Navistar prepares Huntsville Plant for powertrain production
Navistar recently announced plans to build an integrated powertrain at its recently expanded Huntsville Powertrain Manufacturing Plant in Huntsville, Ala. Navistar broke ground on a 110,000 sq. ft. expansion of the Huntsville plant in February 2020 with an initial $125 million investment. An additional $65 million has since been contributed to a total capital investment
Fullbay acquires Dieselmatic Digital, strengthens focus on diesel repair shops
Fullbay has recently acquired Dieselmatic Digital Inc., the digital marketing agency focused exclusively on diesel repair shops. The acquisition layers the digital marketing services of Dieselmatic onto the shop management software Fullbay already offers to help drive demand for repair shop businesses. Terms of the acquisition, which closed April 1, were not disclosed. Dieselmatic is known
What does the heavy-duty repair industry look like?
That’s one of the questions we asked ourselves as we dove into our second edition of the State of Heavy-Duty Repair. Our goal was to provide a deep dive into the industry, and to do this we surveyed hundreds of shop owners, fleet managers, technicians, and others across the United States and Canada. We think
How to prepare for 2022 CVSA roadcheck inspections
Replacing wheel-end components on heavy-duty trucks may not be on the top of every fleet’s mind, but the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) warns truckers to make them a priority–and fast. The CVSA has announced that the theme of the 2022 International Roadcheck inspections will focus on wheel-ends and encourages truckers across North America to
FleetPride acquires Portville Truck & Auto Repair of Portville, New York
FleetPride Inc., a distributor of truck and trailer parts and service in the independent heavy duty aftermarket, announced that it has acquired the assets of Portville Truck & Auto Repair, founded, and owned by Chris Travis. Along with their two main locations in Portville, N.Y., the company also operates Fat Cat’s Recovery and Repair in
Trucker support of PrePass reaches a new milestone
For the first time, more than 100,000 fleets representing more than 700,000 trucks chose to support PrePass Safety Alliance, the nonprofit public/private partnership that provides PrePass weigh station bypass and other truck safety and efficiency services. These motor carriers earn the opportunity to participate in PrePass and bypass weigh stations by maintaining current credentials and
EPA’s ‘Clean Truck Plan’ proposes stronger standards for heavy-duty vehicles
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new, stronger standards to promote clean air and reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles and engines starting in model year (MY) 2027. The proposed standards would reduce emissions of smog- and soot-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) from heavy-duty gasoline and diesel engines and set updated greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for certain commercial vehicle categories. This proposed
Fullbay, TMC release new state of heavy-duty repair report
Heavy-duty repair shops were challenged by supply chain and staffing issues in 2021, according to the second annual State of Heavy-Duty Repair report issued by Fullbay, in partnership with ATA’s Technology and Maintenance Council. Among the key findings of this year’s report: 82% of repair shops faced some disruptions due to supply chain induced parts
Truck maintenance, repair costs continue to increase
American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv Inc., reported that maintenance costs rose 3.7% in the fourth quarter, and are up more than 10% from the previous year. The quarterly Decisiv/TMC North American Service Event Benchmark Report was released during TMC’s 2022 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition. The report found that the
Diesel Laptops to enhance Diesel Parts, Diesel Repair platforms
Diesel Laptops announced the next evolution of its Diesel Parts and Diesel Repair platforms, now accessible online via any mobile device, tablet, laptop or computer. In a rapidly growing industry with nearly 2 million diesel engines being produced per year and nearly 9 million commercial trucks operating in the US alone, one of the main
