Wabash wins PSI award
Representatives of Wabash National were presented with the Customer Excellence Award from Pressure Systems International in a private ceremony held during the TTMA convention April 20...
Buyers Products Acquires 500,000-Square-Foot Production Facility
Buyers Products has acquired a new 500,000-square-foot manufacturing facility near the corporate headquarters in Mentor, Ohio, that will operate in conjunction with the existing 310,000-square-foot fabrication facility also located in Mentor...
Kögel's Market Share Continues to Grow in Germany
Even though the trailer market in Germany has shrunk by 6.9% in the first six months of this year, Kögel has been able to increase its share of the market by 2%, according to registration figures issued by the Federal Authority for Powered Vehicles ...
EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Down 5.8% in June
New commercial vehicle registrations dropped in the EU for the fifth consecutive month, falling by 5.8% compared to June last year, as a total of 157,232 units were recorded, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association...
Delta Electronics Named Premier Manufacturer for Hy-Impact Systems
Delta Group Electronics, Inc. will be the premier manufacturer for Alternative Hydrogen Solutions, the exclusive seller of Highline Technical Innovations’ (HLNT:OTC) Hy-Impact line of fuel-saving and emissions reducing hydrogen systems...
Diesel Use is Taking Off
Cessna’s commitment to using turbodiesel engines is a “welcome and major step in the continued recognition of the many benefits of diesel technology,” according to Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum...
Accuride’s Gunite Unit to Consolidate Operations
Accuride Corporation (NYSE: ACW) announced that its Gunite business unit is consolidating North American production into the Rockford, Ill., facility where the unit is based and will phase out its machining operations at Brillion Iron Works in Brillion, Wisc., and close its plant in Elkhart, Ind., by the first quarter of 2013...
ATA Truck Tonnage Up 1.2% in June
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.2% in June after falling 1.0% in May...
Ervin Equipment Expands to Serve Oil and Gas Industry
Ervin Equipment, Inc., has expanded its services and expertise to better serve the oil and gas industry, including booming areas such as the Bakken region, Utica Shale, Eagle Ford Shale and Marcellus Shale...
Leasing and Finance Index Up 9.5%
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index, which reports economic activity for the $628 billion equipment finance sector, showed overall new business volume for June was $8 billion, up 9.5 percent from volume of $7.3 billion in the same period in 2011...
Meritor Receives Four Quality Awards from PACCAR
Four Meritor manufacturing facilities were bestowed PACCAR’s 2011 Quality Achievement Award—which is among the industry’s most demanding due to the high standards established for supplier parts and component quality and recognizes suppliers that have achieved a defect rate of 50 parts per million (PPM) or less during 2011...
Fontaine Unveils Infinity Dropdeck Trailers With 36" Loaded Deck Height
Fontaine Trailer Company has added three low-deck-height models to its Infinity product family: 48-foot spread axle, 53-foot rear axle slide and 53-foot rear axle slide with twist locks to accommodate shipping containers, all featuring a 36" loaded deck height and RASR side rail...
Fall Launch for Hino Trucks’ New Class 5 Cab-Over
Hino Trucks’ new Class 5 195 and 195h COE trucks will be arriving at qualified Hino dealerships across United States this fall...
Peterbilt’s Model 382 Receives Proprietary Suspension Lineup
Peterbilt is expanding availability of the proprietary Air Leaf, Low Air Leaf, and Air Trac drive axle suspensions to the Model 382....
DHL Express Using 100 Propane Autogas Vans
DHL Express has launched 100 pickup and delivery vans fueled by clean, safe and economical propane autogas. The new Ford E-250 cargo vans, each equipped with a ROUSH CleanTech dedicated liquid propane autogas fuel system, will be on the road by late August and will support DHL Express pickup and delivery service within California, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas...
Old Dominion Increases Base Rate
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. announced a 4.9% increase to its base rates, effective Aug. 6...
Class 8 Orders Stay Weak in June: ACT
Class 8 orders remained “weak” through June, while activity in Class 5-7 remained generally unchanged, according to the State of the Industry report released by ACT Research Co...
Omaha Standard Palfinger Names Scelzi New West Coast Distributor
Omaha Standard Palfinger (OSP) has appointed Scelzi Enterprises to represent the Palfinger PSC cranes, hoist and liftgates in California...
NTEA Sets Truck Product Conference, Summit
National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) members will gain an early preview of next year’s truck and chassis product offerings from 11 leading chassis manufacturers at the NTEA’s New Model Truck Product Conference, scheduled Sept. 11–13 at the Hyatt Regency Dearborn in Dearborn, Michigan...
Global Freight Volumes Decline
Total external trade by sea through March was down 5% in the EU-27 and 6% in the United States, according to seasonally adjusted preliminary estimates of goods by the International Transport Forum...
Good times for flatbeds, dry vans
By Rick Weber
The economic recovery is progressing very nicely for durable goods, which is translating into a good recovery for the flatbeds and dry vans that are transporting them, according to Noel Perry, senior consultant for FTR Associates and principal of Transport Fundamentals...
Freightliner Using Allison as Standard Transmission on NG Vehicles
Allison Transmission will be the exclusive supplier of transmissions for Freightliner’s line of natural-gas vehicles, including the new Cascadia 113 natural gas day cab tractor equipped with a Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy duty engine...
Veolia Environmental Adds New Fleet of CNG Trucks
Veolia ES Solid Waste, the solid waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America Corp. (VESNA), has introduced a fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered refuse trucks to its Waunakee, WI, service area...
NHTSA’s ESC Hearing Set for Tuesday
NHTSA will hold a public hearing Tuesday to provide an opportunity for the public to present oral testimony regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to require the installation of electronic stability control (ESC) systems on truck tractors and large buses...
CARB Extends Deadline for Greenhouse Gas Reporting
The California Air Resources Board has extended the reporting deadline to September 1 for its greenhouse gas tractor-trailer regulation so that small fleets can take advantage of flexibility options...
