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Mack will boost production at PA plant

Mack Trucks Inc announced that, primarily due to increased demand for Mack Pinnacle model highway trucks, the company will boost production at its Macungie PA truck plant in August 2011 and hire approximately 300 people to support the increase. Because of recent recalls of employees laid off during the truck industry’s downturn, all of the additional personnel will be new hires....

Great West Truck Show set for Las Vegas

The Great West Truck Show will be held June 9-11, 2011, at the Las Vegas (NV) Convention Center. Some of the events at the 2011 GWTS include the Custom Rigs Pride & Polish Truck Beauty Competition, educational seminars sponsored by the California Trucking Association, and exhibits from hundreds of industry manufacturers and suppliers. ...

Class 8 order backlog at 55-month peak

North American Class 8 net orders totaled 38,100 units (not SA) in April 2011. This was up more than 31% from the level set in March and more than 157% above the previous year...

Hybrid Truck Users Forum set for October

The nation’s advanced-trucking eyes will focus on Baltimore MD in October 2011, when the city hosts the 11th annual Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) national conference, CALSTART announced...

Workshop will examine alternative fuels

Transportation professionals are invited to learn about the capabilities of propane autogas and other alternative fuels at a free training workshop hosted by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance members....

C R England Dedicated
enters leasing agreement
for LNG-powered tractors

C R England Dedicated, a division of temperature-controlled carrier C R England Inc, and Paccar Leasing Company (PacLease) have entered into a full-service lease agreement on new Kenworth T800 tandem-axle day cab tractors powered with the Westport GX 15-liter LNG (liquefied natural gas) engine....

Mack chooses VISTA competition winners

Mack Trucks Inc recently selected the winners of its second VISTA Team competition to find its top dealer service technicians, a seven-month event that challenged contestants’ in-depth and hands-on knowledge of Mack’s products and service procedures...

Preliminary Class 8 orders jump in April

A preliminary reading of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicle net orders for North American markets climbed to 38,200 units in April 2011, according to ACT Research Co. Net orders jumped 158% from year-ago April and represented the largest monthly order intake since March 2006. Preliminary net order numbers are subject to revision and are typically accurate to within 5% plus or minus...

Used Class 8 vehicle prices keep rising

The upward price trend of used heavy-duty (Class 8) commercial vehicles that began in early 2010 continued into March 2011, according to ACT Research Co. The reported average sales price increased 6% from February levels....

Normandin Transit prefers
fuel-efficient Kenworth
trucks for its operations

One of the 10 largest fleets in Quebec—and possibly the greenest—Normandin Transit operates 275 trucks, all Kenworths....

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