Equipment Volvo Trucks strike comes to end July 15, 2021 Volvo Trucks North America and workers at its New River Valley truck plant represented by the United Auto Workers have come to terms on a six-year agreement that will bring…
Equipment Trailer orders soft in June, but records may be set in months ahead July 14, 2021 June trailer orders remained soften June at 11,100 units according to preliminary data from ACT Research. That’s a 20% increase from May but 19% off last June. “While the sequential…
Equipment June Class 8 orders jump 11% July 5, 2021 Class 8 truck orders jumped 11% in June, to 25,700 units, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. They were up 61% year-over-year, compared to the Covid-impacted intake in 2020.
Equipment UAW to go back on strike after rejecting latest tentative deal June 7, 2021 United Auto Workers (UAW) union members at Volvo’s New River Valley truck plant will walk off the job at noon today, after rejecting the truck maker’s latest tentative agreement with…
Business Management Volvo workers back on the job April 30, 2021 Volvo Trucks North America and the UAW have reached a tentative deal, ending a strike that began April 19. The agreement covers a five-year deal for about 2,900 employees at…
Equipment Strike shuts production at Volvo’s New River Valley plant April 19, 2021 Workers at Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley plant in Dublin, Va., have gone on strike. “The UAW is disappointed that Volvo Truck has failed to present a substantial offer by…
Equipment OEMs scrambling to keep up with surging demand January 19, 2021 What a difference a year makes. At the beginning of 2020, commercial vehicle manufacturers were dealing with falling demand for new trucks, while in 2021 the struggle is to ramp…
Equipment Navistar to shut down Melrose Park facility January 14, 2021 Navistar International is selling its Melrose Park, Ill., facility to a developer, who will turn it into an industrial busines park. The truck maker says half its employees at the…
Equipment Maximetal expanding production capabilities September 24, 2020 ST-GEORGES, Que. – Utility truck manufacturer Maximetal is adding 10,000 sq.-ft. to its operations to keep pace with surging demand, the company announced. The new site will be around the…
Equipment After Covid-related delay, Mack’s MD Series now in full production September 22, 2020 GREENSBORO, N.C. – Production of Mack’s new medium-duty trucks was pushed back two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but the trucks began rolling off the line Sept. 1. While…
Equipment Mack now producing medium-duty models July 27, 2020 ROANOKE VALLEY, Va. – Mack Trucks has begun producing its new MD Series of medium-duty trucks. Full production is slated to begin Sept. 1. However, a Class 7 Mack MD7…
Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Truck orders bounced back in June July 3, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – Class 8 truck orders spiked to 16,000 units in June, reflecting a rapid freight rate improvement, according to preliminary data from ACT Research. Orders surged 139% from…
Equipment Navistar virtually breaks ground at San Antonio truck plant June 25, 2020 SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Navistar International virtually broke ground today at the site of its new truck manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas. “This groundbreaking ceremony marks a milestone for…
Equipment DTNA’s North American production resumes June 5, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has resumed production at all nine of its North American manufacturing operations. The latest to reopen were the Saltillo and Santiago, Mexico…
Equipment Goodyear to phase-in restart of production April 16, 2020 AKRON, Ohio – Goodyear plans to phase in a restart of production in the second quarter, beginning in April with some of its commercial truck tire facilities in the U.S.
