News By Topic: Big Rigs

Review: 2003 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer

Feb 25, 2003

2003 Ford Excursion Eddie Bauer Base price: $42,780 Price as tested: $46,535 EPA mileage: Not rated By Des Toups The 19-foot-long, 7½-foot-wide, 7,100-pound Ford Excursion is a four-wheeled Flying Dutchman, doomed to circle the block endlessly but unable to park. The Excursion was too tall for the airport garage, too ... Continue reading

Swift Transportation Co., Inc. Announces Settlement of Litigation

Feb 25, 2003

PHOENIX--Feb. 24, 2003--Swift Transportation Co., Inc. announced today the settlement of a personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident involving one of its trucks. The accident occurred during a brief period when Swift was in a dispute with its excess carrier and its policy limits were lower than his ... Continue reading

Transpro, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2002 Results

Feb 25, 2003

NEW HAVEN, Conn.--Feb. 24, 2003--Transpro, Inc. - Reports Full Year Net Income of $0.28 per Diluted Share After All Charges, Consistent with Guidance - Reports Improved Q4 Results Over Prior Year Period - Net Sales Increase 14.1% for the Quarter and 13.4% for the Year - Named as Radiator Supplier to Kenworth for Class ... Continue reading

A.R.E.'s K-Series Truck Cap Capitalizes on Space & Style

Feb 24, 2003

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Cummins Expands Cooperation With Dongfeng Automobile

Feb 24, 2003

COLUMBUS, Ind.--Feb. 24, 2003-- Cummins Inc. and Dongfeng Automobile Company Limited (DFAC), a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Company (DFM), announced on Saturday that DFAC's licensee plant, which produces Cummins B series engines, and Cummins cylinder block and head machining company will be integrated into the Cummins ... Continue reading

First Pickup Truck Joins Ranks of AAA Auto Guide Award Winners; Mini Cooper Named Coolest Car

Feb 24, 2003

ORLANDO, Fla.--Feb. 24, 2003--AAA has selected 13 vehicles as best in their class, including the first pickup truck ever to make the list, naming them the 2003 AAA Auto Guide Award winners. AAA's team of evaluators chose Dodge Ram as its first truck winner for its "good looks, performance and creature comforts." The Mi ... Continue reading

Deadline for 2003 PA Fuel Tax Decals is March 1

Feb 24, 2003

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 24 -- Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Revenue Gregory C. Fajt today reminded all truck operators that March 1 is the deadline to display the new Road Tax/IFTA decals. The 2003 Motor Carrier Road Tax/IFTA decals must be displayed on the following qualified motor vehicles: two-axle trucks having a ... Continue reading

Geneva International Auto Show

Feb 21, 2003

Scania: 2002 a Record Year in South Africa; New Regional Head Office in South Africa

Feb 21, 2003

SODERTALJE, Sweden, Feb. 21, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Following its best year to date since it resumed operations in South Africa in 1995, Scania's (Other OTC:SCVAY.PK - News) wholly-owned subsidiary, South Africa Pty. Ltd., has opened a new head office at Aeroton, just west of Johannesburg, to coordinate activities in the ... Continue reading

New Book Lists: GREENEST 2003 CARS AND SUVS

Feb 20, 2003

http://www.greenercars.com/bestof.html CLICK4 GreenerCars.com http://www.greenercars.com/12green.html CLICK4 Greenest Cars Of 2003 http://www.greenercars.com/12mean.html CLICK4 Meanest Cars Of 2003 http://www.greenercars.com/byclass.html CLICK4 The Best of 2003 - Top Rated Cars In Each Class WASHINGTON, D.C. February 1 ... Continue reading

Automobiles and the Environment

Feb 20, 2003

Courtesy www.greenercars.com Greenercars.com Automobiles affect the environment in many ways. Impacts begin when a vehicle is manufactured (including the production of all the parts and materials that go into the car) and end with its scrappage in a junkyard (which can recycle many parts but also involves the disposal ... Continue reading

GM Suffers First Setback in Lawsuit Over Studebaker XUV

Feb 19, 2003

CHICAGO, Feb. 18 -- Avanti Motor Corp. had their first victory in the case recently filed against them by General Motors. A U.S. District Court judge delayed the hearing in which GM was seeking a temporary injunction against Avanti Motor Corp. until February 26, 2003 because of jurisdictional concerns. Avanti Motor Cor ... Continue reading

GM Files Suit Against Avanti Motors Seeking Injunction Against Knock Off HUMMER® H2TM SUV

Feb 17, 2003

Detroit, Michigan - General Motors today filed a federal trademark infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court in Detroit against Avanti Motor Corporation. The lawsuit alleges that on February 14, 2003 at the Chicago Auto Show, Avanti Motors is debuting the Studebaker XUV that knocks off and misappropriate ... Continue reading

Daytona VIII - 1996 "Dale Jarrett Beats Dale Earnhardt"

Feb 16, 2003

Just a blow on our own horn...this is the 8th Daytona that we have published. Our coverage was ground breaking...in 1996 we were the only website to publish the Daytona results virtually as they occured, I should know I was there. The AQuto Channel was the first web site to offer free live in car radio, live audio and ... Continue reading

``Best Ever'' Bargains Feature Highest SUV Rebates On Record; From Huge Rebates to Free Equipment, Manufacturers Are Battling for Customers

Feb 14, 2003

LOS ANGELES--Feb. 14, 2003--CarsDirect.com, the leading multi-brand online car buying service, today announced its February 2003 Best Bargains list, distinguished by all-time high rebates on several new models, and aggressive incentives and special offers virtually across the board. February's Best Bargains take the ba ... Continue reading