Diesel up 6.6 cents to $2.798
Sep 28, 2005
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose 6.6 cents to $2.798 last week after responding to market fears surrounding Hurricane Rita. ...
Tonnage fell 0.8% in August
Sep 28, 2005
For-hire truck tonnage dropped 0.8% in August, following a 0.5% July decline, according to the American Trucking Assns. (ATA). Although this marks the third consecutive month of declines in the index year to date, truck tonnage was up 2.2% compared with the same period in 2004. ...
Wabash announces stock repurchase program
Sep 27, 2005
Wabash National Corporation announced that its board of directors has authorized the Company to repurchase up to two million shares of its common stock until September 15, 2007....
Pyle opens Syracuse terminal
Sep 27, 2005
Regional LTL carrier A. Duie Pyle, based in West Chester, PA, has opened a 32-acre, 65-door terminal in Syracuse, NY, to help expand capacity and better serve the central New York State area, said company president Peter Latta. ...
Hurricane Rita: Fuel impact seen to be slight
Sep 26, 2005
Diesel fuel and gasoline prices should only see a short-term hike at the most in the wake of Hurricane Rita, thanks largely to few Gulf-region refineries suffering major damage from the storm....
Webb Wheel opens OEM truck facility
Sep 23, 2005
The OEM Truck Business Unit of Webb Wheel Products, Inc. has opened a facility dedicated to meeting the wheel end demands of the medium- and heavy-duty truck industry. The facility, located in Cullman, AL, was chosen so that the company could immediately address some of the product availability and material issues facing truck manufacturers today. ...
KATRINA UPDATE: ATA delivers for Red Cross
Sep 22, 2005
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) this week delivered $1.5 million in donations to the American Red Cross for use in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts on behalf of the U.S. trucking industry, its member motor carriers and their drivers, and supportive industry suppliers. ...
Prime Inc. orders 3,000 reefer units
Sep 22, 2005
Prime Inc. has placed an order with Carrier Transicold for 3,000 Ultima XTC refrigeration units as part of a major fleet upgrade and expansion. The deal includes an option to purchase an additional 2,000 units for a total of 5,000 units. ...
Rush buys medium-duty dealer
Sep 21, 2005
San Antonio, TX-based truck dealership chain Rush Enterprises is buying some of the assets of Barrett Trucks, LLC, a GMC and Isuzu medium-duty truck dealership in Texarkana, TX, for $725,000, paid in cash. ...
Two new trailer forecast services launched
Sep 21, 2005
CLEAR has just launched its first forecast of West European Trailer Production that includes figures for all of the major manufacturers. Every manufacturer that produces over 1,000 units per annum is included. In addition, many of the smaller producers also feature in the data....
Yellow Roadway heads to China, repurchases stock
Sep 21, 2005
Overland Park, KS-based Yellow Roadway Corp. has finalized a new transportation joint venture in China and is launching a stock buyback plan to help bolster its future international expansion efforts. ...
Diesel drops 11.5 cents to $2.732
Sep 21, 2005
The national average price for a gallon of diesel dropped 11.5 cents to $2.732 last week, according to the Energy Information Administration. The drop in prices reflects refineries in the Gulf Coast slowly restoring operations after Hurricane Katrina. However, the supply system is still “a long way from being back to normal.” ...
KATRINA UPDATE: Railroads still recovering
Sep 20, 2005
The major railroads serving the Gulf Coast states continue to repair the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina and restore service to the region. ...
KATRINA UPDATE: Kenworth, Peterbilt donate dump trucks
Sep 19, 2005
Kirkland, WA-based Kenworth Truck Co. is donating a new 2006 model T-800 dump truck to the City of New Orleans to support humanitarian efforts for those impacted by Hurricane Katrina, and Peterbilt Motor Co.'s manufacturing facility in Denton, TX, is donating a new Model 378 equipped with a dump body. ...
Work Truck Show 2006 registration, housing now open
Sep 19, 2005
Registration and housing for The Work Truck Show 2006 open today. A downloadable registration form is available at www.ntea.com. Hotel reservations must be made directly through The Work Truck Show and National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention Housing Bureau at 1-866-620-6378, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday–Friday, or visit www.ntea.com to make reservations online....
Aerodynamics key to fuel economy
Sep 16, 2005
Improving aerodynamics is the key factor to improving the fuel economy of Class 8 trucks and is going to be a major focus of trucking research and development dollars in the future. ...
International preparing plant for '07 models
Sep 15, 2005
International Truck and Engine Corp. is in the midst of a major makeover for its Class 8 truck plant in Chatham, Ontario, as it prepares to build a new series of heavy trucks - internally dubbed the "LH" series - for the 2007 model year. ...
DHL moves to new hub
Sep 15, 2005
Plantation, FL-based express carrier DHL has consolidated its principal hub operations at a new $300 million, 1.2 million sq.-ft. air and ground facility in Wilmington, OH, one month ahead of schedule. ...
Manac expands service center in Mississuaga
Sep 14, 2005
Manac Inc. announced that it will double the surface area of its service center at the Ontario Transportation Center in Mississauga. Before the end of the year, five new bays will be added and about 15 specialized jobs will be created....
Elliott begins work on new mount shop
Sep 14, 2005
Elliott Machine Works, Inc. has started construction of a new 24,000-square-foot mount shop. Located in the Galion Industrial Park, the new facility, on an 11-acre site is in addition to the current 33,000-square-foot plant, which will continue fabrication production. ...
Rush plans new Nashville location
Sep 14, 2005
San Antonio, TX-based national truck dealership chain Rush Enterprises said it plans to open one of its largest centers yet - Rush Peterbilt Truck Center - in Nashville, TN, later this year. ...
Diesel drops 5.1 cents to $2.847
Sep 14, 2005
The national average price for a gallon of diesel last week retreated 5.1 cents to $2.847. This came as news that much of the refining and oil infrastructure along the Gulf Coast will recover sooner than expected from the disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina. ...
DOT proposes Class 3-5 rear-object-detection rule
Sep 13, 2005
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed that straight trucks weighing between 10,000 and 26,000 lb. be equipped with rear object detection systems. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 12, 2005. (49 CFR, Part 571; Docket No. NHTSA 2004-19239.) ...
KATRINA UPDATE: ATA’s Graves assesses impact
Sep 13, 2005
Though freight is still projected to grow overall in 2005, rising fuel prices and scrambled operations from the damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast is going to put added pressure on the trucking industry’s bottom line, according to Gov. Bill Graves, president & CEO of the American Trucking Associations (ATA). ...
KATRINA UPDATE: Hurricane clipped light-truck sales
Sep 12, 2005
Gasoline prices driven up in the wake of Hurricane Katrina along with depleted new-vehicle inventories at dealerships is responsible for a major decline in sales of larger sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and pickup trucks nationwide, according to research by J.D. Power & Associates....
