Yellow-Roadway might not be monopoly
Although the proposed merger of Yellow Corp. and Roadway Corp. that would form Yellow-Roadway would couple the nation's numbers one and two LTL carriers,...
GM, Toyota report slowing light-truck sales
Toyota and General Motors reported mixed light-truck sales numbers for both June and the first half of 2003. However, automakers in general feel the sales...
Yellow, Roadway will be separate brands after sale
Yellow Corp. and Roadway Corp. will continue to operate as separate brands, though they announced today they would merge into one holding company. Yellow...
ArvinMeritor in hostile takeover bid for Dana
ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced that it intends to commence a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Dana Corporation for $15.00...
NATM general counsel says NHTSA's delay 'inexcusable'
Kim Mann, general counsel for the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM), believes that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's...
Yellow, Roadway will be separate brands after sale
Yellow Corp. and Roadway Corp. will continue to operate as separate brands, though they announced today they would merge into one holding company. Yellow...
NTEA to release annual manufacturers' survey report
The NTEA’s 2002 Annual Manufacturers’ Shipments Survey Report (AMSS) will be available to survey participants soon. The report includes the dollar value...
Steel output, vehicle production increase
The Michigan Business Activity Index, compiled by Comerica Bank, gained 6 points in May to close at 114, compared with 108 in April, according to statistics...
GM changing light-truck technology
General Motors is developing several new technologies to make its light trucks more fuel efficient and environmentally friendly, while providing users...
Great Dane consolidates departments
Trailer maker Great Dane LP has announced it is consolidating the sales and marketing departments of its Multi-Products and Van divisions effective immediately....
Detroit Diesel to be exclusive to Freightliner
The newly-announced restructuring of DaimlerChrysler's Commercial Vehicles Division will result in Detroit Diesel LLC's engines eventually becoming a...
Ford sales down in June, but full-size trucks strong
U.S. customers purchased or leased 311,252 cars and trucks from Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, Jaguar, Volvo, and Land Rover dealers in June, down 7.7% compared...
Dana sells Engine Management Aftermarket operations
Dana Corporation announced today that it has completed the sale of a significant portion of the Engine Management operations of its Automotive Aftermarket...
FleetPride launches network of heavy-duty truck repair providers
FleetPride, the nation's largest independent heavy-duty truck parts distributor, has launched FleetCare Truck Service Center, a new network of independent...
Monon completes sale to Vanguard National Trailer
HPA Monon Corp. has completed its sale to Vanguard National Trailer Corp. for $4.5 million. Richard Dessimoz, the company's new president and a former...
German commercial vehicle production up
For the first time this year, the number of new registrations of motor vehicles in Germany was ahead of the corresponding volume from the previous year....
International introduces 4x2 Mid Cab
International Truck and Engine Corp. today announced the launch of the International 4400 4x2 Mid Cab tractor, which is designed for urban and regional...
Production increased in 2002 for half of largest truck trailer manufacturers
Paul Schenck
THE largest three trailer manufacturers built more than half of the truck trailers produced in the United States in 2002, according to a survey of...
Wabash
Wabash National built more than 27,000 van trailers and reefers in 2002, or 4,500 fewer than in 2001. This is down 14% from 2001, which was down 52% from...
Reinke to resume trailer production next week
It will be the middle of next week before Reinke will be able to resume production of trailers and container chassis, the company said June 25. The company's...
East opens paint facility designed for trailers
East Manufacturing has completed a new painting facility specifically designed to improve the quality of paint application and provide a baked-on paint...
Tornadoes hit Reinke plant
Reinke, a manufacturer of truck trailers, container chassis, and mechanized irrigation systems, is assessing damage of its 80-acre plant today after a...
NTEA schedules economic conference
Leading economic analysts will share projections on truck sales, production and market trends for 2004 and beyond at the National Truck Equipment Association’s...
Truck sales surge in May
Retail truck sales in May jumped 27% compared with May 2002, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications, a Trailer/Body Builders sister company....
SEMA schedules tech certification test
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) will hold its fall test session November 13 in locations around the nation. Registration for the test...
