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Tumbling Prices for Commodities Fail to Bring Relief to Truck Buyers

Prices of most key commodities used in making heavy trucks have dropped 50% or more since last year, but price reductions for tires, components and trucks have been difficult to find.

May 11, 2009

ArvinMeritor Reports Fiscal 2Q Loss

Truck components maker ArvinMeritor said it lost $52 million, or 72 cents per share, in its fiscal second quarter, compared with a profit of $24 million, or 33 cents per share, a year ago.

May 6, 2009

Slumping Sales Lead to Lower Earnings For Truck Makers in North America

Weak Class 8 truck sales around the world led to plunging revenue and either losses or vastly diminished first-quarter profits for three of the four major heavy-duty truck manufacturers and both independent engine makers operating in North America.

May 4, 2009

Cummins’ First-Quarter Profit Plunges

Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter profit plunged and that its engine sales would decline by more than 30% this year.

April 30, 2009

McLeod Acquires Logistics Software Firm

McLeod Software said Wednesday that it had purchased Intergrated Logistics Execution Network Systems, or iLENS, a logistics software company.

April 29, 2009

Ryder’s 1Q Income Plunges 88%

Ryder System said Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell 88% and that it was suspending earnings forecasts for future quarters due to the uncertain economy.

April 22, 2009

Hino Posts $628 Million Loss on Pension Charges

Hino Motors Ltd., Japan’s largest heavy-duty truck maker, had a wider-than-expected annual loss because of falling sales and one-time costs from a change in its pension system, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

April 21, 2009

Eaton Posts $52 Million First-Quarter Loss

Vehicle parts manufacturer Eaton Corp. said Monday it lost $52 million on the first quarter as sales slumped.

April 20, 2009

Raising the Bar on Service

A few more customers may be peeking into the showroom, but buying volume continues to limp along near 25-year lows, according to the latest report on Class 8 truck sales.

April 20, 2009