Highway and Heavy Parts News
Jun
10
2015
Diesel Prices in 2015
Lately diesel fuel prices have been fluctuating quite a bit around the $3.00 mark. Last week the average price of on-highway diesel was $2.90. This may seem high, but compared to last year at this...
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Apr
23
2015
Class 8 Truck Orders Fall, Medium-Duty Orders Rise
Class 8 truck orders were below expectations in March with just over 24,600 units ordered. According to the latest report from ACT Research this is due to a 7-month backlog of unbuilt...
Apr
8
2015
Mack Trucks Update Natural-Gas Semi Tractors
Natural gas still hasn't caught on as a fuel for private passenger vehicles, but it's finding more success in commercial applications.
The selection of natural-gas commercial vehicles...
Feb
17
2015
New Detroit Diesel Drive Axles
New Model 6 Detroit Drive Axles introduced by Detroit Diesel Corporation.
Available in single drive 4×2 or tandem 6×2 configurations with ratios from 2.28 – 5.88, the new...
Jan
28
2015
We've Moved! New HHP Location
Highway and Heavy Parts has moved to it's new location at 5015 N Dickenson Rd in Coleman, Michigan. They are now only five minutes from US-10 between Midland and Mount Pleasant. The new...
Jan
7
2015
December is 3rd Consecutive Month with Class 8 Orders Above 40,000
FTR has released preliminary data showing December 2014 North American Class 8 truck net orders at 43,620. This marks the third consecutive month above the 40,000 level.
Decembers order...
Dec
18
2014
Whats Driving New Truck Orders?
By now, you may be aware that October and November new Class 8 orders were through the roof. This 2 month period is the strongest weve seen in 8 years. Why now? What has changed in the economy to...
Dec
4
2014
Brand New Caterpillar Cylinder Heads
Highway Heavy Parts is bringing you a new option when replacing Caterpillar Cylinder Heads. Now available for 3406E, C15 and C15 Acert engines is the brand new replacement cylinder head.
The...
Nov
19
2014
FTRs Trucking Condition Index Reflects Strong Market Trends
Each month, the FTR releases an exclusive Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) number which summarizes the industry at a glance. Septembers TCI was a positive reading of 9.07 which reflects very strong...
Oct
14
2014
Diesel Prices Trending Downward
Continuing the trend, diesel and unleaded gasoline prices fell by a few cents this week according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Energy Department.
The average price of diesel was down about...