Hino Trucks plans new truck plant
Hino Trucks will manufacture a new line of Class 7 and 8 trucks at an assembly plant in West Virginia, starting in 2019, company officials announced recently. The new larger trucks will be powered...
Monthly Archive: November 2017
Highway fund at risk officials say
Officials representing state departments of transportation, industry groups and labor urged Congress to infuse the Highway Trust Fund with sustainable new revenues, and to make additional major investments in transportation infrastructure. They made the...
Hendrickson Announces 2018 Communication Campaign
Hendrickson International – Engineered for Efficiency ITASCA, Ill. (October 2017) – Hendrickson International announces 2018 communication campaign – Engineered for Efficiency TM. “Hendrickson International has been engineering for efficiency for more than 100 years and in 2018...
Ruling reverses guardrail judgment
Last month, President Donald Trump nominated James Ho to the U.S. Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit. A day later, the federal appellate court handed the Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher partner what is...
Dixon Valve hosts Paul Ryan
Dixon Valve and Coupling Co. of Chestertown, Md., hosted U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on “Manufacturing Day’’ in October. Ryan joined Jay Timmons, president of National Association of Manufacturers, and Richard Goodall,...
U.S. closes trucking company
An Iowa trucking company that owned the trailer used in a high-profile human trafficking case in which 10 immigrants died in Texas has been effectively shut down by the federal government. Pyle Transportation, of...
Warren Buffett buying stake in Pilot Flying J
Warren Buffett ’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is acquiring a minority stake in the closely held company that owns the Pilot Flying J truck-stop chain. Berkshire will become the biggest shareholder in six years, with...
Bendix to expand production
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC will expand its manufacturing capabilities and capacity with a $3.8 million capital investment in equipment to launch two new production lines in Huntington, Ind. The lines will manufacture a...
Proper alignment saves tires
Proper trailer axle and wheel alignment is critical to maximizing tire life, and it’s only become more important with the use of wide-base single tires on trailers for fuel economy and weight savings. Achieving...
Kraft Tank donating to veterans
Kraft Tank Corp. of Kansas City, Kan., will donate a portion of the proceeds from a Comptank trailer lease to the families of veterans who have been killed in action in recent years. Acting...
