NTEA Adds, Requalifies MVP Companies
Apr 10, 2012
Through its Member Verification Program (MVP), the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has requalified 12 member companies and approved nine new member companies for their commitment to excellence by their effective use of safety and quality standards. The MVP currently includes 271 member companies...
Great Dane’s Dallas Facility Cleaning Up After Tornado
Apr 9, 2012, By Rick Weber
Branch manager Eddie Sarten and his employees at Great Dane’s Dallas facility at 4115 Port Blvd. were still cleaning up Monday in the wake of the devastating tornadoes that struck the area last Tuesday...
Legacy Equipment Acquires AG Truck Equipment, Truck Box Shop
Apr 9, 2012
Legacy Equipment Company has acquired AG Truck Equipment Company, a 65-year old supplier of truck-mounted equipment and specialized vocational trucks, and The Truck Box Shop, a retail store for truck and van storage solutions from AG Body Inc...
Korth Resigns as Supreme’s CEO
Apr 6, 2012
Supreme Industries, Inc. announced that, in order to focus her efforts on IRN, Inc., a consulting firm in the vehicle and transportation industry, Kim Korth has resigned as director, president and chief executive officer...
Great Dane Adding Engineering Technology Center
Apr 5, 2012
Great Dane officially broke ground on the site of a brand new research and development campus, expanding on the existing corporate office facility located at 602 E. Lathrop Ave. in Savannah, Ga...
Isuzu Offers Enhanced Coverage For Certified Pre-Owned Trucks
Apr 5, 2012
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., has enhanced its Isuzu Gold Star coverage pre-owned truck program. In addition to existing 3-month/10,000-mile, 6-month/20,000-mile and 12-month/30,000-mile coverage for major powertrain components, Isuzu dealers will now be able to offer powertrain component coverage for 24 months/50,000 miles (whichever comes first) on qualified vehicles...
Polar Service Centers Opens Location in Killdeer, N.D.
Apr 5, 2012
Polar Service Centers has opened a location in Killdeer, N.D., the heart of the Bakken Shale oilfields and one of the fastest-growing oil-producing areas in the country...
Preliminary Class 8 Orders for March 11% Below February: FTR
Apr 5, 2012
Class 8 truck total net orders in March were 11% below February at 19,682 units for all major North American OEMs, according to FTR Associates’ preliminary data...
NHTSA Issues Final Rule on Platform Lifts for Motor Vehicles
Apr 5, 2012
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a final rule amending Federal motor vehicle safety standards on platform lift systems for otor vehicles...
Great Dane Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Statesboro, Georgia
Apr 4, 2012
Just over a year after breaking ground on a new refrigerated trailer manufacturing plant in Statesboro, Ga., Great Dane opened the 450,000-square-foot facility for production today following a ribbon-cutting ceremony...
Class 8 Preliminary Net Orders Down in March: ACT
Apr 4, 2012
In what is typically one of the seasonally strongest months of the year, preliminary Class 8 orders came in below expectations in March for a second consecutive month, according to ACT Research Co., LLC (ACT). On a seasonally adjusted basis, Class 8 orders were the weakest since September 2010 at 18,400 units...
Heavy Truck Demand Down in 4Q in China: ACT
Apr 4, 2012
Heavy truck demand in China fell in the fourth quarter, due to continuing construction market weakness, while growth in consumer spending supported increased road freight transportation, according to the recently released China Commercial Vehicle Outlook jointly published by ACT and SIC, China’s State Information Center...
ATA Calls for Repeal of FET on Large Trucks
Apr 4, 2012
American Trucking Associations (ATA) president and CEO Bill Graves called on Congress to swiftly adopt a proposal introduced by Reps. Jim Gerlach (R-Penn.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on large trucks and replace it with a modest increase in the federal diesel fuel tax...
Prime Design Aligns With R•O•M
Apr 4, 2012
Prime Design Ladder Racks has formed a strategic alliance with R•O•M Corporation that will further its ability to provide products to a wide customer base. Prime Design will become a subsidiary of R•O•M and maintain its presence in West Saint Paul, MN...
GVW Truck Parts Opens Facility in Harrisburg, PA
Apr 4, 2012
GVW Parts Distribution, LLC (www.gvwparts.com), formerly Autocar Parts, LLC, has opened its newest distribution facility in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and will begin shipping from the location immediately...
Dealers Face Same FET Scenario—For Now
Apr 3, 2012, By Rick Weber
It will be business as usual for truck and trailer dealers regarding the federal excise tax (FET)—at least until June 30—as a result of President Obama’s signing of H.R. 4281: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012....
European Registrations Fall 11.3% In February
Apr 3, 2012
Demand for new commercial vehicles was down in all major European markets, leading to an overall 11.3% decline, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association ...
Azure Dynamics Stops Production, Files for Bankruptcy
Apr 3, 2012
Azure Dynamics has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and Canada following a rejection by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) for a public stock offering that would have raised needed capital for operations, according to Mike Elwood, vice president-marketing...
NHTSA Amends Standards for Bus Emergency Exits
Apr 3, 2012
NHTSA has made several amendments to the Federal motor vehicle safety standard for bus emergency exits...
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Remains Steady in February
Apr 2, 2012
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for February eased slightly in February to a reading of 5.9, according to the April 2012 Trucking Update...
ACOFAS Offering Shop Seminar
Apr 2, 2012
The American Council Of Frame and Alignment Specialists (ACOFAS) is hosting a two-day seminar in Milwaukee, WI, April 24-25 and will cover the latest regulations regarding the shop environment and office postings...
NTEA Supports Truck Sales Tax Repeal Legislation
Mar 30, 2012
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) is backing HR 4321, legistration introduced by Representative Jim Gerlach (R-PA) to repeal the retail sales excise tax on heavy trucks and replace the revenue with a small increase in the diesel fuel tax rate...
Terex Equipment Relocates, Expands Colorado Location
Mar 30, 2012
Terex Equipment Services (TES) has relocated its Commerce City, Colorado, location to a new site in Aurora that expands the square footage from 5,400 to 31,500...
Diesel to be Offered on Full-Size Transit in 2013
Mar 29, 2012
Ford Motor Co. plans to offer a diesel powertrain as an option to the new full-size Transit cargo and passenger van’s standard 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 gasoline engine when it begins building in 2013...
ATA Truck Tonnage Up 0.5% in February
Mar 29, 2012
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.5% in February after falling 4.6% in January...
