Hexagon Purus leases Dallas plant for truck integrations

Hexagon Purus plans to open a new vehicle integration facility in Dallas, Texas, where it will integrate its battery-electric drive systems into Hino chassis and those from an undisclosed North…

Bridgestone expanding Tennessee truck tire plant

Bridgestone has broken ground on a new US$550-million expansion of its Warren County, Tenn., truck and bus tire plant. The expansion will grow the plant by 850,000 sq.-ft. and will…

Fultra buys trailer maker East Manufacturing

Fruehauf parent company Fultra has expanded its North American presence with the purchase of trailer maker East Manufacturing. East makes aluminum flatbed, drop deck, dump, round bottom and refuse trailers,…

Hexagon Purus sets roots in Kelowna, where it will design and build BEV battery packs and…a new truck?

Kelowna, B.C., birthplace to diesel-powered Western Star mining and logging trucks, is now the home to a state-of-the-art battery plant that will power battery-electric commercial trucks, including one that will…

Cummins to host Biden, announces $1B in U.S. engine investments

Cummins will host U.S. president Joe Biden in Fridley, Minn., today where the company has announced it will spend US$1 billion on U.S. engine manufacturing. The presidential visit is part…

Maxon produces first Tuk-A-Way GPT liftgate at new Mexico plant

Maxon has produced its first Tuk-A-Way GPT liftgate at its new Monterrey, Mexico, manufacturing plant. It says production is now fully ramped up at the plant and units have begun…

SAF-Holland breaks ground on new Mexico plant

SAF-Holland has broken ground at a new plant in Piedras Negras, Mexico, where it will manufacture Holland fifth wheels. Joining the SAF-Holland executive management team for the ceremony was the…

Phillips moves production from China and California to expanded Mexico plant

Phillips Industries and Phillips Connect have moved production to a reconfigured and newly constructed 500,000 sq.-ft. campus in Arteaga, Mexico. The new plant will produce products for the companies’ customers…

China losing ground to Mexico as manufacturing oasis

China has fallen out of favor with parts makers and Mexico is being seen as an attractive alternative for manufacturing, according to those who spoke during Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue…

Navistar upgrades Huntsville plant for new integrated powertrain

Navistar has announced plans to build an integrated powertrain at its recently expanded plant in Huntsville, Ala. The truck and engine maker broke ground on the 110,000 sq.-ft. expansion in…

Stoughton ramping up container chassis production

Stoughton Trailers has announced it is ramping up production of intermodal container chassis, with the opening of a new plant in Waco, Texas. The company currently produces chassis in Wisconsin,…

Trailer builders continue to struggle with supply chain, labor challenges: ACT

Component and material shortages continue to plague trailer builders, and the issue is widespread and extending to the aftermarket, according to ACT Research. “In addition to supply-chain constraints, workforce availability…

Mack grows market share while battling supply chain disruptions

In a market where demand is exceeding supply, Mack Trucks has still been able to pick up some market share in both Canada and the North American market as a…

Volvo reaches tentative agreement with UAW

Volvo Trucks North America has once again reached a tentative agreement with United Auto Workers (UAW)-represented workers at its New River Valley truck plant in Dublin, Va. The deal with…

Lion breaks ground at battery plant and innovation center

The YMX International Aerocity in Mirabel, Que., will be home to Lion Electric’s battery manufacturing plant and innovation center. A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held at the site, which is…