ArvinMeritor Dedicates Facility in Monterrey, Mexico
Aug 27, 2008
ArvinMeritor, Inc. dedicated a new $30-million manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico...
East, Meritor WABCO Introduce Trailer Communication System
Aug 26, 2008
East flatbed, refuse and dump trailers can now communicate critical intelligent data to the driver through an optional Power Line Carrier (PLC) communication system that utilizes MeritorWABCO Vehicle Control Systems' Infolink Gateway Communications Capabilities...
Utility Launches 4000D-X Composite
Aug 26, 2008
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. today announced the launch of the next generation D-X product, the 4000D-X Composite, a composite-wall trailer...
Poll: Lack of Skilled Workers Hurts the Most
Aug 25, 2008
In a remarkable counter to conventional wisdom, more leading manufacturing executives today believe the lack of skilled labor and management skills in the work force – not current oil prices or the weak U.S. dollar – most hurts the growth of America’s economy...
Old Dominion Relocates Service Center to Florence, SC
Aug 25, 2008
LB Clayton, VP of the Midsouth region for Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., announced a service center relocation to Florence, S.C. The 24-door facility is located on a five-acre site at 2650 TV Road, Florence...
OESA Sets Conference on Business in China
Aug 22, 2008
The Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) and Foley & Lardner LLP will present "Business in China: Industry Outlook and Supplier Profitability" on September 24 at the Somerset Inn in Troy, Mich....
ATA Supports Bipartisan Energy Plan
Aug 22, 2008
The American Trucking Associations today announced its support for a bipartisan comprehensive energy bill that calls for domestic oil drilling, tax incentives and alternative energy research to lower the price of fuel for the nation’s 3.5 million truck drivers and American consumers. ...
Mitsubishi Fuso Opens New Headquarters
Aug 21, 2008
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. has opened its new sales, marketing and distribution headquarters in Redford, Mich. FUSO is part of Daimler Trucks North America's Light Commercial Vehicle team, also based in Redford...
Navistar Unveils Diesel Hybrid Programs
Aug 21, 2008
Navistar is extending its hybrid leadership among commercial truck manufacturers with new programs designed to further cut the cost of ownership for its hybrid trucks at a time of extraordinarily high diesel prices...
GM, Navistar Medium-Duty Deal Expires
Aug 21, 2008
Due to significant marketplace and economic changes, GM and Navistar have decided not to renew the memorandum of understanding to purchase GM’s medium-duty truck business, which has expired...
Freightliner, Meritor WABCO Offer Collision Safety System
Aug 20, 2008
Freightliner Trucks, in conjunction with Meritor WABCO, has announced the availability of the OnGuard Collision Safety System for select Cascadia and Century Class S/T fleets...
General Truck Body’s PEVs a Hit With U.S. Army
Aug 20, 2008
The U.S. Army is raving about the three new Patient Evacuation Vehicles (PEV) that are being used to transport Wounded Warriors returning from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom from the runways of Andrews Air Force Base to Walter Reed Army Medical Center...
Great Dane Re-Designs Web Site
Aug 19, 2008
Great Dane Trailers this week launched its newly redesigned Web site with expanded product information and more in-depth location search capabilities among its new features...
New Trailer Registrations Down 33%
Aug 19, 2008
New commercial trailer registrations (24 feet and over) for the first six months of the 2008 calendar year were down 33.7% from the comparable period a year ago, according to Polk’s Commercial Vehicle Market Intelligence Report...
Spartan’s Furion Taking Off
Aug 18, 2008
Spartan Chassis, Inc., a subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc., has 14 more Furion cab/chassis units in the build schedule to be completed by the end of 2008 for delivery to OEMs and end-users around the U.S. and Canada...
Navistar Projects Industry Sales Drop
Aug 18, 2008
Even though Navistar International Corporation expects record fiscal 2008 revenues, it has projected a falloff in the industry sales volume expected for the rest of this year...
Work Truck Show Exhibit Space Selling Fast
Aug 14, 2008
Exhibit space at The Work Truck Show 2009 is nearly sold out, and many long-time exhibitors have reserved much larger booths than in the past, according to the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA), which produces the annual commercial truck and equipment event. ...
HD Truck Owners Pulling Back
Aug 14, 2008
In the face of an industry-wide sales slump, the percentage of heavy-duty truck owners who say they “definitely will” purchase or lease a new truck in the next 12 months has reached the lowest level since the 2002 study, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study...
Manufacturers, Suppliers Meet To Develop DEF Distribution
Aug 14, 2008
As part of an effort to increase fuel efficiency and reduce harmful vehicle emissions, executives from leading car, truck and engine manufacturers, diesel exhaust fluid producers, fuel retailers, distributors and dispensing equipment suppliers met with members of trade associations ...
General Dynamics Awarded $37 Million Contract for Reactive Armor Production
Aug 14, 2008
The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), in Picatinny, N.J., has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a $37 million contract for the qualification and production of reactive armor side skirt tiles for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle System. ...
Mack, Volvo Trucks Launch North American Optimization Plan
Aug 14, 2008
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America have jointly formulated a plan for increasing the efficiency of their North American operations...
Index Suggests Higher Unemployment Rate to Come
Aug 13, 2008
The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index (ETI) continued a now year-long decline in July, suggesting even more softening to come in the labor market...
Cummins To Add SCR to HD Products
Aug 13, 2008
Cummins Inc. announced today that it will add Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) aftertreatment to its Heavy-Duty products for 2010 to deliver the best fuel efficiency for its customers...
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Down 18%
Aug 13, 2008
Medium and heavy truck sales were down 18% in July and down 9% over the previous month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Performance Panels a Bargain Amid Soaring Material Prices
Aug 12, 2008
While the cost of industrial materials in the U.S. continues to climb, one material – wood – remains a smart investment...
