Peterbilt certified ISO 9001:2000
Peterbilt Motors Co. has announced that all of its facilities are now ISO 9001:2000 certified. Peterbilt has been ISO-certified since 1995. However, the...
OEMs focus on cutting EGR fuel losses
The top concern of fleets using low-emission engines equipped with exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems is the 3 to 5% loss in fuel economy caused...
Army chooses Stewart & Stevenson over Oshkosh
Stewart & Stevenson won a U.S. Army contract Thursday in a hard-fought battle with Oshkosh Truck Corp. The result: up to $2.3 billion to produce thousands...
Service body manufacturing to grow 3%
The manufacturing of service, utility, and crane bodies is expected to increase 3% to 2004, according to SpecialtyVehicles.net (SVN). SVN reports that...
NTEA releases Application Market Survey Report
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has released Parts One and Two of its Application Market Survey Report, including the business activity...
NTEA releases Early Warning Reporting guide
The NTEA is developing an Early Warning Reporting Guide to educate commercial truck and transportation equipment manufacturers and distributors about...
Guaranteed residuals revisited
PHILADELPHIA – Truck dealers may look to guaranteed residuals as a way to shore up future new truck business, though the strategy has been blamed on the...
Trucking stocks rise
Stocks for Yellow Corp., Roadway Corp. and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. surged yesterday after carriers reported earnings that were better than Wall...
Cat's sales and revenues rise
Caterpillar Inc. today reported first-quarter sales and revenues of $4.82 billion, which was 9% higher than the same period last year. Cat said it's sales...
Wabash completes amendment of credit facilities
Wabash National Corporation announced it has completed the amendment of its credit facilities, which includes its revolving line of credit, its senior...
March truck sales up 10% over a year ago
Franchised dealers of U.S. truck manufacturers sold 782,639 units in March 2003 – a 10.8% gain over sales for the month a year ago -- according to data...
Navistar, Ford reach V-6 deal
Navistar International Corp. said it has reached a settlement with Ford Motor Co. over the automaker's decision to cancel a V-6 diesel engine contract....
Used truck supply shrinking
PHILADELPHIA – Though many fleets are not aware of it, the used truck market is undergoing radical change, said a panel at the recent American Truck Dealers...
Cummins anticipates 1Q loss
Cummins Inc. said it anticipates first-quarter results to be a loss in the range of 85 to 95 cents per share, and attributes it to lower capital spending...
EPA says it's not anti-SCR
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the trucking industry incorrectly perceives that the EPA is dead set against allowing Selective Catalytic...
Manac produces 20,000th unit at Ontario plant
Manac celebrated on March 18th an important achievement in its history with the fabrication of its 20,000th van at its Orangeville, Ontario, plant. The...
Dodge Rams being recalled
DaimlerChrysler is recalling 23,000 Dodge Ram 2500 and 3500 series pickups from the 2003 model year so engine control software can be reprogrammed to...
Brand FX Body Co acquires GemTop Mfg
Brand FX Body Company is realigning manufacturing plants, moving into new territories, and broadening the scope of the products it offers. With its acquisition...
Avenger to supply retail chain with enclosed cargo trailers
Avenger Corporation, a manufacturer of enclosed cargo trailers and animal transport equipment, recently announced it has begun to supply outdoor retail...
Dana to supply new cylinder-head cover module for DaimlerChrysler engine
Dana Corporation announced today that it has begun supplying the cylinder-head, cam-cover module for DaimlerChrysler's 4.7L V-8 engine for the Jeep Grand...
Diesel drops for fourth straight week
The average price at the pump for a gallon of diesel fuel dropped 4.8 cents this week to $1.554, according to the U.S. Dept. of Energy. It is the fourth...
FCCC redesigns MT-45 chassis
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) has announced a redesign of its MT-45 walk-in van diesel chassis. The result is the new MT-45 Straight...
Business Class M2 heads to Mexico
Freightliner Trucks will begin rolling out its Business Class M2 line of medium-duty and vocational trucks to the Mexico market this summer. Production...
