Rush Acquires Assets of Asbury Automotive Atlanta
Mar 16, 2011
Rush Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:RUSHA) (Nasdaq:RUSHB), which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, announced that its subsidiary, Rush Truck Centers of Georgia, Inc. has acquired certain assets of Asbury Automotive Atlanta L.L.C., a subsidiary of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:ABG), which operates commercial truck and bus dealerships in the greater Atlanta, Georgia, area under the "Nalley Motor Trucks" name....
Greer Truck And Trailer Parts Joins Vipar Network
Mar 16, 2011
VIPAR Heavy Duty announced that Greer Truck and Trailer Parts, Inc. is the newest stockholder to join the VIPAR Heavy Duty network of distributors. Headquartered in Paul, Idaho, Greer Truck and Trailer Parts operates one location and is lead by Ray Greer, president. ...
Economic Outlook: ‘We’re Moving Up’
Mar 16, 2011, By Rick Weber, Associate Editor
In the past few years, businesses have had to play a game with odds. They didn’t know what the regulatory, legislative, or tax environments would bring. As a result, many businesses decided not to play the game....
Truck Makers Suspend Operations in Japan
Mar 15, 2011
Japan’s major truck manufacturing plants have been temporarily closed in the aftermath of last week’s earthquake and tsunami,, but it’s still too early to tell if there will be any long-term impact, according to U.S. representatives for Hino, Isuzu and Mitsubishi Fuso....
Douglas Dynamics Announces Special Dividend
Mar 14, 2011
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW), which designs, manufactures and Sells snow and ice control equipment for light trucks, announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special cash dividend of $0.37 per share on the company's common stock, for a total special dividend payment of approximately $8.0 million. ...
West European Trailer Market Halfway Back
Mar 14, 2011
The long-term trend level of trailer demand in Western Europe is about 175,000 units per annum, halfway back to a healthy market from the nadir of 2009, according to consulting group CLEAR....
Flink Acquires Stands Alone Automatic Stand Systems
Mar 14, 2011
Flink Company has acquired the manufacturing and distribution rights for patented Stands Alone automatic stand systems....
Talbert Mfg Shows Two New Trailer Designs At Mid-America
Mar 14, 2011
Talbert Manufacturing will exhibit two newly fine-tuned custom trailer models at the 2011 Mid-America Trucking Show: the 55-Ton RA Beam Deck Trailer and the 35-Ton HRG Double Drop Trailer....
Auto Safety House, Eco-Edge Partner
Mar 14, 2011
Auto Safety House LLC (ASH) has established a service installation, sales support and green-fleet products distribution partnership with Chandler-based Eco-Edge to help fleets and industrial operations improve profits and reduce their environmental impact with rigorously tested eco-efficient technologies and products....
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Up 41% in February
Mar 14, 2011
Medium and heavy truck sales were up 41% in February over the same period a year ago and up 16% from last month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications....
HD Market Showing Continued Strength
Mar 11, 2011
The fundamentals that support heavy-duty commercial vehicle demand continue to signal the start of an up-cycle for the market, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT). Net orders for Class 8 vehicles continued to surge in January and, despite a modest falloff, commercial trailer orders remained strong. ...
NATM Hands Out Key Awards
Mar 10, 2011
The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) has presented three key awards: the first-ever Green Manufacturing Award to Engelbrecht Grills & Cookers, Paxton, Ill.; Outstanding Member Award to Michael Terry, Cimarron Trailers, Chickasha, Okla.; and Outstanding Associate Member Award to Optronics International, Muskogee, Okla....
Ford’s App Keeps Owners in The Know When They Tow
Mar 10, 2011
An all-new Truck App in Ford F-Series features an industry-first in truck technology – a software application for safe and easy towing and off-roading....
Mitsubishi Fuso Introduces New Canter
Mar 10, 2011
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America unveiled its new FUSO Canter at The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis....
Sill Takes Over as NTEA President
Mar 10, 2011
Steven Sill, president of Aspen Equipment Company (Bloomington, MN), has been installed as the 47th president of the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA)....
NTEA Develops New-Look Logo
Mar 10, 2011
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has unveiled a new logo, which uses the acronym NTEA, a bold tagline ("The Association for the Work Truck Industry") and simple graphic....
Hybridriver Green Parallel Propulsion System Launched By BAE Systems
Mar 9, 2011
BAE Systems launched its parallel hybrid green propulsion system for heavy-duty truck applications. Designed for Class 6, 7, and 8 vocational trucks, it is the latest version of the company’s HybriDrive green propulsion system....
Freightliner Introduces Sales Tool Application for the iPad
Mar 9, 2011
Freightliner Trucks announced the introduction of its Freightliner Sales Tool App for iPad, which is provided to Freightliner dealers as a complete resource for technical and operational information that encompasses the entire Freightliner product line, including on-highway, vocational, medium-duty, and severe-duty truck applications....
Kenworth Adds Factory-Installed, Front-Frame Brackets for Winch Bumper
Mar 9, 2011
Kenworth Truck Company is adding durable, factory-installed, front-frame brackets for easy winch-bumper installation on Kenworth T270 and T370 trucks....
Navistar Rolls Out International Terrastar 4x4 Work Truck
Mar 9, 2011
Navistar unveiled the International TerraStar 4x4 commercial truck, which will serve an even broader range of customers with more severe demands than did the 4x2 powertrain standard that was launched last year....
Isuzu, Utilimaster Release ‘The Reach’
Mar 8, 2011
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. and Utilimaster, Inc., today unveiled The Reach commercial van at the National Truck Equipment Association’s 2011 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis...
Hino Claims Edge in Fuel Economy Based on Test
Mar 8, 2011
Hino Motor Sales USA said its Class 6 2011 Model 268 averaged 19.8% better fuel economy than a comparably equipped 2011 International Durastar in SAE-type standardized fuel tests conducted by a third party. ...
2012 Ram Chassis Cabs Get GCWR Boost
Mar 8, 2011
Ram Truck announced that 2012 Ram 4500 and 5500 medium-duty (Class 4 and 5) Chassis Cab commercial trucks will be available with an optional 30,000-lb. gross combined weight rating (GCWR), an increase from 26,000 lbs. ...
BAF Launches New Line of Bi-Fuel Ford Vans, Pick-Ups
Mar 8, 2011
BAF Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE), has expanded its CNG product line to include Ford vehicles equipped with the BAF proprietary bi-fuel compressed natural gas (CNG) system. ...
Assembly of Isuzu N-Series by Spartan Motors Begins in April
Mar 8, 2011
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc. announced that production of gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series trucks will begin on April 18 at the Spartan Motors, Inc., facility in Charlotte, Michigan. ...
