Fleets Looking for Tougher Aerodynamic Devices
Fleets are trying to improve the fuel efficiency of their trailers and make them regulatory compliant by using fairings, side skirts, and other aerodynamic systems, but there is great concern over the durability and potential repair costs...
Large-Truck Rollover Locations Revealed in New Database
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released findings from the first phase of a three-part research effort aimed at mitigating costly large truck rollovers, this time producing a database of locations with the highest frequency of large-truck rollovers using over 50,000 crash records from a nine-year period...
Regal Logistics Starts Chassis Pool With New Hyundai Translead Containers
Using its chassis pool purchased from Hyundai Translead, Regal Logistics is providing right-off/right-on container service at Pacific Northwest piers, including the Ports of Tacoma and Seattle...
Rihm Kenworth Opens Fourth Location
Rihm Kenworth, one of Kenworth’s oldest continually operating family-owned truck dealers, has opened its fourth location—a 16,000-square-foot full-service dealership in Sauk Centre, Minnesota...
Western Star Introduces New 4700 Tractor, Options for 6900
Western Star Truck Sales, Inc. announced the addition of a new 4700 tractor to its product lineup and the availability of new powertrain options for its 6900 truck model...
Western Star Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary of Portland Plant
Western Star Truck Sales, Inc. is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Portland, Ore., Truck Manufacturing Plant...
Schneider National Extends Deal with BNSF Railway
Schneider National has signed a new multi-year agreement with BNSF Railway under which the railroad will continue to serve as one of Schneider’s primary rail providers...
Wabash Completes Acquisition of Walker Group Holdings
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) has completed its previously announced acquisition of Walker Group Holdings, LLC, a producer of liquid transportation systems and engineered products based in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, for an all-cash purchase price of $360 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments...
Polar’s Jarco Introduces NexGen Propane Bobtail
JARCO, a Polar company, unveiled the NexGen propane bobtail, featuring a powder-coated barrel that delivers up to three times the life of traditional paint, and stainless steel piping to eliminate corrosion...
Peterbilt Names Medium Duty Dealer of the Year
Peterbilt Motors Company announced three 2011 awards: Rush Peterbilt Truck Center–Houston as the Peterbilt Medium Duty Dealer of the Year; Allstate Peterbilt Group of South St. Paul, Minnesota, as PACCAR MX Engine Dealer of the Year; and Stahl Peterbilt–Edmonton, Canada, the Peterbilt North American Dealer of the Year...
No Worries About Declining Truck Orders, Analyst Says
Although preliminary ACT Research truck orders in April were moderately lower than expected for the second consecutive month, the weakness is being exacerbated by short-term anomalies and should be downplayed, according to Sterne Agee analyst Jeff Kauffman...
ATA Pressing for Mandate on Electronic Logging Devices
American Trucking Associations, along with several other industry and advocacy groups, has written a letter to members of the House and Senate currently negotiating the highway bill in conference, urging the retention of the Senate’s proposed mandate for electronic logging devices...
Coalition Hosting Capitol Hill Briefing on Transportation Reform
As members of Congress meet in conference to debate the merits of the Senate-passed Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) and proposals from the House of Representatives, three organizations have set a May 15 Capitol Hill briefing and are urging them to consider new and innovative approaches to a number of serious problems facing the transportation system...
Preliminary Class 8 Orders Down 55% in April: FTR
Preliminary data shows Class 8 truck total net orders at 16,877 units for April, the lowest number since September 2010 and 55% below the same month a year ago, according to FTR Associates...
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Climbs in March
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index for March improved to a reading of 6.4, a half point higher than the previous month, according to the May 2012 Trucking Update ...
Demand Drives DEF Price Up
A spike in global demand for urea is driving an impending price increase for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) in the U.S., according to Integer Research, which tracks DEF prices via its DiscoverDEF website...
Class 6-8 Orders Down Slightly in April: ACT
North American Class 6-8 preliminary net orders for April were down from March, as reported by ACT Research Co., LLC ...
Cooper Kenworth Opens New Facility in Asheville, N.C.
Cooper Kenworth has opened an expanded 31,000-square-foot parts and service operation along U.S. Interstate 40 in Asheville, N.C...
Kögel Tipper Trailer Has New Special Equipment
Kögel’s 24-cubic-meter tipper trailers are now available with different wall thicknesses...
FTR Conference Set for September in Indy
FTR Associates will hold its annual Transportation Conference Sept. 18-20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Indianapolis, IN...
Navistar Acquires Certain Assets of E-Z Pack
E-Z Pack Manufacturing, a refuse truck body manufacturer, announced that certain assets, including intellectual property, of the company are being acquired by Navistar, Inc...
Navistar Unveils International Loadstar LCF Truck
Navistar Inc. introduced the International LoadStar, a lightweight, low-cab-forward truck specifically designed for the waste/refuse industry...
Cummins’ 1Q Revenue Up 16%
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) reported that first-quarter revenue was $4.5 billion, a 16 percent increase from the same quarter in 2011...
Mack Displaying NG TerraPro Models at Waste Expo
Mack Trucks is showcasing three natural gas-powered MACK TerraPro models – two Cabover and one Low Entry – during Waste Expo 2012 Tuesday through Thursday in Las Vegas...
Mitsubishi Fuso Changes Dealer Advisory Council Leadership
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) has changed the leadership of its North American Dealer Advisory Council, with Jim Thomnen replacing Doug Small as chairman...
