Cummins Westport to participate in hydrogen test
Alternative fuel truck engine manufacturer Cummins Westport has joined a project to develop and test a bus engine powered by a hydrogen-natural gas fuel...
Wabash introduces new trailers
Wabash National Corp. is rolling out two new trailers – the FreightPro and the DuraPlate HD – with hope that the new offerings will fully return the company...
ArvinMeritor division teams with Liteflex
ArvinMeritor's Worldwide Suspension Systems division said that it has entered into a joint agreement with Liteflex LLC to be the sole distributor of current...
Conference Board says economy is falling
New York-based Conference Board said today that the Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell by 0.4% in February, after a revised 0.2% rise...
Mack shows off transmission, engine brake offerings
Mack Trucks Inc. unveiled new transmission and engine brake offerings this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show. The T310 Maxitorque ES transmission...
New options, components from Peterbilt
Peterbilt Motors Co. is offering a range of new options and components for its Class 8 and medium-duty trucks, most becoming available either in the third...
Peterbilt expands cab options
Peterbilt Motors Co. is offering new cab options both for its Class 8 tractor models and its Model 330 medium-duty truck line. For Peterbilt's daycab...
Cummins adds new engine, engine control
Cummins Inc. has announced the addition of the ISX 385 ST, which is compliant to EPA '02 standards, to its heavy-duty on-highway product engine line....
February truck sales up 4.8% over a year ago
Retail truck sales for February ran 4.8% above sales for the month a year ago as franchised dealers of U.S. truck manufacturers sold 658,051 units, according...
Beverage truck/body and trailer manufacturing in decline
Manufacture of Beverage Truck/Bodies is Examined in Market Study SpecialtyVehicles.net (“SVN”), a business research consulting firm that develops proprietary...
Navistar close to settling Ford dispute
Navistar International Corp. said it is close to settling a dispute with Ford Motor Co. over Ford's decision to discontinue a V-6 diesel engine program...
War in the way of economic recovery
A slow but steady economic recovery in the United States may be getting underway, but it will remain in low gear until war in Iraq is concluded, according...
Kenworth introduces stylized aluminum wheel
Kenworth is introducing an aluminum wheel with a hole pattern that it says makes valve stem access much easier. The new Kenworth Stylized wheel was designed...
Stewart & Stevenson, Oshkosh battle for Army contract
Stewart & Stevenson, which has built military vehicles since 1991 at its Sealy plant west of Houston, is facing some rare competition, according to the...
DaimlerChrysler buys chunk of Mitsubishi Fuso
DaimlerChrysler AG said today that it has purchased a 43% stake in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. for $767.7 million U.S. to boost its presence in...
DaimlerChrysler buys chunk of Mitsubishi Fuso
DaimlerChrysler AG said today that it has purchased a 43% stake in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. for $767.7 million U.S. to boost its presence in...
DaimlerChrysler buys chunk of Mitsubishi Fuso
DaimlerChrysler AG said today that it has purchased a 43% stake in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. for $767.7 million U.S. to boost its presence in...
DaimlerChrysler buys chunk of Mitsubishi Fuso
DaimlerChrysler AG said today that it has purchased a 43% stake in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. for $767.7 million U.S. to boost its presence in...
DaimlerChrysler buys chunk of Mitsubishi Fuso
DaimlerChrysler AG said today that it has purchased a 43% stake in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. for $767.7 million U.S. to boost its presence in...
Earnings up at Featherlite
Aluminum trailer manufacturer Featherlite Inc. today reported net earnings of $2.7 million on sales of $193.2 million in 2002, compared to losses of $8.8...
DaimlerChrysler buys chunk of Mitsubishi Fuso
DaimlerChrysler AG said today that it has purchased a 43% stake in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. for $767.7 million U.S. to boost its presence in...
