Industry Briefs
11 CVSN INSIDER May 2009 INDUSTRY BRIEFS BY TRUCK PARTS & SERVICE Following is a collection of news, personnel announcements and other items of importance to the aftermarket and CVSN members as col-lected by Truck Parts & Service magazine. ArvinMeritor unveils new Mascot Truck Parts facility ArvinMeritor, Inc. officially opened a new 100,000 square foot facility for Mascot Truck Parts in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada to benefit aftermarket customers and improve operational efficiencies. [FULL ARTICLE] TMC to explore fleet, service provider issues The Technology & Maintenance Council recently formed a new committee to explore is-sues between fleets and their service providers in order to create industry practices, improve efficiencies and build better relationships between fleets and service vendors, according to the announcement. [FULL ARTICLE] Caterpillar announces reman supply agreement with Eaton Caterpillar Inc. announced that it recently reached an agreement with Eaton Corp. to have Eaton's heavy-duty transmission re-manufacturing business done by Caterpillar's Remanufacturing Division. [FULL ARTICLE] SAF-Holland facilities recommended for ISO/TS 16949 certification SAF-Holland has announced that its North American facilities aligned to its Powered Vehicle Systems Business Unit have been recommended for ISO/TS16949 certification by Det Norske Veritas Certification, Inc. (DNV). ISO/TS16949 is recognized globally as the quality automotive standard, superseding previous European and QS-9000 standards. [FULL ARTICLE] Cummins says 1Q net income down 96% Cummins Inc. this week reported lower sales and profit in the first quarter 2009 as the global recession affected demand for the company's products around the world. Sales for the quarter were $2.44 billion, down 30 percent from $3.47 billion during the same period in 2008. [FULL ARTICLE] ArvinMeritor adds Allison automatic transmissions to reman line ArvinMeritor Inc. announced this week that it has added two key product families to its growing aftermarket portfolio for commercial vehicles: remanufactured Allison automatic transmissions, and all-makes power steering gears and pumps. [FULL ARTICLE] Bickford new director of marketing for ArvinMeritor Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket ArvinMeritor named Aaron Bickford its new director of marketing-North America for the company's Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) business. [FULL ARTICLE] Dana's Sheehan to retire after 35 years After more than 35 years with Dana, Frank Sheehan announced he will retire from the company, effective April 30. [FULL ARTICLE] Bendix names Johnson VP of aftermarket sales, marketing Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, a North American provider of active safety and brake system technologies, recently promoted Bob Johnson to vice president of aftermarket sales and marketing. [FULL ARTICLE]