Freightliner Unveils SmartPlex Electrical System
Mar 8, 2011
Freightliner Trucks today introduced the SmartPlex Electrical System for the Freightliner 114SD and Business Class M2 platforms, offering flexibility for Truck Equipment Manufacturers (TEM) when configuring a truck to suit specific body installations. ...
Leggett & Platt Partners with Landi Renzo on CNG Systems
Mar 7, 2011
Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (L&P CVP) has partnered with Landi Renzo USA to implement alternative fuel systems using compressed natural gas ...
Class 8 Preliminary Net Orders for February Up 210%
Mar 4, 2011
Preliminary Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs were 23,998 for February, a 210% increase from the same period a year ago, according to FTR Associates...
U.S. Strikes Deal to Allow Mexican Trucks
Mar 4, 2011
In a joint White House press conference with Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, President Obama announced the two countries have a deal on the table to open U.S. highways to Mexican truck operators...
Fuel-Price Spike Could ‘Degrade’ Freight Volume
Mar 4, 2011
Analysts are concerned not that the recent oil-price spike will increase operating costs for carriers, but how it will impact freight volumes in the U.S...
Aero Industries Partners With ElCargo Fabrication
Mar 3, 2011
Aero Industries has formed a new strategic distribution partnership with ElCargo Fabrication Inc., a leader in the tarp system industry for Eastern Canada...
Class 8 Net Orders Stay Strong in February
Mar 2, 2011
Preliminary heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicle net orders for North American markets totaled 24,300 units in February, according to ACT Research Co...
Knapheide, BAF Hook Up on Aftermarket CNG Vans
Mar 1, 2011
Knapheide Manufacturing Co. has named BAF Technologies, a subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., to be its exclusive provider of aftermarket CNG (compressed natural gas) fuel systems for light-duty Ford trucks configured with Knapheide service bodies...
Midwest Wheel Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Mar 1, 2011
Midwest Wheel Companies are celebrating their 100th anniversary. Midwest Wheel Companies began business in Des Moines as Iowa Vulcanizing Company on March 1, 1911...
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Continues to Improve
Mar 1, 2011
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the March Trucking Update, rose to 9.1 in January from a December reading of 7.1...
Odyne Systems Appoints Terex Utilities as Global Distributor for Hybrid Systems
Feb 28, 2011
Odyne Systems LLC has expanded distribution and support of Odyne plug-in hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks beyond the 15-state Dueco Inc. territory by appointing Terex Utilities as distributor throughout the balance of the U.S. and globally...
Florida Utility Trailers Acquires Dealership in Miami
Feb 28, 2011
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced that Florida Utility Trailers, Inc. has acquired Utility Trailer Sales & Leasing in Miami, Florida...
Orlando Ford Dealer Acquired By Rush
Feb 25, 2011
Rush Enterprises’ Rush Truck Centers of Florida has acquired Heintzelman’s Truck Center, a Ford truck dealer based in Orlando, FL, and will change its name to Rush Truck Center–Orlando....
NTDA to Co-Host National Transportation and Infrastructure Conference
Feb 24, 2011
The National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) will serve as an interna¬tional co-host organization for the 4th Annual Transportation & Infrastructure Convention March 9−11 in Washington, D.C. ...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Highest in Three Years
Feb 24, 2011
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.8 percent in January after rising a revised 2.5 percent in December 2010. The latest jump put the SA index at 117.1 (2000=100) in January, which was the highest level since January 2008. In December, the SA index equaled 112.7. ...
Supreme’s Net Sales Up 19% in 2010
Feb 24, 2011
Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: STS) announced that net sales for the fourth quarter rose 23% to $54.5 million from $44.5 million in last year's comparable period. For the full year, net sales reached $220.9 million, up 19% from $186.1 million in 2009. ...
California to Fund $19 Million for Hybrid Truck Grants
Feb 23, 2011
California will fund hybrid truck and bus grants for a second year at a cost of $19 million – continuing a program the state hopes will encourage commercial fleets to adopt truck technology that reduces fuel consumption and air pollution....
Spartan Chassis Expands Engine Portfolio With MaxxForce 13
Feb 23, 2011
Spartan Chassis Inc. announced that a multi-year supply agreement has been signed with the Navistar Engine Group allowing for the expansion of clean diesel engine offerings on its signature emergency response cab and chassis, the Gladiator....
Navistar to Develop New Engine Architecture
Feb 23, 2011
Navistar International Corp. is developing new engine architecture with EcoMotors International that will result in a powerplant that is far lighter than current models, uses 50% fewer parts, and produces much lower exhaust emissions, all with the use of conventional components, materials, and manufacturing processes. ...
New Commercial Trailer Registrations Up 42% in 2010
Feb 22, 2011
New U.S. commercial registrations for trailers over 24 feet in length in 2010 were 105,471 units, up 42% from 2009, according to Polk...
East Mfg Names Pinnacle Trailer Sales New Dealer for Carolinas
Feb 22, 2011
The two sites of Pinnacle Trailer Sales Inc. are now authorized dealerships for East Manufacturing’s full line of aluminum dump trailers...
Fleet Brake Acquires McCoy Parts & Service
Feb 22, 2011
Fleet Brake acquired McCoy Parts & Service from the McCoy Corporation, with the company operating as Peerless Parts & Service...
SETA Reintroduced In House
Feb 22, 2011
The Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP), a group of more than 180 shippers and associations dedicated to responsibly increasing federal weight limits on interstate highways, announced that federal truck weight reform known as the Safe and Efficient Transportation Act (SETA) has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives ...
Advance Engineered Products Group Releases New Tridem Trailer
Feb 22, 2011
The Advance Engineered Products Group has introduced the new super 407 Aluminum Full Vac Double Conical Tridem Trailer, designed to significantly improve load times and payloads over non-vac crude units...
ARB Continues Grants For Hybrid Trucks, Buses
Feb 17, 2011
The Air Resources Board has initiated the second year of grants totaling $19 million for hybrid vehicle technology that significantly reduces smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions. ...
