Study compares shop installation times 

Oct 1, 2005

The average installation time for conventional (upright) liftgates weighing 4,001 pounds or more has decreased since 2000, according to the recently released...

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....

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.) ...

Heil Environmental sells distributorship to Arizona Refuse Sales 

Sep 2, 2005

Heil Environmental has sold the assets of its Heil Arizona distributorship and assigned the territory covering Arizona to Arizona Refuse Sales, LLC, of Phoenix, effective immediately....

NTEA sets new standards 

Sep 1, 2005

The National Truck Equipment Association announced that 86 distributor and manufacturer members achieved Member Verification Program (MVP) status July...

SMF relocates to new, larger quarters 

Sep 1, 2005

Structural Metal Fabricators Inc (SMF) has relocated to a larger, newly constructed facility at 1226 Little Gap Road in Palmerton PA. The 43-acre site...

SMF moves to new facility in Palmerton 

Aug 30, 2005

Structural Metal Fabricators, Inc. (SMF) has relocated to a larger, newly constructed facility at 1226 Little Gap Road in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. The 43-acre site includes a 40,000-sq-ft office and plant building as well as parking for more than 250 truck chassis....

NTEA report reveals significant gap between typical and highly profitable distributorships 

Aug 11, 2005

The typical commercial truck and transportation equipment distributor had sales of $4,786,653 and a pre-tax profit of 2.7% in 2004. In contrast, the high-profit distributor had sales of $4,934,487 and a pre-tax profit of 8.6% during the same period of time. This significant gap is one of many operational issues analyzed in the recently released 2005 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Distributor Profit Survey Report. ...

A knack for his niche 

Aug 1, 2005, BY RICK WEBER

THESE DAYS, DAVID NICHOLS operates from a comfortable office, his desk flanked on one side by an aquarium and on the other by the spoils of his hunting...

Under new regulations: Canadian company recognized for revising GVW and axle ratings 

Aug 1, 2005

CANADIAN intermediate- and final-stage manufacturers that modify GVW ratings should be prepared to explain why. Walinga Inc of Guelph, Ontario, is the...

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