Four Truck Drivers Named Goodyear Highway Hero Finalists
Feb 13, 2006
AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- As finalists for Goodyear's North America Highway Hero Award, three professional truck drivers battled flames to pull victims to safety in separate accidents and another driver saved a mother and her baby from oncoming traffic as they lay on a wet and dark Florida Turnpike. (Logo: http://www.new ... Continue reading
Detroit Diesel Donates Engine for CMT's 'Trick My Truck' Show Participant
Feb 13, 2006
Series 60 Comes through for Owner/Operator DETROIT, Feb. 13 -- Detroit Diesel Corporation and its subsidiary, Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing Corporation, today announced it had donated a completely remanufactured Series 60 engine to Darlene Swift of Illinois to complement the truck make-over she received from the "Tric ... Continue reading
25 Years of ABS For Commercial Vehicles: The Origins of Sophisticated Safety Engineering
Feb 12, 2006
*Debut in trucks, buses and coaches in 1981 thanks to Mercedes-Benz *Decisive contribution to enhanced road safety *Prerequisite for sophisticated safety systems such as ESP and ASR Stuttgart, Feb 12, 2006: The time: late January 1981. The place: an icy airfield in the Arctic Circle. The occasion: a development team fr ... Continue reading
Ultimate Car and Youth Culture Festival Kicks off 2006 Season in San Jose
Feb 10, 2006
IRVINE, Calif.--Feb. 10, 2006--Action Media premieres its all new 2006 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights (HIN) season on Feb. 25 at the San Jose Convention Center from 5 p.m. to midnight. For 2006, HIN takes the ultimate custom car festival to a new level by creating a show that celebrates all elements of youth cult ... Continue reading
Feb 10, 2006
RXT Available in March '06, MXT to Roll Out in Summer '06 CHICAGO--Feb. 9, 2006--With its diesel engine roaring and air horn blasting, the powerful red pickup truck thundered through the walls of International Truck and Engine Corporation's booth at its Chicago Auto Show press conference today. That's how the company - ... Continue reading
Volvo: Renault Trucks Signs Letter of Intent Covering Engine Production in Russia
Feb 9, 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Feb. 8, 2006--AB Volvo's subsidiary Renault Trucks has signed a letter of intent with the Russian automotive group RusPromAuto concerning engine manufacturing. Under the terms of this agreement the RusPromAuto Group would be able to manufacture Renault Trucks dCi type of engines under license in Russ ... Continue reading
Titan Onyx Concept Shown at Chicago Auto Show
Feb 8, 2006
CHICAGO--Feb. 8, 2006--Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today unveiled the Titan Onyx, a concept version of Nissan's popular full-size Titan pickup. Designed to add a new level of visual appeal for customers who seek higher levels of customization, the Titan Onyx is highlighted by 20-inch chrome wheels, chrome running ... Continue reading
Celadon Wins National Safety Award for Second Consecutive Year
Feb 6, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS--Feb. 6, 2006--For a second consecutive year, Celadon Trucking Services has been announced as the first-place winner of the Truckload Carriers Association's National Fleet Safety Award among carriers that haul over 100 million miles annually. "Receiving this honor two years in a row is a true testament to ... Continue reading
Feb 6, 2006
WASHINGTON--Feb. 6, 2006-- TACOM Narrows Demonstration Competition, Awards International $12.25 Million Contract The U.S. Army, moving a step closer to developing a next-generation tactical utility truck to replace an aging fleet including the familiar Humvee, selected International Military and Government, LLC, a whol ... Continue reading
Oshkosh Truck Reports First Quarter Up
Feb 3, 2006
OSHKOSH, Wis.--Feb. 2, 2006--Oshkosh Truck Corporation , a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies, today reported that for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, earnings per share increased 28.6 percent to $0.72, on sales of $790.3 million and net income of $53.1 million. This compares with earnings p ... Continue reading
Volvo Launches the World's Most Powerful Truck
Feb 1, 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Feb. 1, 2006--Volvo Trucks is today presenting a new version of the flagship Volvo FH16 in Europe. The greater part of the investment of SEK 300 million has been on the cleaner 16 litre engine, which with its 660 hp is the most powerful in the truck industry. The Volvo FH16 is in the prestige class a ... Continue reading
IC Corporation and Enova Working to Develop the Nation's First Hybrid School Bus
Jan 31, 2006
Project Increases Fuel Economy by About 40 Percent, Signals IC Corporation's Continued Leadership in the School Transportation Industry WARRENVILLE, Ill. January 30, 2006; IC Corporation, North America's largest school bus manufacturer, is working with Enova Systems, Inc. to introduce the nation's first hybrid school b ... Continue reading
Jan 27, 2006
Experts Unite to Help Construction Industry Combat the Growing Problem of Equipment Theft SAN DIEGO, Jan. 27 -- LoJack Corporation , the global leader in tracking and recovering valuable mobile assets, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a non-profit organization known for its expertise in vehicle theft iss ... Continue reading
Volvo Recalls Trucks in North America
Jan 26, 2006
STOCKHOLM, Sweden--Jan. 26, 2006--Volvo Trucks North America (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) (BSE:VLV) has informed the US traffic safety authority NHTSA that the company is recalling 42 000 trucks of the models Volvo VN and VHD. Volvo has discovered that the inlet pipes on the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system may crack ... Continue reading
Tenneco Wins New Exhaust Aftertreatment Business With International Truck and Engine Corporation
Jan 25, 2006
Company Will Supply Exhaust Systems for 2007 Medium-Duty Diesel Vehicles LAKE FOREST, Ill., Jan. 24 -- Tenneco announced today that it was awarded a contract with International Truck and Engine Corporation to supply exhaust aftertreatment systems for its entire line of medium-duty diesel vehicles with International eng ... Continue reading
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