Number of Automobiles ProducedAutomobile production in April 2010 was recorded as 731,794 units. Compared with the 485,405 units total recorded for the same month of the previous year, this is an increase of 246,389 units or 50.8%, and production increase on the same month of the previous year for six consecutive months.
April 2010 Automobile Production [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Automobile Production Data for April 2010
Monday, May 31st, 2010Earth Tech Puts Kenworth T470s To Work to Shore Up Sinkholes
Monday, May 31st, 2010LAND O’ LAKES, Fla.,– The last thing any homeowner wants to do is need Earth Tech. But if they do, they will be glad they called.Earth Tech is the leading soil stabilization firm in Florida, where much of the state has sandy soils laying on top of porous limestone. “Think of Swiss cheese,” said Ron [...]
Kenworth Sales Opens Parts and Service Facility in Heyburn, Idaho
Monday, May 31st, 2010HEYBURN, Idaho, – Kenworth Sales Company has opened a parts and service facility in Heyburn, Idaho.
A member of the Kenworth dealer network of more than 300 locations in the United States and Canada, Kenworth Sales – Heyburn is a 13,800 square-foot facility on 2-3/4 acres located about a mile southwest from Exit 211 on U.S. [...]
Kenworth T800s Help Keep Saskatchewan Growing in the Summer, Warm in the Winter
Monday, May 31st, 2010PORCUPINE PLAIN, Sask., – For Vern Armitage, when daffodils and tulips begin to bloom in the spring, it marks a seasonal change for his business. It means the growing season is here for farmers in Saskatchewan and that means they need fertilizer.
And, that means the phone begins to ring for Porcupine Plain-based Wheelers Transport, which [...]
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Increased 0.9 Percent in April
Monday, May 31st, 2010ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for the sixth time in the last seven months, gaining another 0.9 percent in April. This followed a 0.4 percent increase in March. The latest improvement put the SA index at 110.2 (2000= 100), which is the [...]
U.S. Court Rules on FET Exemption
Monday, May 31st, 2010U.S.A.- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has held that an exemption from the 12 percent federal excise tax on trucks applied to coal trucks that had been specially designed for off-highway use, even though they were used to some extent on the highways as well. The taxpayer here was a [...]
Peterbilt announces broad availability of the new Cummins ISX11.9 Diesel Engine
Friday, May 28th, 2010Peterbilt announced the industry’s boradest lineup of turck models available with the Cummins ISX11.9 diesel engine. Available for immediate order, Peterbilt offers the new Cummins engine across its vocational and conventional lineup which include the Models 320, 365, 367, 384, 386 and 388.
“For Peterbilt customers who demand power and performance, yet are sensitive to vehicle [...]
Mack Launching Space Shuttle Blake To Washington, D.C. For National Memorial Day Parade
Friday, May 28th, 2010LEHIGH VALLEY, PA – Space Shuttle Blake began as one teacher’s passion more than two decades ago. This weekend, the bus-size model space shuttle will participate in the 2010 National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C. Mack Trucks, Inc. has been part of the story all along.
In the early 1980s, NASA’s [...]
Mack Trucks, Inc. Signs On To National Greenhouse Gas Reduction Effort
Friday, May 28th, 2010WASHINGTON, DC – Denny Slagle, President and CEO of Mack Trucks, Inc., participated in an event at the White House today during which President Obama signed a presidential memorandum aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the fuel efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. The memorandum outlines principles agreed to [...]
First Race And First Victory For Renault Trucks And Mkr Technology
Friday, May 28th, 2010Over the 4 races of the Italian stage of the European Truck Racing championships , the two MKR Technology team drivers at the wheels of their Premium Course, really stood out from the crowd. The Swiss driver Markus Boesiger finished 1st in the weekend’s two main races, the first and the third. Also in the [...]




