USA Truck places large order with International
USA Truck Inc. has placed an order for 963 International 9400i heavy-duty tractors, International Truck and Engine Corp. announced today. Van Buren, AR-based...
Truck sales up 10% over December 2001
Franchised dealers of U.S. truck manufacturers sold 774,659 units in December 2002 –- an increase of 10.9% over the month a year ago, according to data...
OPEC votes to raise production
OPEC hopes its agreement to boost production by 1.5 million barrels a day will reassure markets roiled by a shortfall in Venezuelan exports and the possibility...
Dana to supply structural systems to Ford
Dana Corp. announced today that it will supply structural systems to Ford Motor Co. for its 2004 F-150 Series pickup trucks. Dana's Automotive Systems...
New NTEA directory available
National Truck Equipment Assn.'s (NTEA) newly published 2003 Membership Roster & Product Directory features nearly 1,600 companies that manufacture, distribute,...
Hyundai rolls out medium trucks
Republic of Korea-based Hyundai Motor Co. has launched a division to market Hyundai medium-duty trucks in the U.S. Hyundai had previously had a trucking...
Light-truck sales boost American Honda's numbers
American Honda Motor Co. sales increased 3.3% during 2002 to an all-time record of 1,247,834 units while setting eight new records including light truck...
GM hybrids to be built in Fort Wayne
General Motors Corp.'s first hybrid gas-and-electric-powered pickup trucks will be built at the company's Fort Wayne, IN plant. Production of hybrid Chevrolet...
Canadian manufacturer acquires US distributor
Tenco Machinery, a truck body and equipment manufacturer in St Valerien De Milton, Quebec, has acquired parts of the assets of Hill Martin Corporation,...
Nissan rolls out full-size pickup
Nissan Motor Co. today unveiled its new full-size pickup, the Titan, at the North American International Auto Show. The Titan will have a standard 5.6-liter...
GM to unveil Army hybrid truck
General Motors and the U.S. Army's National Automotive Center will unveil a diesel-electric hybrid pickup with a fuel cell power generator Thursday at...
EPA wants new off-road diesel standards
The Bush Administration is drafting new rules that would bring emissions standards for off-road diesel-powered vehicles and machinery in line with rules...
Ford introduces new F-150
Ford Motor Company unveiled its redesigned F-150 pickup at the week’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit today. Three cab choices will...
Kenworth engineers explore ways to increase fuel economy
Kenworth is working with an Olympia, Wash.-based company called Aero Works, which has designed a new approach to "boat tails" -- a term that refers to...
Wabash reduces indebtedness $100 million in 2002
Wabash National Corporation announced today that it reduced indebtedness $100 million during 2002 while reaching $75 million in liquidity (cash on hand...
Volvo to expand Umeaa truck plant
AB Volvo said today it will invest $41.4 million U.S. in a new paint shop and production line at Volvo Trucks' Umeaa cab plant in northern Sweden. The...
