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NewsApril 17, 2011

Kenworth and Hino Win Truck of the Year Honors at ATD Convention

Kenworth's T700 sleeper-cab tractor and Hino's 2012-model 338 took heavy and medium-duty honors, respectively, in the American Truck Dealers' Commercial Truck of the Year competition for 2011

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NewsApril 17, 2011

Richard Ryan Named Truck Dealer of the Year

Richard "Dick" Ryan of South Carolina was named the national Truck Dealer of the Year at the American Truck Dealers annual conference in Phoenix Saturday. "I've had a wonderful career," said Ryan, president and CEO of Carolina International Trucks in Columbia, S.C., who began in the business as a sales trainee for International Harvester Co. in 1972. "And I've really loved it."

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NewsApril 17, 2011

ATD Chairman Highlights 5 Factors That Commercial Truck Retailing is Improving

After enduring a global economic downturn and diminished sales over the past couple years, the nation's commercial truck dealers are eagerly waiting to get "back to normal" and setting their sights on the legislative and regulatory challenges ahead, said Kyle Treadway, chairman of the American Truck Dealers, in remarks Saturday to the group

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NewsApril 15, 2011

M&K Quality Truck Sales Buys Mack Franchise

M&K Quality Truck Sales of Indianapolis completed the acquisition of the Mack Trucks franchise from Central Indiana Mack Sales and Service

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NewsApril 15, 2011

NADA University Launches Dealer Social Networking Site

NADA University has launched a new social networking community site focused on helping the next generation of commercial truck dealers make a smooth transition when they take over the business

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NewsApril 15, 2011

Bose Ride System Wins TWNA Technical Achievement Award

The Truck Writers of North America recently recognized the Bose Ride System as the top technical achievement for 2010

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NewsApril 14, 2011

U.S. United Van Lines, Mayflower Transit Agents to Join AMSA

The 700 U.S. agents of both United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, subsidiaries of UniGroup, will join the American Moving & Storage Association in September

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NewsApril 14, 2011

ATA: Increased Hiring and Rising Turnover Indicate Economic Recovery

Hiring in the trucking industry picked up in the fourth quarter of 2010. Coupled with an increase in the turnover rate for linehaul truckload drivers, this portends increased demand for drivers as the economy recovers

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NewsApril 13, 2011

Mitsubishi Fuso to Resume Production in Japan

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp., the parent company of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, will resume production of vehicles at the company's main Kawasaki Plant in Japan on April 20

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NewsApril 13, 2011

Commercial Vehicle Market Strength to Continue Through 2011 and 2012

The most recent data continues to reflect improved demand across all segments of the heavy-duty commercial vehicle market. Fundamentals, including pent-up demand resulting from deferred replacement, tight freight-carrying capacity, improved fleet financial performance and some easing in credit availability, will combine to support an upcycle for the market, according to ACT Research

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