GREAT DANE UNVEILS HIGH-CUBE FREIGHT VAN March 26, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Savannah, Ga.-based trailer manufacturer, Great Dane, has rolled out its latest commercial offer...
Transportation BENDIX PROTOTYPE AIR BRAKE BEATS STOPPING STANDARD March 26, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems says initial performance data shows its prototype ADB 225 Air...
Transportation NATIONAL TRUCKERS GROUP HOLDS FIRST MEETING March 26, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- The National Truckers Alliance of Canada (NTAC) says regional priorities took a back seat at its i...
Transportation FREIGHTLINER ADDS DELUXE COLUMBIA MODEL March 23, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In its continuing effort to bridge the gap between O/O styling and fleet performance, Freightlin...
FREIGHTLINER INTRODUCES MEDIUM-DUTY MANUAL TRANNIES March 23, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Buyers of Sterling's Acterra or Freightliner's Business Class medium-duty trucks will soon have...
ALLIANCES BRING ARVIN MERITOR INTO TWO NEW MARKETS March 23, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- ArvinMeritor is entering the heavy-duty cargo restraints and air suspension seats markets throug...
NEW ARVINMERITOR SUSPENSION SYSTEM AIMED AT VOCATIONAL TRAILERS March 23, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- ArvinMeritor is adding a second trailer air suspension system to its product line, a single axl...
NEW TANDEM AXLE CLAIMED TO REDUCE DRIVELINE VIBRATION March 23, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- ArvinMeritor has unveiled a new tandem axle to deal with issues relating to driveline angularit...
Transportation NEW MATERIAL HELPS WEBB WHEEL UNVEIL LONG LIFE BRAKE DRUM March 23, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Webb Wheel Products has developed a platinum brake drum with new material they claim delivers ex...
Transportation GOODYEAR HANDS OUT 2000 HIGHWAY HERO AWARD March 23, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Consolidated Freightways driver David Zorn, of Forest Park, Ga., has been named Goodyear's North...
SPRINTER GEARED TOWARDS .COM WORLD March 23, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- After a wildly successful European launch in the mid-'90s, Freightliner has decided to adapt the...
Transportation SUPER TRUCK RACING GETS ON THE MARK March 23, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Super truck racing, well established in Europe, is coming to North America.
SIMONIZ TO OFFER SPARTY’S SEALANT SYSTEM March 22, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Simoniz U.S.A. has received a license to sell Sparty Systems' Tire X-Tend Pro flat-tire preventi...
Transportation ONTARIO O/O WINS LIMITED EDITION PETERBILT March 22, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- North Bay, Ont. owner/operator Dave Carr has won vehicle number one of Peterbilt's Model 387 Pre...
Transportation NORTHERN ALTA. ROADS TO BE UPGRADED March 22, 2001 FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. -- Truckers frequenting northern Alberta's oilsands operations will have a smoother ride ahead...