Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Up 4% in January
Feb 10, 2010
Medium and heavy truck sales were up 4% in January over the same period a year ago, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
HYVA USA Partners with DTX Logistics in Canada
Feb 10, 2010
Hyva USA Corporation, a provider of hydraulic components to the North American commercial vehicle industry, announced a contract warehousing and logistics partnership with DTX Logistics of Montreal, Quebec...
Navistar, Clean Air Power Partner on Natural Gas MaxxForce 13
Feb 10, 2010
Trying to diversify its engine offerings, Navistar Inc. has signed an agreement with Clean Air Power to develop the MaxxForce 13 big bore engine to run on natural gas and clean diesel fuel for North America...
Wabash Reduces Operating Loss in 4Q
Feb 9, 2010
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) reported year-over-year operating improvements across several key financial and operating metrics...
Henderson Welcomes Cameron Holdings Investment
Feb 9, 2010
Henderson Products, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of truck-equipment products for the municipal and contractor markets, announced that Cameron Holdings, in partnership with Henderson management and Bush O'Donnell Capital Partners, has acquired a controlling interest in the company...
Schneider National Expands Regional Driving Roles to 2,500 Drivers
Feb 9, 2010
Schneider National announced plans to grow its regional driving fleet to 2,500 this year, offering experienced drivers across the country an opportunity to enjoy the stability of a large carrier with weekly time at home or better...
Oshkosh Defense Receives $84 Million Award for M-ATV Armor Kits
Feb 8, 2010
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK) announced that its Defense division received an award valued at more than $84 million from the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM LCMC) to supply more than 625 add-on armor kits for the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle ...
B20 Biofuel Capability for 2011 Duramax 6.6l Turbo Diesel
Feb 8, 2010
GM announced today that its new lineup of heavy-duty diesel pickups will have B20 biodiesel capability. B20 fuel is a blend of 20-percent biodiesel and 80-percent conventional diesel, which helps lower carbon dioxide emissions and lessens dependence on petroleum. The Duramax diesel is covered by GM's five-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty...
Intermodal Reaches New High in Market Share in 4Q
Feb 8, 2010
Intermodal transport gained market share against trucks in the fourth quarter of 2009, reaching a new high in the process, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows. Intermodal’s share of U.S. long-haul (550+ mile) movements of international and domestic containerized freight was estimated to be 13.3% in the fourth quarter, up 0.2% from the third quarter and slightly above the previous high-water mark achieved in Q4 2008. The analysis is contained in the February issue of FTR’s Intermodal Monthly Update ...
Paccar Rolls Out MX Engine For Kenworth, Peterbilt Trucks
Feb 8, 2010, By Wendy Leavitt, Fleet Owner director of editorial development
After ten years of development work and $1 billion, Paccar Inc. unveiled its proprietary Paccar MX engine line at its state-of-the-art Technical Center in Mt. Vernon, Washington. The new diesel engines will be installed beginning this summer as standard equipment on trucks manufactured by Paccar subsidiaries Kenworth Truck Co. and Peterbilt Motors...
Net Class 8 Orders for January Lowest since 2002
Feb 5, 2010
FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing January 2010 Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs were 6,221 units, the lowest level since July of 2002...
Fleet Sentiment Buying Index Down 21% for 1Q
Feb 4, 2010
The 1Q 2010 FSR Equipment Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research (www.ckcvr.com) fell 21% from 4Q 2009 to a reading of 54.5...
Freightliner, Allison Combine On ‘Optimized’ Vocational Packaging
Feb 4, 2010
Freightliner Trucks, a division of Daimler Truck North America, has announced it is partnering with Allison Transmission, Inc. to offer Allison Optimized “driveline packages” for vocational vehicles...
Workstar, Paystar Models Updated
Feb 4, 2010
Navistar used the World of Concrete trade show to announce a number of new enhancements to its International WorkStar and PayStar severe service trucks...
Great Dane Acquires Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies
Feb 3, 2010
Great Dane Trailers announced that it has acquired Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, a manufacturer of insulated fiberglass refrigerated truck bodies and all-electric refrigeration solutions...
Cummins Reaches Multi-year Agreement With Chrysler Group
Feb 3, 2010
Cummins Inc. announced a multi-year extension of its current agreement with Chrysler Group LLC. Cummins will supply 6.7-liter Turbo Diesel engines for Ram Heavy Duty pickups and Chassis Cab trucks while continuing to grow its partnership with Chrysler, which began 21 years ago...
Forestry Equipment of Virginia Orders 75 Freightliner M2 106 Trucks
Feb 3, 2010
Freightliner Trucks announced that Forestry Equipment of Virginia (FEVA) has purchased 75 Freightliner Business Class M2 106 trucks...
ATA Joins Suit Challenging California Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
Feb 3, 2010
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) joined petroleum refiners and other end-users in a legal challenge to California's recently enacted low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS). The regulation adopted by the California Air Resources Board requires annual reductions in the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel over the next ten years...
Strengthening Freight May Lead to Higher Truck, Trailer Sales in 2011
Feb 2, 2010
Accelerating economic activity has led FTR Associates to increase its estimates of the amount of truck freight that was moving at year-end 2009, as reported in the January edition of FTR’s North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Report...
Cummins Reports Strongest 4Q Ever
Feb 2, 2010
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) today reported that the fourth quarter 2009 was the most profitable fourth quarter in company history, eclipsing the previous mark set in 2007...
Knight Transportation Orders 370 SCR-Equipped Volvo VNs
Feb 1, 2010
Knight Transportation has placed an order for 370 Volvo VNs equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emissions control technology. Volvo Trucks North America will begin deliveries of these trucks to the Phoenix-based fleet in April...
Thomas Built Buses Names New President
Feb 1, 2010
Kelley Platt has been named president and CEO of Thomas Built Buses. Platt, who joined Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) in 1989 as Freightliner manager of treasury services, played a pivotal role in the company’s 1998 acquisition of Thomas Built Buses...
Truck Blue Book Conference Set for April 20-21
Feb 1, 2010
The 28th Annual Truck Blue Book Conference is set for April 20-21 at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel in Overland Park, Kansas...
SAF Holland Unveils Trailer Axle Plant
Jan 28, 2010
SAF Holland officially announced the opening of its trailer axle manufacturing plant in Warrenton, Missouri...
Oshkosh Has Record Results for Fiscal 1Q
Jan 28, 2010
Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) today reported fiscal 2010 first-quarter net sales of $2.43 billion and income from continuing operations of $191.2 million, or $2.10 per share, excluding non-cash intangible asset impairment charges...
