Category: Breaks, Suspensions & Chassis

The Shyft Group to Merge with Aebi Schmidt Group to Create A Specialty Vehicles Leader

The Shyft Group to Merge with Aebi Schmidt Group to Create A Specialty Vehicles Leader

| December 16, 2024

Highly Complementary Portfolios Create Opportunities to Better Serve Customers and Drive Competitive Growth The Shyft Group (NASDAQ: SHYF) (“Shyft”), and Aebi Schmidt Group (“Aebi Schmidt”), announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger to create a leading specialty vehicles company positioned for outsized growth. Under the terms of the agreement, each outstanding share […]

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Fleet Services Joins the CTTP Family of Companies

Fleet Services Joins the CTTP Family of Companies

| December 11, 2024

Fleet Services offers a broad selection of aftermarket products across 400+ brands Commercial Truck and Trailer Parts (“CTTP”), a national distributor of aftermarket parts for the U.S. heavy-duty truck industries has partnered with Fleet Services to expand the CTTP Family of Companies and provide a physical footprint in the Southern California region. Fleet Services Inc., founded in […]

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Fleetworthy Acquires Empire Commercial Services

Fleetworthy Acquires Empire Commercial Services

| December 8, 2024

Empire Commercial Services L.P. is a Commercial Parking Violations Management company, with a strong focus on customer service and meeting each client’s individual needs Fleetworthy, the only technology suite for fleet safety, compliance, and efficiency, announced it has acquired Empire Commercial Services, L.P., the leading provider of commercial vehicle parking violation management and resolution in New […]

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NEXTRAN TRUCK CENTERS ACQUIRES QUINCY MACK, DECATUR MACK, AND H&L MACK

NEXTRAN TRUCK CENTERS ACQUIRES QUINCY MACK, DECATUR MACK, AND H&L MACK

| November 24, 2024

This growth is supported by a robust network of over 530 service bays and nearly 1,400 employees nationwide Nextran Truck Centers, a full-service commercial truck dealer, announced has acquired Quincy Mack, Decatur Mack, and H&L Mack, a well-respected Mack Trucks dealer with five locations across Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa. This strategic acquisition further expands Nextran’s […]

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Volvo Trucks scores five stars in independent safety test

Volvo Trucks scores five stars in independent safety test

| November 21, 2024

“This is proof of our consistent efforts in safety developments to go beyond what is required by legislation, towards our vision of zero accidents involving our trucks”, says Anna Wrige Berling, Volvo Trucks The European consumer test organization Euro NCAP has for the first time ever assessed the safety of heavy-duty trucks. Volvo’s best-selling models, […]

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FTR Reports October U.S. Trailer Net Orders at 15,970 Units Below Expectations

FTR Reports October U.S. Trailer Net Orders at 15,970 Units Below Expectations

| November 18, 2024

The challenging truck freight environment continues to weigh on U.S. trailer demand U.S. trailer net orders in October rose 34% month-over-month (m/m) to 15,970 units, reflecting typical seasonal trends, but were down 55% year-over-year (y/y). This result marks the lowest October net order total since FTR’s trailer data tracking began in 2013. Despite the opening […]

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