Chrysler Ramming into heavy-duty truck market? August 1, 2014 DETROIT -- Chrysler is reportedly mulling over the option of getting into the heavy-duty class 8 businesses.
PACCAR puts its trucks back in Mid-America August 1, 2014 BELLEVUE, Wash. -- After an absence in 2009, the truck divisions of PACCAR - Kenworth and Peterbilt - will be back at the Mid-America Trucking Show in 2010.
Mack names new vocational marketing product manager August 1, 2014 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack Trucks has named Curtis Dorwart vocational marketing product manager, responsible for the commercialization of new and existing vocational products.
Navistar inks joint venture to build electric trucks August 1, 2014 WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar International Corporation and U.K.-based Modec Limited have formed a joint venture to produce class 2-3 all-electric commercial trucks, which will be sold in North, Central and South America.
Navistar makes concrete deal August 1, 2014 WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar International has acquired Continental Mfg. Company, the largest privately-held mixer manufacturer in North America.
Guess who’s climbing the global truck-building ladder? August 1, 2014 JINAN CITY, CHINA -- The second-largest truck maker in the world is now the China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC).
SUPERRIGS CALENDAR August 1, 2014 The 2010 Shell Rotella SuperRigs calendar is now available for order.
Roll-Tite still rolling August 1, 2014 NORWICH, Ont. -- After being out of the market for much of 2008 and into 2009, Roll-Tite is under new ownership and is well and truly back in the business of making retractable tarpaulin systems in its Norwich, Ont., plant.
Class 8 pre-buy clears for ‘no-buy’ period August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- It was a pre-buy after all. Albeit a very short-lived one.
Natural gas producers pumped; but service centers still shuttered August 1, 2014 CALGARY -- It's a case of a right-hand province not knowing what a left-hand province is up to.
Navistar debuts Indian trucks August 1, 2014 CHICAGO -- Navistar has introduced a line of trucks to the Indian market through a joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. of India.
EPA says Cummins SCR engines A-OK August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins says it received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its 2010 Heavy-Duty big-bore ISX15 and MidRange ISB6.7, ISC8.3 and ISL9 engines.
Truck OEMs get Obama bucks for fuel efficiency projects August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration isn't done with stimulus packages just yet, but at least it's handing out some cash to truck industry manufacturers this time.
Truck prebuy winding down August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Commercial vehicle orders saw a strong end to 2009, but net orders are expected to slow dramatically in the first quarter before recovering in the second half of 2010, according to ACT Research.