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Industry Update
DRY
VAN TRAILER ORDERS LEAD 103% INCREASE IN JUNE
June commercial trailer net orders were up 103 percent from a very
weak June of 2009, boosted by a 164% increase in dry vans for the year,
according to ACT Research Co. (ACT). Through June, year-to-date net
orders for trailers are up 74 percent.
GM'S
CNG VANS READY IN THE FALL
General Motors has finalized the production process for its Compressed
Natural Gas (CNG) powered Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size
vans, saying that it will be able to deliver to fleet customers complete
vehicles with a fully integrated and dedicated CNG fuel system this
fall.
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TALBERT
UNVEILS NEW TRAILER, ADDS DEALER
Talbert Manufacturing announced its newly designed 75-Ton Double
Schnabel Trailer and the addition of DeCleene Trailer Sales to the
Talbert dealer network.
HALDEX
TO CONSOLIDATE NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems will further expand the Monterrey,
Mexico, facility by moving all production activities from the Iola,
Kansas, manufacturing facility.
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KENWORTH
T700 IN FULL PRODUCTION AT CHILLICOTHE PLANT
The new, aerodynamic Kenworth T700, which has the lowest aerodynamic
drag of any truck in company history, is now in full production at the
Kenworth Truck Company manufacturing plant in Chillicothe, Ohio.
KME
ADDS MAXXFORCE ENGINES TO 2010 CUSTOM FIRE APPARATUS LINE
Under a new supply agreement, KME Fire Apparatus now offers
Navistar’s MaxxForce brand Advanced EGR (exhaust gas recirculation)
diesel engines in its full line of custom aerials, pumpers, tankers and
rescue trucks.
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PACCAR
QUALITY AWARD GIVEN TO FIVE ARVINMERITOR FACILITIES
ArvinMeritor announced that five of its manufacturing facilities have
received PACCAR Inc.’s 2009 Quality Achievement Award, among the
industry’s most demanding standards for supplier parts and component
quality.
EPA,
CARB OFFER PROPOSALS TO RECONSIDER 2010 SCR ENGINE CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
Navistar International Corp said that the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB)
have presented preliminary proposals aimed at the compliance loopholes
found in current 2010 liquid-based SCR systems.
DOUBLE-DIP
RECESSION UNLIKELY, FTR SAYS
The economy may not be rebounding as quickly as most would like, but
the chance that the US will suffer a double-dip recession is remote,
economist Noël Perry said during the FTR Associates “State of the
Freight” webinar.
Facts & Figures
CLASS
8 NET ORDERS HIT 2010 HIGH
Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles reached the
highest level of the year in June, with a 93 percent increase compared
to June of 2009, according to ACT Research Co. (ACT).
EATON'S
2Q NET INCOME UP $197 MILLION
Eaton announced that second-quarter sales were $3.38 billion, 16
percent above the second quarter of 2009, and net income was $226
million, compared to $29 million in 2009.
RUSH
ENTERPRISES' 2Q GROSS REVENUES UP 9%
Rush Enterprises, Inc. reported that gross revenues for the second
quarter from continuing operations totaled $329.8 million, a 9%
increase from gross revenues from continuing operations of $302.6
million reported for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.
Customer Corner
CARRIERS
STILL CONCERNED ABOUT CREDIT AVAILABILITY
Motor carriers are considering engines, EOBRs and credit availability
as they plan for equipment purchases in the year ahead, according to the
Business Expectation Survey for 2010’s second quarter by Transport
Capital Partners, LLC (TCP).
Trade Association News
ALTERNATIVE
FUEL WORKSHOP SET
The Alternative Fuel Trade Alliance will hold a training seminar July
23 in Casa Grande, Arizona, to cover alternative fuel quality,
infrastructure, available vehicles, safety, and environmental impact.
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