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Navistar opens product support center in Woodridge, Ill.

Navistar recently unveiled a new 70,000-square-foot product support center in Woodridge, Ill. “Navistar is committed to providing the best vehicle uptime and customer support in the truck industry,” said Vaughn Allen, vice president, global service, Navistar. “Our state-of-the-art center houses all product support and education personnel under one roof—which will facilitate the rapid development of […]

July 22, 2011

Dieselcraft Fluid Engineering device cleans waste oil

Dieselcraft Fluid Engineering’s Fuel Factory, a modular drum top centrifuge processing system driven by a gear pump, is designed to clean 216 gallons of waste oil per hour. The system is built to clean waste motor oil, diesel fuel, transmission fluid, hydraulic fluid and vegetable oil without any filters; it also will separate any solid […]

July 22, 2011

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Beltway Companies complete sales, service expansion

Beltway Companies announced the opening of its newest International commercial truck dealership location, Western Maryland International, at 208 Market St. in Cumberland, Md. The dealership sells International Trucks and parts and service for all makes, stocking more than $2.5 million in parts inventory. Western Maryland International’s service department is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 […]

July 22, 2011

TransChicago hosts open house at new location

To commemorate the opening of its new full-service Freightliner dealership, TransChicago recently held an open house at its new facility in Shorewood, Ill. We saw the handwriting on the wall when business started rebounding and freight began to stabilize,” says Doug Cayce, president. “It seemed like a perfect opportunity for us to expand. Will County, […]

July 22, 2011

Cannon joins Fort Garry Industries

Fort Garry Industries announced the hiring of Dave Cannon as senior manager of business development. Cannon comes to Fort Garry from Fras-Le, where he worked as a director of sales and marketing for the company’s commercial vehicle aftermarket division. According to Fort Garry, Cannon’s experience, extensive knowledge and contacts in the industry will be a […]

July 22, 2011

Meritor makes changes to executive management team

Meritor Inc. on Thursday, July 21, announced changes to its executive management team, effective immediately. Tim Bowes, previously responsible for the company’s Industrial segment, was appointed vice president and president, Commercial Truck. Bowes, who recently returned to the United States after spending three years in China, now will assume responsibility for the company’s drivetrain systems […]

July 21, 2011

Minimizer announces initiatives to enhance productivity, service

Minimizer recently announced a consortium of initiatives targeting improved manufacturing turn time and improved sales channel product flow to create significant improvements in manufacturing and sales processes. Manufacturing improvements include: • A new research and development department creating new products for key markets, improving engineering of existing product as well as enhanced fender styles; • […]

July 21, 2011

Dana helps bring green power to market

Dana Holding Corp. on Thursday, July 21, announced that it successfully is introducing new technologies that are helping automakers bring alternative-energy vehicles to market. Dana has developed both air and liquid battery cooling technologies for a number of electric and hybrid-electric vehicles, most recently an electric vehicle sedan to be launched in Europe by a […]

July 21, 2011

Snap-on says trade-in your old torque wrench for a new one

Snap-on will give customers a free 10-piece deep socket set with a trade-in of an old torque wrench and purchase of a new TechAngle torque wrench. “We really want our customers to ‘torque it up’ and see what a difference our TechAngle torque wrenches make in productivity and efficiency,” says Gerry Beronja, director of customer […]

July 21, 2011

Eaton expands UltraShift Plus line

Eaton Corp. announced a number of expansions to its UltraShift Plus line of automated transmissions, including the addition of two new vocational platforms, additional application approvals within a multipurpose platform and a lower range of torque for its linehaul platform. The newly released UltraShift Plus vocational platforms include the Vocational Active Shifting and Vocational High […]

July 20, 2011

Vipar Heavy Duty opens new CoMan Center in South Bend, Ind.

Global Parts Network, a subsidiary of Vipar Heavy Duty, has opened a new manufacturing center dedicated to the remanufacturing and distribution of truck brake shoes and related components in South Bend, Ind. The new 76,000-square-foot facility is the second Cooperative Manufacturing Center for GPN and more than doubles GPN’s overall production capacity. GPN’s first CoMan […]

July 20, 2011

Kinedyne debuts line of Pro-Grade Tarp Ties

Kinedyne’s line of Pro-Grade Tarp Ties is designed to deliver added strength, durability and toughness regardless of workload, weather or environmental factors: • The Polar Natural Rubber Tarp Tie with the blue logo is designed to withstand frigid temperatures and severe winter weather conditions; • The Tiger EPDM Rubber Tarp Tie (synthetic) with the orange […]

July 20, 2011

FleetPride joins Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network

The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network announced that FleetPride Inc. recently was approved as a new CVSN member. “FleetPride is a supporter of a strong independent channel and its critical role in serving the transportation industry,” says Lee Stockseth, Fleetpride’s chief operating officer. “Because CVSN is comprised of the premier aftermarket distributors and is committed to […]

July 20, 2011

Fras-le hires two light vehicle sales managers

Fras-le North America Inc., a friction material manufacturer, announced the hiring of Kevin Judge and Cory Cheever to help boost the company’s North American light vehicle aftermarket business. Judge will serve as the Northville, Mich.-based company’s East Coast sales manager for the light vehicle aftermarket, while Cheever will be responsible for Fras-le’s West Coast aftermarket […]

July 20, 2011

Shell Lubricants offers simplified lubricant choices

Shell Lubricants on Tuesday, July 19, announced the rollout of its redesigned global portfolio of transmission fluids, gearbox oils, mobile hydraulic oils, gear and axle oils, and greases for on- and off-highway vehicles and equipment. The simplified product lineup is designed to make selecting the proper level of protection easier. The new portfolio of lubricants […]

July 19, 2011

Paccar Financial opens used truck center in Salt Lake City

With the recent opening of the Salt Lake Used Truck Center in the West Valley, Paccar Financial says it now has national coverage with its third location, joining centers in Hickory Hills, Ill., and Spartanburg, S.C. “Salt Lake City is an ideal location for our dealers and customers,” says Jason Skoog, PFC’s director of operations. […]

July 19, 2011

Utility’s Arkansas dealership buys new repair/paint facility

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of refrigerated trailers, dry freight vans, flatbeds and curtain-sided trailers, announced that Utility Trailer Sales of N.W. Arkansas recently expanded its current dealership by adding a new 36,000-plus square-foot repair and paint facility. Located on the north side of the current dealership, the new paint and repair facility encompasses […]

July 19, 2011

Master Fleet announces 24/7 roadside service

Master Fleet, LLC has announced expansion into a nationwide, one-call emergency roadside assistance service for semi-tractors, trailers and straight trucks that is available around the clock, seven-days-a-week through its toll-free number, 1-888-370-1780. Having provided this service to many of its existing shop customers for over 20 years, and some of the largest fleets in the […]

July 19, 2011

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