X

News

Avoiding a communication breakdown

Ever have a conversation with a customer where they mention something you have no knowledge of, but say it in a tone that makes you think you’re supposed to know — or ...

Johnson hires sales manager for reefer bodies

Luke Chilson has been appointed Regional Sales Manager in the eastern United States for Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies. Chilson will be responsible for selling Johnson composite truck bodies in an eight-state territory, and will work ...

Navistar 2Q loss doubles from last year

Navistar International Corporation announced Monday a second quarter net loss of $374 million, more than double the $172 million loss posted a year ago. Troy A. Clarke, Navistar president and chief executive officer, said ...

Class 8 orders flat, medium-duty surges over last year

North American Class 8 preliminary net orders of 23,300 mirrored April's figures, and preliminary net orders for Classes 5-7 at 16,700 units were also in line with the previous month’s tally. Final numbers ...

Great Dane begins to fulfill 200 unit reefer order

Great Dane recently completed production of Celadon Group’s first refrigerated trailer, part of a 200-reefer order being built at Great Dane’s manufacturing facility in Statesboro, Ga. These reefers represent the first refrigerated ...

Navistar bus division aids in tornado recovery

IC Bus, LLC, a subsidiary of Navistar, Inc., has donated a school bus filled with supplies and is also making a $10,000 contribution to tornado ravaged Moore Public Schools to assist in ...

Early registration rate available for Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference

Registration has opened for this year's Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference, which will again bring together thought leaders from all segments of trucking to share real-world insights on the state of the industry ...

Safeway to test Volvo’s DME powered trucks

Volvo Trucks in North America announced Thursday that it will partner with Safeway Inc. – one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America – in its testing of heavy-duty ...

What is DME?

Thursday, Volvo Trucks North America unveiled plans to produce trucks powered by dimethyl ether (DME) by 2015. But what is DME? Click the video below to hear Rebecca Boudreaux, President of Volvo's DME partner Oberon ...

VIDEO: Walk around Volvo’s new DME powered truck

Thursday, Volvo unveiled its newest truck – a 13 liter unit powered by dimethyl ether (DME). DME is DME is a clean-burning fuel that can be made from a variety of sustainable domestic sources, including ...

FTR to hold webinar next Thursday

FTR Associates will hold its “Commercial Vehicle Truck and Trailer Outlook” webinar at 1 p.m. EDT next Thursday, June 13, 2013. FTR says the webinar will discuss the current outlook for the commercial ...

Volvo announces plan for DME-fueled truck

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Move over LNG and CNG, there’s another player at the alternative fuels table. On the steps of the California state capital – where some of the country’s most stringent emission standards ...

May truck orders fall flat

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing May Class 8 truck net orders at 22,541, a slight 2 percent drop from April numbers. FTR says orders have been relatively flat since January with ...

Heritage International Trucks opens new service center

Heritage International Trucks had a ribboncutting ceremony May 31 to christen its new service center just off Interstate 64 in Cross Lanes, W. Va. The 28,000-square foot center has 14 service and bays and ...
Page 3 of 33412345102030...Last »

Poll

How do your YTD sales compare to budget?

Latest

Deadline for distributor award nominees is tomorrow

Equipment lease & finance industry gains confidence in June

Campbell Freightliner to open new dealership in August

Popular

Fire damages Oregon Kenworth facility

Volvo truck deliveries up, Mack deliveries down

Freightliner moving antenna inside the truck