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There will be no news posted on Truckinginfo.com Friday, July 3, as Newport Communications offices are closed for the Independence Day holiday. News will resume Monday, July 6. In the meantime, browse through our new and improved web site....
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Grote Industries Expands European Presence
Grote Industries has relocated its European headquarters to Niederwinkling, near Straubing, Germany, as a result of growth and increased demand for its LED products....
Maverick Comes Out Ahead in Arkansas Championship
Maverick Transportation took home several individual and team awards at the Arkansas Trucking Championships last week in Springdale, Ark....
Talbert Honors Top Dealers
Talbert Manufacturing has honored its top dealers for their achievements in sales and service throughout the past year....
Alcoa Taps New President of Wheel Business
Tim Myers has been tapped as president of Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products...
TMW Integrates with Carrier411 Monitoring
TMW Systems has expanded its enterprise transportation software capabilities by introducing a new interface with Carrier411 web services for both TMWSuite and TruckMate products....
North American Land Trade Fell 33.1 Percent in April
Surface transportation trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico dropped 33.1 percent in April 2009 from April 2008...
Continental Ships Out New Heavy Truck Steer Tire
Continental Tire North America is shipping out the new version of its heavy truck steer tires, the HSU2, with increased tread life....
Volvo, Mack Honor Military's Fallen and Missing
Volvo Trucks North America and Mack employees from the New River Valley plant participated in the annual Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom rally in Washington, D.C., on May 23....
Walcott Truckers Jamboree Kicks Off Next Week
The 30th Anniversary Walcott Truckers Jamboree kicks off next week, July 9-10, at Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott, Iowa....
Western Express Completes Consolidation With SMX
Western Express will now operate as one company and under one name following its acquisition of Smithway Motor Express in October 2007....
Rogers Brothers Taps Highlift to Distribute its Trailers
Rogers Brothers has tapped Highlift, a Midwest Tractor company, as its newest authorized distributor for Rogers trailers in Ohio and parts of Kentucky and Indiana....
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Two Online Trucking Portals Merge
Layover.com has purchased Truck.net, resulting in a merger of two of the oldest online information portals for truck drivers....
Volvo Kicks Off SCR Education Tour
Volvo Trucks North America is marketing its EPA 2010 emissions technology during its "No Regen Engine" tour...
Baldwin Filters Offers Hydraulic Filtration Training Module
Baldwin Filters has created a hydraulic filtration training module, which is available online as well as in DVD and CD format....
Clean Energy Opens New Natural Gas Station near LA Ports
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has launched a new natural gas truck fueling station on a 2.9-acre site next to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles....
Continental Releases Wide-Base Trailer Tire
Continental Tire North America has released its new wide-base trailer tire, HTL1, this week, designed for weight and fuel savings....
U.S. Manufacturing Is In a Long-Distance Race, Says ArvinMeritor Chief
The story of global commerce in recent times has been about the relocation of production to places where labor costs the least, a trend that has been damaging to U.S. competitiveness. Service industries have grown while manufacturing has shrunk, a combination that limits the outlook for long-term U.S. prosperity.
But it doesn't have to be that way, says Chip McClure, Chairman, CEO and President of ArvinMeritor....
Dart Honors Contractors of the Year
Randy House, Al Beck and Harvey Zander have been named 2008 Contractors of the Year by Dart Transit....
CARB Launches Tools for Understanding Clean Air Standards
The California Air Resources Board has launched educational tools to help the trucking industry comply with the state's clean air regulations...
Flying J Locations to Offer ACS TripPak Scanning
Affiliated Computer Services will now offer its TripPak Truck Stop Scanning services at all participating Flying J locations....
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Diesel Takes First Dive Since April
The price of diesel may have hit a peak last week, dropping 0.8 cents this week, according to the Department of Energy....
Heavy-Duty Orders Recovering Slowly
Sales for heavy-duty commercial vehicles are seeing a slow recovery as expected...
Six More Voice Approval for "Right to Repair"
Six more co-sponsors have joined the effort to push through the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act recently...
CSX Joins Initiative to Cut Emissions
CSX has plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions of its train operations by 8 percent per revenue ton mile by 2011....
Michigan DOT to Reopen Section of I-75
The Michigan Department of Transportation will reopen a 1.5-mile stretch of Interstate 75 near the Detroit-Windsor international border crossing this week....
Continental Enhances Heavy Steer Regional Tires
Continental Tire North America has released a new version of its Heavy Steer Regional tire, HSR2, with four-rib design and improved tire life....
Gray Manufacturing Files Suit Against Stertil-Koni
Gray Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of portable lifting equipment, has filed a patent infringement suit against Stertil-Koni, which introduced a version of a wireless lift....
Dometic Expands Line of Battery Boxes
Dometic Automotive has expanded its line of prewired battery boxes, which are 35 to 40 percent lighter....
