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December 4, 2012 - Industry News

Fleets Gearing up for Wreaths Across America

At least 50 trucking companies, ranging from single-truck owner-operators to some of the largest and best-known fleets in the country, have volunteered to donate transportation for Wreaths Across America on Saturday, Dec. 15

Tags: Events, Wreaths Across America

December 4, 2012 - Industry News

New Volvo Trucks Chief Plans to Take on Vocational Market

Expect Volvo Trucks in North America to work on making inroads into the vocational market as well as enhancing ways to benefit customers as long as they own the truck, under Goran Nyberg, the company's new president of North American Sales & Marketing. After a whirlwind first two months on the job traveling across the country to meet customers and dealers (and finding some time to get behind the wheel of a truck), Nyberg spoke to HDT about Volvo and the North American market

Tags: Industry, Volvo, Vocational

December 3, 2012 - Industry News

Affinia Group Spins Off Brake Business

Affinia Group Inc. announced that it has spun off its brake businesses. The new organization will be led by the management team from Affinia Group's former Global Brake group, with oversight provided by a separate board of directors.

Tags: Industry, Affinia, Brakes

December 3, 2012 - Industry News

TCA Names Highway Angel of the Year

For the fifth year, the Truckload Carriers Association has selected a Highway Angel of the Year who best embodies the spirit of the organization's Highway Angel program. This year's recipient is Kenny Cass, a driver development instructor for FedEx Freight of Portland, Ore.

Tags: Events, TCA, Highway Angel

December 3, 2012 - Industry News

Bosselman Boss Shops Opens 39th Location

Bosselman Boss Truck Shops Inc. announced its newest location in Sayre, Okla. Located adjacent to the Flying J Travel Plaza, this Boss Shop will be part of the Uni-Maxx Truck Care network

Tags: Industry, Truckstops, Tires

November 30, 2012 - Industry News

Distribution Panel Participants Announced for Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue

Organizers have announced the participants of the Heavy Duty Distribution Panel, one of three Industry Expert Discussion Panels at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue conference, to be held Jan. 21 immediately preceding Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week 2013

Tags: Events, HDAD, HDMA, HDAW

November 30, 2012 - Industry News

Wabash Supports Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

When Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast , Wabash Corp. immediately reached out to numerous agencies to extend a helping hand with its new DuraPlate portable structures

Tags: Industry, Sandy, Wabash

November 30, 2012 - Industry News

Highway Angel Spokesperson Lindsay Lawler to Perform at Capitol Tree Lighting

TCA Highway Angel Spokesperson Lindsay Lawler will perform at the lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree.

The Truckload Carriers Association's official Highway Angel spokesperson, country music singer Lindsay Lawler, will perform Dec. 4 at the lighting ceremony of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree.

Tags: Events, TCA, Highway Angel

November 30, 2012 - Industry News

Horton Expands QuickShip Warehouse Program to Indiana

Horton has added a warehouse location in Indianapolis, Ind., to its QuickShip warehouse program. The addition in Indianapolis is intended to better serve the Midwest market.

Tags: Industry, Horton, Indiana

November 30, 2012 - Industry News

Phoenix Truck and Bus is New Vipar Stockholder

Vipar Heavy Duty announced that Phoenix Truck and Bus LLC in Indianapolis, Ind., is the newest stockholder to join its network of distributors.

Tags: Industry, Vipar

November 30, 2012 - Industry News

Covering Trucking for 90 years: Part 2 - The 1970s through the 1980s

In the 1970s HDT reported on the battle over mandatory antilock brakes.

We continue our reflection back on the past 90 years of HDT's history. We start Part Two of the series in the 1970s

Tags: Industry

November 29, 2012 - Industry News

Daimler Celebrates 100,000th Cascadia From Plant in Mexico

Daimler Trucks North America is celebrating the production anniversary of its plant in Saltillo, Mexico, with the 100,000th Freightliner Cascadia to roll off the floor

Tags: Events, Freightliner, Mexico

November 29, 2012 - Industry News

Smith Electric to Open Manufacturing Facility in Chicago

The Newton is one of the all-electric commercial vehicles produced by Smith.

Smith Electric Vehicles announced that it will open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chicago, after Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced a voucher system created to accelerate the conversion from diesel to all-electric commercial vehicles

Tags: Industry, Smith, EV, Illinois

November 29, 2012 - Industry News

Spence Appointed NationaLease VP-National Accounts

M. Jeffrey Spence Appointed NationaLease VP-National Accounts

M. Jeffrey Spence has been named vice president of national accounts for NationaLease, a North American full-service truck leasing organization

Tags: Industry

November 29, 2012 - Industry News

Fontaine Reopens Modification Center in Springfield, Ohio

Fontaine Modification is reopening its truck modification center in Springfield, Ohio, to provide post-production modifications on Navistar on-highway and vocational trucks for dealers and fleets

Tags: Industry, Navistar, Fontaine

November 28, 2012 - Industry News

2013 Mid-West Truck & Trailer Show Set for Feb. 1-2

The 2013 Mid-West Truck & Trailer Show will be held Feb. 1-2 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, Ill.

Tags: Events, Illinois

November 28, 2012 - Industry News

NAFA Raises Over $8,000 For Victims Of Hurricane Sandy

The NAFA fleet association raised more than $8,000 for victims of Hurricane Sandy

Tags: Industry, Sandy, NAFA

November 27, 2012 - Industry News

TBEI Hires Marketing Manager

Nicole Kyle was recently named Marketing Manager or Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc.

Truck Bodies & Equipment International Inc. announced the addition of Nicole Kyle as marketing manager

Tags: Industry, People

November 26, 2012 - Industry News

Natural Gas Summit This Week

The American Trucking Associations' sold-out Summit on Natural Gas in Trucking will be held this week, Nov. 28-30, featuring natural gas heavyweights such as T. Boone Pickens

Tags: Events, Natural Gas, Alternative Fuels

November 25, 2012 - Industry News

Wallwork Kenworth Adds Parts and Service Location in North Dakota

Kenworth opened a new parts and service facility in Dickinson, N.D., to serve oilfield and local agricultural businesses.

Wallwork Kenworth opened a new parts and service facility in Dickinson, N.D., to serve oilfield and local agricultural businesses

Tags: Industry, Kenworth, North Dakota, Parts

November 25, 2012 - Industry News

Volvo Donates to Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

The Volvo Group will contribute $100,000 in support of Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts by the American Red Cross, the City of New York, and the City of Allentown, Pa

Tags: Industry

November 21, 2012 - Industry News

Happy Thanksgiving!

Photo by Iain Buchanan

There will be no news posted on Truckinginfo.com Thursday, Nov. 22, or Friday, Nov. 23, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Please feel free to browse our in-depth sections, blogs and other content

Tags: Events

November 20, 2012 - Industry News

Pine Bluff Truck and Trailer Celebrates 50 Years

Pine Bluff Truck and Trailer in Pine Bluff, Ark., marked its 50th anniversary with a customer appreciation banquet honoring customers and employees.

Tags: Events

November 20, 2012 - Industry News

Frost & Sullivan Webinar to Discuss Global/Modular Platforms

Frost & Sullivan will host a complimentary webinar discussing how nearly one in three heavy-duty trucks will feature platform-based lineage by 2018

Tags: Events

November 20, 2012 - Industry News

Kenworth of Buffalo Acquires Dealership in Boston Area

Kenworth of Buffalo has acquired a Kenworth dealership in the Boston area and changed the name of its expanded, five-dealer organization to the Kenworth Northeast Group

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