Ex-Freightliner CEO Rupp dies
Apr 12, 2006, From Fleet Owner
Peter Emil Rupp, the former CEO of Freightliner Corp. and a major figure in the U.S. heavy-duty truck industry in the 1980s, was buried on March 29 in Oelsnitz, Germany. He died on March 19, 2006 in Wiesbaden, Germany after a long illness, just one month shy of his 76th birthday. ...
Diesel price up 3.7 cents
Apr 12, 2006, From Fleet Owner
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose 3.7 cents to $2.654 for the week ending April 9, the Energy Information Administration said. This marks the second week in a row of increases as trends track that of crude oil prices. ...
Vanguard adds composite plate
Apr 11, 2006, From Fleet Owner
Vanguard National Trailer Corp. has rolled out its new VXP composite plate trailer. If damaged, said Vanguard, the composite panels may be removed and replaced without affecting adjacent panels and no special shop tools are required. ...
Heavy hybrid hitting trash routes
Apr 11, 2006, by Jim Mele, Fleet Owner editor-in-chief
Intended at least initially for Class 8 refuse truck applications, a new diesel hybrid system uncouples the engine from the drivetrain and replaces the transmission with a hydraulic pump and hydrostatic engines. Specialty truck manufacturer Autocar LLC and its partner in the project, Parker Hannifin Corp., unveiled a working prototype of the E3 heavy-duty hybrid truck at Waste Expo in Las Vegas that it said has recorded up to a 50% decrease in fuel consumption tests under stop-and-go conditions typical of a refuse collection route....
Leyman Lift Gates in strategic partnership with European gate manufacturer
Apr 11, 2006
Leyman Lift Gates, the leading manufacturer of advance material handling solutions for commercial fleets throughout North America and United Kingdom, has established a strategic global partnership with European lift gate manufacturing conglomerate BAR Cargolift. ...
Class 8 hits another all-time high
Apr 7, 2006
Preliminary Class 8 net new orders hit another all-time high at 49,900 in March, but were modestly below expectations, according to Bear Stearns, which had been projecting up to 50,000....
Shell unveils new heavy-duty grease
Apr 7, 2006, From Fleet Owner
Shell Lubricants announced its U.S. rollout of Retinax LX, a family of lithium complex greases made from a combination of performance additives. The product was developed primarily for the lubrication of high-temperature applications, such as wheel bearings in heavy-duty truck applications. ...
Raydan completes $6 million strategic acquisition in Ontario
Apr 5, 2006
Raydan Manufacturing Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Delta Spring & Chassis Ltd., located in Kitchener, Ontario. Delta supplies component parts, provides spring shop services and manufactures and installs truck mounted components through Sturdy Truck Body to the light commercial and heavy truck/trailer industry throughout southwestern Ontario. ...
Moyes still eyeing Central buy
Apr 5, 2006, From Fleet Owner
The purchasing process may be slowing down, but Jerry Moyes, founder and former chairman of Swift Transportation, is still hard at work on his acquisition plans for Central Freight Lines, a non-union LTL carrier based in Waco, TX. ...
Diesel price on the rise
Apr 5, 2006, From Fleet Owner
The national average price for a gallon of diesel for the week ending April 2 shot up 5.2 cents to $2.617, according to the Energy Information Administration. ...
Parts Place acquires United Refuse and Container Parts
Apr 4, 2006
Parts Place, Inc., a Wastequip company, announced the acquisition of United Refuse and Container Parts of White Plains, Maryland. United Refuse and Container Parts is a leading supplier of replacement parts for the waste equipment industry in the mid-Atlantic region. ...
Wheelabrator opens subsidiary in Mexico
Apr 4, 2006
Wheelabrator Group, the leading provider of surface cleaning solutions, is pleased to announce the opening of their its subsidiary, WG Plus de Mexico S.R.L. de C.V. in Monterrey, Mexico....
Timpte names new president and CEO
Apr 4, 2006
Timpte, Inc., a manufacturing of bulk commodity trailers located in David City, Nebraska, has appointed Doug Scheible as president and chief operating officer....
NTEA approves 21 companies for MVP
Apr 4, 2006
Twenty-one National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) member companies achieved Member Verification Program (MVP) status in the first quarter of 2006, ending March 31, 2006....
Bendix air brake standard on Reitnouer trailers
Apr 4, 2006, From Fleet Owner
Eyria, OH-based Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems will supply an air-brake system and component package as standard equipment on Reitnouer aluminum flatbed trailers. ...
Volvo Group’s truck deliveries down 3%
Mar 31, 2006
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s three truck companies decreased 3% through February this year, compared with the year-earlier period. ...
Meritor to the fore
Mar 31, 2006, by David Cullen, Fleet Owner executive editor
ArvinMeritor chose last week's Mid-America Trucking Show to begin "revitalizing" its Meritor product and services brand in the global commercial vehicle market. The manufacturer said the move was based on extensive marketing research conducted by its commercial-vehicle marketing team....
Hyundai Translead hires new VP of sales
Mar 31, 2006
Hyundai Translead welcomes Stuart James as the new Vice President of Sales, making him responsible for all new trailer, container, chassis, and converter dolly sales and the Aftermarket Parts Sales....
Detroit Diesel: DPF regeneration a non-event
Mar 30, 2006, by Wendy Leavitt, Fleet Owner director of editorial development
If Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) has its way, regeneration of the particulate filters for the 2007 engines will be unnoticeable, at least as far as drivers are concerned. In collaboration with Freightliner LLC, Detroit Diesel has been on an aggressive development and testing schedule for 2007, according to Tim Tindall, program director for the engine maker, and developing a procedure to manage the periodic regeneration of the required filter system has been a big part of that schedule. ...
Freight volumes fall in February
Mar 30, 2006, From Fleet Owner
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.5% in February-- marking its first monthly decline since August 2005. ...
Diesel price drops 1.6 cents
Mar 30, 2006, From Fleet Owner
The national average price for a gallon of diesel dropped 1.6 cents to $2.565 for the week ending March 26, the Energy Information Administration said. ...
HDMA members invited to attend free conference
Mar 30, 2006
Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association members are invited to attend an event for senior executives and manufacturing managers in the automotive and trucking industry: Business Intelligence for Manufacturing -- Winning Customers for Life. The event will take place Tuesday and Wednesday, April 25-26, at SAS World Headquarters in Cary, N.C....
ArvinMeritor signs exclusive marketing arrangement with PSI
Mar 28, 2006
ArvinMeritor and Pressure Systems International Inc. (PSI) of San Antonio, Texas, have agreed to a new long-term collaborative arrangement to continue marketing and distributing automatic tire inflation systems....
Freightliner rolls out new offerings
Mar 28, 2006, From Fleet Owner
At the recent Mid-America Trucking Show, Portland, OR-based Freightliner LLC unveiled a host of new component offerings that will be available on its trucks starting late this year....
Transcraft redesigns D-Eagle drop deck trailer
Mar 24, 2006
Transcraft, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wabash National Corporation, announced that its Transcraft D-Eagle combo drop deck model has been redesigned to increase trailer strength and enhance overall performance. In addition, the company announced that it has added a forklift kit as an available option on its flatbed trailer models....
