Koenig Iron Works pioneer dies
Herbert Koenig, who helped build his father’s blacksmith shop into what is now RKI Inc, died June 29 at the age of 95...
Wabash is ATA’s Newest Allied Member
American Trucking Associations announced that Wabash National Corp. has become its newest allied member...
UK, Truck, Van Registrations Up 12.7% in June
June total van and truck registrations in the UK were up 12.7% to 25,968, with the year-over-year total up 23.3% to 287,166, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders...
NTEA Requalifies, Adds New Members to MVP
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) requalified 54 member companies in its Member Verification Program (MVP) and approved two new member companies for their commitment to safety and quality standards, bringing the total number of companies that have achieved MVP status to 422...
Preliminary Net Class 8 Orders Up 33% in June: FTR
Preliminary data shows that Class 8 truck total net orders in June for all major North American OEMs were 20,944, up 33% from a year ago...
Kenworth of Newfoundland Moves To Larger Parts, Service Facility
Kenworth of Newfoundland has moved its parts and service facility in Mount Pearl to a new, much larger location, which triples service department space and quadruples parts department space...
Fontaine Names McGuire President Of Trailer Heavy-Haul Business
Fontaine Trailer Company has named Randy McGuire President of the Fontaine Heavy-Haul business unit based in Springville, AL...
Preliminary June Class 8 Orders Remain Strong
Preliminary commercial vehicle net orders in June for North American markets show continued strength in demand for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, according to ACT Research Co...
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Stabilizes in May
FTR’s May Trucking Conditions Index remained basically flat month-over-month with a reading of 7.3, appearing to have stabilized in solidly positive territory after April’s sharp one-month drop in response to softened economic conditions...
Westport, GM ink deal on natural-gas engine technology
Westport Innovations Inc., a developer of natural-gas engines for heavy-duty vehicles, has agreed on a deal with General Motors to help develop natural-gas engine technology...
PalFleet Truck Equipment Opens Facility in Trenton
PalFleet Truck Equipment has opened a sales and installation facility in Trenton, NJ—an authorized GM chassis pool that is located at 572 Whitehead Road, Suite 301...
Meritor WABCO Hosts NTSB Chairman to Demonstrate Advanced Safety Capabilities
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems hosted Deborah A.P. Hersman, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), on June 28 at the Michigan Proving Ground in Romeo, MI, to show demonstrations of the company’s active safety technologies...
Kenworth Ranks Highest in HD Dealer Service Customer Satisfaction in J.D. Power Study
Kenworth Truck Company achieved the highest customer satisfaction ranking among truck owners in the Heavy Duty Dealer Service Segment, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Heavy Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study...
Kenworth Opens Full-Service Dealership in Madison, Alabama
Kenworth of Alabama and Mississippi has opened a new dealership in Madison, Ala., that offers truck drivers easy access to a full-service dealership right off Interstate 65 in Huntsville...
Alcoa Publishes Updated Wheel Spec Data Guide
Alcoa has updated its comprehensive product handbook known as the 2011 Alcoa Commercial Vehicle Wheels Spec Data Guide (Spec Data Guide)...
Trailer flooring manufacturer begins production
Conforce International announced June 28 that it has begun commercial production of its proprietary composite trailer floor system at its manufacturing facility in Peru, Indiana. ...
Walker Group Holdings Adds Two Locations
Walker Group Holdings has opened two new service centers in Chicago, Illinois, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana¬¬....
Auto Safety House Promotes Berg To Holbrook Branch Manager
Auto Safety House LLC has promoted Kevin Berg to the position of Branch Manager of ASH Holbrook. ...
Thomas Rolls Out Rental Program for MyBus Product
Thomas Built Buses MyBus dealers now offer a program in which MyBus vehicles with a 14-passenger configuration are available for short- and long-term rental....
Navistar Donates Step Van To Assist In Rebuilding Alabama
Navistar has donated a used step van valued at $20,000 to HERO (Hale Empowerment and Revitalization Organization, Inc.) in Hale County, Alabama, to assist in efforts to rebuild after the devastating tornadoes that swept through the state, where Navistar has significant operations....
Fras-Le Moves Corporate Office To Northville, Michigan
Fras-le has moved its North American corporate headquarters to expanded space in the Detroit suburb of Northville, Mich. The new office is located at 22260 Haggerty Rd., Suite 365, Northville, MI, 48167. ...
Can Class 8 Trucks Maintain Quality in Face of EPA-Compliant Engines?
Overall quality of Class 8 trucks has improved substantially in 2011 over 2010, but whether these quality gains can be sustained in the face of greater production and new emissions regulations remains in question, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study released today....
EPA targets emissions from trucks used at ports
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), joined by the Coalition for Responsible Transportation and the Environmental Defense Fund, is launching a new EPA SmartWay initiative to reduce pollution from short-haul trucks that haul freight from cargo ships to nearby local distribution points...
Commercial trucks selling well in Europe
Demand for new commercial vehicles in the European Union increased by 25.1% in May, compared to the same month last year, which counted on average 1.7 more working days...
Used truck sales down as inventory dries up
Challenged by a lack of available inventory, sales volumes of used trucks fell in all sales channels during May, according to ACT Research Co...
