Ferexpo S.A. Named Top Spartan ERV Dealer of 2012
Spartan Emergency Response Vehicles, a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPAR), announced Ferexpo S.A. as its 2012 Dealer of the Year during the annual awards banquet at the Spartan ERV Sales Training Conference in Miami, Fla...
Omnitek Engineering Appoints Dealer for Diesel-to-NG Conversion
Omnitek Engineering Corporation has appointed Nat Gas Solutions, based in Houston, Texas, as a dealer and authorized installer of its diesel-to-natural gas conversion systems in the region. Terms were not disclosed...
Muncie Power Products’ Leader Dies at 86
Phyllis (Craven) Shafer, former corporate secretary and vice president-administration at Muncie Power Products, passed away at the age of 86 on December 4, 2012, at Westminster Village in Muncie, Indiana...
Wabash’s Net Income $105 million in 2012
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) reported 2012 net income of $105.6 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, on net sales of $1.46 billion, compared to net income of $15 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, on net sales of $1.19 billion in 2011...
NTEA Offering Members Leveraged Buying Program
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) is offering its members the advantages of leveraged buying through an agreement with Prime Advantage...
Polar Acquires Beall’s Parts And Service Division
Polar Corporation has acquired the assets of Beall Transport Equipment Co. (BTEC), the aftermarket parts and service division of Beall Corporation...
Navistar Showcases New Product Enhancements
At the World of Concrete trade show in Las Vegas, Navistar showcased an array of updated severe service truck offerings from International Truck and a comprehensive line-up of mixer products from Continental Mixers...
Freightliner Displays First CNG Concrete Mixer
Freightliner Trucks is showcasing its first 114SD concrete mixer with compressed natural gas (CNG) technology at the World of Concrete in Las Vegas...
HDA Truck Pride Adds Fleet Friction
HDA Truck Pride has added Fleet Friction of San Diego, a full-line commercial vehicle parts distributor for everything from power units to trailers of all makes...
MACK MP8 Engine Now Offered on MACK TerraPro Concrete Pumper
Mack Trucks announced that its 13-liter MACK MP8 engine is available in the MACK TerraPro concrete pumper...
1Q Fleet Sentiment Report Positive for Commercial Vehicle Purchases
There are positive signs for medium and heavy commercial truck and trailer purchases, according to the first-quarter Fleet Sentiment report compiled by CK Commercial Vehicle Research ...
Preliminary Class 8 Orders Up 7% Over December: FTR
Preliminary January Class 8 truck net orders were 22,235 in January, 7% higher than December but down 11% year-over-year, according to FTR Associates...
Midwest Wheel Honored by Truck Parts & Service
Midwest Wheel Companies was named Distributor of the Year by Truck Parts & Service, making MWC the first company to win this honor twice in the 11-year history of the award. The company also won in 2004...
Wabash Unveils New Corporate, Business-Unit Websites
Wabash National Corporation (NYSE: WNC) has launched a new corporate website, as well as sites for its Commercial Trailer Products and Wabash Composites businesses...
Daimler Prepares for Possible Layoffs
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is in the process of notifying approximately 1,300 production workers across its North American manufacturing facilities of potential layoffs, due to what Daimler in a statement termed “softening of economic conditions.”...
Warranty Program Extended by Kenworth, Paccar
Kenworth Truck Co. and Paccar Financial have unveiled a new extended warranty program for U.S. customers purchasing Class 5-7 Kenworth factory trucks. The vehicles must be financed through Paccar Financial to receive the warranty....
Spartan ERV Adds New Dealer in Northwest
Spartan Emergency Response Vehicles, a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPAR) has added Vimar Equipment, Ltd, a new dealer in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Alberta and British Columbia, Canada ...
Meritor Produces 10 Millionth North American Trailer Axle
Meritor (NYSE: MTOR) celebrated its 10 millionth trailer axle made in North America today at its Frankfort, Ky. manufacturing facility...
Utility Produces 200,000th Reefer Trailer at Utah Plants
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company has exceeded a production milestone, manufacturing over 200,000 reefer trailers at the company’s Clearfield, Utah, manufacturing facilities...
Knapheide Donates Equipment for Disaster Relief
The Knapheide Manufacturing Company has partnered with the First Response Team of America to provide truck equipment for use on disaster sites...
WABCO to Supply Anti-Lock Braking Systems to Six Major Trailer Manufacturers in Brazil
WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC) has won contracts to provide anti-lock braking systems (ABS) to six of Brazil’s leading trailer manufacturers...
Mitsubishi Fuso Offers Side-Mounted Fuel Tank Option on 2013 Canter FEs
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (MFTA) has announced that buyers of its 2013 model FUSO Canter FE Series trucks can order their vehicles with an optional, factory-installed 33-gallon fuel tank mounted on the outside of the frame rail on the left side of the cab-chassis...
European Commercial Vehicle Registrations Down 12.4% in 2012
European commercial vehicle registrations were down 12.4% in 2012 and 23.4% in December, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association...
Trailer Order Volume Strongest Since March 2006: ACT
Following a modest pullback in November, the trailer industry closed 2012 on a strong note as December saw new orders rise to the highest level since March 2006, while cancellation activity remained at modest levels, according to the latest State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers published by ACT Research Co....
Used Truck Sales Volumes a Mixed Bag in 2012
The wholesale used truck market was the only segment to grow from 2011 to 2012 (up 3%), while the auction and retail markets both fell 11%, according to the latest release of the State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research...
