TPS StaffGrowth strategiesMilwaukee Tool opens engineering ‘New Technology’ officeMilwaukee Tool has announced the opening of Milwaukee Tool – Chicago. It will serve as an engineering design and innovation space to accommodate the continued investments in technology.April 19, 2022Battery 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, 2022Previous PagePage 381 of 1587Next PageTop StoriesClass 7-8October truck orders fall despite month’s historic strengthEven the month of October couldn’t turn around softening medium- and heavy-duty truck orders.CommentaryHere’s what I’m hearing about the marketSupplier UpdatesWebb, Dana agree to long-term partnershipGrowth strategiesU.S. fleet added carriers, reduced equipment in Q3Mergers & AcquisitionsFleetPride, TruckPro merging
