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NewsFebruary 8, 2009

Eaton Signs Transmission Agreement With India's Tata Motors

Eaton has signed an agreement through 2014 with Tata Motors of Pune, India, to supply them with heavy-duty synchronized transmissions for use on its World Truck program in India as well as global markets

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NewsFebruary 7, 2009

Surface Trade Numbers for November Show Major Year-Over-Year Drop

The value of trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners Canada and Mexico dropped 13.8 percent in November 2008 from November 2007

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NewsFebruary 6, 2009

Supplier Associations Looking for Credit Solutions

As a result of the credit crisis and reductions in automobile production, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association and Original Equipment Suppliers Association are exploring options to address the cash needs and long-term viability of motor vehicle parts suppliers

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NewsFebruary 5, 2009

AEP Receives EPA SmartWay Recognition

American Electric Power, Columbus, Ohio, is the first utility company to be recognized as a SmartWay Transport partner by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc

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NewsFebruary 5, 2009

Light Vehicle Systems Drags Down ArvinMeritor Financial Results

ArvinMeritor reported that its Commercial Vehicle Systems business did well, considering the economy, in its first fiscal quarter, but its Light Vehicle Systems business dragged down its numbers

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NewsFebruary 5, 2009

Preliminary Class 8 Vehicle Orders for January Show Continued Decline

Preliminary January numbers show Class 8 vehicle total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 7,608 units, down 12 percent from December 2008

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NewsFebruary 4, 2009

Company Pushes "Green" Alternative to De-Icers

A Canadian company says it has an environmentally safe alternative to road salts that won't cause the kinds of corrosion problems that have been plaguing the trucking industry since the introduction of liquid de-icers containing magnesium chloride and calcium chloride

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NewsFebruary 3, 2009

ArvinMeritor Delivers Hybrid Diesel-Electric Class 8 Truck to Wal-Mart

ArvinMeritor recently presented Wal-Mart Stores, in Bentonville, Ark., with a prototype heavy-duty truck equipped with the first Meritor diesel-electric drivetrain

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NewsFebruary 3, 2009

Analyst Discusses State of Truckload, LTL

Truckload and LTL demand are "extraordinarily weak" and while capacity has been declining rapidly, it is not keeping up with the drop in demand, according to John Larkin of Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Research

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NewsFebruary 3, 2009

Cummins Reports Year of Record Sales and Earnings

Cummins reported its fifth consecutive year of record sales and profits, despite significant global economic challenges that negatively affected fourth quarter performance

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