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Toyo Tires launches ‘Ultimate Ride Sweepstakes’
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces the company’s “Ultimate Ride Sweepstakes” running now through Jan. 2, 2012. The 17-week promotion will award one winner a set of Toyo tires each week, while one lucky person will win the Grand Prize, a custom 2011 Dodge Durango. To enter, fill out the registration form at www.toyotires.com/sweepstakes. The Mineral […]
September 6, 2011
Business
TMC updates tire guide
The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council has released the fourth edition of the council’s Radial Tire Conditions Analysis Guide. This edition, available in both CD-ROM and print versions, is the first comprehensive update of the manual since 2004. It features many updates to existing repair, retread and wear conditions, as well as new […]
September 3, 2011
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Reyco Granning upgrades 86AR Slider series suspensions
Reyco Granning has made two changes to its 86AR Slider series designed to make the suspensions easier and quicker to install. The 48-inch subframes now come standard with air tank brackets with mounting holes 29.5 inches center-to-center. The brackets feature a forward- and rearward-mounting position to allow for individualized preference and won’t need to be […]
September 3, 2011
Business
Kentucky Trailer opens paint, reconditioning division
Kentucky Trailer has announced the grand opening of its new Kentucky Trailer Paint & Reconditioning division, which will operate from the company’s new paint and decaling facility located near Kentucky Trailer’s company headquarters and custom trailer production facility in the Louisville-Jefferson County Riverport Industrial Park in Louisville. Kentucky Trailer Paint & Reconditioning is a full-service […]
September 3, 2011
Business
HVAC diagnosis, repair textbook available
Mobile Air Conditioning Society Worldwide’s “Modern Automotive HVAC Systems” is a 160-page textbook designed to sharpen technician skills through both a review of basic principles and presentation of industry-accepted best practices for all aspects of HVAC diagnosis and repair. The book is designed for both the automotive technical classroom and the professional working in the […]
September 3, 2011
Business
Red Dot announces staffing changes
Red Dot Corp. has appointed Bill Jewell marketing manager for the company’s aftermarket business and Ron Hidalgo as marketing specialist. Based in Seattle, Jewell is responsible for marketing and support programs for the company’s network of 175 independent distributor locations in the United States and Canada. He most recently was aftermarket program manager and manager […]
September 3, 2011
Business
J.D. Power: Heavy-duty engine quality, satisfaction up since last year
Heavy-duty truck engine quality has improved from 2010, after technology changes related to emissions standards revisions caused a spike in engine-related problems during recent years, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Study released Thursday, Sept. 1. The study measures satisfaction among primary maintainers with engines and transmissions […]
September 1, 2011
Business
Marangoni boosts U.S. production
Over the past 10 years, Marangoni Tread North America (MTNA) says it has built a loyal customer base in the United States and Canada among independent truck tire retreaders, significantly increasing unit sales, market share and market strength. As the product demand has continued to rise at compelling rates each year, MTNA is now more […]
September 1, 2011
Business
Fair Oaks Farms leases 42 CNG-powered Kenworth T440s from PacLease
Fair Oaks Farms and Paccar Leasing Co. announced that they have entered into a full-service lease agreement for 42 new Kenworth T440 tractors powered by the Cummins Westport ISL-G compressed natural gas engines. The trucks, equipped with 6-speed Allison automatic transmissions and extra NG fuel tanks, will haul raw milk from the Fair Oaks Farms […]
September 1, 2011
Business
Alliance offers heavy-duty EZ-Assist Clutch
Alliance Truck Parts offers an EZ-Assist clutch designed for work truck applications that require severe torque transfer for extremely heavy loads, including gravel and heavy construction hauling, logging and mining. The clutch is built of all-new components designed to require less pedal effort to engage and disengage, which means less leg fatigue and increased driver […]
September 1, 2011
Business
Eaton acquires high-power inverter technology
Eaton Corp. announced that it has acquired the assets of IE Power Inc., a provider of high-power inverters for a variety of mission-critical applications, including solar, wind and battery energy storage, with sizes from 100kW to 5MW. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. IE Power, founded in 1985, is based in Mississauga, Ontario, and […]
September 1, 2011
Business
FleetPride announces ‘Get Your Brake On’ sweepstakes winners
FleetPride, an independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced that a grand prize winner has been selected in its national “Get Your Brake On” sweepstakes. David Holley and Mark Holley of Superior Trailer Services in Anderson, S.C., are now the proud owners of a brand new 2011 Ford F-150 SuperCab truck. David, […]
September 1, 2011
Business
Equipment
Caterpillar recalls Acert engines, bill seeks fair permitting of trucks up to 100,000 pounds, Southwestern grocer goes green with Ryder CNG trucks and more equipment-related industry news items are featured.
September 1, 2011
Business
Win Plastic Extrusions adds new business development manager
Win Plastic Extrusions announced the addition of Bill Habeck, who joins the company as its Eastern regional sales and new business development manager. In this position, Habeck will be responsible for managing current accounts while cultivating new business opportunities in markets within the eastern United States. Both Win Plastic and its parent company, TMI, says […]
August 31, 2011
Business
Hendrickson adds Watertown, N.Y. shop to Pro-Genuine network
Hendrickson welcomed Watertown Spring and Alignment Service as the newest member of its Hendrickson Pro-Genuine network, an affiliate program that connects Hendrickson to the independent service network. The program focuses on marketing tools, technical training and promotions that reward members for their loyalty to selling and installing Hendrickson genuine components. Brent Richardson is the owner […]
August 31, 2011
Business
Shell offers engine lubrication warranty
A Shell Rotella heavy-duty diesel engine lubrication limited warranty now comes free with the purchase of Shell Rotella T6 full synthetic, Shell Rotella T5 synthetic blend or Shell Rotella Triple Protection heavy-duty engine oils and covers 10 heavy-duty diesel engine parts for do-it-yourself and installed customer oil changes for up to 10 years or 500,000 […]
August 30, 2011
Business
Dana board appoints two new directors
The board of directors of Dana Holding Corp. has appointed two new directors, effective immediately. Virginia A. Kamsky, chairman and chief executive officer of Kamsky Associates Inc., and Steve Schwarzwaelder, former director of McKinsey & Co., were appointed to the board and will stand for election by all shareholders at the 2012 annual shareholder meeting. […]
August 30, 2011
Business
CMA celebrates 2.5 millionth Dynatrac Tire sold by American Tire Distributors
Double Coin Holdings and China Manufacturers Alliance, a tire manufacturer and marketer, announced that American Tire Distributors’s Dynatrac TBR product reached its 2.5 millionth unit sold. “This milestone is a reflection of our companies’ continued growth and the overall success of the Dynatrac brand,” says William “Bill” Berry, president and chief executive officer of ATD. […]
August 30, 2011
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