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Mack forecast
Nov 1, 2010

OPTIMISM was abundant during the Mack Trucks World Sales Conference October 26-28 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mack officials made it clear that they believe...

Kenworth C500 has larger cooling module
Nov 1, 2010

The Kenworth C500 vocational model has received a new, larger cooling module and hood facelift for 2010. Designed to handle heavy loads over rough terrain,...

Prius on steroids
Nov 1, 2010, BY RICK WEBER

FREIGHTLINER describes it as the first-ever diesel electric hybrid fuel truck. With apologies to Toyota, Diesel Direct president Dan Abrams calls it a...

Historic first
Nov 1, 2010

BARBARA Windsor made trucking industry history during the American Trucking Associations 2010 Management Conference October 16-19 when she accepted the...

CARB tries to amend Truck and Bus Rule, SmartWay mandate
Oct 25, 2010

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released draft regulatory language for proposed amendments to the In-Use On-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation (Truck and Bus Rule) and the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulation (California SmartWay mandate)....

NC2 launches operations in South Africa
Oct 25, 2010

NC2 Global LLC, the global joint venture between Caterpillar Inc and Navistar Inc, has launched operations in South Africa, where it will market a full line of commercial trucks under both the International and Cat brands. ...

NC2 targets Australia with on-road trucks
Oct 25, 2010

The first-ever Cat on-road trucks will be launched in October by NC2 Global LLC, the global joint venture between Caterpillar Inc and Navistar Inc....

Medium-duty truck
production constrained
Oct 20, 2010

While medium-duty truck demand has been slowly growing for several months, a strong rebound in North American production of medium-duty trucks is being constrained by continuing weakness in the housing and construction sector...

Preliminary Class 8 data
shows surge in orders
Oct 18, 2010

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing September 2010 Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 14,872 units, a 21.6% increase over the previous month and 38.8% better than September 2009...

Westmor builds its
biggest LP bobtail yet
Oct 18, 2010

Westmor Industries, a manufacturer of petroleum and liquid handling equipment, recently completed engineering and production work on its largest-capacity LP bobtail. The new unit will be put to work by FCA Co-op, a propane distributor with several locations throughout southern Minnesota...

Volvo EPA 2010 truck orders above 10,000
Oct 1, 2010

Volvo Trucks North America announced that orders for Class 8 trucks equipped with EPA 2010-certified Volvo Group engines which include the Volvo D11,...

CTP hails Obama administration
inclusion of Maine, Vermont
truck weight increase proposal
Sep 29, 2010

The Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP), a group of more than 160 shippers and allied associations dedicated to responsibly increasing federal weight limits on Interstate highways, applauded the Obama administration for including a provision in the Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Resolution that formally asks Congress make permanent two pilot programs that give heavier, six-axle trucks full access to Interstate highways in Maine and Vermont. ...

SelecTrucks extends
Down Payment Match
Sep 17, 2010

SelecTrucks is extending its Down Payment Match promotion through December 31, 2010. ...

August Class 8 net
orders similar to July’s
Sep 17, 2010

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing August Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 12,337 units, a 8.3% increase over the previous month’s net orders and 16.8% better than August 2009....

Truck dealers urge sales
incentives in meeting
with Obama officials
Sep 17, 2010

The American Truck Dealers (ATD) led a coalition of trucking industry executives to meet recently with senior members of the Obama administration and to discuss the state of the industry, the impact of higher costs resulting from new emission mandates, and options to boost medium- and heavy-duty truck sales....

Used commercial vehicle registrations set a record
Sep 13, 2010

There were 354,400 used commercial vehicles (GVW Class 3-8) registered in the United States during the first two quarters of 2010, according to Polk...

TRALA meets with Obama officials, pushes financial incentives to aid trucking
Sep 13, 2010

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) was joined by representatives of truck dealers, truck, engine, equipment manufacturers, and truck operators in meeting with senior officials of the Obama administration...

Blackberry app connects
truckers with Michelin
Sep 7, 2010

Michelin Americas Truck Tires (MATT) is rolling out a mobile dealer-locator application for Blackberry smart phones used in the United States and Canada. The new Michelin Blackberry application joins the existing Michelin ONCall emergency road service (ERS) and online dealer and service locator in Michelin’s “Wherever You Go” offering....

Arrow fuel delivery fleet features truck designed to honor those who perished on four flights on 9/11
Sep 2, 2010, By Rick Weber

SCOTT Monto was sitting in his den one night a few years ago, watching The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction on The History Channel. Monto, general manager...

Kenworth enhances medium-duty models
Sep 1, 2010

Kenworth Truck Company increased the performance, serviceability, driver comfort, and fuel efficiency awareness of its medium-duty models with the introduction...

Comfortable tractors
Sep 1, 2010

Dennis D J Hutton has logged more than 2.75 million miles for Opies Transport Inc since he started driving for the Eldon, Missouri-based liquid bulk food...

Volvo recalls workers
to New River Valley
Aug 30, 2010

Volvo will recall about 270 people to its New River Valley assembly plant beginning the week of September 6 to meet increasing demand for orders. The recall, representing about 23% of the workforce...

China approves purchase
of Volvo’s joint venture share
Aug 25, 2010

Chinese authorities have approved an agreement in which Sinotruk (BVI) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corporation (CNHTC), and CNHTC will purchase all of the Volvo Group’s equity interest in the Jinan Huawo Truck Corporation joint venture. ...

Teamsters launch new organizing assault on tank truck carriers
Aug 24, 2010

By a relatively slim margin, drivers and mechanics who work at KAG (Kenan Advantage Group) West at 17 terminals in Southern California have voted to join Teamsters Local 986 in South El Monte. The vote was 197-147 in favor of union representation...

FMCSA delays part of intermodal equipment rule
Aug 24, 2010

Truck drivers and container drayage carriers are being given more time to comply with some of the paperwork requirements that are part of the final rule issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration concerning the inspection, repair, and maintenance of intermodal equipment, especially container chassis. The rule took effect June 30...

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