Highway Equipment To Sell Flow Boy Product Line
Jun 28, 2010
Highway Equipment Company (HECO), the manufacturer of Flow Boy asphalt, aggregate, and concrete live bottom trailers, has announced plans to sell the Flow Boy product line and trade name...
Todd Bloom Named President & CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso
Jun 28, 2010
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) announced the appointment of Todd Bloom as President & CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA), effective July 1...
Commercial Trailer Net Orders Up 59% in May
Jun 25, 2010
May commercial trailer net orders were up 59 percent from the prior year month, continuing a healthy rebound from a very weak 2009, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT). Through May, year-to-date net orders for trailers are up 69 percent...
Heil Environmental Begins $6.4 Million Expansion at Fort Payne Facility
Jun 25, 2010
Heil Environmental has begun a $6.4 million plant expansion project that will enhance the manufacturing capabilities at its Fort Payne, Alabama, facility. The project is scheduled to be completed before the end of 2010...
LA Unified School District Orders 130 CNG Thomas Buses
Jun 25, 2010
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has purchased 130 Saf-T-Liner HDX compressed natural gas (CNG) school buses from Thomas Built Buses. Introduced more than 10 years ago, Thomas Built CNG buses exceed California emission standards, among the toughest in the country...
Stellar Signs Ace Truck Body/Equipment as new Dealer
Jun 24, 2010
Stellar Industries introduced Ace Truck Body, Inc. of Grove City, Ohio and Ace Truck Equipment, Inc. of Zanesville, Ohio as its new dealer for the telescopic service crane, mechanics truck and hydraulic hooklift product lines...
First International eStar Electric Truck Goes to PG&E
Jun 24, 2010
Navistar, Inc. has delivered some of its first eStar vehicles, which the OEM calls "the only full-production, purpose-built all-electric trucks," to San Francisco-based Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)...
Kenworth Receives Order for 500 T700
Jun 24, 2010
Refrigerated carrier Stevens Transport has ordered 500 of Kenworth Truck Co.'s new T700 Class 8 tractor, looking to boost the fleet's overall fuel efficiency numbers with these new trucks...
FCCC Launches New Company Web Site
Jun 23, 2010
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) has launched its new company Web site, offering visitors an aesthetically pleasing and improved experience when visiting www.freightlinerchassis.com...
SmartWay Trailer Regulations Start Jan. 1
Jun 23, 2010
Starting on Jan. 1, no 2011 or subsequent model year 53-ft. or longer dry, refrigerated or curtainside van trailer may be pulled by a heavy-duty tractor on a highway in California unless it is either SmartWay-certified...
Costco First To Receive PACCAR MX Engine in 2011 Kenworth Production Truck
Jun 23, 2010
Costco Wholesale Corp. has become both the first Kenworth Truck Company and PacLease customer to receive a 2011 Kenworth production truck equipped with the new PACCAR MX engine...
Kenworth adds front drive axles
Jun 23, 2010
Kenworth T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7 models can now be orders with factory-installed front drive axles, the truck manufacturer announced...
Fuel economy standard for work trucks edges closer
Jun 23, 2010
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration continues to consider setting fuel economy standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks...
Wabash begins production on reefer order
Jun 23, 2010
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) has started production on 350 new ArcticLite refrigerated van trailers for Frozen Food Express Industries Inc (NASDAQ: FFEX)...
Class 8 Orders Up 84% in May
Jun 22, 2010
Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles increased 84 percent in May 2010 compared to the same month last year, according to ACT Research Co...
Detroit Diesel Investing $194 Million In Engine Plant
Jun 22, 2010
Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) will invest approximately $194 million to expand existing operations at its manufacturing plant in Redford Township, MI...
Rush Selling Construction Equipment Business To Doggett
Jun 22, 2010
Rush Enterprises, Inc. announced today it has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to sell its John Deere construction equipment business, including its Rush Equipment Centers in Houston and Beaumont, TX, to Doggett Heavy Machinery Services, LLC. The purchase price for the Rush Equipment Centers is estimated to be approximately $37 million for assets and goodwill, stated Rush. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter ...
Parts Manufacturers Laud Passage of Small Business Lending Fund Act
Jun 18, 2010
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) praised the House passage of H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act, which establishes a Small Business Lending Fund that will assist banks to increase small business capital investment lending ...
FMCSA Withdraws Regulatory Guidance on Parts Rules
Jun 18, 2010
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) withdrew numerous items of regulatory guidance concerning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that are now obsolete as a result of rules published by the FMCSA and found in 49 CFR Part 393: Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation...
Standardization Needed in Carbon Accounting, Report Says
Jun 17, 2010
Industry involvement is needed in standardizing approaches for carbon accounting, according to an analysis of greenhouse-gas reporting tools and emissions models by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)...
Cummins Filtration To Provide CV System For Maxxforce 7 Engines
Jun 17, 2010
Cummins Filtration will supply the crankcase ventilation (CV) systems for Navistar’s International MaxxForce 7 V-8 engine platform. The CV systems are designed to help control particulate matter (PM) emissions in truck exhaust...
Volvo Deliveries Up 44% in May
Jun 16, 2010
Total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in May amounted to 13,577 vehicles—an increase of 44% compared with the year-earlier period. Compared to April this year, the deliveries increased by 4%....
Amerimax Acquires Transportation, Manufacturing Equipment From Newcourt
Jun 16, 2010
Amerimax Building Products, Inc. (Plano, TX) has acquired key transportation and industrial manufacturing equipment from Newcourt Inc, and hired Mel Court as a Senior Sales Representative focused solely on the transportation market...
Carbon-Measuring Methodology Bears Careful Watching, Report Says
Jun 16, 2010, By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions through the use of “carbon accounting” methods continues to be an emerging issue for motor carriers – particularly as shippers seek to identify the greenhouse gas emissions generated by their supply chains...
First Mahindra-Navistar Trucks Roll Off Assembly Line In India
Jun 15, 2010
After unveiling its entire range of high-performance trucks at the Indian Auto Expo in Delhi earlier this year, Mahindra-Navistar Automotives Ltd. (MNAL) announced the start of production as its first truck offering, the 25-ton capacity MN25, rolled off the assembly line in Chakan, Pune, India...
