Ridewell Hires Project Engineer
Ridewell Suspensions has added Matthew Koontz to the engineering team as project engineer, working primarily with auxiliary axle suspensions...
Senate Hearing Set for NTEA-Supported Advanced Vehicle Technology Bill
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced S. 734, the Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011—a companion bill to Rep. Gary Peters’ bill in the House, H.R. 1367—and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has scheduled hearing on the bill for May 19. ...
General Truck Body a New Distributor for IMT
Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT), an Oshkosh Corporation company (NYSE:OSK), announced that General Truck Body, headquartered in Houston, with additional operations in Arlington, Texas, will serve IMT customers from north Texas across to southern Arkansas, north and southwestern Louisiana as well as southeastern Texas....
Class 8 Order Backlog Reaches 55-Month High
North American Class 8 net orders totaled 38,100 units (not SA) in April—up more than 31% from the level set in March and over 157% above previous year...
Sustainable-Fuels Workshops Scheduled
Transportation professionals are invited to learn about the capabilities of propane autogas and other alternative fuels at two free training workshops hosted by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance members....
Douglas Dynamics Prices Secondary Offering
Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (NYSE:PLOW) announced the pricing of its secondary offering of five million shares of its common stock by certain of its stockholders, including affiliates of Aurora Capital Group and Ares Management, at a price to the public of $14.50 per share. ...
Kogel Takes Trailers on Tour
Kögel Trailers is supporting the "Consistently Efficient" Tour 2011 of MAN Truck & Bus. Over a period of five weeks, three Kögel trailers and three MAN TGX Trucks will form innovative articulated vehicles. The trailers will have transparent tarpaulins and aerodynamic cladding on the tour, covering over 6,000 miles throughout Europe....
Eaton Establishes Global Aftermarket Unit
Eaton Corporation has formed a new Global Aftermarket and Clutch Business Unit, which combines Eaton’s automotive and truck aftermarket product lines and its heavy-duty truck clutch business and will have global responsibility for marketing, sales, business development, engineering, program management, and manufacturing strategy....
FTR Shippers’ Condition Index Reflects Tightening Capacity
FTR Associates’ Shippers’ Condition Index (SCI) as reported in the May Shippers Update fell significantly to a reading of -11.4, reflecting tightening capacity and accelerating transport costs. ...
Volvo Trucks Honors Westfall Odell Truck Sales
Volvo Trucks’ Parts Dealer of the Year Award for 2010 has been given to Westfall Odell Truck Sales of Kansas City, Missouri, which began operations in 1951 and is now the largest Volvo Trucks parts provider in the Midwest....
Felling Trailers Starts Second Shift
Felling Trailers has implemented a second shift to increase production and decrease lead time. ...
HD Market Showing Strength
Improved demand across the entire heavy-duty vehicle market is reflected in the most recently available data, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT). It is readily apparent that the stage has been set for a long run-up in demand across the medium-duty and heavy-duty truck and commercial trailer segments...
Supreme Reports 1Q Gains Over 2010
Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: STS) announced that first-quarter 2011 consolidated net sales were $68.4 million, an increase of approximately 49% over the $46 million in net sales in the same period a year ago. Gross profit was $6.5 million, or 9.5% of net sales, up by approximately 71% from last year's $3.8 million or 8.4%...
Medium and Heavy Truck Sales Up 33% in April
Medium and heavy truck sales were up 33% in April over the same period a year ago and down 10% from last month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Commercial Fleets Integral to Increased Adoption of Battery-Electric Vehicles
DHL, the German express mail firm, plans a September rollout of 30 battery-powered, electric delivery vans to operate in New York City, taking advantage of the fact that the vehicles will run mostly fixed routes that maximize vehicle utilization rates and park overnight at central facilities where they can recharge at off-peak electricity rates....
Mitsubishi Fuso Gives Out Dealer Of The Year Awards
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. (MFTA) has announced its 2010 U.S. Dealer of the Year awards for all categories....
Utility reopens damaged manufacturing plant
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company has reopened its Glade Spring, Virginia, after the facility suffered heavy damage from a tornado April 28...
Evans Named President of Polar Service Centers
Polar Corporation has appointed Michael Evans as president of Polar Service Centers, one of three companies under the Polar Corporation umbrella. Evans replaces Craig Fisher...
Ox Bodies Donates to Tornado Relief in Tuscaloosa
Dump body manufacturer Ox Bodies is helping residents of Tuscaloosa recover from the severe tornado damage of April 27...
Parts Suppliers Support Introduction of Commercial Vehicle Safety Technology Bill
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and its affiliate organization, the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), applauded a bill introduced on May 4 by Reps. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) that provides a tax credit for commercial vehicle owners to purchase and install specific advanced safety. ...
DUECO Inc. Adds New Leaders for Sales Regions
DUECO, Inc. the largest privately owned provider of Terex Utilities and Hi-Ranger bucket trucks, digger derricks, cranes, stringing and tension equipment and utility trailers, has promoted long-time Western Region Manager Ron Koosman to Vice President of Sales for the Western Region. Jim Kraschinsky has been added as Vice President of Sales, Central & Eastern Division. ...
Natural Gas Option Available for Freightliner 114 Severe Duty Trucks
Freightliner Trucks announced that its new 114 Severe Duty (SD) set-back axle (SBA) truck will be available with natural gas technology. ...
Freightliner Delivering 70 M2 112 Natural Gas Tractors to Ryder System
Freightliner Trucks has begun to deliver the first 70 of 182 Freightliner Business Class M2 112 natural gas tractors to Ryder System, Inc., a commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions provider....
Preliminary Net Class 8 Orders Continue Surge
Preliminary data shows April Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 37,922, a 32% increase over March, according to FTR Associates....
Navistar’s Ryan Named 2011 ATD Truck Dealer Of The Year
For the third consecutive year, the American Truck Dealers/Heavy Duty Trucking have named an International dealer as their “Truck Dealer of the Year.” ...
