Pre-buy to disrupt ’07 pricing & production: analysts

NEW YORK -- Truck industry analysts Bear Stearns believes that the class 8 pre-buy of 2006 is being severely underestimated.

DAF XF105 Voted Truck of the Year

HANOVER, Germany -- The DAF Trucks flagship vehicle, the XF105, has been named the 'International Truck of the Year 2007'

INTERMODAL REEFER PROTECTION

Thermo King's intermodal protection package should minimize refrigeration unit damage

Volvo launches I-Shift electronic automatic transmission

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Volvo Trucks North America has announced that its acclaimed 12-speed automated manual transmission, I-Shift, will soon be available in North America. Orders are being taken now for Q2 delivery in all Volvo truck models, including the Volvo VN and Volvo VT highway tractors, and the Volvo VHD vocational truck.

Volvo Link Sentry and Volvo Action Service standard with EPA ’07 engines

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Volvo Trucks will make its Volvo Link Sentry two-way satellite communications and Volvo Action Service (VAS) 24/7 roadside assistance service standard on all trucks with U.S. '07 engines.

LED TRAILER DOME LAMP

Phillips Industries now offers an LED version of the Permalite fluorescent dome lamp.

ALTERNATOR FOR HIGH-TEMP SERVICE

The Delco Remy 36SI HP offers high efficiency at temperatures up to 105°C

FREIGHTLINER’S STAND-UP M2

Stand-up right-hand drive available on Business Class M2 106 and M2 106V trucks as a factory-warranted option

Bendix battles on against knock-offs

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Counterfeit brake parts, mainly from overseas, are a threat to consumer safety and damage the brand reputation of original equipment components manufacturers, says Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC.

Navistar inks engine deal with Chinese powerhouse

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar's Brazilian subsidiary has licensed the largest diesel enginemaker in China, Dongfeng Chaoyang Diesel Co., to manufacture and sell select diesel engines in that country.

International’s new ProStar set to roll out in Canada this January

CHATHAM, Ont. -- With upwards of 1,200 orders taken to date for the ProStar, International's new flagship aero tractor, workers at the truckmaker's Chatham, Ont. plant are going full tilt readying the plant for the truck's roll out in January 2007.

Goodyear workers give 3-day notice for strike; truck production could be affected

PITTSBURGH -- The union representing nearly 14,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber workers at 12 U.S. plants is threatening to call employees to the streets this Thursday.

BREAKING NEWS: Steelworkers strike at 16 NA Goodyear plants

AKRON, Ohio -- About 14,000 Goodyear workers walked off the job today, three days after their union warned the company its members would go on strike if contract demands weren't met.

ArvinMeritor seeks injunction against Eaton in transmission battle

TROY, Mich. -- The back-and-forth legal tussle between ArvinMeritor and Eaton over automated mechanical transmissions has escalated to a higher level

International’s Canadian dealers offer battery-saving device

TORONTO -- Smart Energy Solutions, inventor and manufacturer of the Battery Brain vehicle aftermarket device, says it will market its new product with International Truck and Engine Corp. Canada.