Survey says

Paccar stablemates Peterbilt and Kenworth were the top-ranked manufacturers in all categories of the 2003 Heavy Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study from J.D. Power and Associates. Peterbilt scored highest in customer satisfaction for over-the-road class-8 trucks. Kenworth was the only other brand ranked above average in the segment. Peterbilt also ranked highest in the vocational segment, scoring well in quality, exterior, engine, ride/handling/braking, transmission, and interior, and was No. 1 in dealer service, which measures a dealer’s facility, salesmanship, service quality, and price.
J.D. Power, a market research firm, said results were based on responses from 2,675 primary maintainers of two-year-old class-8 trucks. None has more than 64 trucks at a single location.

International Truck and Engine named ArvinMeritor its standard supplier of axles, air brakes, and automatic slack adjusters for International 9000i-Series and International 5000i-Series vehicles.

Eaton VORAD Technologies will market a stand-alone side-object detection system from Preco Electronics of Boise, Idaho. Preco’s short-range side sensor is a compact, radar-based system for commercial vehicles, RVs, and buses. It will be branded as an Eaton VORAD product.

Horton has been named sole supplier of fans, fan drives, and aftermarket products to Kenworth and Peterbilt. … Peterbilt will offer the Dana Spicer E-1202I steer axle series as standard equipment for its class-8 trucks and tractors. The E-1202I is an upgrade of the Dana Spicer E-1200I steer axle, the previous standard on Peterbilt trucks.

Ute, an importer of grille-protecting aluminum Bullbars from Australia, has added Grandwest Enterprises of Saskatoon as a warehouse distributor. … Faucher Industries is now the Canadian distributor of Kemlite products. Kemlite makes fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels for truck and trailer liners and roofs under the ArmorTuf, ETR, and Monster
brand names.