Review: 2003 Chevrolet Silverado SS - Hot Rod Pickup
Jun 12, 2003
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS Pickup truck as sports car? It's not as far-fetched an idea as you might think. A front-engine, rear-wheel drive drivetrain in a vehicle with body-on-frame construction and a ladder chassis, with independent front and solid-axle rear suspensions describes not only a pickup but the ... Continue reading
Jun 11, 2003
WESTLAKE, Ohio, June 11 -- When it comes to knowing the needs of highway travelers, no one knows better than TravelCenters of America (TA), the nation's largest network of travel centers. The TA travel center in Lodi, Ohio, was recently named the best truck stop in the country on the Travel Channel's "World's Best" ser ... Continue reading
Rival Technologies Acquires Diesel Emissions Technology
Jun 10, 2003
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--June 9, 2003--Rival Technologies Inc., (OTCBB: RVTIF), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of a diesel engine technology ("CWI") from M.A. Turbo/Engine Ltd. ("M.A. Turbo"). CWI technology is a continuous water injection system that allows for simultaneous reduction in dies ... Continue reading
Volvo Starts Assembly of Trucks in China
Jun 9, 2003
GOTEBORG, Sweden, June 9, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Volvo Trucks has signed a Joint Venture agreement with China National Heavy Truck Corporation, CNHTC, for production of trucks. The registered capital in the joint venture company amounts to 600 million RMB, 60 MEUR, which is split equally between the two parties. Productio ... Continue reading
Company Profile for Oshkosh Truck Corporation
Jun 6, 2003
--Oshkosh Truck Corporation is a Fortune 1000 industrial company and a leading manufacturer of specialty trucks and truck bodies for four primary markets: defense, concrete placement, refuse hauling, and fire and emergency. The company's brands - Oshkosh, Pierce, McNeilus, Medtec, Geesink and Norba - are considered lea ... Continue reading
Share the Road Safely in Buffalo; Professional Truck Drivers Offer Safe Driving Tips
Jun 5, 2003
Over 135,000 vehicles travel I-90 through Buffalo each day. With so many vehicles on the highways, and with summer traffic on its way, it's more important than ever that motorists learn to share the road safely with large trucks and other commercial vehicles. In a highway scenario, professional truck drivers will demon ... Continue reading
GM Reports May Sales of 435,495, Up 4 Percent
Jun 3, 2003
Trucks Establish New Industry Record For Second Consecutive Month Full-Size Pickups Up 14.5 Percent and Total Utilities Up 24 percent DETROIT - General Motors Corp. dealers sold 435,495 new cars and trucks in May in the United States, up 4 percent compared with May 2002. GM's overall truck sales (258,165) were up 13 pe ... Continue reading
Cummins Westport receives first order for B LPG Plus Propane Engine
Jun 3, 2003
VANCOUVER, June 2 -- Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI) announced today that it has received its first order for the B LPG Plus propane engine that was commercially launched on May 15, 2003. California's Ontario International Airport has ordered 20 Cummins Westport 195-horsepower B LPG Plus engines using liquid petroleum gas ... Continue reading
Nissan CEO, President Carlos Ghosn Hopes to Grab Share of Lucrative U.S. Big Truck Market
Jun 2, 2003
CANTON, Miss. June 1, 2003; Barbara Powell,writing for the AP reported that Nissan CEO and President Carlos Ghosn says his intent to sell one million more vehicles by the end of 2004 and grab a share of the lucrative U.S. big truck market "is no threat to anybody." But at last week's opening of the Japanese automaker's ... Continue reading
Teamsters Agree To New Agreement For Transporter Drivers
Jun 1, 2003
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2003; Reuters reported that the truckers who haul most new cars and other vehicles in the United States reached tentative contract agreements late on Saturday, averting a threatened nationwide strike. The new contracts, which cover about 9,000 drivers, mechanics and other workers at more than a doze ... Continue reading
Leasing Loses Popularity As Cash and APR Incentives Abound
May 29, 2003
SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 29, 2003; -- Edmunds.com ( http://www.edmunds.com ), the premier online resource for automotive information, reported today that the average manufacturer incentive per vehicle sold in the United States was $2,287 in April 2003, up $581 or 34.1% from April 2002 and up $52 or 2.3% from March 200 ... Continue reading
Hino Truck Plans Agressive North American Sales Boost
May 29, 2003
Thursday May 29, 2:29 am ET TOKYO May 289, 2003; Dow Jones reports that Hino Motors Ltd. said that it aims to more than double its group operating profit over the three years from this fiscal year under its new business plan. The Japanese truck maker, in which Toyota Motor Corp. has a 50.1% stake, hopes to lift group o ... Continue reading
May 29, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS--May 28, 2003-- Donaldson is the only company in the United States to receive EPA approval Donaldson Company Inc. , today announced that the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Transportation and Air Quality has approved Donaldson's Diesel Oxidation Catalyst ("DOC") muffler and Spiracl ... Continue reading
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Sales Expected to Increase Dramatically Over the Next Decade
May 28, 2003
Trucks Should Comprise More Than One-Third of the Hybrid Market by 2005 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. May 28, 2003; Hybrid electric vehicle sales are expected to exceed 500,000 units annually by 2008 and 872,000 units by 2013, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2003 Hybrid Vehicle OutlookSM released today. U.S. cons ... Continue reading
Mississippi Shows That Southern Hospitality For Nissan Pick-up Factory
May 27, 2003
Atlanta Georgia May 26,2003; Betty Liu writing for the Financial Times.Com reported that on Tuesday May 27, 2003, Nissan will open a $1.4 billion plant in Canton, Mississippi, signalling the emergence of the Japanese carmaker in the competitive US pick-up truck market and highlighting Mississippi's aggressive approach ... Continue reading
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