Jason Cannon (TPS)Jason Cannon is the Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal. He has a Class A CDL and is a graduate of the Porsche Sport Driving School. Reach him at [email protected].HomeGALLERY: Meritor Family Fun DayMeritor recently held its annual Family Fun Day. In addition to hosting the families of more than 1,400 employees also provided support for Habitat for Humanity and the Remembrance Rescue Project. [youtube UHmVm6jgSlI nolink]August 18, 2014HomeDonaldson acquires Northern Technical LLCNorthern Technical is the Middle East’s largest manufacturer of gas turbine air filter intake systems. The acquisition is expected to close in September.August 15, 2014HomeWABCO wins new brake actuator businessWABCO Holdings Inc. Thursday announced that it has been awarded a new long-term agreement by a major manufacturer of commercial vehicles headquartered in Europe. WABCO will supply brake actuator technologies for a new truck platform that…August 15, 2014Growth strategiesA look at our top distributor nomineesTruck Parts & Service‘s thirteenth annual Distributor of the Year will be crowned at the 2015 installment of Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas in January. The award program highlights the best of the best…August 13, 2014HomeRush Enterprises aftermarket sales boomingRush Enterprises aftermarket services remained strong and accounted for approximately 62 percent of the company’s total gross profits for the second quarter of 2014. Second quarter parts, service and body shop revenues increased by 36…July 29, 2014ComponentsU.S.-made parts finding toehold, againA recent Truck Parts & Service survey showed more than 60 percent of truck parts buyers only buy U.S.-made parts. Among the respondents, 22 percent were more concerned with price and 11 percent gave manufacturing…July 29, 2014HomeFontaine Fifth Wheel adds new coupling divisionThe Fontaine Fifth Wheel Group says it has expanded to include Fontaine Coupling Solutions.July 25, 2014HomeNominations for MEMA Triangle Award ongoingThe Triangle Award was not intended as an annual award and is only presented when truly deserving candidates are found – those whose contributions have advanced the supplier industry, the organization says.July 25, 2014New product releasesPiedmont Truck Tires joins Continental retread networkPiedmont Truck Tires became the first retreader to use Continental’s new manufacturing control software, CLC Soft.July 24, 2014Growth strategiesAlcoa Wheels rolls out photo sharing campaignAlcoa Wheels Tuesday rolled out its first social media photo sharing campaign and contest. Alcoa Wheels encourages social media followers and contestants to follow the company on Twitter and now on Instagram; snap eligible photos of their trucks…July 22, 2014Previous PagePage 35 of 148Next PageTop StoriesSuccessful Dealer AwardLearn more about Successful Dealer Award finalist Dobbs Truck GroupThriving in a large geographic footprint isn’t easy, but that’s where great character traits come in. Dobbs Truck Group is a national dealer group with a localized message.Outlook and BenchmarkingIt’s hard to find good news in an economic forecast these daysTrailersTrump's new steel, aluminum tariffs hit trailers, heavy-duty partsOutlook and BenchmarkingInflation biggest driver in rising parts sales to dateFeatured SponsorKeep Your Trucks Rolling: Driving Smarter Maintenance for a Stronger Future
