Industry and member news

• Work Truck Solutions announces new CEO 

  Work Truck Solutions (Chico California) announced that Aaron Johnson has been tapped as CEO, effective immediately.

• Bollinger Motors and Wabash announce collaboration to produce last-mile refrigerated electric truck 

  Bollinger Motors (Oak Park, Michigan) announced it teamed up with Wabash (Goshen, Indiana) to develop a stronger, lighter, refrigerated truck body on electric chassis.

• Battle Motors announces completion of factory expansion, tripling production footprint 

  Battle Motors (New Philadelphia, Ohio) announced the company’s newly expanded production facility is open and fully operational.

• Catch a Shark at Work Truck Week 2023 

  Get tips on resilience, building the will to win, and using challenges as motivation from one of North America’s most recognizable business leaders, Robert Herjavec, at Work Truck Week 2023.

• Allison Transmission and Anadolu Isuzu partner on electric trucks and buses 

  Allison Transmission (Indianapolis, Indiana) announced a strategic joint cooperation agreement with Turkey's leading bus and truck manufacturer Anadolu Isuzu. As a part of this JCA, Allison eGen Power® 100S electric axles will be integrated.

• Work Truck Solutions and FordDirect partner to assist Ford and Lincoln dealerships 

  Work Truck Solutions (Chico California) announced a strategic partnership with FordDirect to assist Ford and Lincoln dealers in capitalizing on the value and profits associated with the growing B2B business opportunity.

• VMAC releases UNDERHOOD™ 40 air compressor for Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van 

  VMAC (Nanaimo, British Columbia) released the UNDERHOOD40 – Van Series for 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans with 2.1 L turbo diesel engine. This latest UNDERHOOD40 rotary screw air compressor is engineered specifically for 2019-2022 Sprinter vans.

• Zorg North America releases the 3302 digital view rear view mirror 

  Zorg North America (Raleigh, North Carolina) announced the release of the 3302 Digital View Rear View Mirror designed for Commercial and heavy-duty vehicles.

• Grote Industries announces consolidated ownership and internal transitions 

  Grote Industries (Madison, Indiana) recently announced fourth-generation family members, Dominic, John and Mike Grote acquired 100% control of the company. Along with this expansion in their ownership, the vision for Grote has also progressed.

• Safe Fleet acquires police vehicle upfitter Kerr Industries 

  Safe Fleet (Belton, Missouri) extended its upfit capabilities to the law enforcement market with the acquisition of Kerr Industries and its subsidiaries including Crown North America.