AAA Chicago Maintains Opposition to Increasing Truck Speed Limits
Nov 4, 2004
AURORA, Ill., Nov. 4 -- AAA Chicago urges Illinoisans and Senate leaders alike to support upholding Gov. Rod Blagojevich's veto of Senate Bill 2374. A motion to override the Governor's veto will be voted upon during this year's final veto session, which gets underway Monday, Nov. 8. ... Continue reading
SEMA 2004: 'Maya Hunter' Expeditionary Vehicle Aids Archaeologists
Nov 3, 2004
Specially Equipped Toyota Tacoma and Yamaha Rhino Helping Re-Write History of Ancient Civilization LAS VEGAS, Nov. 3 -- A team of Maya archeologists from Vanderbilt University received the keys to a jungle-ready 2005 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab 4x4 V6 pickup at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) trade show ... Continue reading
Nov 2, 2004
Study tells: What, Where, When, Who Survey of full size truck buyers indicates the accessory market is a major opportunity for auto dealers and aftermarket retailers ROCHESTER, Mich., Nov. 2 -- Because the market for light truck accessories is huge, a recent bellwether study has been completed that examines what custom ... Continue reading
AAPEX 2004: AMSOIL Introduces Donaldson Endurance Lube and Air Filters with Nanofiber Technology
Nov 2, 2004
LAS VEGAS--Nov. 1, 2004--AMSOIL INC.(R) of Superior, WI now represents the Donaldson Endurance(TM) lube and air filters with nanofiber technology. Donaldson filters are specially designed for GVW Class 6, 7 and 8 over-the-road commercial vehicles including vans, beverage trucks, school buses, box trucks, tow trucks, ci ... Continue reading
Consumers Digest Names Automotive Best Buys for 2005
Nov 1, 2004
SKOKIE, Ill., Nov. 1 -- Thirty-eight vehicles received Best Buy ratings from Consumers Digest magazine out of 265 total for the 2005 model year. The ratings, published in CD's November/December issue, span eight categories: Small Cars, Family Cars, Luxury Cars, Sporty Cars, Trucks, Vans, Compact/Midsize SUVs and Luxury ... Continue reading
Strong Diesel Demand Keeps Prices Up
Oct 31, 2004
NEW YORK October 30, 2004; Robert Gibbons writing for Reuters reported that unless high prices slow the economy, high diesel demand helping to fuel record high retail prices should continue, Bob Costello, chief economist at the American Trucking Associations, said on Friday. "We are really in the peak season right now, ... Continue reading
Oct 29, 2004
CORONA, CA, October 29 -- TEN Magazines announced that three of their popular consumer truck enthusiast publications, (Ford Truck World, Dodge Truck World, and Chevy Truck World) will be published and distributed quarterly starting in issue 27, on sale December 7, 2004. The distribution of the three Truck World publica ... Continue reading
Supreme Industries Reports Third-Quarter and First Nine-Month Results
Oct 28, 2004
GOSHEN, Ind.--Oct. 28, 2004--Supreme Industries, Inc. -- (AMEX:STS), a leading manufacturer of specialized vehicles including truck bodies and shuttle buses, today announced financial results for the 2004 third-quarter and nine-month periods ended September 25, 2004, over the same periods of last year. The Company reco ... Continue reading
GM investing $250 million to build Hummer H3
Oct 27, 2004
DETROIT, Oct 27, 2004; Reuters reported that General Motors Corp. said on Wednesday it will invest $250 million in its Shreveport, Louisiana, vehicle assembly plant to build the new Hummer H3 mid-size sport utility vehicle, GM's latest step to expand the Hummer brand. The plant expansion will add more than 300 jobs to ... Continue reading
GM to Produce HUMMER H3 at Shreveport Plant
Oct 27, 2004
BATON ROUGE, La.--Oct. 27, 2004--Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco today hailed General Motors' selection of Shreveport for its new HUMMER H3 product line, Louisiana's third major manufacturing announcement in the last three months. To accommodate its newest line of trucks, GM will invest approximately $250 million to ... Continue reading
NHTSA First Group of Model Year 2005 Crash Tests And Rollover Ratings
Oct 27, 2004
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) today released new crash test results for selected model year 2005 vehicles. The agency also released new rollover ratings for several 2005 pickups. All results, including previously tested vehicles, are available at th ... Continue reading
Ricardo Completes Expansion of Heavy-Duty Engine Emissions Test Cell Facility
Oct 26, 2004
BURR RIDGE, Ill., Oct. 26 -- Ricardo, Inc., one of the world's foremost independent vehicle system and powertrain engineering consulting companies, today announced the completion of its Chicago Technical Center Test Cell Expansion Project -- which represents an investment of $4.8 million and strategically increases the ... Continue reading
U.S. Army Introduces HMMWV for the 21st Century
Oct 26, 2004
Retrofit Add-On Kits Will Modernize Army's Existing HMMWV Fleet WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- The United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center's (TARDEC) National Automotive Center (NAC) and the Program Executive Officer, Combat Support/Combat Service Support (PEO CS/CSS), in conjunction wit ... Continue reading
FedEx Expands Low Emission Vehicle Program to New York
Oct 21, 2004
NEW YORK--Oct. 20, 2004-- -- Collaboration with Environmental Defense, Eaton Corporation and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Unveils 10 Hybrid Electric Vehicles -- In addition to packages, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , is also delivering cleaner air. The company today announced i ... Continue reading
Nissan North America Begins Production of 2005 Frontier; Pickup Truck Moves to Midsize Status
Oct 21, 2004
SMYRNA, Tenn.--Oct. 20, 2004--The first 2005 Nissan Frontier rolled off the assembly line today at Nissan North America's Smyrna manufacturing plant, moving up to the midsize pickup truck class and marking the second truck-based product launch for the Tennessee facility this year. "This 2005 Frontier is another milesto ... Continue reading
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