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Quality Trailer Products, Century Wheel & Rim announce name change

Polar Corporation today announced that its Quality Trailer Products and Century Wheel & Rim operations are officially doing business as Rockwell American effective Jan. 2, 2013. According to the company, the change culminates a year-long initiative to unify the company’s Quality Trailer Products, Century Wheel & Rim, and Rockwell American brands under a single identity. […]

January 9, 2013

Heil announces 5 percent price increase

Heil Environmental has announced an average five percent price increase on all refuse collection bodies and roll-off hoists, effective January 1, 2013. Heil has cited two key drivers for the increase. First, the company has noted the incorporation of significant innovations into their entire line of refuse collection products over the past 18-24 months, with […]

January 8, 2013

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ATVs: The other work truck

Contrary to what some may think, side-by-side ATVs are not just for the recreational rider or outdoorsman. They have found solid niches in many different aspects of the rugged work world.

January 7, 2013

Freight Wing debuts intermodal trailer side skirts

Trailer side skirts are a common sight on van trailers, especially those headed into California where new regulations require trailers to feature the fuel-saving, aerodynamic devices. With Freight Wing’s introduction of side skirts for intermodal haulers, other modes of transport are about to see the same fuel savings. That’s the word from Sean Graham, president […]

January 4, 2013

Shorepower announces 8 new plug-in power locations

Shorepower Technologies has announced eight more truckstops added electric plug-in power pedestals to their locations. Connections providing 480-volt power for hybrid refrigerated trailers are also being installed at four of the eight truckstops. Below is a full list of the eight truckstops now offering shorepower for trucks and 480-volt power for hybrid refrigerated trailers: • […]

January 2, 2013

Yokohama Tire’s 2012 Year in Review: Q&A with Rick Phillips, director of commercial sales

What a difference a year makes: According to Rick Phillips, Yokohama Tire Corporation’s director of Commercial Sales, 2012 could not have been any more contrasting from 2011. In this industry interview, Phillips, a 35-year tire industry veteran, discusses what the challenges were within the commercial tire industry in 2012 and how they will affect fleets […]

January 2, 2013

Volvo expands Texas dealer network

Volvo Trucks’ dealer network is now even bigger in Texas. Since January 2010, work capacity has grown 32 percent at Volvo Trucks locations throughout Texas. State-wide dealer investments have resulted in an increase of 170 truck service bays, 138 Volvo-certified technicians and a 39 percent increase in parts inventory. “The increase in work capacity at […]

January 2, 2013

Utility moves ahead

Trailer maker nears century of family success.

January 1, 2013

JACK ROBERTS is Executive Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. E-mail jroberts@ccjmagazine.com or call (205) 248-1358.

Jost to supply fifth wheels for Mack Trucks

Mack announced today that Jost International, a global manufacturer of fifth wheels, landing gears and kingpins, will supply fifth wheel coupling devices as a standard feature on Mack Pinnacle, Titan and Granite model trucks. Manufactured in Greeneville, Tenn., Jost fifth wheels have been option equipment for Mack dealers and customers for more than a decade. […]

December 19, 2012

Continental forecasts global retread growth

Finishing out 2012 with significant growth in the Americas retreading market, Continental Tire the America’s Commercial Vehicle Tire Business unit detailed some of its plans for expansion of the ContiLifeCycle retreading solution in the region. According to executive vice president Paul Williams, the ContiLifeCycle concept continued to experience high growth in the region throughout 2012, […]

December 19, 2012

Chevron continues customer education efforts with upgraded website

Chevron Products Company has expanded its commitment to customer and market education by introducing an upgraded portion of its ChevronDelo.com website. The newly expanded “Expert Knowledge” section will offer video and written material to address key market issues of interest to both its on- and off-highways customers. Some of the topics to be addressed on […]

December 18, 2012

JX Truck Center celebrates new dealership opening

JX Truck Center is open for business at its new state-of-the-art facility in Kronenwetter, Wis., approximately six miles south of its previous location in Wausau, Wis. The 28,000 square-foot, full-service dealership represents the Peterbilt, Volvo and PacLease brands and is part of JX Enterprises’ (JXE) network of 15 dealerships. “We’re proud to be open and […]

December 18, 2012

Chevy donates 24 Express Vans for Hurricane Sandy recovery

Two dozen Express vans donated by Chevrolet to Habitat for Humanity depart Atlanta today en route to storm-ravaged New York and New Jersey, where the vans and scores of tools donated by Lowe’s and the Robert Bosch Tool Co. will be put to work helping communities recover from Hurricane Sandy. The vans are the latest […]

December 18, 2012

New “Star Nation” website connects Western Star truck enthusiasts

Fans of Western Star trucks can now join a new website, www.StarNation.com ,devoted to the custom truck brand. Featuring news, forums, galleries and more, Star Nation connects Western Star truck owners, operators and enthusiasts by providing an interactive platform to share topics of interest. Created in collaboration with Western Star and managed by Western Star […]

December 18, 2012

SelectTrucks expands Buyer’s Assurance and Limited Warranty plans

SelecTrucks has announced the addition of key enhancements to its industry leading 60-Day Buyer’s Assurance and Select Limited Warranty for used Freightliner and Western Star trucks. These enhancements give truck owners greater options for protecting their investment, which keeps them moving down the road and profitable. The new enhancements include: * The addition of Diesel […]

December 18, 2012

International ships Cummins-equipped ProStar+ units ahead of schedule

Navistar International Corporation announced that the company is shipping to customers its first 300 International ProStar+ Class 8 on-highway tractors equipped with the Cummins ISX15, achieving another important milestone in the launch of the company’s SCR-based clean engine technology. “Reaching its ‘OK-to-Ship’ milestone on December 14th – 5 days ahead of schedule – demonstrates the […]

December 18, 2012

Bendix hosts noted shock and vibration expert

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC hosted renowned technical expert Wayne Tustin at its Elyria, Ohio, headquarters Nov. 27-29, continuing the company’s commitment to keeping its engineers on the leading edge of active safety and braking system technology development. Tustin, whose engineering career began in 1948 at Boeing, is an authority on factors that cause equipment […]

December 12, 2012

Mack goes drag-racing

Bob Tasca III, the owner of Tasca Racing and one of the fastest drivers in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA), visited the Mack Customer Center today to meet with employees and to see one of the custom-designed Mack Pinnacle Axle Back model sleepers that will haul his team’s car and equipment for the next […]

December 12, 2012

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Volvo Vnl Sleeper Review[20]

The VNL hotel: Volvo's largest sleeper big on comfort and functionality

CCJ Editor Jason Cannon recently spent the night in the bunk of a VNL 860 ahead of a test drive through the Carolinas.

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