TPS StaffBattery electricPenske adds hundreds of Ford E-Transit cargo vans to its fleetPenske’s first Ford E-Transit vehicles will be made available in Southern California with other locations around the U.S. phased in later this year.April 19, 2022Used trucksRetail used prices continuing to set records; auction market levelingThough retail used truck prices continue to break records, pricing in the used truck auction space appears to be leveling a bit, J.D. Power announced last week in its April 2022 Commercial Truck Guidelines industry report.April 18, 2022EquipmentRecall report: Alternator trouble leads to RV recall; Western Star has two recallsThe following safety recalls were issued Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).April 18, 2022RegulationsTwo diesel shops plead guilty to tamperingThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced April 13 that two diesel shops pleaded guilty to conspiring with a Colorado-based diesel shop to remove or alter the monitoring component of emission control systems.April 18, 2022New product releasesMilwaukee Tool announces hook and pick sets, pry barsMilwaukee Tool has announced it is expanding its offerings to include four new hose picks and two new sets. The company also is offering pry bars as individual tools.April 18, 2022Mergers & AcquisitionsMAC Trailer purchases dump trailer brand to expand product coverageMAC Trailer Enterprises has expanded its aluminum dump trailer product line with the purchase of Bullet Trailer and its Washington production facility.April 18, 2022Battery electricKenworth receives clean energy awardKenworth received the David & Patricia Giuliani Clean Energy Entrepreneur Award, presented by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on behalf of Clean & Prosperous Washington.April 18, 2022BusinessDiesel Laptops joins ADS, CVSNDiesel Laptops says it is committed to staying up to date with developments in the diesel industry and networking with other leaders in the field who share this concern.April 18, 2022Growth strategiesKenworth plant initiates $45 million expansion with groundbreakingThe expansion represents a nearly 17 percent increase to the 622,000 sq.-ft. Kenworth Chillicothe plant, and will be constructed on the north side of the facility.April 14, 2022IndicatorsFTR confirms trailer order surge"Most of the big OEMs were stuck in a holding pattern on orders since the supply chain tightened. The fact they have the confidence now to enter more orders may indicate that supplier deliveries are showing improvement, and labor shortages are abating."April 14, 2022Previous PagePage 366 of 1572Next 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
