Diesel emissions control system tests successful
KleenAir Systems, an emission control system manufacturer based in Fullerton, CA, has wrapped up a series of product tests in the city of Houston, TX,...
Trailmobile files for bankruptcy
Chicago-based trailer manufacturer Trailmobile Trailer LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. However, its Canadian subsidiary, Trailmobile...
Trailmobile files for bankruptcy
Chicago-based trailer manufacturer Trailmobile Trailer LLC has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. However, its Canadian subsidiary, Trailmobile...
Cat reorganizes engine division
Caterpillar Inc. has reorganized its truck engine operation and renamed it the Caterpillar On-Highway Engine Div. As part of the reorganization, Cat has...
Retail sales plunge 3.7% in November
Retail sales fell a record 3.7% in November, the Commerce Dept. announced today. According to the department, November’s plunge followed a 6.4% upward...
Hackney & Sons' parent company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Transportation Technologies, the parent company of Hackney & Sons and Kidron, has started voluntary bankruptcy actions under provisions of Chapter 11...
Haldex buys businesses from Holland Group
The Haldex Group announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Anchorlok air brake actuator and Neway suspension control valve businesses...
LoJack adapts technology to hazmat trailers
LoJack Corp. of Westwood, MA, a company providing police-operated stolen vehicle tracking technology, said it has adapted its system for use on untethered...
Peterbilt wins J.D. Power award for medium-duty trucks
Peterbilt Motors Co. has earned the top spot in J.D. Power and Associates’ 2001 Customer Satisfaction Study for conventional-style medium-duty trucks....
Manufacturers see more business in 2002
U.S. manufacturing executives expect to see significant improvement in business by the second half of next year, but forecast that spending by their firms...
Used trucks boon to aftermarket
FLORENCE, Ky. – Mark Purtilar, vp and general manager for ArvinMeritor’s aftermarket division, believes that the current glut of used trucks may have...
Vocational suspension for Paccar trucks
Hendrickson Truck Suspension Systems is supplying Paccar’s sister OEMs, Peterbilt and Kenworth, with a new lightweight suspension designed specifically...
Bridgestone/Firestone expects $1.66 billion loss for the year
Nashville-based tiremaker Bridgestone Corp., which just reorganized its subsidiaries into Bridgestone/Firestone Americas Holding (BFAH), is projecting...
Navistar shows 4th-quarter profit
Navistar International Corp. had a profit in the fiscal fourth-quarter as a result of cost cuts enacted because of the recession and the glut of used...
Diesel drops below $1.20
The national average price at the pump for a gallon of diesel fuel fell 2.9 cents this week to $1.194, the Dept. of Energy reported. According to the...
Teamsters approve of Congressional compromise
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said it is pleased that Congress and the White House have agreed to create a “strong safety regime” that will...
Ashcroft wants to speed up U.S.-Canada border crossings
Attorney General John Ashcroft said that the addition of several hundred National Guard troops and military helicopters at U.S.-Canadian crossings will...
Hyundai to sell commercial trucks here
Hyundai Motor Co (HMC) has announced that it plans to distribute its commercial vehicle products in the United States. Initially, HMC will offer a compact...
Hyundai to sell commercial trucks here
Hyundai Motor Co. (HMC) has announced that it plans to distribute its commercial vehicle products in the United States. Initially, HMC will offer a compact...
Joint venture delivers natural-gas trucks
Cummins Westport Inc., a joint venture of Cummins Inc. and Westport Innovations Inc., has completed the first multiple-unit delivery of heavy-duty trucks...
Roadway finalizes acquisition of Arnold
LTL conglomerate Roadway Corp. of Akron, OH, has closed its acquisition of Arnold Industries of Lebanon, PA, and its sale of Arnold Industries' logistics...
Wabash appoints sales VP
Truck trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. has appointed Brent Larson as vp of sales. Larson had been serving as vice president-general manager...
Wabash appoints sales VP
Truck trailer manufacturer Wabash National Corp. has appointed Brent Larson as vp of sales. Larson had been serving as vice president-general manager...
Bush, Congress reach deal on Mexican truck access
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress and the Bush administration reached a tentative deal late on Wednesday on tough safety criteria that...
Cummins expects higher profits in 2002
Engine maker Cummins Inc., based in Columbus, IN, expects improved profits next year despite projections for essentially flat revenues. "Continuing efforts...
