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...

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...

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