Widespread Driver Shortage Impacting Fleet Capacity
More than seven in 10 fleets surveyed for the Q2 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report indicate that the shortage of drivers is either impacting their fleet now or may in the future...
Kenworth’s Renton Plant Receives Environmental Honor
Kenworth’s manufacturing plant in Renton, Wash., has been honored with a 2010 Gold Award presented by the King County Industrial Waste Program...
Testing Starts For On-Demand Hydrogen Fuel-Saving Technology
Testing began today in Oregon on an emerging on-demand hydrogen fuel-saving technology designed by Global Automotive Hydrogen Systems of Hong Kong that works in tandem with diesel and gasoline engines to improve fuel efficiency, torque and horsepower, and make emissions cleaner....
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index Keeps Improving
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index rose to 13.30 in March from a February reading of 9.92, driven by the ability of carriers to garner higher rates as industry capacity tightened. ...
Full Production Begins on Isuzu N-Series Gasoline Trucks
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America has begun full production of gasoline-powered Isuzu N-Series trucks at the Spartan Motors, Inc., facility in Charlotte, Michigan. ...
Mack Marks 50 Years of Powertrain Assembly in Hagerstown
In a ceremony at the plant in Hagerstown, MD, where its powertrain components have been assembled since 1961, Mack Trucks, Inc. paid tribute to the past, celebrated the present and cast a positive eye to the future....
Class 8 Net Orders Highest Since March 2006
A preliminary reading of Class 8 commercial vehicles net orders for North American markets climbed to 38,200 units in April, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT)—an increase of 158% from April 2010, representing the largest monthly order intake since March 2006....
Utility’s Virginia Plant Could Be Back Up in Four Months
Utility Trailer’s plant in Glade Spring, Virginia, is working hard to recover from Thursday’s devastating tornado and could start producing trailers again in four months, plant manager Jack Washburn said...
Marmon Companies Recovering From Tornadoes
Several Marmon Highway Technologies (MHT) companies in Alabama are in recovery mode after massive tornadoes tore through the state last Wednesday...
Wabash Shows Dramatic Gains in 1Q
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) reported net income of $3.2 million and $0.05 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2011 on net sales of $222 million...
TIMTC Sponsoring Webinar on Trucking Issues
Trucking industry stakeholders are invited to participate in a free webinar May 19 at 11 a.m. EDT, featuring senior industry experts sharing their information and insights on the critical trends and economics that are shaping the trucking industry today and tomorrow...
Midlands Carrier Transicold, Frío Servicio de Monterrey Honored as Dealers of the Year
Midlands Carrier Transicold of Omaha, Neb., was named 2010 Dealer of the Year, and Frío Servicio de Monterrey, Mexico, was named Latin America Dealer of the Year at the Carrier Transicold Truck/Trailer/Rail Americas annual dealer meeting in Orlando, Fla. ...
SMMT Offers Help on Type Approval
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) used the recent CV Show to launch its European and National Type Approval (SENTA) guide, with a series of presentations to body builders or converters, many of which were new to SENTA....
North American Trailer Acquires Quality Fleet Repair
North American Trailer LLC, of Salt Lake City, Utah, has acquired Quality Fleet Repair, Inc., of Fontana, California, effective May 1. The purchase agreement with North American Trailer includes all Quality Fleet Repair assets and the retention of personnel....
Coxreels Expands Its Manufacturing Capabilities
Responding to a “major increase” in sales, Coxreels is expanding its manufacturing capabilities, which will double capacity levels by the end of 2011...
Commercial Trailer Shipments Up 109% in 1Q
Commercial trailer shipments for the first quarter of 2011 were up 109% compared to the same quarter last year, according to ACT Research Co. Net orders rose 21% in March from February levels, while shipments were more than 33% above the previous month...
ATA Opposes PHMSA’s Wetlines Proposal
American Trucking Associations told the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration it “strongly opposes” a proposal requiring tank trucks to install equipment to drain flammable liquid from the piping used for loading and unloading....
SAF-Holland Upgrades CBX Trailer Suspension System
SAF-Holland is making engineering upgrades to its CBX Series Suspension System for trailers with the introduction of its “Fusion Beam” technology to reduce suspension weight. ...
EU Commercial Vehicle Registrations Up 9.7%
Demand for new commercial vehicles was up 9.7% in the EU in March, compared to the same period a year ago, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association...
China’s HD Vehicle Sales Up 60% in 2010
Sales of heavy-duty commercial vehicles in China reached 1.015 million units in 2010, a 60% increase over 2009 volume. For the fourth quarter of the year, 226,500 units were sold, a 23% increase over the same quarter of 2009 and an 11% increase over the third quarter of 2010. ...
Volvo Trucks Names 2010 North American Dealers of the Year
Volvo Trucks in North America recently announced its 2010 Dealers of the Year: General Truck Sales of Muncie, Indiana received U.S. honors while Expressway Trucks of Waterloo and Windsor, Ontario, received Canadian honors. ...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increases 1.7% in March
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in March after falling a revised 2.7 percent in February. The latest gain put the SA index at 115.4 (2000=100) in March, which was the highest level since January of this year (116.6). In February, the index equaled 113.5....
Cummins Onan Offers Free Webinar on New EPA Rules for Generators
Cummins Onan is offering a free webinar about new emission regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that affect a wide range of vehicles with on-board generators, including fire trucks and other emergency vehicles, telecom and utility fleet vehicles, towable trailers and mobile food vending trucks, and other specialty vehicles. The webinar will be April 29 at 1 p.m. CDT....
Spartan Motors’ 1Q Revenue Down 19%
Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) today announced that first-quarter revenues were $95.1 million, down 19.1% compared to the same quarter of the prior year, which drove a net loss of $0.9 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to break-even results for the same period in 2010...
Average Price of Used Class 8 Vehicles Increases 6%
The upward price trend of used Class 8 commercial vehicles that began in early 2010 continued into March 2011, with the reported average sales price increasing 6% from February levels, according to ACT Research Co (ACT)....
