Daimler Trucks North America has announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2008 Sterling Acterra. Daimler Trucks is recalling 28,764 2001 through 2008 FCCC B2 and FS65 school bus chasis, FCCC FB65 conventional buses, and Sterling Acterra, Freighliner FLN, and business class M2 heavy trucks, built from January 26, 2000, through March 24, 2008, manufactured with arvinmeritor or axle alliance company 6,000 through 8,000 pound front axles

Volvo Trucks North America announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2008 Volvo VT. They stated that on certain trucks, an incorrect software parameter was loaded which resulted in the diesel particulate filter (DPF) ‘inhibit’ function being disabled.

The firestorm of Ford trucks erupting into flames has struck in two more states, devastating Ford truck owners in Minnesota and California.

The Ford inferno hit a homeowner in Chisago City, Minnesota last month when her 2000 Ford Expedition “started on fire parked in our attached garage.

Volvo Trucks of North America recently announced that they will be recalling certain models of the 2008 Volvo VT.

As it proceeds with plans to slash jobs and shutter factories in North America, Ford Motor is expanding aggressively in Asia, announcing Tuesday a $500 million investment to build a car plant in Thailand just two weeks after opening a $510 million manufacturing center in Nanjing, China.

by Frank Filipponio
Ford Motor Co. has admitted what we saw coming for some time. The New York Times just ran a story saying Ford has announced that they fully expect Toyota to take over as number two behind General Motors. At least in America. Perhaps not unexpected, but it still sounds weird to hear that […]