International confirms 315 layoffs
International Truck and Engine Corp. said it will indefinitely idle 315 employees at an Indianapolis engine plant Sept. 27 because the truckmaker expects...
Durable goods orders jump 8.7%
Orders to U.S. factories for durable goods jumped by 8.7% in July, the largest increase in nine months, the Commerce Dept. reported today. The report...
Truck shipments show 13% gain over July 2001
Franchised dealers of U.S. truck manufacturers sold 713,721 units in July 2002, according to data published by Ward's Communications, a 13.8% improvement...
Steel tariff scaled back on 178 imported steel products
The Bush Administration has excluded 178 imported steel products from tariffs imposed in March. According to an Aug. 22 New York Times article by Edmund...
Volvo July truck deliveries up 29%
Swedish truckmaker Volvo said today that deliveries of trucks in July increased 29 percent year-on-year, boosted by a surge in demand from the United...
Volvo unveils all new VN line
The next generation of over-the-road trucks from Volvo Trucks North America has been designed from the ground up to accommodate the new low-emission diesel...
Freightliner opens two SelecTrucks locations
Freightliner LLC has added two new SelecTrucks used truck retail locations in the State of Washington. The company said both locations offer a wide variety...
Pre-buying drives up Class 8 sales
Sales of heavy-duty Class 8 trucks rose to 14,095 units in July from the same month last year, according to statistics compiled by Ward's Communications....
Detroit Diesel confirms layoffs
Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) said it would follow through with plans to lay off between 500 and 700 workers and retool its manufacturing facility after...
Peterbilt, Eaton team on warranty
Peterbilt Motors Company and Eaton Corp. are providing complimentary extended warranty coverage on select Eaton transmissions for all new Peterbilt heavy...
Godwin acquires R/S Truck Body
R/S Truck Body Co. of Allen, Ky., has been acquired by Godwin Manufacturing of Dunn, NC, as of the close of business August 16. The addition of R/S will...
Trucking company profits take a hit in 2001
TBB staff reports
“A combined 2,337 for-hire trucking companies, in the aggregate, achieved a 2.1 % profit margin in 2001. That’s a material decline compared with a 2.9%...
Peterbilt, Cummins team on EGR warranty
Peterbilt Motors Co. and Cummins Inc. are providing complimentary extended coverage for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) engines installed in Peterbilt...
ArvinMeritor forms JV in South America
ArvinMeritor Inc. has announced a joint venture agreement with Randon Participacoes, Caxias do Sul, Brazil, to develop, manufacture and sell truck and...
GM recalls 720,000 vehicles for air bag problems
General Motors Corp. said today that it was recalling about 720,000 vehicles to fix two problems that could cause their air bags to malfunction in a crash....
ArvinMeritor and Randon to offer components in South America
ArvinMeritor Inc of Troy, Michigan, has announced a joint venture agreement with Randon Participacoes of Caxias do Sul, Brazil, to develop, manufacture,...
Manac acquires CPS Trailer of Missouri
Manac, the semi-trailer manufacturer based in Ville de Saint-Georges, Quebec, announced the acquisition of certain assets of semi-trailer manufacturer...
Medium-duty market on hold
MOUNT HOLLY, NC – Freightliner LLC's Mark Lampert believes the medium-duty truck market in North America is stuck in a "holding pattern" as buyers wait...
Orders for trailers outpace production
The trailer industry's prospects continued to brighten in the second quarter, according to research conducted by ACT Research. Orders rose to their highest...
Orders for trailers outpace production
The trailer industry's prospects continued to brighten in the second quarter, according to research conducted by ACT Research. Orders rose to their highest...
Orders for trailers outpace production
The trailer industry's prospects continued to brighten in the second quarter, according to the ACT Research quarterly survey of trailer manufacturers....
Freightliner Debuts Extended Cab and Crew Cab
Freightliner Trucks today introduced extended cab and crew cab models for its new Business Class M2 line of medium-duty and vocational trucks. Freightliner...
Vans to test hydraulic hybrid power
A hybrid powertrain that uses hydraulic pressure to recover energy normally lost during braking will be tested in a fleet of Ford E550 vans in commercial...
Detroit Diesel submits EPA applications
Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) has confirmed submitting applications to EPA for emissions certification of its Series 60 diesel engines. These initial emission-certification...
Bush predicts U.S. economy will rebound
President George W. Bush today predicted a rebound in the ailing U.S. economy and urged Wall Street to clean up its act at an economic forum designed...
