Maxi-Seal Defender battles corrosion
Maxi-Seal Harness Systems, a subsidiary of Peterson Manufacturing, has introduced a new weapon against trailer wiring corrosion. It's called the Defender,...
Josam updates Play Detectors
Josam Products Inc is releasing its latest version of Play Detectors. Able to check for worn components on steering and suspension systems on all trucks...
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August 25-26, 2010 Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas TXwww.hdma.org September 10-12, 2010 North American Trailer...
Clean Cylinder Technology new from Hyva
Hyva USA Corporation announces Clean Cylinder Technology. This technology is based on a Hyva proprietary internal sealing system designed to control and...
Lite-Check's Detector 902 provides precision testing of trailer systems
Lite-Check LLC is offering the new Detector 902 test instrument for trailer lights and air brake systems. The instrument is simple to operate using either...
Hydraulic brake rotors equipped with ZXP3
ArvinMeritor's aftermarket business introduced hydraulic disc brake rotors with a new, patented coating, called ZXP3, designed to protect against oxidation...
Landoll adds chain drive to Model 330
Landoll Corporation has introduced a chain drive power-on/power-off system to its Model 330 traveling axle container trailer line. This new option will...
Gene Kois dies
Eugene “Gene” Kois, owner and secretary of Kois Brothers Equipment Company, passed away July 21 after a battle with cancer...
Daimler AG Posts Net 2Q Profit of $1.7 billion
Boosted by recovering automotive markets around the world, strong growth in major car and commercial-vehicle markets and the implementation of efficiency improvements, Daimler AG posted net profit of $1.7 billion during the quarter...
ATD Urges President to Stimulate New Truck Sales
The American Truck Dealers (ATD) division of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) has sent a letter to President Obama signed by a coalition of heavy- and medium-duty truck makers and industry associations urging the creation of a federal stimulus program to boost new-truck sales and put cleaner, more fuel-efficient trucks on the road...
Half of Fleets to Order Trailers Before End of 2010, Survey Shows
Half of the fleets responding to a recent survey conducted by CK Commercial Vehicle Research plan to place orders for trailers before the end of 2010...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Down 1.4% In June
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.4 percent in June, although May’s reduction was revised from 0.6 percent to just 0.1 percent...
Light-Duty Electric Vehicles to Take Off, Study Shows
Light-duty electric vehicles (EV) offer the best opportunity for near-term growth within the U.S. commercial fleet sector, according to a new study by research firm Frost & Sullivan, because of all EV models, they offer the best fit in terms of life cycle cost and operational capability...
Technology Showcase in England Oct. 19
Cambridge University and the Cambridge Vehicle Dynamics Consortium (CVDC) will hold a one-day Technology Showcase, focused on the dynamics of heavy goods vehicles, October 19, at MIRA in Nuneaton, England...
Double-dip recession unlikely, FTR says
The economy may not be rebounding as quickly as most would like, but the chance that the U S will suffer a double-dip recession is remote, economist Noël Perry said during the FTR Associates “State of the Freight” webinar July 23...
European Commercial Vehicles Up 13.2% in June
New registrations rose in June for all segments of commercial vehicles in Europe, resulting in a total of 166,929 for an overall 13.2% increase, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA)...
Dry Van Trailer Orders Lead 103% Increase in June
June commercial trailer net orders were up 103 percent from a very weak June of 2009, boosted by a 164% increase in dry vans for the year, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT). Through June, year-to-date net orders for trailers are up 74 percent...
Rush Enterprises’ 2Q Gross Revenues Up 9%
Rush Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: RUSHA & RUSHB) reported that gross revenues for the second quarter from continuing operations totaled $329.8 million, a 9% increase from gross revenues from continuing operations of $302.6 million reported for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009...
KME Adds Maxxforce Engines to 2010 Custom Fire Apparatus Line
Under a new supply agreement, KME Fire Apparatus now offers Navistar’s MaxxForce brand Advanced EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) diesel engines in its full line of custom aerials, pumpers, tankers and rescue trucks...
Eaton’s 2Q Net Income Up $197 Million
Eaton announced that second-quarter sales were $3.38 billion, 16 percent above the second quarter of 2009, and net income was $226 million, compared to $29 million in 2009...
EPA, CARB Offer Proposals To Reconsider 2010 SCR Engine Certification Requirements
Navistar International Corp (NYSE: NAV) said that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have presented preliminary proposals aimed at the compliance loopholes found in current 2010 liquid-based SCR systems...
Class 8 Net Orders Hit 2010 High
Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles reached the highest level of the year in June, with a 93 percent increase compared to June of 2009, according to ACT Research Co...
Kenworth T700 in Full Production at Chillicothe Plant
The new, aerodynamic Kenworth T700, which has the lowest aerodynamic drag of any truck in company history, is now in full production at the Kenworth Truck Company manufacturing plant in Chillicothe, Ohio...
PACCAR Quality Award Given to Five ArvinMeritor Facilities
ArvinMeritor announced that five of its manufacturing facilities have received PACCAR Inc.’s 2009 Quality Achievement Award, among the industry’s most demanding standards for supplier parts and component quality...
Talbert Unveils New Trailer, Adds Dealer
Talbert Manufacturing announced its newly designed 75-Ton Double Schnabel Trailer and the addition of DeCleene Trailer Sales to the Talbert dealer network...
