Wabash National Corporation announces management changes
Wabash National Corporation announced today that Richard E Dessimoz, former acting chief executive officer, and Arthur R Brown, chief operating officer,...
Trailer Bridge threatened with delisting
Trailer Bridge Inc. said it has received a Nasdaq "staff determination," which indicates that the company fails to comply with the requirements for continued...
International rolls out 5900i 4X2 tractor
International Truck and Engine Corp. has rolled out its 59001 tractor, a 4x2 configuration designed for on- and off-highway use. “After listening to our...
Durable goods orders rise above expectation
Durable goods orders rose past analysts' expectations in April, driven by the biggest rise in auto demand in more than three years, the government said...
Conference Board says economic activity is down
A key gauge of economic activity dropped last month after rising in March, New York-based Conference Board said. Suggesting that economic recovery is...
Cummins, Volvo receive letters from EPA
Cummins Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America have confirmed they received a letter from EPA reminding the OEMs that they are not to encourage customers...
Trailer shipments down again, EPA INC says
Trailer shipments dropped again in the opening quarter of this year, according to a survey of trailer manufacturers conducted quarterly by Economic Planning...
Caterpillar confirms EPA's pre-buy checkup
Caterpillar Inc. said EPA is in fact asking seven major truck-engine manufacturers if they have encouraged customers to pre-buy engines before October,...
Wabash still reeling from trailer slump
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. continues to struggle financially from a nearly 50% market-wide drop in trailer orders that began last year. Lafayette,...
Medium-duty slump hurts International
International Truck & Engine Corp. lost $4 million in its second fiscal quarter on revenues of $1.7 billion, a major reversal from the $3 million it earned...
EPA reportedly targeting OEMs for pre-buying engines
The EPA is investigating whether seven major truck-engine manufacturers have been improperly encouraging customers to pre-buy engines before October,...
Bendix acquires distribution of Knorr-Bremse ABS from Eaton
Effective June 1, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC will become the North American distributor and principal sales team for Knorr-Bremse ABS products,...
American LaFrance Headquarters to Move to South Carolina
American LaFrance Corporation announced today that its corporate headquarters and Cleveland, N.C., manufacturing operations will move to North Charleston,...
American LaFrance Headquarters to Move to South Carolina
American LaFrance Corporation announced today that its corporate headquarters and Cleveland, N.C., manufacturing operations will move to North Charleston,...
U.S. retail sales show surprise strength in April
U.S. consumers hit stores and new car showrooms in droves in April, giving retail sales their biggest boost since last fall, the government said in a...
NHTSA closes comments on CAFE change
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ended the public commentary period for a ruling that would change the definition of a truck...
SmarTire reaches agreement with Visteon
SmarTire Systems Inc. and Visteon Corp. have announced an agreement in principle to develop and market tire-monitoring devices for vehicle manufacturers....
International, Intra form aftermarket deal
Intra Technologies and International Truck and Engine Corp. have sealed a deal to distribute Intra products through International dealers throughout North...
Downturn hurts wheel supplier
Sales have fallen off sharply for truck wheelmaker Accuride Corp., with first-quarter revenues dropping 14.4% to $77.8 million, down from $90.9 million...
Isuzu denies report of diesel spin-off
Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors Ltd today denied a newspaper report that it was considering spinning off its diesel engine division, and that General...
Retail truck sales continue to climb
Retail truck sales—particularly those for commercial use—continued to strengthen in April, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications, a sister...
Retail truck sales continue to climb
Retail truck sales—particularly those for commercial use—continued to strengthen in April, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications, a sister...
GM adds new shift, increases pickup production by 100,000
General Motors Corp. said it will add a third shift of workers at its Pontiac, Michigan, pickup plant to boost production of its hot-selling trucks, which...
Report: HPA Monon shuts down production, heads for bankruptcy
HPA Monon Corp. has shut down production and is headed for bankruptcy proceedings, according to a story in today's Lafayette Journal and Courier. "The...
Wireless Penguins watch reefers
iNet-Blue Corp. has introduced the TraXall penguin wireless temperature system for automatically monitoring, reporting, tracking and logging the temperature...
