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Trailer orders up 24 percent, but backlog remains thin
August posted a 24 percent increase in net trailer orders month to month, according to data released this week by ACT Research, but the backlog is the slimmest it’s been since January 2010.
September 25, 2013
Business
Mack names Roy new North American President
Mack Trucks, Inc. today announced that Stephen Roy has been named President of North American Sales & Marketing, effective January 1, 2014. Roy has led the company’s aftermarket business since 2008, and will succeed Kevin Flaherty, who is retiring after more than 40 years of dedicated service. “With aggressive growth plans in place, and significant […]
September 25, 2013
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SAF-Holland fifth wheel now an option on CAT trucks
Caterpillar has added SAF-Holland fifth wheels as an option its Class 8 line of trucks. The company’s FW35 models are now available for immediate on-line installation, and is backed by a six-year, 600,000-mile Performance Guarantee. “SAF-Holland is honored to have our flagship FW35 models available for online installation on Cat Trucks,” said Ron Froese, Director of […]
September 25, 2013
Vocational
Automatic transmissions gaining ground
With engines and transmissions sharing more data, Automated manual transmissions continue to make inroads in trucking, and AMTs now are being spec’d on a significant share of new trucks for reasons including fuel economy and easier driver training. The trend is likely to continue. Two types of automatic transmissions are available for heavy-duty trucks: Automated manual transmissions […]
September 25, 2013
Business
Yokohama breaks ground on U.S. commercial tire plant
With a groundbreaking ceremony September 22, Yokohama Tire Corporation officially began construction of a state-of-the-art commercial tire manufacturing facility in West Point, Miss.
September 24, 2013
Business
Idealease names Earton Supplier of the Year
Eaton Vehicle Group Named Supplier of the Year by Idealease Power management company Eaton today announced that its Vehicle Group has been named Supplier of the Year for the second consecutive year by Idealease, one of North America’s largest full service transportation companies. It is the first time a supplier has received the award in […]
September 24, 2013
Business
Volvo’s New River Valley Plant reaches Zero Landfill status
Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Va. has achieved zero landfill status at its truck manufacturing operations. Waste generated by the facility, which manufactures all Volvo trucks sold in North America, is now recycled, composted or converted to electricity. The 1.6 million square-foot heavy-duty truck assembly plant is one of the Volvo […]
September 24, 2013
Business
Meritor launches Drivetrain Express outlet
Meritor is expanding its first wholesale aftermarket parts outlet in North America to provide OEM dealers, warehouse distributors and area rebuilders with a complete parts selection and fast delivery of all-makes drivetrain components and related replacement parts. The Edmonton-based Drivetrain Express outlet, which opened initially in 1999 as a Mascot remanufacturing distribution center, offers a […]
September 24, 2013
Business
Mack adds U.S. and Canadian leasing locations
Building upon the growth of its leasing location coverage in the U.S. and Canada, Mack Leasing System recently added 11 new member dealer locations. Mack Leasing System is an established and growing association of independent Mack Trucks dealerships across North America. Mack Leasing members provide flexible solutions to a wide variety of full-service leasing, short- […]
September 24, 2013
Business
Westport rep talks cold vs. warm LNG storage
Westport Sales Manger Al Smith talks the advantages and disadvantages of storing LNG cold after unveiling the company’s new cold storage system.
September 24, 2013
Business
Class 8 orders OK in August, but demand still limited
August “was a good month” for Class 8 orders, says ACT Research, but outlook for truck demand may not be so good, as choppy economic growth has kept Class 8 demand limited and build expectations have been “sharply curtailed.”
September 24, 2013
Trucks
Delivery service testing 5 CNG converted Ford 550s
Ameripride Services, a linen and uniform rental service, has begun testing five dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery trucks in Omaha, Neb. Green Alternative Systems (GAS) installed the fully operational Ford F-550 chassis with 6.8-liter V-10 engines using BAF Technologies CNG-dedicated equipment. Fuel is gathered from the Metropolitan Utility District’s (M.U.D.) publicly accessible station on Interstate-80 […]
September 24, 2013
Vocational
Ford hosting Electric Vehicle Twitter Q&A
Ford Motor company says it will host a question & answer session Tuesday, Sept. 24 with C-MAX engineer John Davis. The Twitter chat will begin at 2 p.m. EST. Find Ford on Twitter here.
September 23, 2013
Class 3-6
Ford unveils new Transit Connect van
Ford continued the renovation of its commercial van segment this weekend, introducing its all-new 2014 Transit Connect Taxi, providing best-in-class performance, low operating costs, and improved comfort and flexibility for the North American taxi market. Engineered to Ford’s light-truck commercial durability standards, the taxi was unveiled today at the 2013 International Association of Transportation Regulators Conference […]
September 23, 2013
Business
Apples and oranges: Natural gas, diesel can’t be compared
The cold hard truth is that there isn’t a single alternative fuel on scientists’ radars that ever will perform as well in trucking as diesel, so natural gas should be approached as a new and different business model.
September 23, 2013
Trucks
WORK TRUCK WHOOPS: Bad case of gas
Wow. The only thing missing from this video clip is Sylvester Stallone running from the truck in slow motion while carrying a recently-freed Prisoner of War. Not sure what the driver of the truck was thinking when he elected to merge left, but it sets off a chain of events Hollywood has been trying to […]
September 20, 2013
Vocational
Work Truck registration opens soon
Online registration and housing opens in October for The Work Truck Show 2014 and the 50th Annual NTEA Convention, scheduled March 4-7 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Educational sessions run March 4-6 and The Work Truck Show – North America’s largest gathering of Class 1-8 vocational trucks and equipment – runs March 5-7. […]
September 20, 2013
Business
Detroit’s DT12 automated-manual transmission available for Cascadia’s with DD13 engine
Detroit Diesel announced Sept. 18 that its DT12 automated manual transmission is available for Freightliner Cascadia-model trucks equipped with the Detroit DD13 engine.
September 18, 2013
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