Oshkosh Selected to Provide FHTV Units in Kuwait
Feb 21, 2007
Oshkosh Truck Corporation announced that the company has been selected by the U.S. Army for Theater Provided Equipment Refurbishment (TPER) of FHTV units under a four-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract....
Volvo Makes Bid for Nissan Diesel
Feb 21, 2007
AB Volvo’s Board of Directors has decided to make a public offer to acquire the Japanese truck manufacturer Nissan Diesel...
Snow and Ice Management Association to Unveil New Certification Test
Feb 21, 2007
The Snow & Ice Management Association (SIMA) announced today that it will unveil its new Certified Snow Professional test on April 20....
Bendix to Strategically Realign Manufacturing Operations
Feb 20, 2007
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC today announced a realignment strategy to its North American manufacturing operations that includes its intent to close its facility in Frankfort, Ky...
Death claims Refrigerated Transporter editor
Feb 19, 2007
Gary L Macklin, editor-in-chief of Refrigerated Transporter, died unexpectedly at his Houston home February 16. Refrigerated Transporter is a sister publication of Trailer/Body Builders written for those who purchase and operate refrigerated truck bodies and trailers....
Sterling ‘Bullet’ to be fired off at Work Truck Show
Feb 16, 2007
Sterling Truck Corporation will introduce a new conventional Class 4-5 truck: at the NTEA Work Truck Show 2007 March 6. ...
EPA Awards $94,876 Grant for Chicago Clean School Bus Project
Feb 16, 2007
U S Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has awarded a $94,876 grant to the American Lung Association for a project to cut diesel emissions from school buses in the Chicago metropolitan area....
Wabash posts sales gains in 2006
Feb 14, 2007
Wabash National Corporation racked up net sales of $1,312 million during 2006, a gain of $98 million from 2005. Net income for the twelve months of 2006 totaled $9 million or $0.30 per diluted share...
Medium and heavy truck sales down 2%
Feb 13, 2007
Medium and heavy trucks declined 2% in January, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Trucker bankruptcies up 16% in January
Feb 12, 2007
The number of seasonally adjusted trucker bankruptcy filings was 16% higher year-over-year in January. Bear Stearns said its seasonally adjusted index deteriorated modestly to 43 in January from 37 in December...
American LaFrance Launches CondorNest Stock Program
Feb 12, 2007
A new factory stock program launched by American LaFrance-what it says is the first of its kind in the heavy truck industry-will provide Condor customers with instant access to Condor chassis availability...
Dodge Unveils Three New Trucks
Feb 9, 2007, By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner
DaimlerChrysler’s Dodge Truck division unveiled three new trucks yesterday at the Chicago Auto Show-- the 2008 Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500 cab chassis and a new mid-size Dodge Dakota pickup...
Economic Picture Looks Better
Feb 9, 2007
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its revisions of the Establishment Survey data, and the picture painted by the latest figures is considerably different from that described by the numbers used last month...
Cummins Announces Uptime Guarantee for '07
Feb 7, 2007
Cummins Inc. today announced that its Heavy-Duty ISX and ISM on-highway truck engines for 2007 will be covered by its exclusive Uptime Guarantee...
4Q Trailer Shipments Up 4% Over 2005
Feb 6, 2007
Total trailer shipments of 60,950 in the fourth quarter were 4.1% ahead of the 2005 fourth-quarter level as a 19% increase in non-van shipments offset a very modest 1% year-over-year decline in van deliveries....
Clement sold to private investment group
Feb 5, 2007
W. Glen Hicks and his family have sold the stock of Clement Industries, Inc., a company they founded in 1976, to a private investment group based in Birmingham, Alabama...
Preliminary January Truck Orders Lower Than Expected
Feb 5, 2007
Preliminary Class 8 truck orders for January, released by A.C.T. today, were 11,000-lower than Bear Stearns' forecast of the "mid-teens" and down 75% year-over-year ...
Volvo Trucks North America Sets Truck Sales Record in 2006
Feb 5, 2007
Volvo Trucks North America sold a record number of trucks in 2006, and increased its market share for the fourth consecutive year....
Bayne Lift Systems Relocates
Feb 2, 2007
Bayne Premium Lift Systems, a leading manufacturer of hydraulic cart lifters for refuse collection vehicles and commercial/industrial applications, has moved...
ArvinMeritor Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Emissions Technologies Group
Feb 2, 2007
ArvinMeritor, Inc., announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Emissions Technologies business group to One Equity Partners (OEP), an equity investment firm based in New York...
2006 table
Feb 1, 2007
Oshkosh, International to Provide Marine Corps With Armored Vehicles For Testing
Jan 31, 2007
Oshkosh Truck Corporation and International Military and Government, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Truck and Engine Corporation, have been named finalists for the estimated $1 billion contract to provide up to 4,100 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to the U.S. Marine Corps....
PACCAR Has Record Revenue and Income for 2006
Jan 31, 2007
PACCAR’s consolidated net sales and financial service revenues in 2006 were a record $16.45 billion, an increase of 17 percent from $14.06 billion in 2005...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rebounds
Jan 30, 2007
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.9 percent in December after falling 3.6 percent in November. ...
Performance Transportation Services Emerges from Chapter 11
Jan 30, 2007
Performance Transportation Services Inc., the second largest transporter of new automobiles, sport-utility vehicles and light trucks in North America, announced that its Plan of Reorganization became effective, marking the company's emergence from its voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding...
