UK to experiment with longer trucks
The United Kingdom will allow the use of longer trailers on a trial basis, according to Roads Minister Mike Penning...
Mack, West-Mark win U S Army contract
Mack Defense, a division of Mack Trucks, Inc., will supply West-Mark with its MACK Granite model truck following an award from the U.S. Army Contracting Command out of Warren, MI...
East European trailer market recovery accelerates
Demand for truck trailers in Eastern Europe is expected to grow 48% this year, according to a forecast report issued by consultants at CLEAR, a United Kingdom consulting firm...
C.R. England unveils LNG tractor/trailer fleet
C.R. England unveiled a new fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractors to be used in its Ontario, California dedicated operation division...
Two join VIPAR heavy duty network
VIPAR Heavy Duty has announced that Linehaul Heavy Duty LLC and J&J Operating LLC have joined the VIPAR Heavy Duty network of distributors...
BAE Systems conducts fuel economy tests on HybriDrive System
Road tests conducted by BAE Systems reveal that commercial trucks powered by the company’s green HybriDrive parallel hybrid electric propulsion system use 30% less fuel than trucks running on traditional diesel engines...
Seminar to show strategies for energy management
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), and its Green Manufacturer Network (GMN) technology affiliate will conduct the “Demand Response Workshop” October 27 at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois, to provide industry executives with ideas on how to make company operations more sustainable and profitable...
Used Truck Owners Choosing Remanufactured Components
The increase in sales of used Class 8 trucks in North America has resulted in a jump in the number of remanufactured components being purchased to outfit those vehicles, according to Meritor Inc...
Thomas Built Buses Honors Top Dealers
Thomas Built Buses recognized its top dealers of the year at its annual dealer meeting in Greensboro, N.C., presenting the 2011 Dealer of the Year award to Frank Lewis, general manager of Whayne Power Systems, of Whayne Supply Company in Louisville, Ky...
Volvo Group Restructuring Truck Operations
The Volvo Group is in the process of reorganizing into geographic business units to better utilize the global potential of the brands and products within the truck operations...
Mixed Bag Forecast for China’s Truck Market
China’s heavy-duty truck market is forecast to grow less than 1% year-over-year in 2011, with large and medium buses posting a 6.3% annual decline, while the medium-duty segment will remain healthy, growing over 11% year-over-year, according to Frank Maly, director of CV transportation analysis & research at ACT Research...
NTTC Asks LaHood to Halt Rulemakings on Wetlines, Privatization
National Tank Truck Carriers has asked Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to direct the withdrawal of two rulemakings that it considers unnecessary and even counterproductive to safety...
COMTRANS Trade Fair Sets Record
The COMTRANS trade fair, which took place from Sept. 13-17 in Moscow, set a record with 20,227 visitors, 65% more than the previous year and 8.3% more than the record year of 2008 ...
Preliminary Net Class 8 Orders Up 56% in September: FTR
Preliminary data show that September Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs were 23,465—a 56% improvement from the same month a year ago and 12% above last month, according to FTR Associates...
Preliminary September Class 5-8 Orders Exceed Expectations: ACT
North American Class 5-8 commercial vehicle preliminary net orders for September improved month-over-month beyond expectations, as reported by ACT Research Co., LLC ...
Austin Hardware & Supply Relocating Wisconsin Facility
Austin Hardware and Supply, Inc., a supplier of specialty industrial and vehicular hardware, will relocate its Wisconsin facility from Deerbrook to Hudson later this month...
NTEA Requalifies 31 Companies for MVP
The NTEA Member Verification Program (MVP), which recognizes distributors, manufacturers and upfitters for implementing quality business practices and for demonstrating compliance with applicable government regulations, has requalified 31 companies for MVP status...
HDAW ’12 Offers Early-Bird Registration Contest
Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2012 has announced an early registration contest for distributors who plan to attend HDAW ’12 at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nev., January 23-26, 2012...
Truck Sales Drive Ford’s 9% September Increase
Driven by a 35 percent increase in Ford brand utilities and a 15 percent gain in Ford truck sales, Ford Motor Company's September sales were 175,199, up 9 percent over a year ago...
MHC Kenworth-Kansas City Named 2010 Kenworth Parts/Service Dealer of Year
MHC Kenworth-Kansas City was named 2010 Kenworth Parts and Service Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada at the annual Kenworth Parts and Service Meeting held recently in Orlando, Fla...
Work Truck Show 2012 Opens Registration, Housing
Registration and housing are now open for The Work Truck Show 2012 and the 48th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention...
German trailer manufacturer builds 250,000th axle
Schmitz Cargobull has reported that more than 250,000 of its trailer axle have been manufactured since they were designed and developed in-house in 2005...
George W Bush to speak at The Work Truck Show
America’s previous president, George W Bush, will be the keynote speaker at The Work Truck Show 2012...
Europe shakes economic concerns, buys trucks
Europe may be concerned about sovereign debt and other economic issues, but those fears have not kept the commercial truck market from growing. New registrations of commercial vehicles in the European Union were up 3.0% in July and 15.7% in August, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association...
AL-KO Kober and Axis Products Merge
AL-KO Kober USA and Axis Products have merged and will be known as AL-KO Axis, Inc....
