TPS StaffSales coaching/trainingDobbs Truck Group using conversational platform to assist service communicationsDobbs Truck Group has signed an agreement with TruVideo to use the company's conversational platform in its 25 dealership locations to prevent damage claims through their service departments, as well as streamline communication with customers.August 4, 2022Mergers & AcquisitionsCummins completes Meritor acquisitionThe $3.7 billion deal announced in February includes the integration of Meritor’s people, products and capabilities in axle and brake technology into Cummins’ components business.August 4, 2022Growth strategiesKenworth of Newfoundland & Labrador opens facility in WindsorKenworth of Newfoundland & Labrador recently opened its third Kenworth dealership in Newfoundland & Labrador.August 4, 2022Growth strategiesThailand's leading trailer OEM entering U.S. marketNew manufacturers continue to enter the crowded North American trailer space. Thailand's Panus announced Thursday it has officially delivered its first trailers to the United States.August 4, 2022Mergers & AcquisitionsATD holding exclusive webinar to offer expertise regarding dealership salesThe American Truck Dealers (ATD) will hold an exclusive webinar with Performance Brokerage Services on Aug. 17, to offer guidance for commercial truck dealers who are considering buying or selling a dealership business.August 3, 2022Battery electricBlue Bird offering electric repower option for school busesBlue Bird Corporation announced Wednesday it will offer a first-of-its-kind factory certified electric repower program on select gasoline- and propane-powered Blue Bird school buses through a collaboration with Lightning eMotors.August 3, 2022Mergers & AcquisitionsNacarato Truck Centers acquires Florida Volvo dealershipNacarato Truck Centers has acquired Volvo Trucks of Palm Beach, Fla. The acquisition was advised by Performance Brokerage Services, North America’s highest volume dealership brokerage firm.August 3, 2022Growth strategiesGreatWest Kenworth opens new dealership in CanadaGreatWest Kenworth recently opened a new parts and service dealership in Balzac, Alberta, to serve the greater Calgary and Airdrie markets.August 3, 2022IndicatorsReports: Class 8 truck orders weak in JulyClass 8 net orders for July fell to their lowest level since November 2021, according to FTR, which is reporting preliminary orders at 10,600 units. ACT Research reports July orders at 11,400 units.August 3, 2022Outlook and BenchmarkingMeritor reports $1.21 billion in Q3 salesMeritor has posted sales of $1.21 billion for its third fiscal quarter, up $196 million, or approximately 19 percent, from the same period last year.August 3, 2022Previous PagePage 334 of 1573Next PageTop StoriesBusinessFree trade is dead; tariffs vital for government revenueBrian Wild thinks tariffs are here to stay. As a free trade guy, he doesn’t like it. “I consider them wrong. I’m as anti-tariff as you can get.”WorkforceDon Reimondo receives CVSN President's AwardUsed trucksWhat’s next for used truck pricing, demand?Class 7-8Truck orders down year over year in AugustComponentsHow to catch alternator failures before downtime arrives
