IMPCO Receives Bi-Fuel Certification for Ford 6.2L F-250/350 Trucks
IMPCO Automotive, a business unit of Fuel System Solutions, Inc., announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued 2011 model year certifications for its Bi-Fuel Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fuel Systems for Ford's F-250 and F-350 pickups equipped with the 6.2-liter V8 gaseous prepped engine...
FMCSA Amends Brake Regulation on Triple Saddle Mount
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has amended the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to eliminate the requirement for operational brakes on the last saddle-mounted truck or tractor in a triple saddle-mount combination, except when a full mount is present. ...
Crimson Fire Bulks Up Distribution Network in Southeast
Crimson Fire, Inc., a Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPAR) company, announced that Environmental Products has joined its distribution network as a dealer...
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Up 40% in August
Medium and heavy truck sales were up 40% in August over the same period a year ago and up 14% from last month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Utility Fleet Sales Acquires Missouri Bucket Truck Dealer
Utility Fleet Sales LTD, headquartered in Bryan Texas, has acquired the assets of Powerline Equipment Sales Inc, based in Wentzville, MO...
NHTSA Denies Petition to Remove ABS Requirements
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has denied a petition for rulemaking requesting that it vacate Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 121, Air Brake Systems, by removing Some requirements for antilock brake systems ...
Canada to Host Its Own FABTECH Show
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA) and American Welding Society (AWS) will launch the first-ever FABTECH Canada, to be held in 2012 at the Toronto Congress Centre on March 20-22...
37% of Fleets Say They’ll Purchase More Trailers in 2012
Thirty-seven percent of respondents expect to purchase more trailers in 2012 than they did in 2011, with only 7% expecting to purchase fewer trailers, according to CK Commercial Vehicle Research’s annual Fleet Trailer Study on new demand and how decisions are made for new trailers, components and added technology...
ESAB Opens Automation Process Center
ESAB Welding and Cutting Products has opened a new automation process center at its facility in Florence, South Carolina....
Merritt Equipment Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Merritt Equipment Co. celebrated its 60th Anniversary on August 6 by inviting its 265 employees and their families to enjoy a day of family fun at May Farms in Byers, CO. ...
MW Supply Sells Safety-Access Product Line
MW Supply has sold its interest in Bustin Industrial Products to ROM Corporation of Belton, Missouri, a manufacturer of safety-access solutions...
NG Truck Market Being Driven by Economics
Though natural gas is not projected to replace diesel as the primary fuel for every type of commercial truck, its economics are becoming extremely favorable in several key segments, which should spark wider adoption of more NG-powered models in the near future...
Peak Freight Season Starts Slowly
The peak shipping season is getting off to a very slow start this year, according to the latest analysis from investment firm Robert W. Baird & Co...
Bendix CVS Starts Remanufacturing Business Unit
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has introduced a new business unit solely focused on remanufacturing....
Navistar Reports 3Q Net Income of $1.4 Billion
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) reported net income of $1.4 billion for the third quarter, ending July 31, equal to $18.24 diluted earnings per share...
Former Great Dane President Pines Dies in Plane Crash
Phillip Pines, Great Dane’s former president and chief operating officer, passed away Monday night in a plane crash near Racine, Wisconsin. He was 76...
MacDonald Johnston To Unveil Australia’s First Hybrid Rear Loader
MacDonald Johnston has teamed up with Hino Australia to develop Australia’s first Hybrid Rear Loader...
Navistar Launches International-Branded Brake Drum
Navistar has introduced International brake drums, offering a private label branded line of brake drums manufactured to the exacting standards of Navistar OE specifications. These are the same drums that will be used at a factory production level on many of its truck models later in the year....
Kögel Releases Tipper Semi-Trailer
Kögel has unveiled a new 3-axle tipper semi-trailer that has a modular concept and corrosion protection of the chassis and tipper body by cathodic dip-paint coating with Nano Ceramic....
Class 8 Orders Expected to Reach 20,800 in August: ACT
North American Class 8 orders are expected to come in at 20,800 units, while Class 5-7 orders are projected to reach 12,100 units, according to the preliminary reading of the North American medium- and heavy-duty vehicle markets developed by ACT Research Co. ...
Preliminary Net Class 8 Orders Up 11% in August: FTR
Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs were 20,513 in August, an 11% increase over July, according to FTR Associates’ preliminary data....
PacLease Provides Full-Service Lease of 42 CNG-Powered Kenworth T440s to Fair Oaks Farms
Fair Oaks Farms and PACCAR Leasing Company have entered into a full-service lease agreement for 42 new Kenworth T440 tractors powered by the Cummins Westport ISL-G compressed natural gas engines...
Vanair Expands Manufacturing Facilities
To meet the demand of continued growth, Vanair Manufacturing is adding an additional 30,000 square feet of manufacturing space to its Michigan City facility...
D&W Diesel Inc. Opens New Location in Cinnaminson, NJ
D&W Diesel Inc has opened a new facility in Cinnaminson, NJ, located on the northeast side of the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area...
Windsor Plant Produces First Ram C/V
Chrysler Group’s Windsor (Ontario) Assembly Plant has produced the first 2012 Ram Cargo Van (C/V), a Ram Truck Brand vehicle that has been designed for small business use. It is a Class 1 commercial vehicle with 1,800 lbs. of cargo payload and towing capability up to 3,600 lbs. ...
