Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake broke ground on a 130,000-square-foot expansion of its wheel-end manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Ky., according to a company news release Sept. 5.
September 6, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake Expands Kentucky Plant
Business, Equipment
Bridgestone Launches Firestone FT492 Trailer Tire
Bridgestone Americas Inc. launched a new Firestone FT492 trailer tire.
September 6, 2019Business, Equipment
Michelin Upgrades Advantage Program
Michelin North America has announced application and billing enhancements to its Michelin Advantage program, introduced in 2007 to help support the needs of owner-operators and fleets.
September 6, 2019Business, Equipment
Dana Amends Credit Agreement
Dana Inc. announced an amendment to its existing senior secured credit facility that increases the aggregate amount available to $1 billion from $750 million and extends the maturity by two years to 2024.
September 6, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment
VTNA Expands Use of 3D Printing at Truck Plant
Volvo Trucks North America announced it is using 3D printing technology to produce tools and fixtures used in the manufacturing process at its New River Valley plant in Dublin, Va., where all of its trucks for the North American market are built.
September 6, 2019Business, Equipment
August Class 8 Orders Extend the Slump
North American Class 8 orders in August continued to mimic fleets’ wait-and-see attitude as orders again fell below replacement level and plunged 79% from the all-time record set a year earlier, ACT Research reported.
September 5, 2019Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
Driver Detention Has Increased in Recent Years, ATRI Finds
Driver detention at customer facilities has increased in recent years, according to new data from the American Transportation Research Institute.
September 4, 2019Business, Equipment
Wabash Adds Supreme Upfit Center in Tampa
Wabash National Corp. announced it has opened a Supreme Upfit Solutions and Service location in Tampa, Fla., for all makes of commercial truck and van bodies.
September 4, 2019Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
FMCSA Proposes 2020, 2021 Reductions to Commercial Vehicle Registration Fees
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a proposed rule that would continue to reduce commercial vehicle registration fees in 2020 and 2021, the agency said in a Federal Register announcement on Aug. 27.
September 3, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel
CNH Industrial to Invest $250 Million in Nikola Motor Co.
Startup truck manufacturer Nikola Corp. has secured a commitment of $250 million in funding from CNH Industrial N.V. — a leader in natural gas-powered trucks and buses and the parent company of Iveco trucks — in a move designed to accelerate the use of heavy-duty trucks that use battery-electric and fuel cell technologies in North America and Europe.
September 3, 2019