MAHLE partners with Gray, Noregon on tools

LAS VEGAS, NV - MAHLE Service Solutions has partnered with Gray and Noregon to enhance the tools and equipment it offers in the heavy-duty aftermarket.

Steel wheels shed weight

Accuride has unveiled new versions of its two- and five-hand-hole Accu-Lite 22.5x8.25 steel wheels, each of which are three pounds lighter than their predecessors and come with a five-year warranties for the standard Steel Armor coating.

Maxion bringing aluminum wheels to market

LAS VEGAS, NV - Maxion Wheel, long known for steel wheels, will bring its first forged aluminum wheels to the heavy-duty marketplace this spring.

Execs pledge Meritor will “do better”

LAS VEGAS, NV - Executives overseeing Meritor's aftermarket business are pledging to "do better" as they take steps to improve everything from product portfolios to deliveries.

Accuride embraces its wheel focus

LAS VEGAS, NV - Accuride appears to have turned a corner after taking the company private - and is pledging to double or even triple the size of the wheel-making business in as little as three to five years.

Vipar names exec team, eyes $1-billion target

LAS VEGAS, NV - Vipar Heavy Duty has set aggressive goals for the next five years, and promoted several executives who will be responsible for meeting them.

Dana unveils new e-commerce platform

LAS VEGAS, NV - Dana's new e-commerce platform means Spicer and SVL driveline product information is just a click or search term away. The actual purchasing, however, remains in the hands of the company's distributors.

Accuride extends coating warranties

LAS VEGAS, NV - Accuride is boosting the warranties on its Steel Armor and EverSteel wheel coatings for steel wheels manufactured on or after January 1.

Canada’s heavy-duty aftermarket transforming

LAS VEGAS, NV - Truck and trailer sales continue to drop in Canada, but the value of the aftermarket that serves them continues to rise, according to statistics released during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week.

Dayton’s Smalley named to Heavy-Duty Hall

LAS VEGAS, NV – Gary Smalley, the retired president and Chief Executive Officer of Dayton Parts, has been named to the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Industry Hall of Fame. The honor…

Trump vows “America first” approach to trade

WASHINGTON, DC - Canada's largest trading partner has inaugurated a president who pledges "America first" policies on everything from trade to security. "From this day forward, it's going to be only America first. America first. Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families," U.S. President Donald Trump said in his inaugural address on Friday. "We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies and destroying our jobs."We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth and we will bring back our dreams," he added.

Loadlink reports surge in loads, drop in trucks

TORONTO, ON - Load volumes on TransCore Link Logistics' Loadlink load board surged in December, jumping 45% higher than those reported during the same month in 2015. The number of trucks vying for those loads also dropped, leading to what is cited as "healthy" truck-to-load ratios.

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Fleets looking to connect more data: Chevin

FITCHBURG, MA - Chevin Fleet Solutions, which provides web-based fleet and management software, says fleets are increasingly looking ways to use and consolidate a wider variety of data -- whether it's generated internally or externally."With fleet operations under continuing pressure to keep costs down and reduce workloads and reduce deadlines to a minimum, many organizations are increasingly recognizing the potential of using data more 'smartly' to help streamline processes, improve efficiency and reduce expenditure," said Ron Katz, senior vice president - North American sales, in a document including predictions for 2017.

Meeting scrapes surface on system to clear ice, snow

FERGUS, ON -- Shawn Nelson sees a direct link between snow-laden trailer roofs and safety, and he's on a mission to create - even mandate - a network of snow removal equipment to address the problem. There is no question that the debris represents a flying threat. Layers of snow and ice on a 53-foot van trailer can weigh one to 10 tonnes, raining debris on the road below, he says. News footage culled from dash cams regularly show how dangerous that situation can be. "Sometimes it's not the initial impact of ice and snow. It's the reaction," he says of the risk. Crash through a windshield or not, the debris can force motorists to swerve into the path of other dangers.