ATA Truck Tonnage Index Falls 0.5% In February
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.5 percent in February, following a revised 1.9 percent increase in January...
GM Recalls 5,000 HD Express/Savana Vans for Engine Fire Risk
General Motors Co. is conducting a safety recall of about 5,000 heavy-duty Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana passenger and cargo vans and halting production and sale of the trucks until a fix for a suspected faulty alternator can be determined...
NATM Announces Green Manufacturing Award
The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) has announced that it will introduce the Green Manufacturing Award, which will recognize the best innovation or novel solutions by a manufacturer in the industry to positively impact the environment...
Kenworth Adds T440 Natural Gas Model
Kenworth Truck Company announced the further expansion of its green product line with the introduction of the Kenworth T440 natural gas model powered by the Cummins Westport ISL G engine...
Mack Releases New Econodyne Diesel
By Jim Mele, Fleet Owner editor-in-chief
LOUISVILLE, KY. If conditions are right, truck sales in 2010 could rebound as much as 20%, and Mack Trucks is getting ready to compete in that recovering market with new technology and products that include an all-new Econodyne diesel engine and an automated mechanical transmission, according to Kevin Flaherty, sr. vp for the U.S. and Canada. “We’re seeing some bubbling of activity out there right now, and we could have a shot at 20% plus, but only if we continue to see more positive signs of recovery,” he said at a press conference during the Mid America Trucking Show...
Commercial Trailer Net Orders Hit Two-Year High
February commercial trailer net orders were up 168 percent from February 2009 and were at their highest level in two years. Dry van orders were very strong, posting triple-digit increases on both a month-over-month and year-over-year basis, according to ACT Research Co. ...
Kenworth Unveils New T700
By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Kenworth Truck Co. rolled out a brand new highway truck, the T700, here at the Mid-America Trucking Show, along with a bevy of other offerings to enhance its vehicle lineup...
Bendix CEO Sees Sales Drop-Off
By Jim Mele, Fleet Owner editor-in-chief
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Although the first quarter was “pretty good” for aftermarket and OEM sales, “we’re about to come to the close of those good times,” said Joe McAleese, president and CEO of Bendix CVS...
Navistar Rolls Out One-Stop Shop
By Sean Kilcarr, Fleet Owner senior editor
LOUISVILLE, KY. Navistar is looking to roll its lineup of engines, trucks, and services into a vast “one-stop shop” in the hopes of building more long-term business from the trucking industry...
NTEA Names New Board of Trustees
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) announced the election and installation of three new members to the NTEA Board of Trustees at the 46th Annual NTEA Convention held in conjunction with The Work Truck Show 2010. They will serve three-year terms ...
East European Trailer Market Down by 65% in 2009
Even when trailer demand fell in 2008 by 9.7% in Eastern Europe, there was a hope that the high-growth East European markets would imitate BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) and largely ignore the slowdown, then return rapidly to growth. What actually happened was that the trailer market fell by 65.1% in 2009 – a much larger fall than occurred in Western Europe – according to consulting group CLEAR...
East Unveils Round-Bottom Genesis Trailer
East has combined the advantages of a square-box dump trailer with the advantages of a half-round dump trailer, and joined them together in one trailer – the newest Genesis trailer from East. So new it doesn’t even have a name yet, East will display the prototype of the new trailer at the 2010 MATS ...
Ox Bodies Introduces Washout Residue Body
Ox Bodies recently introduced a new residue body for concrete washout applications. Easy on-site set up with one-step body placement, helps contractors reduce set-up, clean-out, and transit time. The roll-off body style provides the portability needed for easy storage at individual construction sites or a central washout station...
Versalift Becomes OEM Data Delivery Distributor
OEM Data Delivery, a developer of technology tools for managing worksites and high-value equipment, and Versalift East, a manufacturer of aerial devices and trailers, have announced an alliance designed to benefit buyers of aerial equipment who want GPS capabilities as part of their equipment package...
ALTe To Open New Development and Manufacturing Facility
ALTe LLC, the Michigan-based technology company and mass producer of electric propulsion systems, will hold a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 12 for its new 185,000-square-foot development and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. Following the ribbon cutting, ALTe will provide a demonstration of its new Range Extended Electric Powertrain (REEP) prototype vehicle...
Airworks Compressors Wins Innovation Award at Work Truck Show
Airworks Compressors Corp. (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) took home the Innovation Award from The Work Truck Show 2010. Attendees at the Show voted the company’s new Twister T100 Hybrid mobile air compressor the most innovative product introduced at the show...
Commercial, School Bus Driver Training Program Offered
Auto Safety House LLC announced that it will be offering comprehensive safe driving training curricula through a partnership with DrivingMBA LLC. DrivingMBA is an Arizona-based driver tutoring company with offices in Scottsdale and Chandler, utilizing sophisticated driving simulators and adult learning techniques to deliver the most effective defensive driving training available anywhere...
Strick Accepted Into SmartWay Program
Strick Trailers announced its acceptance into the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership Program. Strick is now certified to produce dry van trailers to EPA SmartWay specifications for customers who wish to improve the aerodynamics and efficiency of their trailers to save fuel...
Terex Utilities Wins The Work Truck Show Green Award
Terex Utilities (Watertown, SD) won The Work Truck Show Green Award for its HyPower Hybrid system at the Work Truck Show 2010. A panel of trade media editors selected the HyPower Hybrid system as the best new product that advances fuel utilization displayed at the Work Truck Show...
Canada Post Chooses Ford Transit Connect
Canada Post, through an open and competitive RFP process, has selected the Ford Transit Connect to begin replacing its aging national fleet of light vehicles and modernize its business, Ford Motor Co. of Canada, Ltd, announced. In total this year, 1,175 Ford Transit Connect vans will be purchased— the largest fleet sale of Ford Transit Connects in Canada to date. ...
Opposition Mounting to Union-backed Change to Federal Transportation Law
A California congressman has joined a number of national leadership groups in opposition to a campaign by the Teamsters union and allied politicians to change long-standing federal transportation law...
Spirit Truck Lines the First to be Equipped with Utility Side Skirts
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announced that Spirit Truck Lines will be the first to install the new Utility side skirts on their 2011 trailers...
Class 8 Truck Net Orders Up 20% in February
Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles rose to 7,900 units in February, up 20 percent from last month and also from February 2009, according to ACT Research Co. ...
Navistar Receives EPA Certification for 2010 MaxxForce DT
Navistar, Inc. announced it has received certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its 2010 MaxxForce DT Advanced EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) mid-range diesel engines...
Trax Opens Facility In Louisville
Trax Mechanical Systems LLC announced the opening of its first North American manufacturing facility in Louisville...
