Truck safety improves in 2008
Jul 3, 2008
The U S trucking industry showed improvement in truck safety, including a significant increase in the number of drivers who passed roadside safety inspections...
Navistar gets additional orders for Iraq trucks
Jul 3, 2008
Under contracts valued at up to $37 million, Navistar Defense LLC will be providing additional severe service vehicles to support security efforts in Iraq...
Schmitz aims for 100,000 trailers a year
Jul 3, 2008
Coming off a record year in which Schmitz Cargobull AG saw production increase 30% and sales jump 27%, the German trailer manufacturer has set its sights on producing 100,000 trailers annually...
NTEA Schedules Truck Product Conference
Jun 27, 2008
Leading chassis manufacturers will be previewing new trucks and truck product offerings...
Liberty Kenworth Moves Headquarters To Swedesboro, New Jersey
Jun 27, 2008
Liberty Kenworth has moved its headquarters to Swedesboro, N.J., from Chester, Pa., to provide customers with easier access to major travel corridors and to a wider selection of Kenworth's heavy- and medium-duty models...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Rises 0.5% in May
Jun 27, 2008
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased on a month-to-month basis for the first time since January of this year...
Core Molding Technologies Extends Agreement With Navistar
Jun 26, 2008
Core Molding Technologies, Inc. announced that it has entered into a new supply agreement with Navistar, Inc...
Oshkosh Announces Downward Revisions For 3Q
Jun 26, 2008
Oshkosh Corporation today announced that it expects a loss of approximately $1.22 to $1.32 per share for its third quarter of fiscal 2008 compared to the company's prior earnings per share (EPS)...
Equipment Volume Increases 6.5% in May
Jun 24, 2008
The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association's (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) showed overall new business volume for May increased 6.5 percent...
Navistar Defense Awarded $707 Million in Contracts
Jun 24, 2008
The Marine Corps Systems Command awarded Navistar Defense five contracts worth more than $707 million to provide parts and support for International MaxxPro MRAP vehicles...
FMCSA To Host Webinar On Onboard Safety Systems
Jun 23, 2008
On July 16, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) will co-host a webinar on the costs and benefits of onboard safety systems...
NTEA Attends White House briefing
Jun 23, 2008
Mike Kastner, senior director of government activities, represented the National Truck Equipment Association at a White House discussion on taxes June 2...
More Truck Cuts for Ford
Jun 23, 2008
Ford Motor Company said it is making further reductions to its plan while adding more small cars, crossovers and fuel-efficient powertrains...
AME Workshop Features Just-in-Time Logistics
Jun 19, 2008
An Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) workshop event from June 24-27 is designed to immerse participants in Lean and “Just-in-Time” (JIT) logistics...
Track Sessions Will Open 2008 Aftermarket eForum
Jun 19, 2008
The 2008 Aftermarket eForum will start on July 14, with three separate educational track sessions...
Manufacturers See U.S. Expansion
Jun 19, 2008
North American manufacturers consider the United States the most desirable country for expansion over the next three years, according to a survey...
Old Dominion Opens Service Center in Pocatello, Idaho
Jun 19, 2008
Chuck Powell, Vice President Pacific Northwest region for Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., announced a service center opening in Pocatello, Idaho...
United Equipment is New Authorized East Dealer
Jun 19, 2008
United Equipment Funding, Inc., serving the Colorado region, was recently named an authorized dealership for East Manufacturing...
Utility To Participate in Cascade Sierra Solutions Open House
Jun 19, 2008
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced today its participation in the June 20 grand opening of the Portland, Oregon, Outreach Center...
Canada Approves Wide Single Truck Tires
Jun 19, 2008
New generation wide single truck tires, including MICHELIN X One tires, are now approved for widespread use across Canada...
Wal-Mart Orders 300 Freightliner Cascadia Trucks
Jun 19, 2008
Daimler Trucks North America announced today that Wal-Mart has purchased 300 Freightliner Cascadia trucks equipped with Detroit Diesel DD15 engines...
AuraGen-Equipped Hybrid Electric Ford E-450 Vans Rolled Out
Jun 18, 2008
Aura Systems, Inc. announced today that the AuraGen will be used on the first 135 parallel hybrid electric Ford E-450 vehicles sold by Azure Dynamics Corporation to AT&T, Federal Express, and Purolator...
Schmitz To Take Transport In-House
Jun 18, 2008
Schmitz Cargobull will do its own transport and just got its first new Iveco Stralis 44-ton tractor unit. The new truck will move trailers and parts from ports in northeast England...
Sterling Trucks' 250,000th Truck Rolls Off Production Line
Jun 18, 2008
Sterling Truck Corporation has reached a significant milestone as its 250,000th truck -- a Sterling Set-Back 113-inch BBC A-Line -- rolled off the production line...
U.S. Xpress President to Give Keynote Address At Conference
Jun 17, 2008
Patrick E. Quinn, Co-Chairman and President, U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc., will provide the keynote address to an expected audience of 500 attendees at the upcoming Faster Freight-Cleaner Air (FFCA) East Coast conference in New York City...
