Wabash National Corp. said its third-quarter income declined, but the trailer manufacturer expects a 鈥渟trong demand鈥 in the fourth quarter.
October 30, 2013BusinessEquipment
Cummins鈥 Profit Falls on Weak Demand
Cummins Inc. saw its net income decrease in the third quarter as lower demand for capital goods caused revenue to drop.
October 29, 2013BusinessEquipment
Goodyear Profit Grows 51%
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said profit rose 51% in the third quarter as each regional operating segment saw improved results.
October 29, 2013Special CoverageBusinessEquipment
Michelin Rolls Out Road-Service Plan for Trucks
ORLANDO, Fla. 鈥 Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced the launch of an on-call service program for trucks, expanding upon a program only for tires.
October 21, 2013BusinessEquipment
Manufacturing in Philadelphia Expands at Slower Pace
Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia Region expanded at a slower pace in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Oct. 17.
October 17, 2013BusinessEquipment
About 50 Carriers Opt Out of Pilot Settlement
Only about 50 of the 6,000 Pilot Flying J customers who were eligible to participate in a rebate-fraud class action lawsuit settlement have formally declined to participate in the settlement, Pilot鈥檚 attorney said.
October 16, 2013GovernmentBusinessEquipmentAutonomous
OOIDA Challenges New York Decal Fee
New York state鈥檚 registration and decal fee for out-of-state trucks are 鈥渦nconstitutional highway taxes,鈥 the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association alleged in a class-action lawsuit filed with the state鈥檚 supreme court last week.
October 15, 2013BusinessEquipment
Sept. Truck Orders Jump 27.4% To Highest Since May, ACT Says
New Class 8 truck orders climbed 27.4% in September from year-ago levels to 20,100, the highest total since May, according to preliminary figures from ACT Research.
October 14, 2013BusinessEquipment
Apollo Seeks to Cut $2.5 Billion Cooper Bid Amid Labor Concerns
India-based Apollo Tyres Ltd. is seeking to cut its $2.5 billion offer to buy Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. after U.S. and Chinese workers challenged the takeover plan, Bloomberg News reported.
October 7, 2013EditorialBusinessGovernmentTechnologyEquipmentSafety
Editorial: Not Much Harm 鈥 Yet
The opening days of the sad soap opera being played out on Capitol Hill apparently did little damage to the nation鈥檚 freight distribution system, according to what industry executives told our reporters last week.
October 7, 2013