Trailer maker Wabash National Corp. said it plans to invest more than $2 million to expand production operations for its composites business to a facility in Frankfort, Indiana.
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Class 8 Orders Post Strong August Growth
Class 8 truck orders in August were unusually strong, rising about 30%, as freight volumes and rates improved and fleets rushed to fill available build slots, research firms and analysts said last week.
September 4, 2014CMA Launches Duraturn Commercial Tires
Tire firm China Manufacturers Alliance said it has launched a new brand of commercial tires called Duraturn TBR.
August 20, 2014Bendix Expands Brake Shoe Plant
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems said its Huntington, Indiana, brake shoe plant has undergone a $3.2 million expansion.
August 15, 2014Jamestown is Only Plant in North America Mass Producing Class 8 Nat-Gas Engines
LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Cummins Inc.’s Jamestown Engine Plant here is the only place in North America that builds a mass production heavy-duty, natural-gas truck engine.
August 18, 2014Cummins Boosts Plant Spending in Bid to Make 500 Engines Daily
LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. is boosting its annual rate of investment in its 40-year-old Jamestown Engine Plant here by more than 50%, with a goal of building 500 engines a day, most of them ISX15s.
August 18, 2014Cummins Sets Goal of 500 Engines a Day at Jamestown Plant
Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. is boosting its annual rate of investment in its 40-year-old Jamestown Engine Plant here by more than 50%, with the goal of hitting 500 engines a day, most of them ISX15s.
August 11, 2014Roadrunner to Acquire Logistics Firm Active Aero
Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. said it agreed to acquire the logistics company Active Aero Group from Aero's parent company, Platinum Equity for $115 million.
August 11, 2014Truck Makers Chip Away at Cummins’ Engine Lead
Cummins Inc. maintained leading market share among engine makers in North America during the first half of 2014, but continued to lose ground to truck manufacturers’ proprietary engines, WardsAuto.com said.
August 11, 2014Federal Judge Dismisses ATA Class-Action Toll Revenue Lawsuit
A federal judge in New York on Aug. 6 dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed last year by American Trucking Associations alleging that the New York State Thruway Authority is improperly spending more than a billion dollars in toll revenue on maintenance and improvements on the state’s mostly recreational canal system.
August 7, 2014