MAC Trailer Introduces Frac Tank
Aug 17, 2009
engineered and developed a 500-barrel capacity FRAC tank for the drilling and servicing of the oil field industry...
Navistar First OEM to Reach 5 Million Hybrid Miles
Aug 17, 2009
Navistar says the increasing popularity of hybrid vehicles has helped the company become the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to accumulate more than 5 million real-world miles in the hands of customers driving hybrid International trucks and IC Bus brand school and commercial buses...
Truck Sales Climbing Out of Abyss
Aug 13, 2009
Truck sales in seven of the eight classes were down by a smaller percentage in July than for the year to date, with Class 8’s being the same, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications...
Stimulus Funding To Assist Eaton In Deployment Of Commercial Hybrid Vehicles
Aug 13, 2009
Eaton Corporation (NYSE:ETN) announced its truck and electrical businesses will support a $45.4 million grant to produce plug-in hybrid electric power systems for 378 vehicles, the nation’s largest commercial hybrid deployment to date...
Shutdown of Sapa Plant in Illinois
Aug 13, 2009
Sapa Profiles North America announced the shutdown of its plant in Morris, IL, in an effort to better serve its customers with the latest and best extrusion technology...
TARDEC Advancing U.S. Army’s Heritage of Cooperation with Industry
Aug 13, 2009
As a practice, the U.S. Army has worked for years in cooperation with commercial industries to develop advanced technologies...
Parts Suppliers Laud Heavy Duty Vehicle Safety Technology Tax Credit
Aug 12, 2009
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and its heavy-duty affiliate association, the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), lauded Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), George Voinovich (R-Ohio), and David Vitter (R-La.) for their introduction of S. 1582...
WABCO Inks Multi-Year Agreement with India’s Ashok Leyland
Aug 12, 2009
WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC) today announced that WABCO and Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group, have completed an agreement for development of transmission automation technology and the long-term supply of automated manual transmission (AMT) systems from 2010 through 2015...
2Q Net Sales Down 34% for Supreme
Aug 12, 2009
Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: STS) announced that net sales for the second quarter declined 34 percent to $49.6 million, compared with $75.3 million in the prior-year quarter...
Truck Market to Stay Weak until Second Half of 2010
Aug 12, 2009
The demand for new heavy- and medium-duty commercial vehicles is expected to be off around 45 percent for the full year 2009 and remain at weak levels through the first half of 2010, according to ACT Research Co...
Manufacturing Technology Consumption Rises In June
Aug 10, 2009
June U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $135.85 million, according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association...
NATM Seeks Tire Input From Members
Aug 10, 2009
The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) is seeking input from members regarding the news that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering adopting new regulations applicable to those companies selling "P" tires to consumers purchasing certain motor vehicles...
Reinke Honors Top Five North American Trailer Dealers
Aug 10, 2009
Reinke Manufacturing, Inc. announced its top five North American trailer dealers for the 2009 model year. Reinke recently honored each of the five dealers with a plaque, noting their impressive sales distinction of the 2009 Reinke model trailers...
Daimler Buses Receives Major Orders for Hybrid and Diesel Buses
Aug 10, 2009
Daimler Buses North America announced the initial order of up to 500 diesel-electric hybrid buses, with options for up to 200 buses, from King County Metro in Seattle, WA. The base, first-year order is for 93 hybrid units...
ArvinMeritor to Invest in Brazil Operations
Aug 10, 2009
ArvinMeritor Inc.'s (NYSE: ARM) Chairman, CEO and President Chip McClure today announced that the company is committed to remaining a strong and growing manufacturer and supplier in South America...
ATA Urges Transparency to Curb Excessive Energy Speculation
Aug 6, 2009
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) must act to increase transparency in energy markets and curtail excessive speculation by establishing aggregate position limits, said Schneider National Inc. Vice President Steven Graham at a Commission hearing....
Strong demand for used trailers in UK
Aug 6, 2009
Schmitz Cargobull says it has seen an 18% year-on-year increase in used trailer enquiries, while orders are up 50%, according to Robin Dickeson of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). ...
Supreme Schedules Conference Call
Aug 6, 2009
Supreme Industries, Inc. (NYSE Amex: STS) will hold a live conference call Aug. 11 at 9 a.m. EDT to discuss its second-quarter and first-half 2009 financial results....
NATM Seeks Support for Hauling-Configuration Proposal
Aug 6, 2009
The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) has been working on getting language into the 2009 Transportation Reauthorization Bill that would allow light- and medium-duty trailer manufacturers to haul trailers in a double configuration from their manufacturing plant to their dealers, reducing delivery costs by half....
Daimler Trucks Announces Pricing For EPA2010 Emissions Technologies
Aug 6, 2009
Daimler Trucks North America today announced pricing for meeting EPA2010 standards with its Detroit Diesel BlueTec or Cummins mid-range engine emissions technologies ...
Kögel Files For Bankruptcy
Aug 6, 2009
Kögel Fahrzeugwerke GmbH of Burtenbach, Germany, announced that the company is insolvent and has declared bankruptcy. ...
Preliminary July Heavy Truck Orders Improved, But Still Weak
Aug 6, 2009
FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEM's totaling 9,002 units in July 2009, an increase of 9.6% over June....
Commercial Vehicle Group 2Q Revenue down 51%
Aug 5, 2009
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CVGI) today reported revenues of $103.5 million for the second quarter ended June 30, compared to revenues of $209.2 million for the second quarter of 2008. ...
Azure Dynamics Wins Bid To Provide Hybrid Electric Buses to Kentucky Municipalities
Aug 5, 2009
Azure Dynamics Corporation, a developer of state-of-the-art green technologies that address environmental and cost issues for the commercial transportation industry, today announced its success on a recent bid for 50 Balance Hybrid Electric Shuttle Buses...
Alcoa, CIMC To Develop Efficient Tanker Trailer
Aug 4, 2009
Alcoa and CIMC Vehicles (Shandong) Co Ltd, a specialty truck manufacturer in China, have formed a strategic partnership to design and develop a new, energy-efficient aluminum fuel tanker trailer for the Asian market....
