No Plans for GM Diesel Pickup
Mar 31, 2009
General Motors has suspended it plans for a new diesel-powered, full-size pickup, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports...
FleetPride Acquires Pro Truck & Trailer Supply
Mar 31, 2009
FleetPride, Inc. has acquired the assets of Pro Truck & Trailer Supply, Inc....
Westmor Industries Expands Tank Manufacturing Shop
Mar 31, 2009
Westmor Industries, a manufacturer of petroleum and liquid-handling equipment, recently opened its expanded tank-shop facilities...
ACOFAS Shifts Clinic Focus to Medium Duty
Mar 31, 2009
ACOFAS, the American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists, has announced a shift of its Technician Training Clinic schedule...
NATM Opposes Employee Free Choice Act
Mar 31, 2009
The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) is encouraging its membership to communicate opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act...
Zero-Emission Trucks to Be Assembled in Kansas City
Mar 30, 2009
Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corporation announced its plan to assemble all-electric zero-emission commercial vehicles in Kansas City...
Cummins Turbo Technologies to Consolidate Production in Charleston
Mar 30, 2009
Cummins Turbo Technologies announced today that it will consolidate its turbocharger operations in Charleston...
Ann Durham Named President of Global Vehicles
Mar 30, 2009
Ann Durham has been promoted to president of Global Vehicles U.S.A., Inc....
HDMA to Offer Spots at PAACE Automechanika
Mar 27, 2009
HDMA has announced a special 10,000-square-foot Commercial Vehicle Parts pavilion at PAACE Automechanika in Mexico City...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Up 1.7% In February
Mar 27, 2009
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged 1.7 percent higher in February 2009, marking the second consecutive month-to-month increase...
2008 Trailer Production Figures Table
Mar 26, 2009
Muncie’s Hamer Shafer dies
Mar 26, 2009
Hamer Shafer, former president and director of Muncie Power Products, died Wednesday in a Muncie, Indiana, nursing home. He was 93...
TTMA announces convention changes
Mar 25, 2009
The Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association has added another professional speaker to the program of its 67th annual convention. Retired Admiral Ray Smith will speak on how the Navy SEALs lead and build effective teams in a high-stress environment. ...
VIPAR HD Teams With Fontaine Parts Connection
Mar 25, 2009
VIPAR Heavy Duty has announced a new product program with Fontaine Parts Connection, manufacturers of fifth wheels and associated parts...
Velvac Acquires K-10 Enterprizes
Mar 25, 2009
Velvac, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the assets of K-10 Enterprizes of Mission, Texas...
Beall Opens New Facility In Salt Lake City
Mar 25, 2009
Beall Corporation has opened a new facility located at 1070 West 2100 South in Salt Lake City Utah...
EU Mandate Calls for Compulsory ESC on Commercial Vehicles
Mar 25, 2009
The European Union has approved a mandate that sets better standards to improve road safety in Europe...
ATA Releases Book On Truck Safety
Mar 25, 2009
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) today released Safety for the Long Haul, the first and only comprehensive text on large truck safety...
Jerr-Dan Introduces 5-Ton Diamond Plate Panel Deck
Mar 24, 2009
Jerr-Dan Corporation, an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] company and a manufacturer of towing and recovery equipment, today introduced a new 5-Ton Diamond Plate panel deck...
Schmitz Upgrades UK Factory
Mar 24, 2009
Trailer maker Schmitz Cargobull says it has upgraded its UK factory and launched several products new to the UK market...
NATM’s Influence Helps TALF to Include Trailers
Mar 23, 2009
The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) successfully persuaded policy-makers to broaden the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Financing (TALF) program to include trailers...
EPA's Clean Diesel Campaign Could Drive Business to Truck Dealers
Mar 23, 2009
A new initiative from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designed to reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality could help...
Fairfax County Reduces Idling With Battery-Powered AC
Mar 23, 2009
The Department of Vehicle Services of Fairfax County, Va., is equipping its fleet in the Division of Solid Waste with battery-powered air conditioning systems...
NHTSA Extends Lamp Requirement Date
Mar 20, 2009
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an interim final rule (FR) under FMVSS 121: Air Brake Systems, extending for six months a requirement that trailers with anti-lock brake systems be equipped with an external anti-lock malfunction indicator lamp...
Cummins Filtration To Extend Distribution Of DEF
Mar 20, 2009
Cummins Filtration (NYSE:CMI) announced plans to extend availability and offering of Fleetguard Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)...
