Equipment

Westport and Clean Energy have joined forces to offer fleets purchasing compressed natural gas (CNG) systems the opportunity to receive free CNG. The program is open to fleets purchasing five or more Westport WiNG power systems between now and Dec. 31, 2013. Westport will provide fuel credits to be used at any Clean Energy station across the U.S....More

Bosselman Boss Truck Shops has opened a new location just off Interstate 44 in Sullivan, MO. Located adjacent to the Flying J Travel Plaza off Exit 226, the shop offers tire lines including Michelin, BF Goodrich, Bridgestone, Firestone, Goodyear, Dunlop, Kelly, and DynaTrac, and a variety of accessories such as cargo control, and chrome items....More

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