NTEA’s Green Truck Association Forms Technology Councils
The Green Truck Association (GTA) has formed three technology councils to better represent specific segments within the green truck industry...
Trailer shipments forecast to grow 19% in 2012
Trailer shipments are expected to increase by 19% this year and an additional 8% next year, according to a forecast compiled by ACT Research of Columbus, Indiana...
Kenworth Adds Cummins Westport ISX12 G To Natural Gas Engine Line
Kenworth Truck Co. is expanding its extensive line of green products by offering the Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy-duty natural gas engine for use in regional haul, vocational and refuse markets...
New Mechanical Detachable Gooseneck Trailer from Trail King
Trail King has introduced a new Mechanical Detachable Gooseneck (MG) trailer that delivers lightweight strength, maximum corrosion resistance and long-lasting good looks...
Volvo Unveils Natural Gas-Powered VNL Daycab
Volvo Trucks has added a natural gas-powered Volvo VNL daycab that offers a larger and more robust spec – 123-inch bumper-to-back-of-cab (BBC) and rated up to 80,000 GCWR – than the natural-gas powered Volvo VNM daycab...
E-Z Pack Files Patent for CNG-Front Loader Waste Truck Body
E-Z Pack Manufacturing has filed for a patent through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its new front loader refuse truck body equipped with a Compressed Natural Gas integrated fuel system...
Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies’ New Service Network Links with Great Dane
Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies is expanding customer support with a new service called FleetWise, an authorized service repair program that connects customers to a nationwide network of Great Dane branch and participating dealer locations ...
Car-Tex Trailer Passes NATM’s Compliance Inspection
Car-Tex Trailer, Co., Inc., of Carthage, Texas, now complies with National Association of Trailer Manufacturers Guidelines and will have trailers displaying the NATM compliance decal ensuring they meet a high safety standard...
Meritor Inveils New Technologies for Customer Support
Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) launched two advanced technologies now available to the public: an enhanced second-generation Meritor Mobile application and a new web portal called the Meritor BullPen. ...
Great Dane Displays New, Improved Trailers
Great Dane is displaying a variety of new and/or enhanced trailers at the Mid-America Trucking Show: the all-new Everest series of refrigerated trailers, the Freedom flatbed, and the all-new, dry-freight Champion. ...
Cummins Introduces Engine Lineup for 2013
Cummins Inc. revealed its medium- and heavy-duty engine lineup for next year, saying it will meet the federal 2014 GHG/MPG rules in January 2013 and deliver up to a 2% fuel-economy improvement over today’s engines...
Kinedyne Displays Enhanced Trailer Storage System
LOUISVILLE, KY—Kinedyne is displaying an enhanced version of its Kaptive Beam System and recently released tarp ties at the Mid-America Trucking Show...
Wabco Debuts Tire Pressure Monitoring, Air Suspension
LOUISVILLE, KY—Wabco Holdings introduced its new IVTM technology, an integrated electronic tire pressure monitoring system, and unveiled a new air suspension it said will reduce fuel use and improve vehicle handling...
Palfinger, Caterpillar Forest Products Team Up
Caterpillar Forest Products has entered into a marketing agreement with Palfinger, Inc. to distribute a line of knuckle boom self-loaders produced by Epsilon Kran GmbH under the brand name Prentice/Epsilon...
Wabash Unveils Innovation Center
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) opened the doors to its new Innovation Center designed to showcase company contributions to the transportation industry and recent innovations, as well as incubate and launch future customer solutions....
2012 Strong for Class 8, Despite Slight Decline: ACT
February commercial vehicle net orders fell modestly below most people’s expectations, but did not change ACT Research’s expectation for a very strong year of Class 8 demand ...
Mitsubishi Fuso Starts Diamond Value Parts Program for Commercial Trucks
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) has developed the Diamond Value Parts Program—a new repair and maintenance parts program for its medium-duty commercial trucks...
Leggett & Platt, Snugtop Partner to Provide Commercial Truck Caps to Fleets
Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (CVP), a manufacturer of commercial vehicle storage solutions and provider of fleet integration solutions, has announced a partnership with SNUGTOP...
Knaack Wins Work Truck Show Editors’ Choice Award
Knaack LLC (Crystal Lake, IL) has won The Work Truck Show 2012 Editors’ Choice Award for its new WEATHER GUARD Van Solutions line of accessories, bulkheads, shelving and secure storage for commercial vans...
ATA Contests Four Areas of HOS
In a filing with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, American Trucking Associations identified four areas where the Obama administration’s recent hours-of-service (HOS) rule falls short of legal standards for regulatory changes...
CV Registrations Reach 1.25 Million in 2011: Polk
The sales pace for both used and new trucks in 2011 suggests that trucking operations are committed to updating their aging fleets...
L.I.T. Receives 50 Height-Optimized Kögel Mega Units
L.I.T. AG, logistics, an information and transport specialist, is extending its fleet with 50 new height-optimized Kögel Mega trailers. The trailers will be used mainly in the Just-in-Time business of the automobile industry...
Bowman, McKinney, Milestone Acquire Aurora Trailer Leasing Fleet
Bowman Sales and Equipment, Hagerstown, Md., and McKinney Trailer Rentals, Pico Rivera, Calif., and Milestone Trailer Leasing, Tiburon, CA, have acquired of Aurora Trailer Leasing and Rental LLC’s fleet of 5,700 highway trailers...
FTR Shippers Conditions Index Stays Relatively Flat
FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for January remained basically unchanged from the previous month, with a reading of -4.8...
XL Unveils New Website and Branding
XL Specialized Trailers, which focuses on specialized and custom-engineered heavy-haul trailers, recently revamped the company look with a new logo and web site that it will showcase at the Mid-America Trucking Show...
