Mack to increase Granite production
Mack Trucks Inc. has announced it will increase production of the new Granite model at its assembly facility in Macungie, PA, next month in response to...
International offers 0% financing
International Truck and Engine Corp. and American Transportation Corp. have rolled out "Catch It While You Can," a financing program that offers a 0%...
Cummins reports 4Q gain, but loss for year
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. of Columbus, IN, reported a small profit for the fourth quarter of 2001, but ended up taking a loss for the year. Cummins...
Freightliner adds truck-search engine
Freightliner Trucks has introduced a truck locator feature on its website to allow visitors to search for new trucks in Freightliner Trucks dealer inventory....
Knorr-Bremse Assumes Control of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
Knorr-Bremse AG, of Munich announced today that it has assumed operational control of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC from Honeywell International...
Knorr-Bremse assumes control of Bendix
Knorr-Bremse AG announced today that it has assumed operational control of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC from Honeywell International Inc. The...
Knorr-Bremse assumes control of Bendix
Knorr-Bremse AG announced today that it has assumed operational control of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC from Honeywell International Inc. The...
Wabash says restructuring complete
Wabash National Corporation has completed its divestiture of its European operations, the final step in a restructuring plan designed to return the trailer...
Freightliner site helps find trucks
Freightliner Trucks has introduced a New Truck Locator feature on its Web site, www.freightlinertrucks.com. The new feature allows visitors to search...
Great Dane announces acquisition of Strick plants
Great Dane Limited Partnership announced officially January 21 that the company has acquired the Eastern van manufacturing facilities of Strick Trailer...
DaimlerChrysler Unveils New Commercial Bus Organization
DaimlerChrysler today announced a reorganization of its North American bus business, including its Thomas Built and Orion operations. The reorganization...
U.S. industry still weak, inflation down
U.S. industrial output shrank for a fifth straight month in December and consumer prices fell, according to two reports that highlighted the economy's...
DaimlerChrysler Unveils New Commercial Bus Organization
DaimlerChrysler today announced a reorganization of its North American bus business, including its Thomas Built and Orion operations. The reorganization...
NHTSA opens Volvo-OOIDA investigation
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has begun an investigation of defects in Volvo trucks that came in response to a petition submitted...
Ford reports $5.07 billion loss
Ford Motor Co. today reported a fourth-quarter 2001 net loss of $5.07 billion, less than a week after the automobile and light-truckmaker announced it...
Cummins chooses Federal-Mogul
Federal-Mogul Corp. has been selected to supply gaskets and dynamic seals for the Cummins diesel engine that will be available on 2003 Dodge 2500/3500...
Norman Hutchinson Dies January 10
Norman F Hutchinson, president of Hutchinson Industries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, died January 10 in Toronto. A 50-year veteran of the tank truck industry,...
GM to offer early-retirement package
General Motors Corp. (GM) is set to announce an early retirement program for salaried employees in an effort to again cut its combined salaried and contract...
Trailmobile Canada gets temporary financial help
Canadian truck trailer manufacturer Trailmobile Canada Ltd. said it has made a special financing arrangement with Tyco Capital to be permitted a temporary...
Allison phases out hydraulic products
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Allison Transmission Division of General Motors will cease manufacturing hydraulic transmissions to produce high-performance electronically controlled...
Ford to close factories and cut jobs
Ford Motor Co. said today it would cut 35,000 jobs, close five factories by the end of the decade and eliminate four vehicles as the second-largest automaker...
Autocar begins assembly of low-COE
One of the oldest names in the truck industry will be back on the road when the first Autocar-badged Xpeditor truck rolls off the assembly line on Jan....
Wabash National lays off 480 at Lafayette plant
Wabash National Corp has announced the immediate, temporary layoff of 480 hourly associates and an undetermined number of salaried employees – nearly...
Peterbilt to offer Haulmaax suspension
Truck maker Peterbilt Motos Co. of Denton, TX, plans to make the Haulmaax suspension line from Hendrickson International available on its vehicles. Both...
Volvo restructures truck brands
In a move intended to save money and simplify its structure, Volvo AB said today that it would split its three truck brands into separate divisions. The...
