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Meritor ‘Casual Friday’ fund-raisers support vets
Meritor Inc. announced that employees are using “Casual Friday” fund-raisers to support military veterans and their families, as well as other local charities. Employees at the company’s headquarters in Troy, Mich., are invited to wear jeans each Friday in exchange for a $5 donation to a local charity. Various departments volunteer to sponsor the “jeans […]
July 2, 2012
Business
Kenworth adds more stops to T680 Road Tour
Kenworth announced it has added nearly 50 more tour stops to the successful Kenworth T680 Road Tour, which kicked off in May. The T680 tour truck and comprehensive trailer exhibit will visit Kenworth dealerships in 30 states and four provinces from July through October. (See the schedule below.) The Road Tour features the new EPA […]
July 1, 2012
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Small fleet pioneers sustainable truck design
An innovative new truck design developed by the family-owned foodservice company, E.A. Sween Co., of Eden Prairie, MN, is improving fuel economy by nearly 50 percent while significantly increasing fleet sustainability, productivity and cost effectiveness. The new, lighter-weight diesel truck design emits 700 pounds less carbon per month than a conventional truck, according to a […]
July 1, 2012
Business
Timken promotion trains techs to think orange
The Timken Co. has introduced a “Think Orange” promotion for its online technician training course. The program recognizes technicians with award patches, certificates and apparel for completing the Timken Tech Series online training course. Additionally, technicians receive an entry to win a $500 gift card for each of the seven modules completed. The “Think Orange” […]
June 29, 2012
Business
Fras-le names Meirelles VP/GM, North American and European ops
Fras-le, a friction materials manufacturer, has appointed Rodrigo Meirelles to the new position of vice president and general manager for its North American and European operations, where he will oversee the growth of Fras-le’s business in both markets, effective immediately. “We are extremely pleased to have Rodrigo on board,” says Daniel Randon, Fras-le chief executive […]
June 29, 2012
Business
Allison Transmission adds production to India plant
Allison Transmission announced its manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, now is producing the Allison 1000 and 2000 Series transmissions. Co-production capabilities of the 1000 and 2000 Series transmissions at the Chennai plant and in Indianapolis help Allison expand its global footprint as well as its presence in India, the company says. “Our growth outside North […]
June 29, 2012
Business
Bendix names Hungria COO
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, a provider of active safety, energy management and braking system technologies, has appointed Carlos Hungria chief operating officer and a member of the Bendix executive board. Hungria joins Bendix after a 30-year career as a part of the Volvo organization. Most recently, he served as chief operating officer at Volvo Powertrain, […]
June 29, 2012
Business
NationaLease launches new call center
NationaLease, a full-service truck leasing organization, has launched NationaLease Road Rescue, a call center staffed with maintenance coordinators trained to handle commercial truck maintenance issues. NationaLease Road Rescue now supplements the organization’s Reciprocal Service Network, a cooperative emergency road service. “We launched the Road Rescue program to coordinate truck or trailer breakdown in situations where […]
June 28, 2012
Business
Mahle Clevite expands Victor Reinz online offering
Mahle Clevite Inc. recently expanded the Victor Reinz online product offering in conjunction with the implementation of a new data distribution method. The distribution system utilizes technology provided by OptiCat. While Victor Reinz gaskets always have been available for applications dating back to 1942, only applications from 1990 and newer were available electronically. The increase […]
June 28, 2012
Business
Shoemaker tapped as GM for JX Peterbilt Green Bay
Dan Shoemaker has been appointed general manager of JX Peterbilt-Green Bay in DePere, Wis. Shoemaker is a 24-year veteran with JX Enterprises, the company that owns and operates the full-service Peterbilt commercial vehicle dealership. Shoemaker most recently was service director for all 15 JXE dealership locations. His other positions with the company include service technician, […]
June 28, 2012
Business
Meritor plant awarded grants for environmentally-friendly lighting
Meritor Inc. announced that its facility in Heath, Ohio, has been awarded two grants totaling $200,000 for installing environmentally friendly lighting in the plant. The company received an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Grant for $128,000 from the Ohio Department of Development’s Office of Energy through participation in the Energy Efficiency Program for Manufacturers. The […]
June 28, 2012
Business
J.D. Power: EPA-compliant engines impact Class 8 quality, satisfaction
Customers are reporting more problems with their truck engines that meet revised U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations, affecting heavy-duty truck quality and customer satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study released Wednesday, June 27. Overall customer satisfaction with heavy-duty trucks declined to 737 index points on a […]
June 27, 2012
Business
IMPCO offers standalone APU
IMPCO’s ComfortPro standalone auxiliary power unit is equipped with a generator and belt system and does not require any modification for connecting to a truck’s diesel engine coolant system. The APU’s high-pressure diesel engine provides the same features and benefits as the company’s ComfortPro PC 6012 unit.
June 27, 2012
Business
Hutchens adds intermediate widespread hangers
Hutchens’ intermediate widespread hangers, part of the company’s Hutch 9700 suspension product line, are fabricated versions of its 16180-01 straddlemount and 16181-01 undermount cast hangers. The intermediate hangers are designed for applications that require a longer wheelbase to distribute trailer weight and keep the gross trailer weight or the weight of each individual axle within […]
June 27, 2012
Business
Polar Tank Trailer names Thompson Springfield plant GM
Polar Tank Trailer, a manufacturer of aluminum, stainless-steel and carbon-steel tank trailers, has named Brent Thompson general manager of the company’s manufacturing operation in Springfield, Mo., where he will direct the plant’s strategic and day-to-day operations. Previously, Thompson held increasingly senior operations-management positions at the ITW Ramset division of Illinois Tool Works. “Brent has the […]
June 27, 2012
Business
Bosselman opens 37th Boss Shop in Waynesville, N.C.
Bosselman Boss Truck Shops Inc. announced its newest location in Waynesville, N.C., at Interstate 40 and State Route 209 adjacent to the Pilot Travel Plaza. The address of the Uni-Maxx Truck Care network location is 3710 Crabtree Road, and the phone number is (828) 627-8343. The shop’s general manager is David Nicely. Adding this shop […]
June 26, 2012
Business
Westport Kentucky Integration Center celebrates grand opening
Westport Innovations, a producer of natural gas engines, on Tuesday, June 26, announced the official grand opening of the Westport Kentucky Integration Center. Home to the new Westport Wing Power System assembly center, the facility is capable of installing up to 20,000 systems per year, the company says. “Louisville was a natural choice for the […]
June 26, 2012
Business
Dana bolsters field sales, service organization
Dana Holding Corp. on Monday, June 25, announced numerous actions to strengthen its North American field sales and service organization. Focused on more than 4,000 commercial-vehicle OEMs and dealerships across the United States, Canada and Mexico – including those previously supported under Dana’s Roadranger alliance with Eaton Corp. – Dana’s field sales and service organization […]
June 25, 2012
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