Associated Equipment introduces heavy-duty AGM battery chargers
Associated Equipment Corp. has introduced three heavy-duty AGM battery chargers: 6006AGM, 6009AGM and 6012AGM.
Jasper expands remanufactured Ford 6R140 transmission line
Jasper Engines & Transmissions is expanding the availability of its remanufactured Ford 6R140 RWD and 4WD transmissions.
TE Connectivity releases new snap-cap electrical connectors
TE Connectivity (TE) has released its new 2-pin and 3-pin electrical connector series with a rear latching snap-cap Deutsch DT connector with wire seal covers.
Navistar announces 2019 Technician Rodeo champions
Navistar Technicians from Arizona, Ontario, Canada and Yumbo, Colombia, finished first place within their category at the 2019 Technician Rodeo. The annual competition, which is hosted at the company’s Woodridge, Illinois, product support center, tests the skills and speed of service of its top technicians throughout its dealer network.
ACT Research: Commercial vehicle markets heading toward correction in 2020
In the release of its Commercial Vehicle Dealer Digest, ACT Research noted that the heavy truck and trailer markets, and increasingly the medium-duty market, are heading for corrections in 2020, even as the slow growth U.S. economic outlook remains largely unchanged, aside from concerns about trade and tariffs.
Bridgestone plants recognized by PACCAR with supplier quality awards
Bridgestone Americas, Inc.’s Warren County, Tennessee and LaVergne, Tennessee truck and bus radial (TBR) tire manufacturing facilities were recently recognized by PACCAR with a 2018 Quality Achievement Award.
Yokohama introduces SmartWay-verified open shoulder regional drive tire
Yokohama Tire has launched the 715R, a new, open shoulder, regional drive tire.
Transflo introduces trailer tracking for telematics, location reporting
Transflo has introduced Transflo Trailer Tracking, a solar-powered device that integrates into the Transflo Mobile+ platform to give fleet managers near-real-time communications and GPS-based tracking of trailers, containers, and other assets.
SkyBitz adds enhancements, reporting features to commercial asset management platform
SkyBitz has made software upgrades to its commercial asset management platform InSight, a configurable platform for tracking complex asset management environments.
ACT Research: U.S. trailer production robust, indications show component supply challenges easing
Trailer industry net orders continued the year-over-year slide that began at the end of 2018, now negative for seven consecutive months, with preliminary July data showing that trend continuing.
Schneider to open new Dallas operating center in January
The new location is being built at 1211 E. Pleasant Run Road in Wilmer, Texas, in the heart of the Interstates 45 and 20 corridors. It will replace the current facility located at 34500 LBJ Freeway in Dallas, which Schneider opened in 2000.
Over 100 electric Blue Bird school buses have been ordered
Blue Bird electric buses are already operating in California, North Dakota and Washington. Additional buses on order will transport students in California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York and Quebec later this year or in 2020.
