces new Power Stroke
Aug 8, 2002
Ford Motor Co. is upping the ante in the diesel truck market to the tune of 560 ft.-lbs. of torque at 2,000 rpm with its all-new Power Stroke Diesel engine...
NTEA distributor profit survey shows 23% gross margin
Aug 8, 2002
The just-released 2002 NTEA Distributor Profit Survey Report reveals that for the typical truck equipment distributor in 2001, gross margin was 23.6%...
U.S. property and casualty insurers suffer $9 billion loss in 2001
Aug 8, 2002
U.S. property and casualty insurers reported a $9 billion loss in 2001, compared to a $27 billion loss reported in 2000, according to Weiss Rating, Inc....
July commercial vehicle registration in UK climbs to record high
Aug 8, 2002
Some good news on the commercial vehicle front: According to a report released by The Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders Limited (SMMT), commercial...
4% drop in fatalities in crashes involving large trucks
Aug 7, 2002
The fatality rate in crashes involving large trucks dropped 4%, from 5,282 in 2000 to 5,082 last year, according to statistics released today by the U.S....
DDC says Series 60 will be ready
Aug 6, 2002
Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) has confirmed it will certify its Series 60 engine to comply with '02 emissions standards without penalties or the need for...
NTEA seeks participants for heavy-duty hitch structure testing project
Aug 6, 2002
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) invites companies to participate in a cooperative project concerning the fabrication, installation and...
Trailer shipments improve over 1Q, but lag behind 2001
Aug 6, 2002
At this point, the trailer industry is looking for any good news. And it came today in the form of a 21.8% increase in total trailers shipped in the second...
Ford, International announce new Power Stroke
Aug 5, 2002
International Truck and Engine Corporation joins Ford Motor Company to announce the new Power Stroke Diesel V-8 engine. The new Power Stroke generates...
Truck sales still slumping
Aug 5, 2002
Despite projections of a rise in truck orders this year and an increase in truck manufacturing rates, new truck sales continue to decline compared to...
Knight settles with Freightliner
Aug 5, 2002
Knight Transportation Inc. said in a press release Friday that it has settled its lawsuit against Freightliner LLC, though it was not clear if the settlement...
