May 1, 2008
Industry Newsdesk
Prime Inc. adds trailers to ArcticLite order
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Prime Inc., one of the largest refrigerated carriers in North America, opted to purchase 1,900 ArcticLite refrigerated van trailers from Wabash National...
Nissan enters LCV business in North America
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) is entering the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) business through a significant investment in North America. NNA, as part...
Wabash receives NSC award
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Wabash National Corporation announced that its Lafayette IN manufacturing operations were awarded a 2008 Occupational Excellence Achievement Award for...
Maxon opens liftgate plant in Mexico
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Maxon Lift Corp is now in production at its new liftgate plant in Tijuana, Mexico. Highlights of the new facility include: It was built from the ground...
Manufacturing technology consumption up
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
United States manufacturing technology consumption in February 2008 totaled $308.50 million, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology...
German truck manufacturer honors CMP
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Consolidated Metal Products Inc. (CMP), headquartered in Cincinnati OH, has received the Trucknology Supplier 2007 award from MAN, a European truck manufacturer...
Truck Tonnage Index stays flat in February
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index remained flat in February 2008, after rising 2.4 percent...
Mack Trucks announces Distributors of the Year Award recipients for 2007
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc. announced the recipients of its 2007 Distributor of the Year awards. Ballard Mack Sales & Service Inc., Worcester MA, is the U.S. Distributor...
NTEA welcomes latest round of MVP members
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The latest round of National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) members qualified for the Member Verification Program (MVP) as of April 1, 2008, is published...
March 2008 trailer orders lower than expected, according to Bear Sterns report
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
March 2008 trailer orders, released by A.C.T., were 11,308, well below the 15,000-17,000 range forecast by Bear Stearns. On a year-over-year basis, orders...
Medium and heavy truck sales down 17%
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Medium and heavy truck sales were down 17% in March 2008 and up 8% over the previous month, according to figures compiled by Wards Communications. Dealers...
Oshkosh opens office
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Oshkosh Corporation announced that it has opened an Asia Procurement Center in Shanghai, China, as part of its global growth strategy. The firm also has...
Clement begins aluminum trailer plant
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Clement Industries has begun construction on a new 20,000-square-foot building that will be used solely for the manufacture of its new line of aluminum...
Alcoa Wheel observes 60-year anniversary
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products, a Cleveland OH-based business unit of Alcoa Inc., announces the kick-off of its 60th anniversary, a year-long...
Volvo Trucks North America salutes top North American dealers for 2007
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Volvo Trucks North America recently announced its 2007 United States and Canadian dealers of the year, and recognized other dealers for their performance...
SAF-Holland acquires Austin-Westran line
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
SAF-Holland S.A. has acquired the landing leg (trailer support) product line from Austin-Westran. The acquisition includes Austin-Westran's China-based...
STEMCO opens China plant
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
STEMCO announces the completion of construction and the grand opening of its China manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. The new facility is the company's...
UPS deploys 167 new green compressed natural gas delivery vehicles
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
UPS has announced the deployment of 167 compressed natural gas (CNG) delivery vehicles in Texas, Georgia, and California. The vehicles, part of UPS's...
Kinedyne marks four decades in business
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Kinedyne Corporation, producer of cargo control products for the transportation industry, in 2008 is marking the 40th anniversary of its establishment....
Curtainsider, reefer sales up in United Kingdom
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
In the first nine months of the 2007-2008 financial year, the United Kingdom's sales of Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated trailers were up 40% compared with...
Product Profiles
Product Profiles
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
New blind rivet can benefit builders The mandrel or nail-like portion of a blind rivet generally requires a greater amount of more costly raw material...
People and Positions
Trailer, truck, & body OEMs
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Vanguard National Trailer Corporation has announced the appointment of Charlie Mudd as president. He has more than 25 years of executive level experience...
Component manufacturers
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
D. Mike Pennington, ArvinMeritor's senior director of global marketing communications and industry relations for Commercial Vehicle Systems, was awarded...
Obituaries
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Robert James Crail, 70, a long-time trailer industry engineer, died April 14 in his hometown of Knoxville TN. Crail worked for several trailer manufacturers...
Features
More emphasis on less weight
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Paul Schenck
Almost every truck trailer manufacturer exhibiting at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, featured new and innovative ways to take...
Truck manufacturers improve fuel efficiency
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Truck manufacturers introduced a variety of fuel-saving products at Mid-America. Here is a sample of hybrid powered and alternatively fueled products...
No secrets in Vegas
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Uh, not exactly. Not for the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers. NATM followed up its 20th anniversary...
Final rule on the way
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) expects to publish a final rule on tire registration by the end of this year, according to...
Guarding against mistakes
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
Pre-Employment screening might be one of the best forms of protection against workers' compensation issues. Mark Travis, an attorney from Wimberly, Lawson,...
Recruit and retain
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
How do you avoid cracked eggs? In the supermarket, it's pretty easy. You simply open the container and inspect them. In the job environment, where cracked...
Are you on top of inventory?
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
Dale Billet, director of performance-improvement consulting for RSM McGladrey Inc, says most of the companies he visits are severely inventory-challenged....
Don't be rude be Rudy
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, BY RICK WEBER
Daniel Ruettiger says people have told him that he isn't the most eloquent speaker. That's not exactly a news flash to him. He agrees. With Rudy, it's...
GM boosts 4500 cutaway
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
General Motors' 2009 Chevrolet Express/GMC Savana 4500 commercial cutaway van features a new, stronger chassis that enables a 14,200-lb GVW with lower...
Information Vehicles
Roadranger launches online ordering tool
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Eaton and Dana through their Roadranger marketing partnership have launched a new online ordering tool, the Roadranger Warranty Assistant. It provides...
Trailer suspension literature goes digital
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Hendrickson Trailer Sales, Parts and Service Literature Library went digital with the release of a CD featuring product information. The CD, L996,...
AMT provides latest Economic Handbook
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The 2007-2008 Economic Handbook of the Manufacturing Technology Industry is now available from AMT The Association for Manufacturing Technology. This...
Idle Talk guide adds Canadian information
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Cummins is offering a new version of the eight-page guide, Idle Talk: How the New Regulations Affect You, that includes information for various Canadian...
Product Focus
Product Focus: Hydraulic Systems & Controls
May 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Heil Environmental introduces the PowerTrak Commercial Plus high-compaction tag axle rear loader. It lets haulers maximize productivity by carrying the...
