The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association announced president and CEO Steve Handschuh has decided to retire effective Dec. 31, as a result of recent concerns with his health.
September 21, 2018BusinessEquipment
Great Western Leasing and Sales Acquires All Points Equipment Leasing
Great Western Leasing and Sales, a full-service solutions provider to the flatbed and specialized trailer industry, has announced the acquisition of All Points Equipment Leasing. The move represents Great Western鈥檚 first expansion into the Midwest market, according to a Dec. 26 press release.
January 4, 2019Perspective
Opinion: Rethinking Leases in the Digital, Just-in-Time Marketplace
The digital marketplace has not only reshaped the retail landscape, but also has caused a fundamental shift in the transportation industry, as companies are forced to provide the low-cost/no-cost and on-demand delivery service consumers now expect.
November 26, 2018BusinessEquipment
Commercial Vehicle Group Rides Truck, Construction Markets to Higher 2Q Results
Component supplier Commercial Vehicle Group Inc. reported a surge in second-quarter net income and its highest revenue since 2012 amid record heavy-duty truck orders and improvement in the global construction markets.
August 7, 2018BusinessEquipmentSafetyTCA
Safety Device on Every American Truck Got Inventor a Total of $20
While a 鈥渢wo striper鈥 in the Air Force 60 years ago, Robert Carpenter invented a color-coded system for attaching tractor-trailer air-brake connections that now is mandatory equipment for every truck on every American road. He was paid $20.
July 18, 2018BusinessEquipment
Fleet Advantage Survey Reveals Disconnect Between Managers, Accountants
Many fleet managers believe they are on a different wavelength from their company鈥檚 finance department on cost management, and that can lead to communication difficulties, according to a survey of trucking industry professionals from Fleet Advantage.
July 10, 2018GovernmentBusinessEquipment
Equipment Makers Set Up First 鈥楩ly-In鈥 With Washington Policymakers
The rare opportunity of reforming the federal corporate tax code and ensuring long-term funding for freight infrastructure in the coming months prompted the Association of Equipment Manufacturers to recently schedule its own meetings on Capitol Hill and the White House.
September 20, 2017BusinessEquipment
Inaugural NACV to Focus on Equipment Sales 鈥 And Being a Different Show From MATS
The inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle Show is due to open later this month in Atlanta and is shaping up to be very different from the rival Mid-America Trucking Show: smaller but richer 鈥 and with an obsessive focus on equipment sales.
September 7, 2017BusinessEquipment
Seasonally Strong Trailer Orders in June Up 51% Year-Over-Year, Top 20,000
U.S. trailer orders shot up 51% in June and notched the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year gains.
July 27, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipment
Tractors With 6脳2 Powertrains Save Fuel, but Fleets Still Reluctant to Adopt
Highway tractors with 6脳2 power configurations have been heralded as an important technology for improving fuel mileage, but fleet owners have been hesitant in selecting the systems because they have a tendency to run through tires more quickly and because diesel is less costly than it was earlier this decade.
July 11, 2017