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Aftermarketby Deborah LockridgeJune 4, 2012

Branching Out Into New 
Markets

The heavy-duty aftermarket's been a busy place the past year as customers played catch-up on purchasing and maintenance after delaying both during the recession. That growth is slowing, however, which may make it a perfect time to consider branching out into new markets, new product lines and new endeavors

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Productsby StaffJune 4, 2012

IPD Offers New Line of Remanufactured Fuel Injectors

IPD, an aftermarket provider of engine components for heavy-duty diesel and natural-gas-powered engines, has launched a new line of remanufactured fuel injectors for Caterpillar electronic engines (3126B, 3406E, C10 & C12).

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Productsby StaffJune 4, 2012

Feature-Laden 2013 F-150 Introduced at Texas FFA Meeting

Ford introduced its refreshed 2013 F-150 pickup while marking its long association with the Future Farmers of America at a ceremony in Bruceville, Texas

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Productsby TruckingInfo StaffJune 4, 2012

Eaton Enhances Hybrid Drive System for Faster Payback

Eaton announced enhancements that it says will increase the fuel economy, performance and payback of its hybrid drive system for commercial trucks, including a new high-capacity battery, a new single-phase 115-volt AC auxiliary power generator, a higher capacity clutch and a remanufactured battery for aftermarket purchase

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Productsby StaffJune 4, 2012

AXN Launches Modular Air Ride Suspension Platform

AXN Heavy Duty is offering a new line of modular air ride suspensions in partnership with its European partner VDL Weweler

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Productsby StaffJune 4, 2012

Vigillo Introduces CSA Intervention Manager

The new Vigillo Intervention Manager is an upgrade to the CSA Scorecard in the Vigillo Daylight Suite of Web-based applications designed to give carriers, brokers, shippers, insurers and drivers the tools they need to succeed under the DOT's CSA enforcement program

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Productsby StaffJune 4, 2012

MHC Unveils New iPhone App

Murphy-Hoffman Company has released a locations and services directory application, available now for download from iTunes for the iPhone and iPad

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Aftermarketby Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief and Jim Park, Contributing EditorJune 1, 2012

Owner-Operators: 
Today's New Breed

There are three kinds of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. The recent recession culled many owner-operators from the latter category

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Safety & Complianceby Jim ParkJune 1, 2012

Top 5 Vehicle Maintenance Violations

Vehicle maintenance violations are a huge threat to a carrier's safety record. There are close to 200 separate violations on FMCSA's list of point-carrying infractions, and many carry ratings of 5 points or higher

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Aftermarketby Jim ParkJune 1, 2012

Aftermarket Service Providers Can Help Customers Over CSA Hurdles

With 514,000 carriers running 9 million trucks and buses to contend with, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has had to develop a more effective way of tracking safety violations. It's called CSA, short for "Compliance, Safety, Accountability.

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