Parts Suppliers File Brief in NLRB Posting Rule Case

MEMA News
WASHINGTON, DC –The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), on behalf of its affiliate associations Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association (MERA), and Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA), has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court lawsuit filed by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) concerning its August 30 Final Rule on posting requirements, siding with the NAM in its arguments.

The NLRB rule would require employers to post a notice of an employee’s right to unionize. MEMA opposes the NLRB’s mandate to employers to post the notice as well as the unfair labor practices that employers would be subject to for failure to comply. MEMA also argues that the requirement violates an employer’s right to Free Speech protections as the NLRB cannot compel an employer to promote the agency’s agenda.

October Class 8 Truck Sales Double Over Previous Year

Truckinginfo.com
U.S. retail sales of 17,424 Class 8 trucks in October were up from the 15,937 sold in September and double the number sold a year ago, when only 8,714 Class 8 trucks were sold in October 2010.

However, the figures from Ward's Auto show that Class 7 truck sales were down slightly compared to a year earlier, with 3,545 Class 7 trucks sold last month compared to 3,842 in October 2010. Sales were up compared to the previous month, with 3,210 Class 7 trucks sold in September.

FMCSA: Fatal Crashes Involving Large Trucks Continue to Decline

The American Trucking Associations on Wednesday, Nov. 16, praised the efforts of the nation’s truck drivers, safety directors and law enforcement officers for their contribution to the continued progress in the industry’s safety record following a review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s recently released 2009 Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts report.

Based on the report, fatal crashes involving a large truck have fallen 31 percent from 2007 to 2009, and crashes resulting in injury have fallen 30 percent. The large truck fatal crash rate fell to 1.0 crash per 100 million miles in 2009 from 1.1 crashes per 100 million miles traveled in 2008. Since 2000, the fatal crash rate for large trucks has fallen 54.5 percent – more than twice as much as the passenger vehicle fatal crash rate, which dropped 25 percent in the same time period.

Deere begins 275,000 sq ft, $14 mil Expansion with new Reman Plant

Diesel Progress Magazine
John Deere Reman, a subsidiary of Deere that remanufactures products for its dealer network, has commenced construction of a $14 million, 275,000 sq. ft. facility at the Strafford Industrial Business Park near Springfield, Mo. John Deere Reman currently remanufactures equipment components at a plant in Partnership Industrial Center in Springfield. That plant will continue to operate.

Horton WW’s South Dakota Plant Produces Sixth Millionth Fan Drive

Truck Parts and Service Magazine
Horton’s plant in Britton, S.D., recently celebrated the production of its six millionth fan drive on Nov. 15. The fan drive was manufactured for longtime Horton customer FleetPride Inc. of The Woodlands, Texas.”.

We’re proud to reach the six million mark in Britton and delighted that FleetPride, a distributor we have worked with for more than 20 years, is part of this milestone,” says Jeff Lindgren, senior vice president of sales for Horton.