21 May Doggett Buys Arkansas Truck Dealership Leslie Doggett Industries purchased privately held Truck Centers of Arkansas and also gained distribution rights for Freightliner and Western Star trucks and parts in 45 counties in Arkansas and three counties in Oklahoma. Read more...
20 May Interactive Map: Schedule of State Events and Recap of Grand Champions See state-by-state schedule, grand champions. Read more...
18 May Deere to Raise Prices as Raw Materials, Tight Capacity Push Costs Higher Deere & Co. plans to raise prices as the world’s biggest farm-machinery manufacturer is buffeted by rising costs for freight and raw materials. Read more...
18 May DTNA Adds Parts Distribution Center in Iowa Daimler Trucks North America announced the opening of its newest parts distribution center in Grimes, Iowa, intended to provide faster service to customers located in the Midwest. Read more...
18 May Trump Wanted to Double Amazon Postal Rates, Washington Post Says President Donald Trump pushed U.S. Postal Service officials to double package delivery rates paid by Amazon.com Inc. and other companies, the Washington Post reported, highlighting that his beef with the e-commerce giant and founder Jeff Bezos goes beyond tweets. Read more...
18 May Jacobs Launches Less Complex Engine Brake Jacobs Vehicle Systems announced its 1.5 Stroke HPD, a new variation of the innovative high power density engine brake that the company introduced on a demonstration truck in 2016. Read more...
18 May International Launches Industry Forum International Truck, a unit of Navistar Inc., announced it is creating an industry forum, UPNEXT, to discuss emerging trends and topics that are driving industry change. Read more...
18 May Meritor Tire Inflation System Available on Vanguard, CIMC Trailers Meritor Inc. announced its tire inflation system with ThermALERT is a standard/preferred option on Vanguard dry van and CIMC refrigerated trailers. Read more...
18 May Supply Chain Survey Shows Job Satisfaction High, but Women Earn Less The average salary for supply chain professionals in 2017 was $85,210, and nearly all say they are highly satisfied with their jobs, according to a salary survey by APICS, the association for supply chain management. Read more...
18 May VW’s MAN to Become Leaner as Parent Weighs Split, Truck IPO MAN SE will take steps to become more profitable as owner Volkswagen AG prepares to split the 260- year-old German industrial conglomerate and potentially sell a stake in its commercial vehicles division to outside investors. Read more...