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Pennsylvania awards $6M to fleets switching to natural gas

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett awarded more than $6.7 million Thursday through Act 13, providing funding to 18 companies and organizations making the switch to natural gas for their heavy-duty fleet vehicles. “Act 13 was a leap ...

Kenworth plant receives environmental honor

The Kenworth Truck Company assembly plant in Renton, Wash., recently received a 2012 Gold Award presented by the King County (Wash.) Industrial Waste Program. The award is for compliance with the plant’s industrial ...

Eaton appoints Groner lead Navistar sales

Eaton has appointed Shane Groner Navistar global account director, reporting to Ignacio Aguerrevere, director of OEM Sales for Eaton’s truck business. In his new role, Eaton says Groner will be responsible for leading ...

Volvo truck deliveries dip 10% in NA

Volvo AB said Friday its North American truck deliveries slid 2 percent in April versus a year ago. Globally, deliveries fell 2 percent, with losses offset mostly by a 54 percent surge in ...

Meritor WABCO releases TOOLBOX 11.0

Meritor WABCO Thursday announced the release of TOOLBOX 11.0, a PC-based diagnostics and troubleshooting software. The software's new key features include a modern look with improved navigation, making the system more intuitive and easier ...

Thomas Built Buses names top dealer

Thomas Built Buses recently recognized its top dealers of 2012 at its annual dealer meeting in Orlando, Fla. Thomas Built president and CEO Kelley Platt presented the 2012 Dealer of the Year award ...

Navistar sells its RV business

Navistar International Corp. said Thursday it has sold its recreational vehicle business to Allied Specialty Vehicles. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Parting ways with its Monaco, Holiday Rambler and R-Vision recreational vehicle businesses ...

Rush acquires North Carolina dealership group

Rush Enterprises, Inc. announced late Wednesday its subsidiaries have acquired Piedmont International Trucks, which operates truck dealerships in North Carolina in a $3.5 million deal. The newly acquired International and Idealease franchises locations in ...

How much does a truck really cost?

You're probably well familiar with the term "sticker shock" when it comes to buying and selling a truck. But Patrick Gaskins, AmeriQuest Transportation Services Vice President of Financial Services, says factors beyond the purchase ...

Georgia Freightliner dealer hosts lawmaker

Rep. Doug Collins (left) meets with Rick Reynolds, dealer principal of Peach State Freightliner, at the dealership in Jefferson, Ga. Peach State Freightliner dealer principal Rick Reynolds provided U.S. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) with ...

Dealer Attitude Survey begins this week

The 2013 Dealer Attitude Survey of Manufacturers will be available to complete online this week. "Dealer input for the survey is crucial to help truck manufacturers identify challenges and successes," ATD Chairman Dick ...

Sprinter van gets update, new engine

The third generation Mercedes Benz Sprinter van launched this week in Dusseldorf, Germany. It's unveiling was not a massive redesign, but did offer significant upgrades throughout, including a new front end that places the Sprinter ...

Travis appoints new dealer

Travis Body & Trailer, Inc. has appointed Southern States Utility Trailer Sales, Inc. as its newest Independent Dealer. With a principal office in Jackson, Miss., Southern States also has full service branch offices ...

Shippers Condition Index improves

FTR Associates’ Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for March eased from February’s -9.5 reading to a current reading of -7.3, indicating a slightly improved but still negative environment for shippers. The Shippers Conditions Index ...
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