Peterbilt to offer 530-hp rated Cummins ISX
Nov 19, 2001
Truck maker Peterbilt Motors Co. of Dentoon, TX, is now offering the Cummins ISX engine in a 530-hp rating for its model 387, 379, 378 and 357 trucks....
ArvinMeritor posts Q4 loss, sees flat Q1
Nov 16, 2001
Autoparts manufacturer ArvinMeritor Inc posted a fiscal fourth-quarter net loss versus a profit last year, hurt by restructuring charges and auto production...
Volvo says North America production down
Nov 16, 2001
Overall truck production in North America is running 2.5 percent below the third quarter's average level, loss-making truck maker Volvo's chief executive...
Rise in auto sales only a quick fix
Nov 15, 2001
A record 26.4% rise in new automobile sales, aided by zero-percent financing and other incentives, boosted retail sales by 7.1% in October, the Commerce...
Ford reportedly mulling plant closings, more job cuts
Nov 14, 2001
Ford Motor Co. is considering another round of massive job cuts, and possible plant closings, as part of a restructuring plan to pull the world's second-largest...
Senators offer compromise on Mexican truck rules
Nov 14, 2001
Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Richard Shelby (R-AL) offered a compromise on new rules governing the safety of Mexican trucks in the United States,...
Hyperdrive powertrain unveiled for light trucks
Nov 14, 2001
Paice Corp., based in Silver Spring, MD, unveiled a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain system for light trucks at the SAE Truck & Bus Meeting and Exposition...
Roadway opens new terminal in Mexico
Nov 14, 2001
Roadway Express has opened a service terminal in Puebla, Mexico. Nora Arroyo has been tapped to be the terminal manager at Puebla, which is 75 miles south...
Electrified powertrain technology suggested for medium and heavy trucks
Nov 14, 2001
Concern about gasoline prices and tougher emissions regulations have led OEMs to put greater emphasis on managing fuel consumption as a way to differentiate...
Electrified powertrain technology suggested for medium and heavy trucks
Nov 14, 2001
Concern about gasoline prices and tougher emissions regulations have led OEMs to put greater emphasis on managing fuel consumption as a way to differentiate...
Bosch unveils new truck alternator
Nov 14, 2001
The Robert Bosch Corp. has unveiled a new alternator designed for Class 3-8 heavy-duty trucks that reportedly increases electrical output nearly 40% while...
Truck accessory sales boom
Nov 8, 2001
Special Equipment Market Association (SEMA) reports that high demand for truck accessories such as trailer hitches, bed liners, hood and side window deflectors,...
Truck accessory sales boom
Nov 8, 2001
Special Equipment Market Association (SEMA) reports that high demand for truck accessories such as trailer hitches, bed liners, hood and side window deflectors,...
Oshkosh subsidiary wins fire truck order
Nov 8, 2001
Pierce Manufacturing, the fire truck subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corp, has won a 56-vehicle order from the United States Forest Service in California,...
Holding company buys Lucas Truck and Equpment Sales
Nov 8, 2001
TS&B Holdings of Orlando FL is kicking off a long-planned truck dealership acquisition strategy with the purchase of Lucas Truck and Equipment Sales of...
UPS testing hybrid delivery vehicle
Nov 8, 2001
Package delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS) is wrapping up field tests of a hybrid electric delivery vehicle that is being used to pick up and...
Waste Management Increases Profits
Nov 8, 2001
Despite lower revenues compared to 2000, Waste Management of Houston TX posted positive income numbers compared to the big losses it suffered last year....
Freight companies turn to X-rays
Nov 8, 2001
It’s a sign of the times that an X-ray security system maker that primarily does business with government security agencies and prisons is now selling...
Bridgestone/Firestone to pay $41.5 million
Nov 8, 2001
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. said yesterday it will pay $41.5 million to settle lawsuits by states over defective ATX, ATX II and Wildreness AT tires recalled...
NTEA publishes new shop installation survey
Nov 7, 2001
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has announced the release of its newly-published 2001 NTEA Shop Installation Survey Results Report, a...
City takes over trailer plant
Nov 6, 2001
Trailmobile Trailer LLC has surrendered possession of its Liberal, Kansas, trailer manufacturing plant, according to Toby Miller, city manager of Liberal....
Fed cuts rates 50 basis points
Nov 6, 2001
The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 2 percent. In a related action, the...
Beall Buys Pioneer Truck Equipment
Nov 5, 2001
Beall Corporation of Portland, Oregon, has purchased the assets of Pioneer Truck Equipment of Salem, Oregon. Beall plans to merge its Truckweld line of...
E-One To Donate Rescue Vehicle to FDNY
Nov 1, 2001
As a result of the tragic losses on September 11, Emergency One, Inc. (E-One) announced that it is donating a rescue vehicle that will be utilized as...
Wabash posts losses, appoints new executives
Nov 1, 2001
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. of Lafayette, IN, is adding new faces to its executive management team as its financial losses mount. Gary Bateman...
