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Kenworth will all but shut down production at its Renton, Wash., truck plant, when it lays off more than 400 employees at in January, according to published reports.View the full article

Stemco will acquire Carlisle's Motion Control division, which supplies brake friction to the heavy duty truck market as well as new and remanufactured brake shoes under the Altec brand name.View the full article

Vipar Heavy Duty announced that Lori Newton, a veteran sales and manufacturing executive, has joined Global Parts Network as the director of operations for the organization's new brake remanufacturing facilities.View the full article

Collection of the Clean Truck Fee at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will not begin today as previously scheduled. View the full article

Houston-based Waste Management, North America's largest waste management company, is field-testing the first prototype parallel hydraulic hybrid truck to be deployed in a waste collection vehicle.View the full article

The Engine Manufacturers Association has developed estimates for how much diesel exhaust fluid will be needed by U.S. and Canadian on-highway vehicles from 2010 to 2019.View the full article

Setco Automotive and AMS Automotive have teamed up to market and distribute Lipe Clutch products in the heavy duty aftermarket.View the full article

MHF Logistical Solutions Trucking & Drayage Division has opened a terminal in Worcester, Mass.View the full article

I was able to get some used warehouse pallet racking this week. Got enough for two 18' x 18' x 4' sections. Total of twelve 8' shelves rated at 10,000# each. I can get more, if necessary. My wood racking didn't really work out that well, and I need to get it disassembled and out of the shop before too many people see it. That ought to take care of the pallets and the large parts. Some smaller shelf units will take of the smaller boxes and parts. We are really happy with the way this shop is coming together. Been working on reassembling the B-67 frame and suspension. The front axle is back in place, the front springs are done, and the rear hangers are in place now. The rear axle should be back in place by Friday of this week. Hopefully rolling by the following weekend. After assembly, and before we install plumbing and air lines, the frame and suspension will get final painting. The B-67 is going to be red with black fenders and black frame with red spokes on the hubs. Not unique, but original except for the red spokes, according to the build sheet. I am intending to use the original 673NA and a nine speed overdrive duplex, although I do have a lightweight triplex single overdrive that might see duty in this truck. I did acquire another R-600 a couple of weeks ago. It's a running, driving and rust-free single axle diesel tractor. I am going to test the market with three Mack trucks, advertising both the 1966 and 1969 R-600's, and the B-61 tractor. These are good, complete trucks for projects. Both R models run very well and everything works. The B needs a good restoration, although every single part is there. The cab and fenders are a little rusty, and it really hasn't been run in five or six years. Dennis has decided he really does not want to sell the H-63 that we own together. OK by me. It's in the shop and in line for work. Right at this minute, we are thinking of using that tractor to tow a large fifth wheel travel trailer. So we will put an air ride rear suspension in and probably a nine speed overdrive duplex. We've already ear-marked a good running 673NA for power. We also have a choice of Maxidyne power up to 285 hp, and a couple of different transmissions that would work in the H model. That's today's thoughts anyway. Always subject to change. Quickly. View the full blog entry

I finally left Tuesday and bobtailed to Florida to pick up a trailer at the St. Lucie nuclear power plant and bring it back to Lynchburg. Got there at 3:30 Wednesday evening but couldn't leave until Thursday morning. Had to wait for the paperwork, then they wanted it back in Lynchburg at 8:00 AM Friday The most interesting thing I saw was a crab crossing the highway just before I got there. I've seen lots of things, but that was a first. Now i'm loaded with sheets from N.B.Handy going to Boca Raton, Florida. View the full blog entry

The Freight Transportation Services Index fell 2.5 percent in September from its August level, declining for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics.View the full article

On Nov. 4, voters passed measures generating more than $71 billion in new revenue for transportation infrastructure work, reports the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.View the full article

A number of automotive suppliers, including several that also supply the commercial truck industry, had their credit ratings placed on CreditWatch by Standard & Poor's Ratings Services because of their ties to struggling American automakers.View the full article

Domestic intermodal had its best performance this quarter since the second quarter of 2004, according to a report released by the Intermodal Association of North America.View the full article

Wabash National, Lafayette, Ind., launched the Transportation Equipment Purchasing Consortium with other businesses associated with the transportation industry.View the full article

FleetCards USA, Atlanta, launched a new trends advisory council, called FleetCards TrendWatch, which will examine the influences and effects that most impact the American fleet card business.View the full article

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Two different energy forecasts released Wednesday indicate that while oil and diesel prices may stay fairly low through 2009, if that delays energy investment spending, it could mean an energy supply crunch later on.View the full article

Sweden-based Volvo Group, the parent company of Volvo Trucks North America, will showcase a number of intelligent transportation systems under the theme of "Connected Truck" during the 15th World Congress on ITS in New York, Nov. 16-20.View the full article

The Nevada Department of Transportation is reminding truckers that the Boomtown Truck Stop, located west of Reno on Interstate 80, has indefinitely closed.View the full article