The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week announced its findings that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare of the American people, citing GHG emissions from on-road vehicles contributed to it. The findings will allow the EPA to finalize the GHG standards proposed earlier this year for new light-duty vehicles as part of Continue Reading

Despite the encouraging looks of trailer order increases, analysts say overall production is still down. October indicated an 80 percent jump in commercial trailer orders from September and a 124 percent increase from October last year. According to ATR Research Co., 70,000 semi trailers are expected to be built in 2009, increasing only to Continue Reading

Phillips Industries announced it recently released its I-Box to the aftermarket, expanding its reach since first offered for new trailers. The nosebox provides a third more working room and is designed to handle the ever-increasing electronic demands of today’s trailers. Among its features are: room for flash memory to store important trailer schematics, bills of material and Continue Reading