Diesel Price Drops to $2.676
Mar 27, 2007
The average price for a gallon of diesel nationally dropped 0.5 cents to $2.676 for the week ending March 25...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rises 1.6% in February
Mar 27, 2007
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.6% in February after falling a revised 3.1% in January. ...
NTEA Publishes Updated Application Market Area Report
Mar 27, 2007
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has updated its Application Market by Metropolitan Statistical Area Report. ...
Trudell Trailers Forms Separate Company
Mar 23, 2007
Trudell Trailers and its senior management team have formed a new company, Wisconsin Bus Sales LLC, with each holding a 50 percent ownership position....
Eaton Showcases Hybrid Expertise
Mar 23, 2007
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation hosted a seven-vehicle Ride-N-Drive event at the 43rd Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention and Work Truck Show 2007...
Dodge Wins Editors' Choice Award at Work Truck Show 2007
Mar 22, 2007
Dodge is the winner of the Editors' Choice Award for New Product Innovation, based on ballots of editors who attended the 43rd Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention...
Seminar Set for Heavy-Duty Market Selling Strategies
Mar 22, 2007
The University of the Aftermarket, the premier source of continuing education for professionals in the commercial vehicle parts and service industry, is accepting participants for its “Advanced Selling Strategies for the Heavy-Duty Market” workshop ...
Kenworth Adds to Heavy, Medium Lines
Mar 22, 2007, By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
Kenworth Truck Co. is expanding both its heavy- and medium-duty product lines this year with the release of a variety of new models. ...
Cummins Announces Approval of B20 Biodiesel Blends
Mar 21, 2007
Cummins Inc. today announced the approval of biodiesel B20 blends for use in its 2002 and later emissions-compliant ISX, ISM, ISL, ISC and ISB engines....
FedEx To Raise LTL Rates
Mar 21, 2007, From Fleet Owner
Freight rates for FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL, the less-than-truckload subsidiaries of FedEx Corp., are increasing 5.59% as of April 2 this year...
Navistar Finds Growth in Non-Traditional Markets
Mar 20, 2007
Navistar International Corporation today reported that growth in non-traditional vehicle markets is paying off as total first-quarter worldwide shipments were flat despite a 6% decline in Class 6-8 commercial truck and school bus shipments ...
Dana, Dongfeng Motor Co. Amend JV in China
Mar 20, 2007
Dana Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Dana Mauritius Ltd., and Dongfeng Motor Co. Ltd. have amended the agreement to develop their 50/50 joint venture, Dongfeng Dana Axle Co. Ltd...
Reyco Granning Launches New Trailer Axle Program in China
Mar 20, 2007
Reyco Granning - a commercial vehicle suspension product line of Tuthill Transport Technologies - announced the launch of its Global Axle Program for trailer axles via a supply partnership with FUWA Engineering Manufacturing Company Ltd. of Guangdong Province, China....
Emission Control: Tough, But Not Intractable
Mar 20, 2007, By Sean Kilcarr,Fleet Owner senior editor
International Truck and Engine Corp. truck group president Dee Kapur thoroughly understands all the emission technology and pricing changes on today’s Class 8 trucks is a tall order for fleets to handle...
Wal-Mart Fleet Part of New Hybrid Partnership
Mar 20, 2007, From Fleet Owner
A partnership between Peterbilt and Eaton is set to build an aerodynamic and fuel-efficient diesel-electric Model 386, which will be validated by operations in Wal-Mart’s private fleet ...
Work Truck Show Sets Attendance Record
Mar 16, 2007
The Work Truck Show 2007 was the biggest event ever produced by the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA). Records were smashed as attendance exceeded 9,000 for the first time, and 500 industry suppliers exhibited on 194,000 net square feet of floor space...
SafeTec Platforms Voted Best New Product At Work Truck Show
Mar 16, 2007
The people have spoken, and the 2007 New Product Innovation Award goes to SafeTec Platforms (Bardstown, KY).Attendees voted during The Work Truck Show...
Con-way Expands Freight Assembly Center in Indiana
Mar 15, 2007
Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc., today announced the completion of a major expansion to its freight assembly center in Fremont, Ind....
FMCSA Schedules Meetings on EOBRs
Mar 15, 2007
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced public listening sessions to obtain feedback on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to establish new performance standards for Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs), ...
ProStar Offered With 600-hp Engine
Mar 14, 2007
International Truck and Engine Corporation said it will offer its new Class 8 tractor, the ProStar, with a 600-horsepower engine ...
Diesel Hike Continues
Mar 14, 2007
The average price for a gallon of diesel nationally increased 5.9 cents to $2.685 for the week ending March 11, according to the Energy Information Administration...
Dunlop Repositions Brand, Gains Flagship Steer Truck Tire
Mar 14, 2007
Borrowing from The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company's commercial steer-tire leadership, the Dunlop brand has landed a new flagship steer tire for line-haul and regional trucking...
Federal-Mogul Expands Abex Brake Line
Mar 13, 2007
Abex brake products manufactured and marketed by Federal-Mogul Corporation, a world leader in commercial-vehicle brakes, announces the expansion of the Abex line of commercial-grade brake products for medium-duty vehicles ...
Ford, Navistar Enter Into Consent Injunction
Mar 12, 2007
Ford and Navistar announced they entered into a consent injunction in which Navistar will continue shipping 6.4L Power Stroke diesel engines and Ford will pay, without deductions, full-price for each engine...
ACOFAS Announces Training Clinic
Mar 12, 2007
ACOFAS, the American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists, announced its latest Technician Training clinic at the Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems training facility in Huntington, Indiana, May 2-3....
