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ABF to Buy SCR Trucks for 2010, Exec Says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — ABF Freight System will use diesel engines with selective catalytic reduction technology starting in 2010, but the less-than-truckload carrier has not decided upon the truck maker it will use.

November 21, 2008

ArvinMeritor Takes 4Q Loss, Will Sell Auto-Parts Unit

Components supplier ArvinMeritor said its fourth-quarter loss widened and that it plans to sell its automobile parts unit.

November 18, 2008

October Retail Sales Plunge 2.8%; Drop Is Largest on Record

Retail sales fell 2.8% in October, the biggest drop on record, the Commerce Department said Friday.

November 14, 2008

NYSE Suspending Accuride’s Trading

Commercial vehicle component maker Accuride Corp. said Monday it received notice that its stock will be suspended from trading on the New York Stock Exchange, effective this Wednesday, Nov. 12.

November 10, 2008

FleetPride Acquires Oregon Parts Distributor

Heavy-duty truck and trailer parts aftermarket distributor FleetPride Inc. said Monday it acquired E.H. Burrell Co., a distributor of original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket parts serving western Oregon and southwest Washington state.

November 10, 2008

Shippers Seek to Cut Costs as Revenue Growth Stalls

Prodded by soaring fuel prices and the contracting economy, shippers have spent most of 2008 trying to pare transportation spending to meet demands by company executives looking for antidotes to stagnant revenue growth.

November 10, 2008

Accuride Reports Big 3Q Loss

Commercial vehicle component maker Accuride Corp. said Thursday it lost $201.2 million, or $5.67 per share, in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $1.9 million, or 5 cents, a year ago.

November 6, 2008

Goodyear’s Third-Quarter Profit Declines

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Monday its third-quarter profit fell to $31 million, or 13 cents a share, from $668 million, or $2.75, a year ago.

November 3, 2008

Paccar Recalls Tractors for Repairs of Caterpillar DPFs

A total of 3,640 tractors manufactured by Paccar Inc. are being recalled because parts on the diesel particulate filter, or DPF, can fail, causing the component to separate from the chassis and fall onto the road.

November 3, 2008