Freightliner Shows Nat-Gas Sleeper at MATS; Western Star Includes New Safety Features
Freightliner Trucks displayed its Cascadia natural-gas powered tractor with a 48-inch sleeper at the Mid-America Trucking Show, providing longhaul truckers interested in the alternative fuel a new option.
March 31, 2014Whiting Door Licenses Technology to Make Lightweight Steel Panels
Whiting Door Manufacturing Corp. has licensed technology to produce lightweight steel panels for trailer side walls and doors, a move that expands the company’s truck business beyond doors for the first time.
March 31, 2014Daimler’s Bernhard Sees Strong U.S. Growth
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The head of Daimler AG’s global truck and bus operations offered an extremely rosy outlook on the North American market and also urged greater cooperation between U.S. and European regulators.
March 28, 2014Love’s to Expand Heavy-Duty CNG Network
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Love’s Travel Stops plans to add 11 more compressed natural gas fueling stations to its national heavy-duty truck network, company officials said here.
March 28, 2014Eaton Making Fuller Advantage Transmission Available for Trucks With Paccar Engines
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Eaton Corp. announced that it will make available an optimized version of its Fuller Advantage automated 10-speed transmission for select Peterbilt and Kenworth branded trucks produced by Paccar Corp. with Paccar’s proprietary MX-13 engine.
March 28, 2014Michelin Introduces Trailer Tire, Marks 2 Millionth Sale
Michelin Americas Truck Tires introduced the X One Energy T for trailers, and the company marked its 2 millionth sale of its X One wide-base single tire.
March 28, 2014FMCSA Publishes E-Log Rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has formally published its proposal that will require all interstate truck drivers to use electronic logging devices.
March 28, 2014Volvo Group to Sell Real Estate in Europe
The Volvo Group said it has agreed to sell some of its commercial real estate in Europe in a move that will generate additional income for its global truck business and other operations.
March 28, 2014Truck Dealers CSM Companies, French-Ellison to Merge
Truck dealerships CSM Companies Inc. and French-Ellison Truck Center announced that the two companies would merge March 31.
March 28, 2014Consumer Spending Increases by Most in Three Months
Consumer spending in the United States rose in February by the most in three months as incomes increased, a sign that economic momentum was returning as Americans recovered from an unusually harsh winter.
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