The Volvo Group Annual Report Released
Mar 7, 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--March 7, 2006--Today, Tuesday, March 7, AB Volvo has published its Annual Report for 2005. The Report is available on Volvo's website, www.volvo.com. March 7, 2006 The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and ind ... Continue reading
Smith System Driver Training, Partners with SAMBA FleetWatch
Mar 7, 2006
ARLINGTON, Texas--March 7, 2006--Smith System, the leader in professional driver training, today announced a partnership with SAMBA FleetWatch, an automated driver record monitoring service based in Albuquerque, N. M. The partnership provides fleet managers with a comprehensive system to identify at-risk drivers and to ... Continue reading
Volvo Group's Three Truck Companies Sales Decreased 6%
Mar 7, 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--March 7, 2006--Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group's three truck companies decreased 6% in January this year, compared with the year-earlier period. Deliveries from Mack rose 18%, while deliveries from Renault Trucks were up 3%. Deliveries from Volvo Trucks decreased 21% during the period ... Continue reading
Mar 7, 2006
WHO/WHAT Join Jim Press, president and COO of Toyota Motor Sales, Inc., and Toby Hynes, president of Gulf States Toyota, as they unveil the all-new next- generation Tundra full-size pickup truck at a press conference. The completely redesigned 2007 Tundra will be bigger, more powerful and will offer new body and engine ... Continue reading
MANN+HUMMEL Reveals New High-Performance Diesel Fuel Filter
Mar 6, 2006
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., March 6 -- Modern diesel injection systems rely on fuel that is almost completely free of dirt particles and water. In practice, however, drivers are often confronted with dirty and water-contaminated diesel fuels. Filtration experts at MANN+HUMMEL, development partner and original equipment su ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Truck Corporation Adds Armored Vehicle
Mar 6, 2006
OSHKOSH, Wis.--March 6, 2006--Oshkosh Truck Corporation , a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, announced today that it has added an armored vehicle to its stable of combat-proven military trucks. Under a licensing agreement with the vehicle's developer, ADI Limited of Australia, Oshkosh Truck wi ... Continue reading
Mar 3, 2006
By Thom Cannell<br> Detroit Bureu<p> Is bigger better? Is enormous capacity for tools, people, and cargo a good thing? Dodge is betting a significant number of families, tradesmen, craftsmen, and long haulers will answer yes and their solution is Mega Cab. Mega Cab has the largest pickup cab ever built at 111.1 inches ... Continue reading
Dodge Redefines Commercial Standard with All-new 2007 Ram 3500 Chassis Cab
Mar 1, 2006
Dodge Ram Conquers Yet Another Segment Legendary Cummins Turbo Diesel available in new 6.7-liter displacement Commercial capability with all-new, from-the-ground-up commercial-grade chassis Class 3 segment’s most upfit-friendly design Exclusive flat, “clean” frame rails with industry-standard 34-inch ... Continue reading
Rush Enterprises Names New Chief Executive Officer
Mar 1, 2006
SAN ANTONIO--Feb. 28, 2006--Rush Enterprises, Inc. , which operates the largest network of heavy-duty and medium-duty truck dealerships in North America and a John Deere construction equipment dealership in Houston, Texas, today announced the promotion of W.M. "Rusty" Rush to the position of President and Chief Executi ... Continue reading
Feb 27, 2006
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 27 -- Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) and Freightliner LLC today announced that their joint Customer Demonstration Program is on track as 40 planned customer demonstration vehicles have been assembled at three of the company's manufacturing facilities that assemble Class 8 vehicles. Most of these ... Continue reading
Nissan to Supply Light Duty Trucks to Renault Trucks
Feb 17, 2006
TOKYO, February 17 -- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Renault Trucks S.A.S., a company of the Volvo Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to start Nissan's original equipment manufacturing (OEM) supply of light duty trucks (LDT) to Renault Trucks. The LDT vehicles supplied will be based on the platform that will ... Continue reading
Large Order for 220 Volvo Buses to Venezuela
Feb 14, 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Feb. 14, 2006--Volvo Buses has received an order for 220 city buses to Caracas, Venezuela. This is Volvo's second largest order to date for buses in South America. The buses were ordered by C A Metro de Caracas, which operates the subway in the Venezuelan capital. The new buses will be used on 24 fee ... Continue reading
Volvo Presents a New Engine Family That Meets Very Stringent US Environmental Standards
Feb 14, 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Feb. 14, 2006--Volvo Trucks North America is presenting an entirely new engine family to meet the more stringent environmental requirements that come into force in North America on January 1, 2007. Not only are the new engines cleaner, their fuel consumption is on a par with that of the current engin ... Continue reading
Volvo Trucks North America Unveils New Lineup of Advanced Engines for 2007
Feb 14, 2006
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 13 -- Volvo Trucks North America today unveiled its comprehensive new family of heavy-duty diesel engines for 2007. The new Volvo engines - the 11-liter D11, 13-liter D13 and 16-liter D16 -- are designed to deliver excellent fuel economy, reliability, durability and driving performance. At the same ti ... Continue reading
Cummins Announces Readiness for 2007 On-Highway Engines
Feb 13, 2006
TAMPA, Fla.--Feb. 13, 2006--Cummins Inc. announced today the readiness of its on-highway engine product line to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions standards for 2007 during the American Trucking Associations Annual Leadership Meeting in Tampa, Fla. Cu ... Continue reading
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