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Class 8 vehicle order backlog eases in June

After increasing for nine consecutive months, North American Class 8 backlog slid less than 1% during June 2011. This easing was the result of a second straight month of slower order activity, as net orders came in at 21,266 units (not SA) during June. June net orders were 9% below May levels. ...

Volvo Trucks Dealer Locator app available

Volvo Trucks’ Dealer Locator mobile application is the easiest way for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users to access Volvo Trucks dealer information on their mobile device....

Uni-Maxx Truck Care network is formed

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has formed a new on-highway truck service network, Uni-Maxx Truck Care. Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC, a Goodyear subsidiary; and Boss Truck Shops Inc, a subsidiary of Bosselman Inc, are the network’s first two members, participating through their on-highway Wingfoot Truck Care Centers and Boss Shops locations....

Class 8 demand remains strong
yet tempered by slow economy

While some near-term concerns are being generated on the international scene and the US political landscape, demand for commercial vehicles continues to be solid. Strength continues across all segments of the commercial vehicle market, but recent slowing in momentum in freight movement must continue to be monitored, according to the most recent data reported by ACT Research Co....

DTF will provide MFTA financing services

Daimler Truck Financial (DTF) has reached an agreement with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) to begin providing financial products and services for more than 175 MFTA dealers and their customers in the United States....

China heavy-duty vehicle sales rise in Q1

China heavy-duty commercial vehicle sales posted a 9% gain in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the same quarter of 2010. More than 290,000 heavy-duty commercial vehicles were sold during the quarter, with the heavy-truck segment of the market posting the best performance while the heavy-tractor segment declined from the previous year. ...

Kenworth hybrids help
Veritable Vegetable shrink
carbon imprint—naturally

It’s not every day one works with a distribution company as environmentally focused as Veritable Vegetable. Not only does it distribute certified organic fresh fruits and vegetables, but it also maintains a commitment to sustainability in every part of the company, including its fleet of trucks....

Volvo Trucks leads the charge
for industrial energy savings

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Save Energy Now LEADER Program in October 2009 as a challenge to the nation’s industrial sector. Volvo Trucks North America and 31 other companies pledged to reduce their intensity of energy per unit of production by 25% over a decade. ...

ACT June preliminary commercial vehicle
net orders point to continued strength

A preliminary reading of commercial vehicle net orders in June 2011 for North American markets indicated continued strength in demand for medium and heavy-duty vehicles, according to ACT Research Co....

International, Peterbilt, Kenworth rank highest in satisfaction survey

Overall quality of heavy-duty trucks has improved substantially in 2011 compared with 2010, but whether these quality gains can be sustained in the face of greater production and new emissions regulations remains in question, according to the J D Power and Associates 2011 US Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study released recently....

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