Navistar lays out plan to grow parts business preview image Equipment Navistar lays out plan to grow parts business August 6, 2019 BOULDER, Col. – Navistar International plans to grow its parts business, by expanding product lines within its private label brands and quickly adapting to a rapidly evolving market. Josef Kory,…
Equipment July Class 8 orders lowest since 2010 August 6, 2019 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Preliminary orders for Class 8 trucks in North America fell below 10,000 units in July, for the first time since 2010. FTR reported orders of…
Equipment NACV Show offers Dealership Incentive Program August 6, 2019 ATLANTA, Ga. — The North American Commercial Vehicle Show (NACV Show) has launched a Dealership Incentive Program to encourage dealers to invite their fleet customers and prospects to…
Equipment Ritchie Bros. to hold its largest ever Manitoba auction August 6, 2019 WINNIPEG, Man. – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is set to hold its largest ever Manitoba auction, which will include the sale of more than 1,250 items for Hugh Munro Construction. “We…
Equipment Dana Inc. provides e-Propulsion system for Alberta project August 1, 2019 MAUMEE, Ohio – Dana Inc. is providing its Spicer Electrified e-Propulsion solution with integrated TM4 Sumo HP motor-inverter system to Class 8 trucks moving freight between Calgary, Alta., and Edmonton.
Continuing to ‘Impel’ his company forward preview image Equipment Continuing to ‘Impel’ his company forward July 31, 2019 Impel Transport had to reinvent itself as a company to continue moving forward. WINKLER, Man. — The trials and tribulations of owning and running a trucking company is not lost…
Equipment Natural gas truck sales rebounding July 30, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Natural gas-fueled Class 8 truck sales in the U.S. and Canada were up 43% year-to-date through May, according to ACT Research. Its Alternative Fuels Quarterly report also…
“Significant correction” coming for Class 8 market: ACT preview image Equipment “Significant correction” coming for Class 8 market: ACT July 29, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Class 8 truck market is on the cusp of a significant correction, according to the latest Transportation Digest from ACT Research. The report also suggests the…
Strong orders, interest in UltraLoft have Peterbilt feeling good preview image Equipment Strong orders, interest in UltraLoft have Peterbilt feeling good July 26, 2019 RENTON, Wash. – A sudden slowdown in Class 8 truck orders isn’t alarming Peterbilt, and its new UltraLoft sleeper has opened new opportunities for the truckmaker. Those were a couple…
Equipment U.S. trailer orders plunge 42% in June July 26, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Net U.S. trailer orders plunged to 6,047 units in June, down 42% from May, according to market intelligence provider ACT Research. Year-to-date, net orders were 43% below…
Alliance Truck Parts growing network preview image Equipment Alliance Truck Parts growing network July 22, 2019 PORTLAND, Ore. – Alliance Truck Parts is expanding its network and product portfolio. The company has added more than 11 new value product lines to its portfolio. They include items…
Equipment Breadner to host Mississauga open house July 22, 2019 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Breadner Trailers is hosting an open house at its Mississauga dealership Aug. 15. The event will feature special deals, and will run from 10 a.m. till 7…
Canadian and U.S. drivers to take part in truck beauty contest at SuperRigs preview image Equipment Canadian and U.S. drivers to take part in truck beauty contest at SuperRigs July 18, 2019 ALBERT LEA, Minn. – Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be held next week in Albert Lea, Minn., and several Canadian and U.S. drivers are able to take part in the truck…
Business Management A dead-end street to owning a fleet July 16, 2019 The insurance industry’s crackdown on insurability, and its aversity to risk, is making it all but impossible for new ventures to flourish. But unfortunately, a widespread lack of awareness about…
Vision, Enbridge team up to promote CNG trucks preview image Equipment Vision, Enbridge team up to promote CNG trucks July 15, 2019 One of the tractors being offered for rent by Vision Truck Group. TORONTO, Ont. – Vision Truck Group and Enbridge Gas are teaming up to rent natural gas vehicles, offering…
