Equipment

For the second consecutive month, Class 8 truck net orders topped 20,000 units in November, according to preliminary data released by FTR. The firm said November orders reached 20,915, a 6% increase over November 2013. However, the orders were down 19% month-over-month. Orders for the three-month period including November annualize to 266,600 units....More

Bergstrom Inc. has acquired Innovative Product Development Corporation (IPDC), an engineering firm based in Troy, MI. Goeran Andersen, IPDC’s principal partner, and the rest of the IPDC team are recognized in the automotive and commercial vehicle HVAC industry as experts in system architecture and kinematics/motion controls design and analysis, Bergstrom said. The acquisition is the result of a strategic partnership between the two companies that has lasted more than 18 years....More

Chrysler’s Ram Commercial Truck division is finalizing plans to roll out a small cargo van for the North American market in 2015 – a van dubbed the Ram ProMaster City and based off the popular European Doblo model, built by Chrysler’s parent company, Italy’s Fiat S.p.A....More

Rotary Lift has added its patent-pending Shockwave technology to its 12,000-lb. capacity, SPO12 two-post lift. This is the first time the company has offered its Shockwave technology beyond 10,000 lb. capacity two-post and SmartLift inground lifts....More