Fleets poised to buy trucks and trailers
A quarterly poll conducted by Columbus, OH-based CK Marketing & Communications shows that large private and for-hire carriers are poised to buy new trucks...
Hebe acquires Seagrave Fire Apparatus
One of North America's leading manufacturers of fire and emergency services vehicles, Seagrave Fire Apparatus, has been acquired by former American LaFrance...
CF auctioning 23 facilities
Bankrupt LTL carrier Consolidated Freightways (CF) is placing 23 facilities for sale to the highest bidder, through an open auction process scheduled...
Cummins Westport launches B LPG Plus propane engine
Cummins Westport Inc. announced today the commercial launch of a new low-emissions LPG (liquid petroleum gas) engine for mid-size truck and bus applications....
America's Body Company recovering after tornado
Officials at an America's Body Company plant in Riverside, Missouri, are assessing the damage today in the wake of a tornado that tore off 85% of the...
Team says used truck sales strategy works
Founded in 1999 just as truck sales began its historic crash, used truck dealer Transportation Equipment Asset Management (Team) Vehicle Sales believes...
NewTech's full contact disc brake to cover global heavy-duty market
NewTech Group International Inc., announced today the sale of a license to its subsidiary, NewTech Brake Corp. to market its NewTech's full contact disc...
International trucks recalled
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had issued a recall for up to 2,418 International Truck and Engine Corp. model 4700 heavy-duty...
NTEA to release Early Warning Reporting Guide
The NTEA is developing an Early Warning Reporting Guide to educate commercial truck and transportation equipment manufacturers and distributors about...
Commercial vehicle demand in Germany falls 5% in 1Q
First-quarter commercial vehicle demand in Germany was down by 5% compared to the same period in 2002. Domestic orders fell 2% for commercial vehicles...
April consumer confidence jumps
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index, which had been on the decline for the past four months, jumped from 61.4 to 81.0 in April. Analysts...
Reinke re-signs with Transamerica for tank chassis fleet
Reinke, a manufacturer of over-the-road trailer and intermodal chassis equipment and mechanized agricultural irrigation systems, has signed a contract...
Kenworth offers tips on spec’ing for resale value
It's important for truck buyers to seriously consider spec'ing for resale value on their next purchase decision to help reduce life cycle costs, according...
Bridgestone rolls out high-tech steer tire
According to Bridgestone, the new R280 tire is a “high-tech” steer-axle radial that incorporates innovate technologies to fight irregular wear. Designed...
Firestone debuts ultra-deep drive tire
Firestone is introducing a new 29/32-in. deep drive-axle radial aimed at long-distance linehaulers. According to the tire maker, the FD690 PLUS has one...
Diesel drops to pre-war prices
The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel dropped 2.1 cents last week, according to the U.S. Dept. of Energy. According to the department's Energy...
Sales surge, profits return at Wabash
Wabash National Corporation is back in the black, according to a company announcement issued today. Net sales for the first quarter of 2003 were $223...
GM recalling light trucks
General Motors Corp. said it is recalling about 570,000 model year 1997-98 light trucks, SUVs and vans to repair a mirror control switch that could short-circuit,...
NASCAR team gets five new Freightliners
Freightliner Trucks has presented five new Freightliner Coronado heavy-duty trucks to Petty Enterprises. Three of the trucks are assigned to Petty Enterprises...
Net income at Oshkosh increases
Oshkosh Truck Corp. today reported that second quarter net income increased 16% to $14.1 million on sales of $453.4 million. Oshkosh added that its sales...
ArvinMeritor’s 2Q sales up 18% over a year ago
ArvinMeritor, Inc. today reported sales of $2 billion and net income of $24 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for its second fiscal quarter ended March...
Stewart & Stevenson to open training facility in Houston
Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. will open a new 18,000 square-foot training center in Houston in May. In addition, a new training center opened at...
Navistar CEO assumes operating responsibility for truck group
Navistar International Corporation announced that Daniel C. Ustian, president and chief executive officer, has assumed operating responsibility for the...
Paccar's net income climbs
Paccar Inc.'s first-quarter net income climbed to $110.8 million from $47.2 million a year ago thanks to effective cost-cutting methods, CEO Mark C. Pigott...
Diesel prices leveling off
The average price at the pump for a gallon of diesel fuel dropped one penny this week, according to statistics released yesterday by the Dept. of Energy....
