Meritor Launches Weight-Saving Suspension for Vocational Trailers
Meritor Inc. introduced its MTA-Tec6 suspension, calling it the market’s lightest trailer suspension. It offers up to 23,000-pound capacity for tankers, flatbeds and other demanding vocational applications.
October 4, 2019DTNA Offers Cummins Engines in Cascadia Models
Daimler Trucks North America announced its Freightliner Cascadia 116-inch bumper-to-back-of-cab day cab model can be spec’d with the Cummins X12 engine and the Eaton Cummins Endurant transmission.
October 4, 2019Cooper Introduces Steer Tire With Wider Footprint
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has added a tire to its commercial longhaul lineup, the Roadmaster RM832 EM steer tire.
October 4, 2019DTNA Announces Layoffs at North Carolina Truck Plants
Daimler Trucks North America announced it is cutting about 900 jobs and lowering truck production at two truck assembly plants in North Carolina as the market “is now clearly returning to normal market levels.”
October 3, 2019Morgan Truck Body Makes Larger Version of Proscape Door-Ramp
Morgan Truck Body, a manufacturer of light- and medium-duty truck bodies, announced the launch of a larger version of its Proscape Van door-ramp, according to an Oct. 2 news release.
October 3, 2019Equipment Financing Shoots Up 3% in August, Says ELFA
Overall new business activity for 25 key American equipment financiers was up 3% to $9.2 billion in August, year over year, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association.
October 3, 2019Class 8 Orders Off 71% From Year-Ago Levels
North American Class 8 orders in September cleared 12,000 units, ACT Research reported, citing preliminary data, but the volume remained just a faint shadow of what occurred a year earlier.
October 3, 2019CEO John Smith Steers FedEx Freight Toward E-Commerce Growth
FedEx Freight CEO John Smith sat down with Transport Topics editors and reporters to share his insights on the company and the trucking industry at large in the second installment of the "Accelerators" series.
October 2, 2019Wabco to Supply Altec with Safety Systems for Medium-Duty Trucks
Wabco Holdings Inc. announced it will provide its advanced emergency braking system to Altec Inc. for use on medium-duty trucks Altec equips for the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, lights and signs, and contractor markets.
September 30, 2019TTSI Replaces Trucks With Near-Zero-Emission Models
Total Transportation Services Inc., a Southern California drayage company, will replace its entire diesel trucking fleet with near-zero emission natural-gas trucks.
September 30, 2019