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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 21, 2006

Smartway Loan Program Assists Small Fleets

SmartWay Transport is using Small Business Administration lending programs to help small trucking companies save fuel and reduce pollution through “SmartWay Transport Truck Loans.”

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 20, 2006

Wabash Offers TSE Brakes as Standard Equipment

Wabash National has signed a long-term agreement with TSE Brakes Inc. to establish TSE as the standard equipment supplier of air brake actuators on Wabash trailers, including trailers manufactured by its subsidiary, Transcraft Corp.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 20, 2006

Navistar Says Speculation of Sale ‘A Joke’

A spokesman for Navistar International Corp. Wednesday denied news reports that the company may be open to buyout offers, saying Navistar’s CEO was making light of a question about taking the company private

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 20, 2006

Navistar Says Speculation of Sale ‘A Joke’

A spokesman for Navistar International Corp. Wednesday denied news reports that the company may be open to buyout offers, saying Navistar’s CEO was making light of a question about taking the company private

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 20, 2006

Freightliner Building New Truck Plant in Mexico

Freightliner LLC said it plans to construct a new $300 million truck manufacturing plant in Saltillo, Coahuila, in northern Mexico. Dedicated to the production of Freightliner and Sterling trucks,

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 20, 2006

Hendrickson Gets OK to Buy Dana’s Trailer Suspension and Axle Business

A New York bankruptcy court has authorized Dana Corp. to sell its trailer axle business to Hendrickson USA, which means Hendrickson will assume control of the Lugoff, S.C., trailer products manufacturing facilit

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 20, 2006

GDP, Inflation Slower in Third Quarter

Real gross domestic product (GDP) slowed during the third quarter of 2006 and inflation abated, according to preliminary estimates by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real GDP increased 2.2 percent compared to 2.6 percen

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 20, 2006

Two New BioWillie Locations Open in Oklahoma

Earth Biofuels Inc., the exclusive distributor of Willie Nelson’s brand of biodiesel – BioWillie – announced a product and marketing agreement with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 19, 2006

Truck Driver Turnover Increases in 3rd Quarter

The driver turnover rate among truckload carriers increased during the 2006 third quarter following improvements during the first and second quarters of the year, the American Trucking Associations reported this week.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 19, 2006

Heil Institute of Technology Releases its Factory Training Schedule

The Heil Institute of Technology has announced its 2007 schedule of factory training courses. Most of the classes will be held at the Joseph F. Heil Jr. Education Center, a dedicated training

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