Work Truck Show to Showcase New Products, Hybrid Technology and Training
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – Thousands of commercial truck, trailer and equipment distributors, fleet managers, buyers and maintenance personnel will meet at the Indiana Convention Center & RCA Dome in Indianapolis, IN, March 7–9 for the Work Truck Show 2007, held in conjunction with the 43rd Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention (convention runs March
Sloan Transportation Products Congratulates Northwood University Heavy Duty Scholarship Recipients
HOLLAND, MI — In ceremonies held on the campus of Northwood University in Midland, MI, last month, Chris Terryn, product manager, Sloan Transportation Products (center), congratulated Clifford Miller (left), a senior from East Tawas, MI, and Jeffrey Olson (right), a sophomore from Elburn, IL, for receiving a Sloan Heavy Duty Aftermarket scholarship. Miller and Olson
Commercial Vehicle Group to Build New Corporate Headquarters and R&D Technical Center
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (CVGI), has announced plans to build a new 89,000-square-foot corporate office and research and development technical center in New Albany, OH. The facility will combine four existing locations in the central Ohio area and create a centralized research and development technical center directly connected to the company’s corporate headquarters.
Peterbilt Trims Production, Cuts Workforce
Paccar Inc.’s Peterbilt unit is cutting production at its Nashville, TN, truck assembly plant, and will lay off some 670 employees after the first of the new year. Paccar said the moves are being made in anticipation of significantly lower orders for new trucks in 2007. New EPA engine regulations, which kick in as of Jan. 1, created a heavy pre-buy and used truck purchase market this year.
Truck Accessories Group Names Media Management Marketing as its Public Relations Firm
ELKHART, IN — Truck Accessories Group (TAG), LLC has retained the services of Media Management Marketing (MMM) as its public relations and marketing firm. TAG is the world’s largest manufacturer of pickup truck caps and tonneau covers. Its independent dealers sell to individuals, small businesses, and fleet operators. In addition, the group sells through major
Cummins Emission Solutions Aftertreatment Facility Equipped to Meet 2007 U.S. EPA Emissions Regulations
MINERAL POINT, WI — Cummins Emission Solutions (CES) has begun production of diesel particulate filters at its North American exhaust aftertreatment manufacturing facility. Diesel particulate filters will play a key role in enabling engine manufacturers to meet the 2007 U.S. EPA emissions standards. Those standards will reduce particulate matter emissions in on-highway diesel-powered vehicles by
Clevite Announces New Graphic Enhancements for Heavy Duty CEEK Web Site
ANN ARBOR, MI — Clevite made enhancements to it Heavy Duty Clevite Electronic Engine Kits (CEEK) program, including the addition of product graphics. “These new product graphics provide our customers with even greater detail for hundreds of individual components used in the wide range of Heavy Duty engine kits available in the Heavy Duty CEEK
PACCAR Net Earnings Increase 32 Percent
PACCAR has reported record revenues and net income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2006. PACCAR net earnings increased 32 percent to $403.6 million ($1.61 per diluted share) for the third quarter of 2006 compared to $304.8 million ($1.18 per diluted share) earned in the third quarter last year. Third quarter net sales and financial services revenues were a record $4.21 billion, 19 percent higher than the $3.54 billion reported for the comparable period in 2005.
Cummins to Recall 11,600 Engines
From AAIA Capital Report The Department of Justice and Cummins Engine Co. have come to an agreement that resolves allegations that Cummins violated a 1998 consent decree. The consent decree required Cummins to correct violations that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said resulted when the company and six other engine producers "blatantly circumvented emission requirements
BP Introduces New CJ-4 Compliant Heavy-Duty Engine Oil
BP Lubricants USA Inc., has introduced a new formulation for Castrol Hypuron, a high-performance semi-synthetic diesel engine oil product designed for heavy-duty engines. The lubricant, formerly known as "Hypuron S," now complies with the new on-road industry standards for 2007 which require further control of exhaust emissions.
Cummins Selects Corning as Supplier of Emissions Control Products for Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines
CORNING, NY — Corning Inc. and Cummins Emission Solutions, a business unit of Cummins Inc., have jointly announced a new long-term agreement for the supply of Corning emissions control products. This multi-year agreement will help Cummins meet EPA 2007 regulations which take effect Jan. 1, 2007. Corning and Cummins Emission Solutions worked jointly to integrate
ArvinMeritor’s CVA Business Achieves Significant Remanufacturing Milestone
ArvinMeritor’s Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) business is celebrating a key milestone this week — the remanufacture of its 10 millionth brake shoe and 50,000th axle differential carrier at its facility Plainfield, IN. The 275,000-square-foot facility has remanufactured brake shoes since 2000 and differential carriers since 1999. To better understand the milestone volumes, ten million brakes shoes are equivalent to approximately half-million tractor-trailer vehicles with approximately 20 shoes on each. Ten million shoes would stretch (end-to-end) 2,400 miles from Indianapolis to Vancouver, BC.