Trailer Makers Face 8-Month Backlog
The U.S. trailer industry backlog grew 3% sequentially in December but ended the year 9% below the previous year. The U.S. New Trailer Components and Materials Forecast from ACT Research aims to provide those in…
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Tax Breaks For Giga Texas
Tesla opened its Austin, Texas-based Gigafactory in April, a crucial step in the company’s delayed plans to begin production of its electric Cybertruck. To celebrate the opening, Tesla held an event, billed as a “Cyber Rodeo”
Cummins Acquiring Meritor
Cummins is acquiring Meritor in a deal that will give the company a broad reach in traditional power-trains and components as well as accelerating its development of battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric propulsion systems, Cummins said.
Cummins Buying Jacobs Vehicle Systems
Cummins buying Jacobs Vehicle Systems. Best known for the Jake Brake, today Jacobs also provides cylinder deactivation, start-and-stop and thermal management technologies. It’s a homecoming of sorts; in 1961, Jacobs introduced the first engine brake…
XPO Increasing Capacity
XPO Logistics, a provider of freight transportation services, has opened two less-than-truckload (LTL) terminals to increase customer service capacity in its North American network. In addition, the company increased production capacity at its trailer manufacturing…
API Testing New Diesel Oil Categories
American Petroleum Institute’s lubricants group has established a New Category Development Team to launch the test-development phase of what will be a pair of new API diesel engine oil categories. …the service category will be known as PC-12.
Brightstar Acquiring Novae Corp.
Brightstar Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Novae Corp. in partnership with the company’s founder and senior management team, the private equity firm reported Dec. 15. Steve Bermes, chief executive of Novae…
Truck Makers Turning To Cylinder Deactivation
It seems like much of the talk in the trucking industry today surrounds electric vehicles. But even locations with stringent environmental sustainability goals are only calling for 30 percent of new medium and heavy-duty vehicle…
Headlights Prompt Daimler Recall
Three dozen fires resulting from improper installation of replacement headlamps is prompting Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) to recall more than 72,000 Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 trucks across six model years. No injuries were reported…
Polar Wins Safety Award
Polar Tank Trailer was recognized for excellence in workplace safety and health at the 2021 Virtual Minnesota Safety and Health Conference, held May 4-5. Polar Tank Trailer was one of 221 employers honored through the…
