PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America announced today the 48 recipients of its 2016 Masters of Quality Supplier Award. The recipients are being recognized as top quality supplier of components and services for the Freightliner and Western Star brands.
NEW YORK – Trans Tech announced today that they have awarded their 2016 Dealer of the Year Award to Leonard Bus Sales of Deposit, New York. This marks the fourth straight year the family-owned school bus dealer has received the award.
One of the largest international transportation providers joined forces with the world's largest tire and rubber good manufacturer when FirstGroup plc, the UK-based parent company to North American school bus contractor First Student, signed a five-year, $110-million supply deal with Bridgestone Tire Group.
Leonard Bus Sales has stopped sponsoring promotional giveaways at industry events and is instead using its marketing budget for a partnership with regional food banks to address child hunger.
CINCINNATI — Petermann Bus, a leading provider in student transportation, partnered with the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the American Red Cross for the “A Cause for Alarms: Mega Blitz 2017” event.
LISLE, Ill., – Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced that Jeffrey A. Dokho has been named to its board of directors, effective immediately. Dokho, 42, replaces Dennis D. Williams, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), who is retiring from the Navistar board after serving nearly 11 years as a director. Since 1993, one non-elected seat on the Navistar board has been filled by a person appointed by the UAW.
The dominance of diesel fuel has not waned in the school bus industry. Nearly 93 percent of all school buses purchased in the United States and Canada still operate on diesel fuel, despite a higher-than-ever focus on alternative fuel. New lower-emissions diesel engines gearing up for launch in just a few months are expected to further cement diesel’s position as the industry’s fuel of choice.
Cummins Inc. and Eaton said they are stepping up an existing partnership with a joint venture to develop future generations of automated medium-and heavy-duty transmissions for global markets.