84% of Class 8 Truck Owners Will Purchase New Equipment in 2012: Survey
84% of those operating Class 8 vehicles and 33% operating medium-duty vehicles intend to purchase new equipment in 2012, according to CK Commercial Vehicle Research’s annual fleet study for 2011...
Production Begins on Travis’ Alumatech Trailer
Travis Body & Trailer, Inc. has begun production on its newest model, the Alumatech, which will be very similar to the model produced by Everlite before Travis acquired the company in February...
Meritor Honors Aftermarket ‘Run with the Bull’ Contest Winners
Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR), has announced that Gale Wickersham of Wick’s Truck & Trailers in Omaha, Neb., and Mike Drovdahl from Southwest Trailer Service based in Portland, Ore., are the grand prize winners of the company’s recent “Run with the Bull” aftermarket incentive contest...
100,000th Engine Rolls off Detroit Diesel Assembly Line
Detroit Diesel Corporation celebrated the production of the 100,000th engine coming off its assembly line at the Redford, Mich., manufacturing facility...
Europe’s CV Industry Calls for Integration of Policies
Commercial vehicle manufacturers in Europe have called on EU policymakers to further integrate the Union’s policies for transport, industrial competitiveness and future innovation to help spur sustainable growth...
Great Dane Sets Up Training for New Plant
Great Dane Trailers and Georgia Quick Start, the state’s workforce training organization, announced plans for training the company’s projected 400 new employees...
Parts Suppliers Oppose NLRB Posting Rule
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), on behalf of its affiliate associations—the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association (MERA), and Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA)—has submitted an americus brief in the U.S. District Court lawsuit that was filed by the National Association of Manufacturers ...
NTEA to Hold Market Research Seminar
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) will hold a Value of Market Research Seminar Jan. 18, 2012, in Rosemont, IL, to review different approaches to collecting, analyzing and disseminating market data...
Hino, Allison Sign Long-Term Exclusive Agreement
Hino Trucks and Allison Transmission, Inc. have signed a multi-year, long-term agreement that will make Allison transmissions the preferred and exclusive transmission for all current and future Hino conventional trucks in the United States...
Talbert Manufacturing Boosts Web Presence
Equipment Web Services (EWS), a division of Dominion Enterprises, has partnered with Talbert Manufacturing to increase and enhance the presence of Talbert Manufacturing dealers on the web...
Freightliner to Hold Design Competition
Freightliner Trucks announced its “Design the Future of Pride & Profit” truck design contest. Open to college students within North America, entrants are invited to submit original designs for the owner-operator style truck of the future. ...
Freightliner CCC Unveils Learning Management System
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) launched a new initiative to further support the RV dealer network with timely company and product information...
Trailer Orders Reach Highest Levels in Five Months
New and net trailer orders in October rose to their highest levels since April and May at 19,408 units and 17,384 units, respectively, according to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co. ...
Used Truck Volumes Fall in October
Reported volumes of used Classes 3-8 truck sales slipped back into negative territory in October after enjoying a recovery in September, with scarce inventory and sustained demand possibly the cause, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research...
ATD Nominates Nine Trucks for National Award
The American Truck Dealers (ATD) has nominated nine trucks for the 2012 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year...
Consumer Comfort Index Hits Four-Month High
Consumers’ views on the U.S. outlook improved in November, showing concern is dissipating that the world’s largest economy will tip back into a recession....
Growth Revised Down to 2% for 3Q
The U.S. economy grew at a slightly slower pace than previously estimated in the third quarter, but output is expected to pick up in the fourth quarter based on weak inventory accumulation amid sturdy consumer spending....
Cummins Plans to Expand Technical Center
Cummins Inc will make an investment of $24 million over three years to expand the research and development capabilities at its technical center in North Charleston, S.C....
Wabash Adds Fleetco to Dealer Network
Wabash National has added Fleetco, a full-service dealership based in Nashville, TN, to its dealer network. ...
Wabash Unveils Dry Freight Van Rated at 35,000 pounds
Wabash National introduced the industry’s first dry freight van with a 35,000-pound floor rating—the DuraPlate XD-35, which allows cargo typically hauled on a flatbed trailer to be transported in a dry van...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Up 0.5% in October
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.5% in October after rising a revised 1.5% in September 2011...
Used-Truck Registrations Set Record for First Three Quarters
Registrations of used commercial vehicles (GVW Class 3-8) in the U.S. soared to a record 649,900 units during the first three quarters of 2011, surpassing the previous record for the first nine months of a calendar year by nearly 24%, according to Polk...
Trucking Plays Key Role, Experts Say
Freight transportation plays a critical role in the economy, energy security and environment of the U.S., according to experts at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) U.S. Freight Sustainability Summit in Washington, DC...
Eaton Named to Top 100 Innovators List
Eaton Corporation has been named a Thomson Reuters 2011 Top 100 Global Innovator for its achievements as one of the world’s most innovative companies. ...
Economy Remains ‘Vulnerable,’ Despite Gains
Recent metrics indicate near-term improvements in the U.S. economy, but experts still worry that it remains “vulnerable.”...
