
Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Collin Peterson (D-MN) have introduced a bill, H.R. 2381, that aims to repeal the federal excise tax and was applauded by several truck dealer associations that have been actively pushing for its removal.
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Continuing high demand for Class 8 trucks prompted Kenworth to begin an expansion of its assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, and executives on April 24 wielded celebratory shovels to toss some symbolic dirt.
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Hino announced that it plans to produce a new line of Class 7 and 8 trucks at a new truck assembly plant in West Virginia, starting in 2019.
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Persio Lisboa, executive vice president and COO of Navistar, will be the keynote speaker of the 26th annual Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association Breakfast & Briefing, to be held during the new North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta.
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A new logistics facility is the centerpiece of a $22.7 million investment expected to affect a number of key business operations for FCCC.
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Completion of a plant expansion at the company's Denton, Texas manufacturing plant will improve manufacturing efficiency an help feed a record 93 new dealer locations, added since 2013.
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Volvo Trucks has decided to cancel a round of layoffs at its Dublin, Va., truck manufacturing plants that would have put 500 people out of work.
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New report says U.S. heavy-duty truck suppliers and the nation benefit from strong efficiency and emissions rules.
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Volvo Trucks will lay off around 300 more employees later this year due to weaker truck demand in 2016, according to a report in The Roanoke Times.
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The Kenworth plant in Chillicothe, Ohio, is getting a $17 million automated storage facility to bring cab parts inside, out of the weather, and add efficiency to assembly operations, executives said on Wednesday. They also foresee another healthy sales year for Class 8 trucks.
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