TMC Prepares for Technician Skills Competition
The Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations has scheduled its fifth annual National Technician Skills Competition for Sept. 14-17, during the council's 2009 Fall Meeting at the Raleigh Convention Center in Raleigh, N.C....
New Technology Adds Another Twist
Come 2010 you may be faced with yet another technology path and a difficult decision to comply with the stringent EPA emissions standard that hits at that time....
Countdown to 2010 Emissions
The Diesel Exhaust Fluid Forum conference opened in early November with a number: 414. That was the number of days left before the 2010 emissions deadline, ...
The Plot Thickens
Navistar's January analysts call - where companies strut their stuff to Wall Street - tucked a small bombshell in among the predictions: International will have a 15-liter engine in its MaxxForce lineup for 2010....
Monday, June 29, 2009
TMC Puts Fall Meeting on the Map
The Technology & Maintenance Council of American Trucking Associations will host its 2009 Fall Meeting and TMCSuperTech2009 Sept. 14-17 at the Raleigh Convention Center...
ALK Unveils Newest Version of PC*Miler Software
ALK Technologies has unveiled the newest version of its software, PC*Miler 23, a routing and mileage solution that incorporates carbon emissions and intermodal analysis....
Firestone Industrial Stirs up Marketing Team
Firestone Industrial Products has stirred up its marketing department, naming Michael Sigillito as new sales and marketing director and appointing new sales managers....
Truck Tonnage Index on the Rise
The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.2 percent in May, the first increase since February....
Schneider National Expands Healthcare Offerings
Schneider National employees and their dependents now have access to a medical consultation service called Best Doctors....
ZF and ISE to Distribute Hybrid Systems in North America
Auto supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has signed on with ISE Corp., a producer of hybrid drives systems, to distribute a line of parallel-electric hybrid drive systems and parts in North America....
Phillips Industries Lengthens Cable Products
Phillips Industries, supplier of electrical and air brake interface equipment, now offers its electrical and air cable products in 20-foot lengths....
Industry Organizations Debut Private Fleet Assessment Tool
The National Private Truck Council, Optima Associates and Schneider National have created the Private Fleet Assessment Program, a Web-based management resource to help carriers weigh the costs and overall performance of their fleet....
Hankook Goes Green with E3 Tire Technology
Hankook Tire has developed a new technology for the company's commercial tire business, called e3...
Thermo King Shuffles Management Staff
Thermo King has made several organizational changes, including naming a new aftermarket marketing manager as well as new product managers in both trailers and trucks....
Windyne Develops Aerodynamic Device
Windyne has developed Flex-Fairing, a retractable and adjustable device that fits below the truck trailer, designed to improve aerodynamics....
Transport America Couple Reaches Safe Driving Milestones
A couple who drives for Transport America has recently reached million-mile safe driving milestones....
Friday, June 26, 2009
Wyoming Eyes Tolling on I-80
The Wyoming Department of Transportation is considering placing a toll on Interstate 80 across southern Wyoming due to a shortfall of revenue needed to maintain the highway....
Senate to Opt for 18-Month Extension of Highway Program
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, picking up on a recommendation by the Obama administration, is going to introduce legislation to extend the current highway program for 18 months, rather than draft a substantive, six-year reform bill this summer....
Mack Finalizes Plant Consolidation
Starting in September, Mack Trucks will move production of its entire highway product line from its New River Valley, Va., plant to Macungie, Pa., where the company's construction and refuse trucks are built....
ArvinMeritor Sheds Light Vehicle Businesses
ArvinMeritor is selling its stake in two joint ventures in its light vehicle Chassis business, in an effort to concentrate on commercial vehicle businesses....
TCA Seeks Nominations for Best Employer Contest
The Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge are now taking nominations for the 2010 Best Fleets to Drive For contest, which recognizes top employers in the North American for-hire trucking industry....
YRC Seeks Change to Labor Agreement With Teamsters
As part of its effort to secure its financial position, YRC Worldwide is seeking to modify the terms of its labor agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters...
Bexar County Taps New Kenworth Hybrids
Bexar County, Texas, added three new Kenworth T370 diesel-electric hybrids, which will be housed at county service centers....
Prophesy DispatchSeries Integrates With Accellos One Pulse
Prophesy Transportation Solutions' DispatchSeries trucking software can now be used in conjunction with Accellos One Pulse, Accellos' business intelligence solution....
Mitsubishi Fuso Ramps Up Canadian Coverage
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America has added eight new Canadian dealers to its network in 2009, with another three in the pipeline....
Collective Data Rolls Out Software On Motion Tablet PC
Collective Data now offers its fleet management software in conjunction with the Motion Computing Tablet PC, which includes a digital camera, barcode scanner and optional mobile broadband....
Aero Clad Bumper Available for Volvo VNL
Hendrickson Bumper and Trim's Aero Clad bumper with air dam is now available for 2003 and newer Volvo VNL on-highway trucks....
