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NTEA: Reading Truck and Body in ‘optimistic, innovative development phase’
Live coverage from NTEA: The Work Truck Show
Reading Truck and Body President and CEO Brian Nadel admits that his company has been playing its cards close to the vest lately. That was largely due to the wait-and-see nature of the ... Read More...
NTEA: Nissan enters compact van market in a big way
Live coverage from NTEA: The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis
It's hard to believe that just five years ago, Nissan, a global player in commercial vehicle markets had a net presence of zero in North America.
It's a different scenario today. WIth ... Read More...
NTEA: Ford shows its new take on commercial van design at Work Truck Show
Live coverage from NTEA: The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS–Ford Motor Co.'s introduced on March 7 its all-new Transit chassis cab and cutaway models, which the company says is engineered to tackle an almost unlimited variety of specialized jobs and ... Read More...
NTEA: What’s up with Sprinter?
A lot, as it happens. Following the disillusion of the Daimler-Chrysler merger in 2008, Sprinter has flown under the radar a bit here in the States. But the distinctively-styled Mercedes vans remain available at select Freightliner dealerships.
Moreover, according to Claus ... Read More...
NTEA: Sortimo introduces lightweight, modular van shelving system
Live coverage from NTEA: The Work Truck Show 2013
Sortimo, in conjunction with Knapheid and Bosch Tools, has a new, modular tool storage system design specifically to work with Bosch tools. They introduced the SimplEco system on March 7 at the ... Read More...
NTEA: Mack unveils medium-duty Granite at Work Truck Show
Live coverage from the NTEA: The Work Truck Show in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS–How about a "little" news from the Work Truck Show? Or, rather, as "little" as things can get when you're talking about Mack Trucks.
The venerable manufacturer chose the Work Truck ... Read More...
NTEA: TerraStar 4×4 debuts at Work Truck Show
Live coverage from NTEA: The Work Truck Show 2013
INDIANAPOLIS–International has finally unveiled its much anticipated four-wheel drive TerraStar vocational truck.
This new TerraStar model features a 300 horsepower, 6.8 liter, V-8 engine cranking out 660 pound-feet of torque. International has specifically ... Read More...
NTEA: Freightliner Frameworks program finalizes upfitter relationship
Freightliner unveiled its new Frameworks Truck Equipment Manufacturers Program on March 7 at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
Dave Hames, general manager for Freightliner, says the new program is designed to formalize the relationship between the OEM and truck ... Read More...
NTEA: XL Hybrids expands Ford upfit offerings
Live coverage from NTEA: The Work Truck Show
INDIANAPOLIS–XL Hybrids will offer a hybrid-drive powertrain for Ford E-Series vans beginning in the third quarter of this year. This addition to the company's lineup of retrofit/upfittable hybrid drive system marks the 7th ... Read More...
NTEA: Henderson details brine solution technology
Live coverage from NTEA The Work Truck Show 2013
INDIANAPOLIS–Henderson on March 7 held a press conference at the NTEA Work Truck Show detailing the brine solution mixing technology it gained last Oct. when the company acquired BrineXtreme, a North American ... Read More...
Hebe leaves his mark on an industry he loved
Love him, or hate him, there's no disputing the fact that Jim Hebe has been one of the prime movers in the North American trucking industry for 20 years now. His brash personality matched the bold business moves he made ... Read More...
Navistar CEO resigns
Daniel Ustian, president, chairman and CEO of Navistar, is stepping down, the Lisle, Ill.-based company announced this morning. Navistar’s board of directors has appointed Lewis Campbell, former chairman, president, and CEO of Textron Inc., executive chairman of the board of ... Read More...
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