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....
Penske Truck Leasing Opens $5 Million Facility in Winston-Salem
Mar 8, 2007
Penske Truck Leasing celebrated the grand opening of a new facility in Winston-Salem, N.C., located on 131 Back Forty Drive...
New E-Series Unveiled by Ford
Mar 8, 2007
Ford rolled out its new 2008 E-Series commercial van -- including a makeover inspired by the F-Series Super Duty's new front-end design -- yesterday at the Work Truck Show...
FMCSA lays out '07 agenda
Mar 8, 2007, By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
At a global traffic safety seminar hosted here in the nation's capital by the Swedish embassy, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) laid out its ambitious regulatory agenda for the remainder of 2007....
Sterling Releases Bullet
Mar 7, 2007
Sterling Truck Corporation's highly anticipated chassis-cab product, the Bullet, was introduced at The Work Truck Show. ...
DaimlerChrysler Launches CompleteLease
Mar 7, 2007
DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas today announced its entry into the trucking industry's full-service leasing market...
Thermo King Introduces Spectrum SB Multi-Temperature System
Mar 7, 2007
Thermo King has unveiled the SPECTRUM SB Multi-Temperature System with SmartReefer2 (SR-2) controller for trailers....
Diesel Price Jumps 7.5 Cents
Mar 7, 2007
The average price of a gallon of diesel nationally increased 7.5 cents to $2.626 for the week ending March 4, according to the Energy Information Administration....
Great Dane Posts All-Time Trailer Shipment Record in 2006
Mar 6, 2007
For the fourth consecutive year, Great Dane topped all trailer manufacturers with the most trailer shipments. In 2006, an all-time company record was set with more than 60,000 trailers shipped...
Class 8 Orders Better Than Expected
Mar 6, 2007
Class 8 net new orders for February released by A.C.T. were 13,200, down 71% year-over-year (vs. down 72% year-over-year in January), but better than Bear Stearns' estimate of 10,000-23,000....
From APUs to Hybrids
Mar 6, 2007, By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
When John Duffy, Kenworth's manager of advanced technology, looks at auxiliary power units (APUs) being built into trucks at the factory, he sees more than an idling solution...
J.B. Hunt Links Into Asia Trade
Mar 6, 2007, From Fleet Owner
An alliance between J.B. Hunt Transport Services and ocean carrier Matson Navigation Co. and its subsidiary, Matson Integrated Logistics (MIL), is opening the doors to more Asian trade for the TL carrier...
Navistar to Resume Production of Engines for Ford Under Temporary Court Order
Mar 1, 2007
Navistar International Corporation said today that it will resume production of Power Stroke diesel engines used by Ford Motor Company in its heavy-duty pickup truck line...
TBEI Consolidates Operations
Feb 28, 2007
Truck Bodies and Equipment International Inc. (TBEI), a leading truck body equipment manufacturer, announced the consolidation of the Fulton, New York...
Diesel Goes Up Six Cents
Feb 28, 2007
The average price for a gallon of diesel nationally increased six cents to $2.551 for the week ending February 25, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). ...
