Bendix Commercial Vehicles Systems will assemble cabs for Class 8 truck manufacturer Autocar’s Xpeditor refuse trucks. Bendix recently completed the first fully dressed cab module in a newly renovated 75,000-square-foot facility in Huntington, Ind., which will be dedicated to the Autocar business.
Navistar Engine Group celebrated the 75th anniversary of its first production diesel engine, the D-40, with the dedication of a new facility in Huntsville, Ala., that will build its newest diesel engine family, MaxxForce Big Bore. The 300,000-square-foot Big Bore Assembly facility produces the MaxxForce 11 and MaxxForce 13.
Hino Motors Manufacturing celebrated the official grand opening of its commercial truck assembly facility in Williamstown, W.Va., Hino’s first wholly-owned truck operation in the United States.
The commercial vehicle market for Class 3-8 vehicles is expected to grow to 723,000 by 2012, according to R.L. Polk & Co.’s Forecast of Commercial Vehicle Activity for North America.
Cummins was selected as the engine of choice for Wegmans Food Markets. The order for 101 Cummins 15L ISX 500-horsepower engines will be delivered to Wegmans by the fall of this year and will comprise nearly 60 percent of its fleet.
RigMaster has rolled back the price of all T2 model units, offering customers a net savings of up to 10 percent if purchased and installed between now and Dec. 31. A list of RigMaster dealers can be found at www.rigmasterpower.com.
Freightliner Trucks’ Go for the Green promotion offers a $5,000 net incentive on orders for the Business Class M2e Hybrid through Dec. 15. The program is available for both the utility and city delivery configurations.
