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, 2018BusinessEquipment
Dayton Parts Opens Las Vegas Distribution Facility
Dayton Parts, which produces truck suspension and undercarriage parts, is opening a 90,000-square-foot distribution center in Las Vegas to support customers in 11 Western states, the Harrisburg, Pa., manufacturer said Aug. 3.
August 6, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel
UPS, Thor to Partner on Battery-Electric Class 6 Delivery Truck
UPS Inc. has announced a collaboration with Los Angeles-based Thor Trucks on a battery-powered, Class 6 delivery truck that can drive approximately 100 miles on a single charge.
August 6, 2018BusinessEquipment
Utility Trailer Dealer Opens Iowa Facility
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. announced that Mid-States Utility Trailer Sales has opened a new facility in Sioux City, Iowa, 8 miles south of its existing location.
August 6, 2018GovernmentTechnologyEquipmentFuel
Trump May Relax Auto Standards While Making Them Harder to Meet
The Trump administration鈥檚 plan to ease vehicle-emission mandates lifts some burdens for automakers but also would strip away options that have made it easier for them to comply and have encouraged the development of electric cars.
August 6, 2018BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics
Penske Truck Leasing Announces Hawaii Expansion
A second Penske Truck Leasing facility has opened in Hawaii, located on the west side of the island of Oahu in Kapolei, the company announced Aug. 1.
August 6, 2018BusinessEquipment
Class 8 Orders in July Reach All-Time High of 52,400
Class 8 orders in July set an all-time monthly high, soaring past 52,000 and breaking a 12-year-old mark amid a crush of demand.
August 2, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyFuelEditorial
Editorial: Course Corrections Are Part of Progress
In times of great change there are bound to be course corrections, as evidenced by recent developments related to innovations designed to advance the science of moving trucks down the road.
August 2, 2018BusinessEquipment
Meritor Net Income, Revenue Post Double-Digit Gains in Fiscal Year 3Q
Commercial vehicle supplier Meritor Inc. notched higher revenue and net income in its fiscal-year third quarter, citing new business wins and higher production in all of its major markets.
August 2, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Companies Continue to Search Supply Chains for Conflict Minerals
For the past five years, public firms across the United States have been searching out their supply chains for 鈥渃onflict minerals鈥 used to fund armed conflicts in Central Africa.
August 1, 2018