Calif. Says Mack, VTNA, Cummins Engines Meet NOx Standard, Exempt From Idling Rule
The California Air Resources Board has confirmed to Transport Topics that Mack Trucks Inc., Cummins Inc. and Volvo Trucks North America have received certification that their heavy-duty engines meet California’s nitrogen oxide emission standards, providing users an exemption from the state’s five-minute idling regulation.
May 12, 2008Component Manufacturers Expand Overseas
Major suppliers of drivetrain components, brakes and suspension parts are following the lead of truck and engine makers by expanding production and distribution outside North America, while revamping existing operations to lower costs and develop new products.
May 12, 2008Accuride’s First-Quarter Widens
Commercial vehicle component maker Accuride Corp. said Thursday it lost $11.7 million, or 33 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $1.9 million, or 5 cents, a year ago.
May 8, 2008Letters to the Editor: Idling, Govt. and Fuel, Owner-Operators, Time for Protest
Your front-page article April 7 about auxiliary power units possibly saving on fuel quoted an APU maker’s spokesman who stated (like many others I have seen) that idling truck engines use up to 1.8 gallons of fuel an hour.
May 6, 2008ArvinMeritor to Spin Off Auto Unit, Focus on Trucks
Auto and truck component maker ArvinMeritor Inc. said Tuesday it will spin off its automobile business unit to its shareholders and focus on supplying parts for commercial trucks.
May 6, 2008Michelin, Love’s Sign Agreement on Truck Tires, Service
Michelin Americas Truck Tires and Love’s Travel Stops have signed an agreement under which Love’s Travel Stops will feature Michelin truck tires and related products, the two said Thursday.
May 1, 2008Cummins’ 1Q Profit Jumps
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc.’s first-quarter profit jumped 33% to $190 million, or 97 cents a share, from $143 million, or 71 cents, a year ago.
April 30, 2008FAST Card Applications Now Being Taken Online
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency has implemented an online application for Free and Secure Trade, or FAST, cards through its Global Online Enrollment System, or GOES.
April 30, 2008ArvinMeritor Reports Fiscal 2Q Profit
Trucking components maker ArvinMeritor Inc. reported its first profit in five quarters Tuesday, saying it earned $20 million, or 28 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $94 million, or $1.34, last year.
April 29, 2008FleetPride Completes Purchase of Keller Truck Parts
FleetPride Inc., an independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, said Monday it has finalized its acquisition of Keller Truck Parts.
April 28, 2008