ProMax launching Severe Duty Metallic brake pads
ProMax introduced its Severe Duty Metallic brake pads, engineered to OE quality, durability and reliability, while encompassing the highest safety standards, the company said. ProMax’s Severe Duty Metallic brake pads meet and exceed the severe braking requirements for pickup trucks, commercial delivery vans, school buses and other vehicles requiring extreme braking and assured performance needs,
Alliance AutoGas announces Ford Transit bi-fuel conversion system
Alliance AutoGas announced that its Ford Transit 3.7L engine conversion to propane autogas is in development and expected to go in for EPA certification in early 2015. The bi-fuel system conversion on the Transit requires no intake manifold drilling, cutting, or splicing of wiring, making it the first plug and play conversion to be installed
Gruau, Knapheide sign exclusive distribution agreement
European light commercial vehicle upfitter Gruau signed a partnership agreement with Knapheide, a commercial vehicle upfitter in North America. The exclusive distribution agreement covers both Gruau’s commercial van IsoVan product line comprised of IsoTemp and IsoChem, as well as its retractable second row crew seating systems (Confo-Cab+ and Repli-Cab). Each upfit solution “transforms commercial van
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January trailer net orders similar year-over-over
January 2015 U.S. trailer net orders were 27,300, according to FTR’s reports, which is similar to the same month a year ago. FTR reported that the market returned to a more normal order rate after the “blazing pace of the past three months.” “The trailer market remains very vibrant. The van OEMs are finishing up
Fleets set their sights on going electric
When Tony Earley, chairman, chief executive officer and president of PG&E Corp., the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Co., spoke recently at the Detroit Economic Club, he quickly laid out his vision for an environmentally cleaner, economically stronger and more energy-independent America. “One of the most important keys to such improvements is the
Ford Transit: A build for nearly any application
Last year, Ford made a big splash in the light-duty van market with its all-new, full-size Ford Transit van, a North American offering that was backed by a $1.1 billion investment and 2,000 new employees at its Kansas City Assembly Plant. While Transit has been the van sales leader in the U.K. for the past
Ryder’s entire pre-owned vehicle inventory now online
Ryder System Inc. is making it easier than ever for customers to find a pre-owned vehicle to meet their needs with an extension to its website, according to the company. With the addition of economical “As-Is” condition vehicles, cab and chassis, and high horsepower trucks to the company’s existing online catalogue of commercial trucks, tractors,
December heavy-duty trailer orders at near record level
FTR reported that December U.S. trailer net orders were recorded at 45,500—the second highest month ever recorded. Trailer orders for 2014 totaled over 360,000, by far the best order year ever, according to the research firm. The company noted that dry van orders set an all-time record, as OEMs aggressively sought orders to book into
Strong commercial vehicle demand helped 2014 end on a high note
Class 8 orders topped 40,000 units for a third consecutive month in December at 44,060, and Class 5-7 orders reached their highest monthly volume since 2008 at 22,964 units, reported ACT Research Co. in its latest State of the Industry report. “For the year, 380,200 net orders were placed, up 42% from 2013, as Class