Horton Expands Plant in South Dakota
Horton has expanded its remanufacturing plant in Britton, South Dakota, because of growth in its remanufactured fan drive business...
Mack, Shell to Collaborate on LNG
Mack Trucks will collaborate with Shell to coordinate efforts and support activities that encourage the use of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for commercial vehicles...
Fontaine Alternative Fuels Launches Website
Fontaine Alternative Fuels, a new business created by the segmentation of Fontaine Modification earlier this year, has launched a dedicated website (FontaineAlternativeFuels.com) that provides an overview of the advanced fuel system and alternative fuel engine installations offered at the company’s eight modification centers nationwide...
Odyne Systems Wins Work Truck Show’s Green Award
Odyne Systems LLC of Waukesha, WI, has won The Work Truck Show’s Green Award for an advanced hybrid commercial vehicle it developed with ComEd of Chicago....
European CV Registrations Down 13.3%
European commercial vehicle registrations were down 13.3% in February, marking the 14th straight month of decline, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association ...
Used Trucks Solid in February: ACT
Volumes for both the retail and wholesale markets grew month-over-month as the used-truck market grew in February after getting off to a shaky start at the beginning of 2013, according to the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research...
NHTSA Proposes to Expedite Amendment Process
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing to establish direct final rulemaking (DFR) procedures for use in adopting amendments to its regulations on which no adverse public comment is expected by the agency...
NTDA Holding Sales Manager PROFIT Discovery Workshop
The National Trailer Dealers Association (NTDA) is offering a Sales Manager PROFIT Discovery Workshop May 9-10 at the Hyatt Place Indianapolis Airport in Indianapolis....
Class 8 Orders Stay Strong in February: ACT
Class 8 orders were above 20,000 units for a fifth consecutive month in February, while a surge in step-van orders pushed new medium-duty demand above the prevailing trend, according to the State of the Industry report released by ACT Research Co...
Polar Corporation Names Denious President/CEO
Polar Corporation has appointed Robert D. Denious as president and chief executive officer of the company...
Equipment Leasing Index Shows Business Volume Down 6%
Overall new business volume for February was $4.7 billion, down 6 percent from $5 billion in February 2012, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25), which reports economic activity from 25 companies representing a cross section of the $725 billion equipment finance sector...
VIPAR Heavy Duty, Accuride Agree to Three-Year Deal
VIPAR Heavy Duty and Accuride Corporation have completed a new three-year agreement in which VIPAR Heavy Duty will offer Accuride Wheels, Gunite wheel-end components and Imperial Group products...
Eaton, Navistar Develop UltraShift PLUS Transmissions
Eaton has launched a new family of UltraShiftPLUS transmissions designed exclusively for Navistar to maximize fuel efficiency in line-haul applications...
Towmaster Passes National Safety Compliance Inspection
Towmaster, Inc., of Litchfield, MN, now complies with National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) Guidelines and will display the NATM compliance decal...
Great Dane Focusing on Durability to Meet Fleet Needs
Fleets are increasingly seeking to extend the ownership cycle for all types of trailers, and that in turn is forcing trailer makers to keep working on ways to improve durability and reliability, according to Jon Jeffries, VP and general sales manager for Great Dane...
Auto Truck Gains Ship-To for Nissan
Auto Truck Group has been awarded ship-to codes for Nissan. Currently, Auto Truck has ship-to and drop ship code capabilities for six OEMs ...
International Truck Dealers Make $60 Million in Renovations
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) announced that its International truck dealer network has invested nearly $60 million in the past year to renovate or add more than 250 additional service bays...
Peterbilt Introduces New Vocational Truck
Peterbilt Motors Company introduced its new vocational Model 567, designed to meet the severe service and high-performance demands of vocational fleets, at the Mid America Truck Show...
Navistar Attacking Fuel Economy
Navistar International Corp. announced third-party controlled fuel-economy tests this summer involving its ProStar tractors against competitor models...
Cummins Seeks to Make Market Gains
Cummins is aiming to leverage its worldwide manufacturing and engineering scale – plus what its executives call “critical partnerships and joint ventures” – to deliver more efficient engines, especially where fuel economy is concerned...
Kenworth Unveils New T880 Vocational Truck
Kenworth Truck Company launched the new Kenworth T880 at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville—a truck for vocational applications, including dump, mixer, refuse, and heavy haul. Its addition will complement Kenworth’s current vocational line-up that includes the T800, T440, W900S and C500...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Up In February
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.6% in February after increasing 1% in January...
FTR Shippers Conditions Index Falls in January
FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for January slipped an additional two points, falling to a reading of negative 7.1, reflecting deteriorating conditions for shippers in the early months of 2013...
Dish Network Using 200 Propane Autogas Vans
Dish Network has announced that it will put into service 200 Roush CleanTech propane autogas powered Ford E-250 vans this year, with an estimate of 12.5 million pounds reduction in carbon dioxide emissions over the lifetime of the fleet’s operation compared to gas-powered vehicles...
Truck-Lite Releases 2013 Catalog
Truck-Lite has released its 2013 full-line catalog—a comprehensive, full-color offering that features over 2,700 products, including new product innovations designed with the latest in LED technology...
