Category: Breaks, Suspensions & Chassis

Safety Drives Everything in the All-New Volvo VNL

Safety Drives Everything in the All-New Volvo VNL

| April 1, 2024

Volvo Trucks’ unwavering commitment to safety is demonstrated through the all-new Volvo VNL’s next-generation driver assistance and occupant protection technologies Volvo Trucks North America recently introduced the completely reimagined, all-new Volvo VNL, designed to revolutionize the heavy-duty trucking industry and set new standards for safety. With the vision of achieving zero accidents, Volvo Trucks’ unwavering […]

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Sope Creek Capital Leads Recapitalization to Support Commercial Truck and Trailer Part’s Growth

Sope Creek Capital Leads Recapitalization to Support Commercial Truck and Trailer Part’s Growth

| March 31, 2024

Company has a long track record of distributing truck and trailer parts in the independent heavy-duty aftermarket channel. CTTP carries over 350+ nationally recognized brands Sope Creek Capital, a transportation and logistics focused family office, announced the recapitalization of Commercial Truck and Trailer Parts and M&R Manufacturing and Supply (the “Company”), a national distributor of […]

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Fontaine Modification Is Bigger in Texas

Fontaine Modification Is Bigger in Texas

| March 21, 2024

Hits 100,000th truck milestone at expanded Laredo facility Fontaine Modification has more than doubled the size of its Laredo, Texas, truck modification center with the completion of a 40,000-square-foot expansion, enlarging the busy facility to 67,000 square feet. The additional space will enable this high-volume location to offer new services, including more time-intensive equipment installations, chassis modifications, […]

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Morgan Olson and EAVX celebrate development milestone in next-generation PROXIMA step van with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.

Morgan Olson and EAVX celebrate development milestone in next-generation PROXIMA step van with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.

| March 7, 2024

Utilization of lightweight, high-quality materials to lower electrical energy draw and increase EV operational range and ICE fuel economy Morgan Olson, LLC (Morgan Olson) has achieved another innovation milestone in developing the next-generation walk-in step van: Proxima. This version of Proxima has evolved with a new, radically streamlined body design by J.B. Poindexter & Co., […]

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Mitchell 1 Collaborates with NEXIQ to Streamline Diagnostic Information Sources for Commercial Truck Service

Mitchell 1 Collaborates with NEXIQ to Streamline Diagnostic Information Sources for Commercial Truck Service

| March 4, 2024

The eTechnician web-based program delivers critical diagnostic capability for engines, transmissions, brakes, body and chassis and more Mitchell 1 announced it has partnered with NEXIQ Technologies to provide a powerful, one-stop diagnostic information resource for the commercial truck service industry. Both companies are part of the Snap-on family of Total Shop Solution brands. Mitchell 1, […]

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Parts and Labor Costs Fell Slightly in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 

Parts and Labor Costs Fell Slightly in the Fourth Quarter of 2023 

| March 4, 2024

Benchmarking report from TMC and Decisiv shows trend reversal from previous quarter    The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv Inc. said combined parts and labor expenses fell 1.4% during the fourth quarter of 2023.  In the latest Decisiv/TMC North American Service Event Benchmark Report, TMC and Decisiv found that 25 key VMRS […]

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