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Great Dane Trailers
acquires Johnson
Refrigerated Truck Bodies

Great Dane Trailers announced that it has acquired Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, a manufacturer of insulated fiberglass refrigerated truck bodies and all-electric refrigeration systems....

Haldex to launch rollover
simulator for trailers

Haldex plans to launch the world’s first UN-ECE-approved rollover control simulator for trailers. The simulator will enable trailer manufacturers to obtain type approval for vehicles equipped with Haldex’s EB+ electronic braking system ...

Thermo King helps
Nebraska National Forest
safely transport seedlings

The Nebraska National Forest began in 1902 as an experiment to produce trees and plant them in what is now the largest human-made forest in the United States....

Commercial trailer net
orders drop in November

November 2009 net orders for commercial trailers declined 27% from a strong October performance, but posted a 73% gain over November 2008, according to ACT Research Co....

ColdShield temperature control
system has special foaming system

VT SVC Inc, a company of VT Systems Inc, is introducing ColdShield, a total temperature management system available exclusively in its Kidron refrigerated distribution truck bodies and trailers....

Commercial trailer orders
show strength in October

Net orders for commercial trailers in October increased 80% from September and 124% from a depressed October 2008, according to ACT Research Co...

Small number of fleets
planning to buy trailers
negatively impacts index

The Q4 2009 FSR Equipment Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research fell 23% from the previous quarter to a reading of 68.7....

Economic recovery begins;
truck freight growth lags

The recovery has begun, according to the latest issue of The North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Outlook published by FTR Associates, but the transportation industry forecast company warns that any significant freight growth is not expected until 2010 with increased orders for equipment to follow later in the year...

Mack again receives orders
from US Army for tractors

Mack Trucks Inc has received three additional delivery orders for Mack Vision Elite model tractors from the US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command. The orders are part of a three-year, $28.5 million contract for 152 heavy-duty tractors and trailers, as well as spare parts...

Kögel/Ekeri partnership
gets sizable vehicle order

The Norwegian Postal Service has placed an order for 907 new semitrailers, bodies, and trailers with the Kögel and Ekeri partnership for its two logistics divisions, Bring Logistics and Bring Frigoscandia....