Fleet group forms CARB Advisory Council
Aug 9, 2010
As the California Air Resources Board (ARB) considers a number of regulations that will most likely impact fleets in California, NAFA Fleet Management Association is taking steps to ensure that the concerns and experiences of its members are heard...
Vipar adds two distributors
Aug 9, 2010
VIPAR Heavy Duty has announced the addition of Northern Virginia Supply, Inc. and Western Trailer Sales Company, Inc. to its network of distributors...
Senate proposal would raise weight limits
Aug 5, 2010
A proposal to increase the maximum weight limit on Interstate highways to 97,000 pounds has been introduced in the U S Senate by Idaho Senator Mike Crapo, Maine Senator Susan Collins, and Wisconsin Senator Herb Kohl...
Sinotruk and Hendrickson announce partnership
Aug 5, 2010
Hendrickson has concluded a strategic cooperation agreement with Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Limited, an affiliate of China National Heavy Duty Truck Company (CNHTC), China’s largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks...
Great Dane names side skirt supplier
Aug 4, 2010
Great Dane Trailers will offer Transtex Composite's Maximum Flex Skirt (MFS) as its standard to customers who choose aerodynamic components on their trailers...
Wabash reports improved performance
Aug 4, 2010
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) reported increased sales and a strengthening financial position during the quarter ending June 30...
Video addresses tank rollover
Aug 4, 2010
The National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) have released a video designed to help tank truck drivers prevent rollover...
Fleets poised to buy more
Aug 2, 2010
Fleets appear to be planning to buy additional equipment, according to CK Commercial Vehicle Research...
Navistar adds eStar dealer
Aug 2, 2010
Westrux International of Sante Fe Springs, California, has become a dealer for Navistar’s first full-production all-electric truck...
ACOFAS announces technician training clinic
Aug 2, 2010
The American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists will hold a clinic for technicians September 14-15 at the Akron Frame facility in Akron Ohio...
Paccar launches MX engine
Aug 1, 2010
Paccar has introduced the Paccar MX engine to be installed in Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in summer 2010. The PACCAR MX engine is designed to deliver...
Haldex plans to expand Mexico facility
Aug 1, 2010
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems has announced plans to further expand the Monterrey, Mexico facility by moving all production activities from the Iola...
Palmetto Ford adds Jerr-Dan equipment
Aug 1, 2010
Palmetto Ford recently signed a distributor agreement with Jerr-Dan to add to its line of trucks that already includes Ford, Sterling, and Autocar. It...
TRP Aftermarket Parts offers LED lighting
Aug 1, 2010
TRP Aftermarket Parts offers a special line of LED lighting products manufactured for use in all Class 6, 7, and 8 trucks, tractors, and trailers. The...
Trailer, truck, & body OEMs
Aug 1, 2010
Phill Pines, Great Dane Trailers president and chief operating officer, plans to retire from the company at the end of 2010 after more than 50 years in...
EPA salutes Detroit Diesel plant efficiency
Aug 1, 2010
Detroit Diesel's Engine Manufacturing Center in Redford MI has been recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the first manufacturing...
Accuride Corporation provides a line of OEM-quality chrome wheel accessories
Aug 1, 2010
Accuride Corporation recently debuted a line of OEM-quality chrome wheel accessories, consisting of ABS chrome front and rear wheel hub and nut covers....
Waytek supplies Amphenol AT Series
Aug 1, 2010
Waytek Inc now offers Amphenol AT Series connectors designed to be used within the heavy equipment, agricultural, automotive, military, alternative energy,...
RSSplus is chosen as standard equipment
Aug 1, 2010
Walker Group Holdings (WGH) LLC, the maker of Brenner, Bulk, and Walker stainless tank trailers, has selected Meritor WABCO RSSplus roll stability support...
Wabash National chooses Haldex brakes
Aug 1, 2010
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems announces that Wabash National has selected Haldex Gold Seal Long Stroke spring brakes as a standard product offering...
Skirt-Lite meets side-skirting requirements
Aug 1, 2010
JVR Safe-T-Signal Inc is providing Skirt-Lite, a new style of its wide-turn warning signal to meet all requirements for trailers using the new side skirting....
Firestone's Brazil plant earns certification
Aug 1, 2010
Firestone Industrial Products Company LLC's air spring manufacturing plant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, has earned ISO/TS 16949 certification. ISO/TS 16949 is...
TELC adds three products to anti-theft line
Aug 1, 2010
The Equipment Lock Company (TELC), which manufactures and sells anti-theft devices for heavy equipment, trucks, and trailers, introduces three new products:...
Maxi-Seal Defender battles corrosion
Aug 1, 2010
Maxi-Seal Harness Systems, a subsidiary of Peterson Manufacturing, has introduced a new weapon against trailer wiring corrosion. It's called the Defender,...
Josam updates Play Detectors
Aug 1, 2010
Josam Products Inc is releasing its latest version of Play Detectors. Able to check for worn components on steering and suspension systems on all trucks...
