Trucks

Wabash gets $35 million investment lifeline

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A private equity investment fund is investing $35 million in Wabash National.

Navistar, ArvinMeritor lock up axle agreement

WARRENVILLE, Ill.-- Navistar and ArvinMeritor have agreed to a new long-term supply deal that ensures Meritor axles are now standard on International medium-duty trucks and buses.

Arvin says drum brakes meet stop distance reg changes

TROY, Mich. -- Truck components and systems manufacturer ArvinMeritor is touting its Meritor Q Plus drum brakes to meet the stringent stop distance braking standard issued last week by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Kenworth on top of JD Power survey; Freightliner highest in vocational

KIRKLAND, Wash.-- Kenworth Truck Company achieved the highest ranking in customer satisfaction among Class 8 truck owners in the Over the Road, Pickup and Delivery (P&D), and Dealer Service segments, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Heavy Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study.

ArvinMeritor to sell light wheels biz; reports 3Q loss

TROY, Mich. -- Truck components maker ArvinMeritor continues to shed its light-vehicle businesses, this time with the sell off of its wheels division to Iochpe-Maxion S.A. of Brazil.

Navistar nets 40 million Obama bucks

WAKARUSA, Ind. -- Navistar, which makes International trucks, joined a lengthening line of federal grant recipients when President Barack Obama presented the manufacturer with almost $40 million.

Harper Power says new technology to improve servicing system

GLEN ALLEN, Va. -- Decisiv Inc., provider of a Web-based technology to the commercial vehicle maintenance industry, signed a supply deal with Toronto's Harper Power Products Inc.

Mack family reunites at Macungie

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- A new era began on Aug. 13, when the first Mack Pinnacle tractor came off the production line at the Macungie Assembly Operations in Pennsylvania.

Cat-Nav alliance resurfaces — in China

SHANGHAI, China -- Caterpillar and Navistar International are in talks with China's Jianghuai Automobile to set up a 50-50 joint truck and heavy-duty engine venture, according to Reuters.

Truck registrations to be lower than expected: Firm

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Second quarter new vehicle registrations showed slight improvement from the previous period in 2009, but year-end totals are still likely to be less than first thought, according to Polk Commercial Vehicle Solutions.

Truck sales show signs of life

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicle net orders for July 2009 were the highest since November of 2008, but still down 38 percent year over year.

Auto trannys improve fuel economy: study

KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Automated Manual Transmissions can improve fuel efficiency by up to 22 percent over conventional automatic transmissions, according to a study conducted by Roush Industries for the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center/National Automotive Center.

REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER

Dometic introduces new CR series in four sizes

HYBRID SHUNT TRUCK

Called the world's first diesel/electric hybrid shunt truck, it's from Capacity of Texas

DD says BlueTec SCR engines almost market ready

DETROIT -- Detroit Diesel says it's ahead of schedule in testing its BlueTec emissions technology for 2010, having completed 25 million miles of testing.