Construction Fleet News

CANTON, OHIO - The Timken Company and North Coast Bearings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bearing Technologies Ltd., have agreed to a five-year extension of their strategic alliance.

Tags: DT Components, North Coast Bearings, The Timken Company

TORRANCE, CA - It's the last chance to vote for the 2012 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year. The ballot closes Friday, Feb. 3.

Tags: medium-duty trucks, truck award

Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) announced several strategic management promotions, effective immediately, according to Dan King, Yokohama senior vice president of sales and marketing.

Tags: reorganization, Yokohama Tire Corp.

TORRANCE, CA - It's the last week to vote for the 2012 Medium-Duty Truck of the Year.

Tags: medium-duty trucks, truck award

LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NJ - Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. has announced its Canter Can-Do Sales Event, featuring retail incentives plus 0.9% APR financing for 24 or 36 months on all new 2012 Canter FE Series medium-duty commercial trucks sold in the U.S.

Tags: Canter Can-Do Sales Event, Mitsubishi Fuso

BIRMINGHAM, AL - The JEMS is an integrated plug-in system powered by application-specific battery packs. The system provides power for the aerial device, truck cabin heating and air conditioning, and export power for hand tools and other electrical accessories.

Tags: Altec, JEMS

FORT WAYNE, IN - Transportation Safety Technologies announced that its Idle Guard 200 anti-idling device has been named a Top 100 Products Award winner by Construction Equipment magazine.

Tags: Idle Guard 200, Transportation Safety Technologies

WEST FARGO, ND - Models scheduled to become 2012 Interim Tier 4 (iT4) compliant will increase in price by 5.25% on Dec. 1.

Tags: Bobcat, price increase

VANCOUVER, BC - Westport Innovations Inc.'s new natural gas Westport WiNG Power System will be available in Ford F-250 and F-350 super-duty pickup trucks sold and serviced through authorized Ford dealers.

Tags: F-250, F-350, Ford Motor Co., natural gas vehicles

WICHITA, KS - Foley Equipment Company now distributes the full line of Terex Utilities equipment, including Terex aerial devices, cable placers, digger derricks, and auger drills and tooling.

Tags: Foley Equipment, Terex

SACRAMENTO, CA - $11 million of funding is still available to California fleets, public or private, to purchase hybrid or electric buses and trucks through the California Hybrid Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project.

Tags: California, electric vehicle, Grant funding, HVIP, hybrid electric vehicles

WASHINGTON - The federal government is delaying the release of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards until mid-November, citing the need for additional time.

Tags: CAFE, fuel economy, fuel economy standards

OAK PARK, MI - In collaboration with Ford , Azure Dynamic's plug-in hybrid technology will be initially integrated on Ford's F-Series Super Duty cab and chassis, the F-550, which is expected to be available in early 2013.

Tags: Azure Dynamics, E-450, Ford Super Duty, strip chassis

MONTVALE, NJ - Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) announced that it has established its 100th Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van dealership, bringing the total number of dealerships to 156 including the Freightliner Sprinter Van network.

Tags: Dealership, Mercedes-Benz, Sprinter

ATLANTA - Siemens Industry, Inc. announced that Doug Keith was named president of its Drive Technologies Division, effective immediately.

Tags: Drive Technologies, Siemens Industry

MEMPHIS, TN - AutoZone, Inc., the nation's leading retailer and a leading distributor of auto parts and accessories, recognized Great Neck Saw as Extra Miler: Supplier of the Year during the annual AutoZone Vendor Summit held in Memphis, Tenn.

Tags: AutoZone, Award, Extra Miler, Great Neck

MIAMI - Ryder System, Inc., a transportation and supply chain management solutions company, opened a truck rental, leasing, and maintenance facility in Ventura, Calif., to offer comprehensive transportation solutions to customers in the area.

Tags: maintenance, Ryder, Truck Leasing, Truck Rental

BARTLETT, IL - Auto Truck Group LLC, a full-line upfitter serving the work truck industry, will expand operations into Canada with the opening of a new production facility in Mississauga, ON.

Tags: Auto Truck Group

CYPRESS, CA - Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announced three new sizes in its line-up of commercial tire products. Medium truck tire products by Toyo Tires are available in a broad range of sizes and applications for: all-position, drive-axle, free-rolling, steer, and on/off road.

Tags: M608Z, Toyo Tires

LAS VEGAS - At a press event at the CONEXPO-CON/AGG construction industry trade show, Navistar introduced several new features for its International WorkStar line of severe service trucks.

Tags: International, Navistar, WorkStar

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI - Dakota Bodies, Inc. (Watertown, S.D.) won The Work Truck Show 2011 Editors' Choice Award for its new Component Body.

Tags: Dakota Bodies, NTEA, The Work Truck Show

INDIANAPOLIS - Ram Truck announced that 2012 Ram 4500 and 5500 MD Chassis Cab commercial trucks will be available with an optional 30,000-lb. GCWR.

Tags: Ram Truck

INDIANAPOLIS - Navistar showcased a number alternative fueled vehicles for the work truck market at the Green Truck Summit at the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show

Tags: DuraStar, eStar, natural gas, Navistar, WorkStar