Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

News

Productsby StaffApril 27, 2017

Meritor Offers 13X Axle on International Trucks

Meritor has announced that its 13X single-drive axle will become standard equipment on the International DuraStar in July. The axle will also be available as an option on other International medium-duty trucks.

Read More →
Equipmentby Jack RobertsApril 27, 2017

Western Star Celebrates Half Century Mark

Western Star, the truck OEM that President Kelley Platt likes to tout as "the last of the custom truck builders" has hit the half-century mark. It also unveiled a new, 25-ton, off-highway truck designed to work in construction, mining and quarry applications to reporters in Phoenix.

Read More →
Fleet Managementby StaffApril 27, 2017

Trucking’s Share of Cross-Border Freight Declines

Trucking was not a part of the overall increase in the value of freight moved between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners during February, according to new Transportation Department figures.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Maintenanceby StaffApril 27, 2017

SAF-Holland and ACOFAS Team up for Tech Training Program

SAF-Holland is teaming up with the American Council of Frame and Alignment Specialists for a technician education program taking place June 27-28 in Muskegon, Mich.

Read More →
Equipmentby StaffApril 27, 2017

Truck Dealership Employment Rose 5.6% in 2016

Employment at truck dealerships hit its highest point in five years, according to a report from American Truck Dealers a division of the National Automobile Dealers Association, as dealers work to improve customer uptime and deal with ever-more-complex equipment.

Read More →
Aftermarketby StaffApril 27, 2017

Denso Taps Brett Lowie for Director of Americas Operations

Denso Products and Services Americas, an affiliate of global automotive supplier Denso Corp., has named Brett Lowie its director of Americas Operations.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeApril 27, 2017

Economic Watch: Equipment Spending Solid, New Homes Sales Brisk

New orders for long-lasting durable goods increased less than expected during March, according to a new Commerce Department report, but business investment on equipment appears to be solid following the rut it was in for nearly a couple of years.

Read More →
Fleet Managementby StaffApril 27, 2017

Earnings Watch: Old Dominion, UPS Show First Quarter Improvements

Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. reported better profit and revenue in the first quarter of the year while UPS Inc. reported earnings showing growth across its business segments

Read More →
Fleet Managementby StaffApril 26, 2017

Registration Opens for North American Commercial Vehicle Show

Online registration is now open for the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show, a trucking trade show set to take place from Sep. 25-28 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeApril 26, 2017

Earnings Watch: Landstar, Forward Air, Hub Group, TFI, Patriot and Echo Global

At a time when many publicly held trucking companies are reporting lower, if not sharply lower, first quarter profits, one stood out among the herd of numbers released Wednesday while another saw a slight improvement in earnings.

Read More →