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....
Accuride Corporation sells Fabco subsidiary
Accuride Corporation (NYSE: ACW), has sold its subsidiary Fabco Automotive Corporation (Fabco) to Fabco Holdings Inc, a new company formed and capitalized by Wynnchurch Capital in partnership with Stone River Capital Partners, LLC....
New York passes truck mirror legislation
Legislation approved by the State of New York will require trucks, tractors, and tractor-trailer combinations to have convex mirrors....
Incentives fail to stimulate European electric vehicle sales
New research from JATO Dynamics finds that despite a variety of subsidy programs, electric vehicle (EV) sales in Europe remain stubbornly unresponsive to financial incentives during the first six months of 2011. ...
Driver turnover hits three-year high
It became a little harder for large truck fleets to keep drivers behind the wheel during the second quarter of 2011....
All Truck And Trailer Parts joins Vipar network
All Truck and Trailers Parts has joined the VIPAR Heavy Duty network of distributors. ...
Meritor opens aftermarket distribution center in India
Meritor, Inc (NYSE: MTOR) has opened a new aftermarket distribution center in Pune, India, to serve the growing marketplace...
GSA orders 100 commercial buses
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) continues to expand its presence in the commercial bus market. The company recently secured an order to supply the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) with 100 commercial bus chassis...
Former Utility Trailer president dies
Walter Bennett, formerly president and director of Utility Trailer Manufacturing, died September 11 in his Los Angeles, California home. He was 93...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Edges 0.2% lower in August
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 0.2% in August after falling a revised 0.8% in July 2011. July’s decrease was less than the 1.3% ATA reported on August 23, 2011...
Trailer shipments up in August
The trailer industry posted the strongest monthly shipment volume in August since June 2007, according to figures compiled by ACT Research, Columbus, Indiana...
Lack of inventory slows used truck sales
Sales of used Classes 3-8 trucks extended their summer slump in August, falling 3% from July. Volumes were mixed on a channel by channel basis, falling in the auction and wholesales markets, but gaining ground in the retail market. YTD volumes for Class 8 used trucks are down 7.4% from the same time period last year...
Kim Korth named permanent president and CEO at Supreme
Supreme Industries, Inc (NYSE Amex: STS), announced that Ms. Kim Korth has been appointed by Supreme's Board of Directors to the permanent position of president and chief executive officer...
Slower truck growth predicted at NTEA summit
Forecasters have scaled down their outlooks but continue to forecast growth for the commercial truck market...
Trailer fleets reaching full capacity
Fleets appear to be hauling all the freight they can accommodate, according to the FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index ...
Meritor adds new trailing-arm suspensions
Meritor Inc unveiled the newest suspension family members--the MTA25 (25,000-lb capacity) and MTA30 (30,000-lb capacity)--to its product line of trailing-arm air ride trailer suspension systems. The Meritor Trailing-Arm Air (MTA) Suspension is designed to meet the needs of North America truck and trailer operators in various vocational markets, including platform, tanker, bottom dump, grain, logging, transfer, side-dump and end-dump trailers...
HDA Truck Pride Adds American Truck Group
HDA Truck Pride has added American Truck Group in Gulfport, Mississippi, an independent parts distributor that will be the newest member of HDA Truck Pride and a service provider...
HDAW 2012 Finalizes Education Program
Six education sessions have been scheduled for Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2012, featuring the conference theme, “Corporate Culture: The Foundation for Success.” ...
Polar Broadens JARCO Propane Tank Upfit Service
Polar Service Centers is now installing JARCO propane bobtails at its locations in Sacramento, Houston, and Spartanburg, S.C...
Class 5-8 Market Above Expectations in August: ACT
Class 5-8 orders were “above expectations” in August despite a proliferation of bad news about the economy that led to a meaningful collapse in consumer confidence, according to the State of the Industry report released by ACT Research Co. ...
4Q Used Truck Prices Forecast to Remain Strong
Despite indications of a price ceiling on newer trucks, the retail market remains strong, says Chris Visser in September’s Guidelines report from the ATD/NADA Commercial Truck Guide...
Industry Optimism Abounds at ACT Seminar
Despite an unpredictable economy, participants at an ACT Research Co. seminar remained optimistic about the commercial vehicle and transportation industries...
