Senators offer compromise on Mexican truck rules
Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Richard Shelby (R-AL) offered a compromise on new rules governing the safety of Mexican trucks in the United States,...
Hyperdrive powertrain unveiled for light trucks
Paice Corp., based in Silver Spring, MD, unveiled a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain system for light trucks at the SAE Truck & Bus Meeting and Exposition...
Roadway opens new terminal in Mexico
Roadway Express has opened a service terminal in Puebla, Mexico. Nora Arroyo has been tapped to be the terminal manager at Puebla, which is 75 miles south...
Oshkosh subsidiary wins fire truck order
Pierce Manufacturing, the fire truck subsidiary of Oshkosh Truck Corp, has won a 56-vehicle order from the United States Forest Service in California,...
Holding company buys Lucas Truck and Equpment Sales
TS&B Holdings of Orlando FL is kicking off a long-planned truck dealership acquisition strategy with the purchase of Lucas Truck and Equipment Sales of...
UPS testing hybrid delivery vehicle
Package delivery giant United Parcel Service (UPS) is wrapping up field tests of a hybrid electric delivery vehicle that is being used to pick up and...
Waste Management Increases Profits
Despite lower revenues compared to 2000, Waste Management of Houston TX posted positive income numbers compared to the big losses it suffered last year....
Freight companies turn to X-rays
It’s a sign of the times that an X-ray security system maker that primarily does business with government security agencies and prisons is now selling...
Bridgestone/Firestone to pay $41.5 million
Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. said yesterday it will pay $41.5 million to settle lawsuits by states over defective ATX, ATX II and Wildreness AT tires recalled...
Truck accessory sales boom
Special Equipment Market Association (SEMA) reports that high demand for truck accessories such as trailer hitches, bed liners, hood and side window deflectors,...
Truck accessory sales boom
Special Equipment Market Association (SEMA) reports that high demand for truck accessories such as trailer hitches, bed liners, hood and side window deflectors,...
NTEA publishes new shop installation survey
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has announced the release of its newly-published 2001 NTEA Shop Installation Survey Results Report, a...
City takes over trailer plant
Trailmobile Trailer LLC has surrendered possession of its Liberal, Kansas, trailer manufacturing plant, according to Toby Miller, city manager of Liberal....
Fed cuts rates 50 basis points
The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 2 percent. In a related action, the...
Beall Buys Pioneer Truck Equipment
Beall Corporation of Portland, Oregon, has purchased the assets of Pioneer Truck Equipment of Salem, Oregon. Beall plans to merge its Truckweld line of...
Vistar gets GlobalWave tracking-system order
Vistar Datacom, a satellite tracking systems provider based in Herndon, VA, has received an order for 210 of its GlobalWave satellite communications terminals...
ETL unveils light-fleet tracking tool
ETL Electronique Ltd. of Montreal has unveiled Astus II, the latest version of its light vehicle fleet management system for small fleets of that operate...
E-One To Donate Rescue Vehicle to FDNY
As a result of the tragic losses on September 11, Emergency One, Inc. (E-One) announced that it is donating a rescue vehicle that will be utilized as...
Wabash posts losses, appoints new executives
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. of Lafayette, IN, is adding new faces to its executive management team as its financial losses mount. Gary Bateman...
Kenworth adds fuel-saving tips online
Kenworth Truck Co. launched a major fuel economy awareness program today to assist fleets and owner operators interested in improving their fuel efficiency....
Recession becoming evident
Signs that the U.S. economy is in recession are becoming more evident with statistics released this week. Consumer spending, manufacturing, construction...
American Freightways and Cummins work to recalibrate engines
Cummins Inc. has reached an agreement with American Freightways Inc., the less-than-truckload carrier, to initiate a low-NOx engine recalibration program...
Wabash posts losses, appoints new executives
Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. of Lafayette, IN, is adding new faces to its executive management team as its financial losses mount. Gary Bateman...
FedEx to get boost from government compensation
Package delivery giant FedEx Corp. of Memphis, TN, said it will get an earnings boost in the second quarter of its fiscal 2002 (which ends November 30)...
Nasser ousted by Ford
Ford Motor Co. chief executive Jacques Nasser, whose future at the automaker has been in doubt for months, is being ousted and will be replaced by chairman...
