Milwaukee, U.S.A.- Harley-Davidson will share the road with its customers this summer when Motor Company executives and employees enjoy the ride from the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee to Sturgis, S.D. for the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The Harley-Davidson Ride to Sturgis starts in Milwaukee with Bike Night at the Harley-Davidson Museum on Thursday, August [...]

WILMINGTON, N.C., – When Mike Ward bought a beer distributorship in Wilmington, N.C., in 1984, it came with $4 million in sales and what he called a Heinz 57 fleet of trucks. “Different makes, different capacities, different mechanical conditions,” he said. “Not very good.” Today, the fleet and beer distributor has made a 180-degree turn [...]

KIRKLAND, Wash.– Kenworth Truck Company announced it has received a major order for 500 aerodynamic Kenworth T700s from Stevens Transport, a leading North American refrigerated transport carrier based in Dallas, Texas. “Stevens Transport is a premier carrier in the industry and we’re pleased they have chosen the new, fuel-efficient Kenworth T700 for its fleet. We [...]

ISSAQUAH, Wash. – Costco Wholesale Corp., the nation’s leading wholesale club operator, has become both the first Kenworth Truck Company and PacLease customer to receive a 2011 Kenworth production truck equipped with the new PACCAR MX engine. During a special ceremony recently at Costco headquarters in Issaquah, Wash., Costco Executive Vice President Tom Walker, Senior [...]

WILLIAMSBURG, Va.– Kenworth Truck Company announcedthat it will offer factory-installed, front drive axles for the Kenworth T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7 models. The new Kenworth front drive axle was introduced this week at the 57th annual Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC) in Williamsburg, Va. “This is Kenworth’s first factory-installed, front drive axle [...]

ARLINGTON, VA — The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.6 percent in May, which was the first month-to-month drop since February of this year. This followed an upwardly revised 1 percent increase in April. The latest reduction put the SA index at 109.6 (2000=100). The not seasonally adjusted [...]

New Delhi, India: Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL), the country’s largest exporter and the second largest car manufacturer, launched the all new Verna Transform, a ‘Dynamic by DNA’ luxury sedan. Loaded with dynamic features and a distinctive sporty styling, the all new Verna Transform aims to answer the customer’s need for dynamic styling by complementing [...]

Munich/Stuttgart. – Success in four out of eight capacity classes put the BMW Group in a dominating position at the “International Engine of the Year Awards” this year. Among the award-winning power units at the world’s most renowned engine competition were both petrol and diesel engines with four, six and eight cylinders. The victorious quartet [...]

TORRANCE, Calif.– Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., filed a Noncompliance Information Report (NCIR) with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), informing the agency of the company’s intent to conduct a voluntary safety recall of potentially 17,000 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h vehicles to address a compliance issue with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety [...]

Tokyo— Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced that it will launch the ER-4n, a stylish 400-cc naked sport-model motorcycle, in Japan on August 1st. In recent years, whether to enjoy touring on a 400-cc class motorcycle or to look fashionable riding around town, there has been growing demand among ordinary motorcycle license (400cc or less) holders [...]