By Any Other Name: Fleetguard now Cummins Filtration

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Fleetguard Inc., a wholly owned business unit of Cummins Inc., is announcing a name change to Cummins Filtration effective immediately.

Fuel Conservation? Sure. Just give truckers a break on weight, says CTA

OTTAWA - A speed limiter mandate is the pet hobby-horse the Canadian Trucking Alliance has been riding for the last year, but the group and its provincial associations wants politicians to wake up to a whole other bag of possible fuel conservation ideas.

Meritor WABCO expands commercial vehicle brake prods

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems, the joint venture between ArvinMeritor and WABCO, has expanded its commercial vehicle brake products portfolio, adding air disc brakes from both partner companies.

Fleet-buying sparks Mullen’s record 1Q revenue

ALDERSYDE, Alta. -- A series of major fleet acquisitions and mergers have launched Mullen Group Income Fund high into the black in the first three month of 2006.

Truck manufacturing entering rise and fall period; Truckmakers gear down

NEW YORK -- North American Class 8 sales are expected to top a record 300,000 units this year, but could plunge by as much as 30 to 50 percent in '07, according to a study by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants.

Donaldson, DaimlerChrysler ink filtration deal through ’09

PORTLAND -- Donaldson Co. Inc., a manufacturer of filtration systems, replacement parts and emission control systems, has been awarded all of the exhaust and emission aftertreatment device packaging for DaimlerChrysler's MBE 900 medium-duty engines in the U.S. market for 2007 through 2009.

New FMCSA research shows impact of tractor-trailer misalignment

WASHINGTON -- Insights gained in a comprehensive new alignment study by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could lead to changes in the design of suspension systems, alignment mechanisms, or even entire truck frames, the agency says.

CUSTOMER MODULE FOR DOSSIER

Arsenault Associates has introduced Customer Management, a new module for its Dossier maintenance software.

SMARTRIDE SUSPENSION BROCHURE

New brochure highlights the Dana Spicer SmartRide suspension family's weight-efficient design.

BENDIX DIAGNOSTICS, TRAINING SOFTWARE

New software applications help technicians diagnose, repair, and recalibrate ABS, traction and stability systems.

SWING-AWAY/SHUT-OFF GLADHAND

Sloan introduces the industry's first combination swing-away/shut-off gladhand.

T800 MODEL ADDS BIG CATS

Kenworth now offers Caterpillar C15 600 and 625-hp engines in the T800 high-hood model.

Michelin building new tread plant in Mexico

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- To meet the growing demand for Michelin Retread Technologies products, Michelin is constructing a new tread pressing plant in Mexico, adjacent to its Michelin Mexico headquarters and passenger tire plant in Queretaro.

Heavy-duty orders start to yield

NEW YORK -- North American class 8 orders in April but have begun to slow for the first time this year.

German truckmaker MAN finds Navistar stake appealing; OEMs expanding component ties

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Navistar International and MAN Nutzfahrzeuge have strengthened ties in recent years and now the German truckmaker says it could envision a day where it owns a piece of its Chicago-based partner.