Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Up 35% in June
Jul 13, 2011
Medium and heavy truck sales were up 35% in June over the same period a year ago and up 8% from last month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Class 8 Demand Still Constrained by Industry's Ability to Build
Jul 13, 2011
ACT Research chief economist Sam Kahan said the industry’s ability to build appears to be the “overarching factor impacting 2011 Class 8 volumes...
Daimler Truck Financial to provide financing to Mitsubishi Fuso dealers, customers
Jul 12, 2011
Daimler Truck Financial (DTF) has reached an agreement with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) to begin providing financial products and services for more than 175 MFTA dealers and their customers in the United States...
SAF-HOLLAND Expands in Turkey
Jul 12, 2011
SAF-HOLLAND S.A. has strengthened its business in Turkey through the foundation of a regional company, SAF-HOLLAND Otomotiv, based in Istanbul. Mustafa Kasimli, who previously worked for automotive supplier ZF in Turkey, is the company’s General Manager...
Powerbrace Corporation Achieves ISO Certification
Jul 12, 2011
Powerbrace Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of truck trailer components, including lockrods, hinges, cams and keepers, has achieved its ISO 9001:2008 certificate of registration...
Goodyear Shuts Down Union City Tire Plant
Jul 11, 2011
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has stopped production at its tire manufacturing facility in Union City, TN, as of this month, well ahead of its plans to shut down the plant by year’s end...
PALFINGER Introduces Two New Crane Models To North American Market
Jul 11, 2011
PALFINGER has introduced the newest models in the 20 meter-ton class: the PK 23502 and the PK 26002-EH, featuring the Power Link linkage system, which allows operators a uniform lifting capacity over their entire work area...
Contour Marking Regulation Takes Effect In Europe
Jul 8, 2011
Effective Sunday, as dictated by European Directive 2007/35/EC, all new registrations of European commercial vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes, more than 6.00 metres long and more than 2.10 metres wide must be provided with contour marking ...
Koenig Iron Works pioneer dies
Jul 8, 2011
Herbert Koenig, who helped build his father’s blacksmith shop into what is now RKI Inc, died June 29 at the age of 95...
Wabash is ATA’s Newest Allied Member
Jul 7, 2011
American Trucking Associations announced that Wabash National Corp. has become its newest allied member...
UK, Truck, Van Registrations Up 12.7% in June
Jul 7, 2011
June total van and truck registrations in the UK were up 12.7% to 25,968, with the year-over-year total up 23.3% to 287,166, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...
NTEA Requalifies, Adds New Members to MVP
Jul 7, 2011
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) requalified 54 member companies in its Member Verification Program (MVP) and approved two new member companies for their commitment to safety and quality standards, bringing the total number of companies that have achieved MVP status to 422...
Preliminary Net Class 8 Orders Up 33% in June: FTR
Jul 7, 2011
Preliminary data shows that Class 8 truck total net orders in June for all major North American OEMs were 20,944, up 33% from a year ago...
Kenworth of Newfoundland Moves To Larger Parts, Service Facility
Jul 7, 2011
Kenworth of Newfoundland has moved its parts and service facility in Mount Pearl to a new, much larger location, which triples service department space and quadruples parts department space...
Fontaine Names McGuire President Of Trailer Heavy-Haul Business
Jul 7, 2011
Fontaine Trailer Company has named Randy McGuire President of the Fontaine Heavy-Haul business unit based in Springville, AL...
Preliminary June Class 8 Orders Remain Strong
Jul 6, 2011
Preliminary commercial vehicle net orders in June for North American markets show continued strength in demand for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, according to ACT Research Co...
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Stabilizes in May
Jul 6, 2011
FTR’s May Trucking Conditions Index remained basically flat month-over-month with a reading of 7.3, appearing to have stabilized in solidly positive territory after April’s sharp one-month drop in response to softened economic conditions...
Westport, GM ink deal on natural-gas engine technology
Jul 6, 2011
Westport Innovations Inc., a developer of natural-gas engines for heavy-duty vehicles, has agreed on a deal with General Motors to help develop natural-gas engine technology...
PalFleet Truck Equipment Opens Facility in Trenton
Jul 5, 2011
PalFleet Truck Equipment has opened a sales and installation facility in Trenton, NJ—an authorized GM chassis pool that is located at 572 Whitehead Road, Suite 301...
Meritor WABCO Hosts NTSB Chairman to Demonstrate Advanced Safety Capabilities
Jul 5, 2011
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems hosted Deborah A.P. Hersman, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), on June 28 at the Michigan Proving Ground in Romeo, MI, to show demonstrations of the company’s active safety technologies...
Kenworth Ranks Highest in HD Dealer Service Customer Satisfaction in J.D. Power Study
Jul 5, 2011
Kenworth Truck Company achieved the highest customer satisfaction ranking among truck owners in the Heavy Duty Dealer Service Segment, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Heavy Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study...
Kenworth Opens Full-Service Dealership in Madison, Alabama
Jul 5, 2011
Kenworth of Alabama and Mississippi has opened a new dealership in Madison, Ala., that offers truck drivers easy access to a full-service dealership right off Interstate 65 in Huntsville...
Alcoa Publishes Updated Wheel Spec Data Guide
Jul 5, 2011
Alcoa has updated its comprehensive product handbook known as the 2011 Alcoa Commercial Vehicle Wheels Spec Data Guide (Spec Data Guide)...
Trailer flooring manufacturer begins production
Jun 30, 2011
Conforce International announced June 28 that it has begun commercial production of its proprietary composite trailer floor system at its manufacturing facility in Peru, Indiana. ...
Walker Group Holdings Adds Two Locations
Jun 30, 2011
Walker Group Holdings has opened two new service centers in Chicago, Illinois, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana¬¬....
