Category Commercial Vehicles

AVON, Ohio – To look at the origins of the Tankstar USA family of companies is to travel the history of trucking in America, marking a series of mileposts on a 110-year journey. Furthest back is 1913, the year Fred…

AVON, Ohio – The people who wear the blue of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC  are at the heart of the company’s commitment to drive improvements in its operations. Recently, Bendix employees from across its North American locations gathered in…

AVON, Ohio – This story begins in May 1988 with a single plant focused on assembly and machining for the controls business unit of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC. Today, Bendix’s campus in bright, sunny Acuña, Mexico, has grown to…

PORTLAND, Ore. – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has opened an investigation into model-year 2017-2022 Freightliner Cascadia trucks equipped with automatic-emergency braking (AEB) which might exhibit phantom-braking characteristics. The agency is reacting to…

LANDSKRONA, Sweden – Haldex posted the following on its European website detailing the benefits of spending a bit more to get higher-quality friction products which has fueled the company’s customers. “Why customers may wish to pay more, rather than less,…

BESSENBACH, Germany — SAF-HOLLAND SE, a leading supplier of trailer and truck components, recently released its quarterly statement for the first quarter of 2023. Group sales grow organically by 10.8% SAF-HOLLAND increased Group sales in the first quarter of 2023…

AVON, Ohio – Atop two Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems plants in Acuña, Mexico, a pair of solar arrays convert sunlight into electricity, capable of producing more than 2.1 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy annually for the massive manufacturing operation. The…

Washington, D.C. – In a sweeping operation by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) on April 19, more than 750 commercial motor vehicles were ordered off the roads in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. due to critical brake-related violations. During…

Sweden – In a move that strives to increase road safety, particularly for pedestrians and cyclists, Volvo Trucks is launching a suite of novel safety systems for its vehicles. The Swedish automobile manufacturer has been keenly developing technologies such as…

LEINFELDEN-ECHTERDINGEN, Germany – The automatic emergency braking (AEB) assistant, which was presented for the first time in 2006, has a special success story. Active Brake Assist has been sold more than a million times to date in vehicles from Daimler…

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Jayco, Inc. has agreed to recall certain of its model-year 2023-2024 recreational-vehicle coaches which might have caliper-attachment bolts which might come loose. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-318,…

AVON, Ohio – During last year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck, issues with brake systems, service brakes, and tires accounted for more than half of all the out-of-service vehicle violations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. With…

LISLE, Ill.—Navistar, Inc. agreed to recall certain model-year 2017-2023 International CV Class 4/5 trucks that might have a brake-fluid leak which could result in a vehicle fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has advised the owners/operators of vehicles…