Trucks

Raydan offers new single axle suspension system in Canada

EDMONTON -- Canadian suspension supplier Raydan Manufacturing has inked a deal to be the exclusive distributor of the Link UltraRide chassis suspensions product line in the Canadian marketplace.

Canadian hybrid developer inks marketing deal for under-hood power systems

TORONTO -- Hybrid powertrain maker Azure Dynamics of Toronto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Kidron division of VT Specialized Vehicles Corp. for the branding, marketing and sale of Azure's Under-the-Hood system throughout the North American refrigerated truck body market.

MAN looks to buy Swedish rival

FRANKFURT -- Europe's third largest truckmaker MAN Nutzfahrzeuge is offering a cash bid of a reported 9.5 billion euros for Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania, according to the Financial Times.

Cat becomes first foreign remanufacturing company in China

PEORIA, Ill. -- Heavy duty engine and construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar is aggressively pursuing the Chinese market, which the company estimates could become as big as $10 billion a year.

Scania rejects takeover bid by rival

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Scania AB shareholders snubbed a $12.2 billion takeover offer from Germany's MAN AG.

The Missouri brakes

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- Nobody's quite sure where the 50-millionth Haldex Automatic Brake Adjuster is serving active duty, but everybody's sure of one thing. It's out there.

Freightliner taps new Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing boss

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner LLC has appointed Friedrich Baumann as president of Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing.

Ontario small-truck outfitter sets up shop in the west

CALGARY -- In order to cash in on Western Canada's booming sectors, one of Canada's largest contractor van and truck outfitters is setting up shop in Calgary.

Pre-buy to disrupt ’07 pricing & production: analysts

NEW YORK -- Truck industry analysts Bear Stearns believes that the class 8 pre-buy of 2006 is being severely underestimated.

DAF XF105 Voted Truck of the Year

HANOVER, Germany -- The DAF Trucks flagship vehicle, the XF105, has been named the 'International Truck of the Year 2007'

INTERMODAL REEFER PROTECTION

Thermo King's intermodal protection package should minimize refrigeration unit damage

Volvo launches I-Shift electronic automatic transmission

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Volvo Trucks North America has announced that its acclaimed 12-speed automated manual transmission, I-Shift, will soon be available in North America. Orders are being taken now for Q2 delivery in all Volvo truck models, including the Volvo VN and Volvo VT highway tractors, and the Volvo VHD vocational truck.

Volvo Link Sentry and Volvo Action Service standard with EPA ’07 engines

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Volvo Trucks will make its Volvo Link Sentry two-way satellite communications and Volvo Action Service (VAS) 24/7 roadside assistance service standard on all trucks with U.S. '07 engines.

LED TRAILER DOME LAMP

Phillips Industries now offers an LED version of the Permalite fluorescent dome lamp.

ALTERNATOR FOR HIGH-TEMP SERVICE

The Delco Remy 36SI HP offers high efficiency at temperatures up to 105°C