March 1, 2008
Editorial
Technology's double-edged sword
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, by Bruce Sauer
It was Back in the dark ages of computers. DOS was in its death throes, about to be replaced by a new computer operating system called Windows...
Industry Newsdesk
Total trailer orders exceed expectations
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Total trailer orders were 15,411 in January, down 31% year-over-year (versus. down 50% year-over-year in December)...
Volvo Group deliveries up 22% in January
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's four truck companies amounted to 20,856 in January 2008...
Wabash launches initiatives to enhance cost structure
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Wabash National Corporation has announced several initiatives to further optimize the company's manufacturing cost structure...
Wheelabrator marks a century of excellence
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Wheelabrator Group is celebrating 100 years of technological excellence, product innovation, and increased customer profits...
Hybrid electric order is Eaton's largest
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Eaton Corporation announced that Coca-Cola Enterprises will purchase 120 new trucks in 2008 powered by Eaton's hybrid electric drivetrain systems...
Manufacturing technology consumption up
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
United States manufacturing technology consumption in December 2007 totaled $400.31 million...
Waltco parent acquires liftgate companies
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Hiab, the load-handling business area of Cargotec that owns Waltco Truck Equipment, has signed an agreement to acquire DEL Equipment (UK) Ltd and Ultron Lift Corp....
Wabash Used Fleet Sales SOARRs forward
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Interstate Online Software Inc., the maker of SOARR software, announces a new relationship with Wabash National....
Kenworth Dealer of the Year from Canada
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Custom Truck Sales in Regina, Saskatchewan, was named 2007 Kenworth Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada...
Intermodal downturn occurs in December
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
FTR Associates, Gross Transportation Consulting (GTC) Intermodal Monthly Update reports continued weak performance for the intermodal segment...
Genie announces aftermarket programs
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Genie's new “Serial Number Smart” Parts Lookup System is a user-friendly website with intuitive search functions that gives customers the parts listings they need...
AEM elects 11 firms as new members
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently elected 11 companies to membership...
Thermo King Corporation recognizes dealer excellence for 2007
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Thermo King President Dave Regnery handed out 2007 dealer and district awards at the company's annual Dealer Meeting in January...
General Body opens facility in Arlington TX
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
General Body Manufacturing Co. of Houston has opened a location in Arlington TX...
Wastequip Indiana receives EMS award
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Wastequip Indiana was recently recognized with the Environmental Stewardship Award from Energy Management Systems Inc. (EMS)...
FleetPride acquires Oklahoma Truck Supply
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
FleetPride, Inc. is expanding its national reach with the acquisition of certain assets of Oklahoma Truck Supply in Tulsa OK...
Koike Aronson installs machining center
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Koike Aronson/Ransome Inc. has finished installation of a new five-axis Sachman PX 120 machining center...
Kentucky Trailer acquires Volunteer Trailer
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Kentucky Trailer officials announce the acquisition of Volunteer Trailer, a Nashville TN-based trailer service company...
Great Dane names Accuride as supplier
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Accuride Corporation announced that Great Dane Trailers has named Accuride's Wheel division its preferred forged aluminum wheel supplier...
QT provides service equipment rental
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
QT Equipment has launched a nationwide rental program for service equipment...
Corporate Express US Inc. using Isuzu prototype diesel hybrid-electric truck
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Corporate Express US Inc. will pilot a prototype diesel hybrid-electric delivery truck from Isuzu Commercial Truck of America Inc...
January truck orders better than expected
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Class 8 net new orders for January 2008, released by A.C.T. Research, were 22,100...
Sapa AB agrees to acquire Kam Kiu
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Sapa AB has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Chinese extrusion company Kam Kiu, one of China's largest extruders...
Product Profiles
Product Profiles
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Carrier Transicold's IntelliSet trailer refrigeration control option has been improved with new preset profiles...
People and Positions
Trailer, truck, & body OEMs
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Wabash National Corporation has appointed Joseph M. Zachman senior vice president and chief operating officer...
Component manufacturers
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The OES Aftermarket Business of Webb Wheel Products has added Duane Ricketts as business unit president...
Dealers/distributors
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2008 Kenworth Dealer Council members...
Industry association profiles
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Kathleen M. Kvasnak has been named project and public relations manager at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA)...
Articles
Building boom
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Is there a truck equipment distributor in the country today that is expanding its facilities as much as the Auto Truck Group?...
National treasure
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The newest Reading Equipment & Distribution facility in Pontiac, Michigan, is not exactly your father's truck equipment shop...
Freightliner releases guidelines
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Freightliner engineers develop guidelines to provide more flexibility for exhaust piping modifications...
Customer-oriented
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Alamo City Truck Service Inc in San Antonio, Texas, is easy to spot when driving along East Houston Street...
Plastic tankers
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY CHARLES E WILSON
Brenner Tank LLC and Poly-Coat Systems Inc believe they are well positioned to capture a greater share of the composite tank trailer market...
Why fleets buy
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
What role does price play in the buying decisions of fleets in the commercial-vehicle market?...
The access issue
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
Onboard diagnostics increasingly controlling an elaborate tapestry of engine functions and components...
The basics of brands
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
Most distributors know that they can be held liable for distributing counterfeit or infringement products...
2010 pre-buy won't be as robust
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
The pre-buy leading up to the Environmental Protection Agency's 2010 engine-emissions standard will not be nearly as strong as it was before the 2007 emissions changes...
Free falling with faith
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
As the old joke goes, a man jumped off a 10-story building to prove he could fly...
NHTSA asks for assist
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) doesn't want to be the Lone Ranger...
As the world turns
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
Go where the growth is. That was the message delivered by Dee Kapur, president of Navistar International Corporation's Truck Group...
Six predictions to raise spirits
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
Derek Kaufman, president of C3 Network Inc, says he's in the prediction business...
Product Focus
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A.R.E. has announced the availability of solar-powered keyless entry to its line of fiberglass tonneau covers...
Catalog lists Holland's coupler products
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
SAF-Holland Inc has released its 2007 Catalog & Selection Guide for Coupler Products...
TODCO enhances website navigation
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
TODCO's website has a sleek, new look, but according to Scott Blackford, vice-president of marketing and sales, the updates are not merely cosmetic...
Report benchmarks distributor profitability
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Being a typical truck equipment distributorship that earns 3.5% profit isn't “good enough” when a high-profit firm can generate a profit margin of 7.8%...
Report examines employee compensation
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The typical independent semitrailer dealer has sales of more than $14.6 million and pays its chief executive officer a base salary of $90,000...
Capitol City Sales offers new body
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Capitol City Sales of Salt Lake City UT has taken the best ideas from several body manufacturers and incorporated them into a new crane body...
PayStar 5900i SBA nearly set for rugged duty
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
International Truck and Engine Corp has announced that it will be unveiling the newest truck model in the PayStar line...
Lube Trailer a versatile, cost-cutting asset
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
QT Equipment, a single-line distributor for Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT), has unveiled its new Lube Trailer...
Contractor functions as dump or work body
Mar 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Truck Bodies and Equipment International Inc. has introduced the new Crysteel Contractor body to the marketplace...
