Class 8 Truck Orders Drop 48%
January’s Class 8 North American orders just cleared 18,000, down 48% year-over-year but within expectations as fleets’ ordering patterns shifted into a more typical range, analysts said.
February 8, 2016Cummins’ Engine Lead Shrinks as Daimler Hits 30% of Market
As the 2015 North American truck market surged, Cummins Inc. kept its lead in installing heavy-duty engines despite most truck makers carving out a greater share compared with 2014 — a trend Cummins management said will continue this year.
February 8, 2016Driver Training Crucial for ELD Transition, FMCSA Official Says
DALLAS — Driver training on electronic logging devices will play an important role in the trucking industry’s transition to the federally mandated technology, an official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration told an audience of carriers and technology providers.
February 4, 2016New York Supreme Court Rules Tax and Decal Fee Unconstitutional
New York’s Supreme Court ruled Feb. 1 that the state’s highway-use tax and decal required of out-of-state truckers are unenforceable, awarding a victory to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association in its class-action lawsuit.
February 2, 2016Cummins Improves Cleaning Interval of Diesel Particulate Filter
Cummins Inc. said it has improved its ISX15 heavy-duty engine so it can go longer between cleanings of its diesel particulate filter.
February 2, 2016Bridgestone Issues Voluntary Safety Recall for 36,000 Trailer Tires
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations issued a voluntary safety recall of an estimated 36,000 FS561 tires in size 255/70R22.5 used on severe-service trailers.
February 1, 2016Cummins to Skip Mid-America This Year; Organizers Tout Nearly 1,000 Exhibitors
Engine maker Cummins Inc., a charter exhibitor at the Mid-America Trucking Show since it started in 1972, said it, too, would skip this year’s show, now two months away, even as MATS organizers maintain it still will be very large but also very different from last year’s record-setting event.
February 1, 2016Business Equipment Orders Drop by Most in 10 Months
Orders for business equipment fell in December by the most in 10 months, a sign U.S. companies were slashing capital investment even before the turmoil in global financial markets.
January 28, 2016Cummins Filtration Opens New Headquarters in Nashville
The filtration division of Cummins Inc. moved its headquarters within the Nashville, Tennessee, metropolitan area, the company said Jan. 26.
January 27, 2016Accuride’s New Steel Wheel Has Corrosion Warranty; Lighter Weight Brake Drums in Development
Heavy-duty supplier Accuride Corp. introduced EverSteel, a new steel wheel that uses a four-phase coating technology and comes with a five-year warranty against corrosion, both industry firsts, the company said.
January 26, 2016