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Penray promotes Costa to national sales director
Penray announced that Tony Costa has been promoted to the national sales director of the company’s Automotive Division, responsible for all automotive aftermarket channels and Penray Automotive Division personnel. Costa, who has more than 35 years of experience in the automotive aftermarket, is a 32-year veteran of Honeywell and has been with Penray more than […]
January 11, 2012
Business
Navistar Defense gets $880M upgrade order for MaxxPro MRAPs
Navistar Defense, a unit of Navistar International Corp., announced an $880 million order from the U.S. government to upgrade more than 2,700 International MaxxPro Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. The U.S Marine Corps order calls for MaxxPro units to be upgraded with a rolling chassis and includes engineering changes, supplies and services. Work will begin […]
January 10, 2012
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Continental Commercial launches interactive online catalog
Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket has launched its new online catalog for VDO Special OEM Instrumentation at: www.vdo-instruments.com. The interactive catalog is designed to make it quicker and easier for heavy-duty and off-highway vehicle and equipment designers and manufacturers to find the right instrumentation, senders, sensors and accessories for their application needs. From analog gauges […]
January 10, 2012
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FleetPride announces two senior level promotions
FleetPride Inc., an independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced two senior level promotions. Mike Paxton has moved from vice president of business development and strategic planning to vice president of mergers and acquisitions. Paxton’s focus will be coordinating all resources required to execute growth through acquisitions, as well as the opening […]
January 9, 2012
Business
PacLease leases 1,000th Paccar MX-powered truck to Lafarge North America
To protect New Orleans and its residents from surges in future storms, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on a $15 billion protection system of linked levees, flood walls, gates and pumps surrounding the city. To help get that work completed, Lafarge North America’s fleet of trucks includes PacLease’s 1,000th truck equipped with […]
January 9, 2012
Business
Border International joins Great Dane distribution network
Great Dane Trailers announced the addition of Border International to its North American distribution network. Great Dane says that with full-service dealerships located in El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, N.M., Border International extends its reach within the region. “We are excited to welcome Border International to Great Dane’s dealer group,” saays Chris Hammond, vice […]
January 9, 2012
Business
Minimizer featured vendor for Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network
The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network, an association for independent parts and service aftermarket distributors, recently showcased Minimizer’s commitment to their distributor network as a part of their CVSN Insider Aftermarket News blog. The article focused on the strategic partnership between CVSN and Minimizer, a manufacturer of poly truck fenders, poly toolboxes, customized mudflaps and bracket […]
January 6, 2012
Business
JX Peterbilt Grand Rapids expands parts, service hours
JX Peterbilt – Grand Rapids announced its parts and service departments will stay open until midnight on weekdays to better meet the aftermarket needs of its customers. The dealership – located at Highway 131 and 44th Street in Wyoming, a suburb of Grand Rapids in Western Michigan – offers full maintenance and repairs, parts sales, […]
January 6, 2012
Business
Electronic sensors detect water in fuel
Parker Hannifin’s Racor Division offers a wide selection of water-in-fuel Electronic Water Sensors that detect water in fuel at the sensor tips, then send a signal to a detection module that alerts the operator by a light or buzzer. On some applications, WIF sensors are connected directly to engine computers and do not require a […]
January 6, 2012
Business
Betts Spring promotes next-generation leadership
Betts Springs has promoted William Michael “Bill” Betts to vice president, responsible for leading sales and marketing for Betts’ branded spray suppression business that includes Betts mudflap hangers; Life-Time Fenders quarter, single-axle and tandem fenders; and Spraydown aerodynamic mudflaps. His additional focus will be leading the company’s efforts on strategic and operational planning. Bill Betts […]
January 6, 2012
Business
Continental invests in Mexico tread rubber plant
Continental Tire the Americas’ commercial vehicle tire unit on Thursday, Jan. 5, kicked off its annual meeting in Florida with an announcement regarding its ContiLifeCycle retreading solution. In the opening discussion, Paul Williams, executive vice president for truck tires in the Americas, announced that Continental has made a significant investment in its tread rubber plant […]
January 5, 2012
Business
Mitsubishi Fuso to offer low APR financing on new truck purchases
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America has announced its Canter Can-Do Sales Event, featuring retail incentives plus 0.9 percent APR financing for 24 or 36 months on all new 2012 Canter FE Series medium-duty commercial trucks sold in the U.S. The program also includes 0.9 percent APR financing for 24 or 36 months on any new […]
January 5, 2012
Business
AP Exhaust acquires ANSA Automotive assets
AP Exhaust Technologies Inc. of Goldsboro, N.C., a global provider of exhaust and emissions products, has acquired the assets of ANSA Automotive Parts Distributors Inc. of Macon, Ga. Terms of the transaction finalized Dec. 23, 2011, were not disclosed. All assets of ANSA, including inventory, were sold to AP Exhaust and have been relocated from […]
January 5, 2012
Business
P.S.I.’s Commercial Fleet Tire Digest complete Volume V book now available
Pressure Systems International now is offering a full set of Volume V (Jan.-Nov./Dec. 2011) Commercial Fleet Tire Digest issues as a printed spiral bound book. The digest (www.psitiredigest.com) is a guide to reducing tire expenditures, launched in 2007 and published 11 times a year and also distributed electronically each month. In each issue Al Cohn, […]
January 4, 2012
Business
Phillips names Barlow Eastern regional sales manager
Phillips Industries has hired Rick Barlow as Eastern regional sales manager, responsible for servicing current Phillips’ customers as well as growing the company’s presence throughout the Eastern United States. Barlow, who has more than 20 years of selling and leadership experience, spent the last six years with International Truck and Engine Corp., where he most […]
January 4, 2012
Business
Yokohama to increase truck tire prices 8 percent
Yokohama Tire Corp. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, announced a price increase of up to 8 percent on all of its commercial truck tires in the United States effective Feb. 1. Other inline adjustments will be announced at a later date. “Manufacturing and logistics costs associated with commercial products, unfortunately, have continued to be at high […]
January 3, 2012
Business
Roadranger expands Pre-Authorized Warranty Program
Roadranger recently expanded the number of repairs now qualifying for the company’s Pre-Authorized Warranty Repairs program to help eliminate the need for calls into the organization’s Real-Time Warranty center while allowing technicians, service managers and warranty administrators at all truck dealerships in the United States and Canada to quickly and easily administer claims for more […]
January 3, 2012
Business
Dover completes Heil Trailer sale
Dover Corp. announced that it has completed the sale of Heil Trailer International to American Industrial Partners. Subject to normal post-closing adjustments, proceeds from the sale are $220 million. “This transaction marks another step in our strategy of focusing on our growth spaces,” says Bob Livingston, president and chief executive officer of Dover. “While Heil […]
January 3, 2012
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