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AUCTION OF EQUITY INTEREST IN HEAVY HAUL TRUCKING COMPANY!!

Mark your calendar: June 30, 2026 (10:00 a.m. PDT). A 37.5% ownership interest in MagnaTrans, LLC, a California limited liability company doing business as Magna Transportation Group, will be sold in an in-person and online auction to the highest bidder or bidders under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. The Rancho Cucamonga-based heavy haul and over-dimensional trucking company operates across California, Oregon, and Arizona.

News

Webb to Start Taking Orders for UltraSet Pre-Adjusted Wheel Hubs

Warehouse aisle with pallet racking filled with boxed inventory at a distribution center.

News

Phillips Opens High-Tech Distribution Center for Faster Parts Delivery

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Volvo to Sponsor America’s Road Team for 2025

Products•October 3, 2013

Bridgestone Introduces New R268 Ecopia Tire

Bridgestone Commercial Solutions introduced a new edition to its Ecopia product line. The R268 premium all-position radial for regional and pickup and delivery fleets providing tire performance that stands up to high scrub environments while offering fuel efficiency advantages too.

Photo Galleries•by Staff•October 3, 2013

A Change in Aerodynamics

Most of the low-hanging aerodynamic fruit has already been plucked from the engineering tree. Truck makers and their design teams are now actively exploring options they would have ignored a decade ago. It's all about the cost of fuel. The big shift to slope-nosed aero trucks began nearly 20 years ago, and since then engineers and designers have been refining the design. Today we see tweaks and twists yielding just the tiniest of gains, yet they are all steps in the right direction. What follows is a pictorial review of some of the changes we've seen in recent years -- some dramatic, some very subtle, but all aimed at killing fewer bugs. By Jim Park, Equipment Editor

Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•October 2, 2013

Diesel/Natural Gas Conversions Offers Owners a Choice

A dual-fuel conversion system can offer some of the fuel- and emissions-saving benefits of a natural gas engine without going out and buying a brand-new truck. Read more in this story from the September issue of HDT.

News•October 2, 2013

Orbcomm Acquires SENS Asset Tracking Operation

Orbcomm Inc. has completed the acquisition of Comtech Mobile Datacom Corporation’s Sensor Enabled Notification System operation, which includes satellite hardware, network technology and web platforms.

Articles•by Deborah Lockridge•September 30, 2013

Making Driver Scorecards Work

A trucking company decided to give out an award for the best driver, so they asked employees to nominate and vote on the honor. The winner, however, turned out to have one of the worst safety records in the fleet.

News•by Tom Berg•September 30, 2013

Jaltest ‘All-Brands’ Diagnostic Tool from Spain Covers Many Trucks, Components

The “all-brands” diagnostic system adopted by the WheelTime Network of service shops comes from a Spanish company whose leaders saw the need for a versatile testing device as adjuncts to their growing line of commercial truck components for the aftermarket.

News•September 30, 2013

Kenworth of Peterborough Opens New Dealership

Kenworth of Peterborough, a new full-service dealership, has opened at a newly renovated facility that offers easy access to the Trans-Canada Highway 7 and 115.

Products•September 25, 2013

PeopleNet-TMW Integrations Add Fault Code Data to TMT Fleet Maintenance

PeopleNet announced a new integration between its eDriver Logs and IDSC MatchAdvice from TMW Systems, that improve power-to-load matching with driver hours-of-service information.

News•September 24, 2013

Paul Kokalis Promoted to President of Fontaine Modification

Paul Kokalis has been named president of Fontaine Modification. With more than 25 years at Fontaine Modification, he most recently served as vice president of operations for the company, which is part of the Marmon Highway Technologies Commercial Truck group.

News•September 23, 2013

Mack Adds Leasing Locations in U.S. and Canada

Building upon the growth of its extensive leasing location coverage in the U.S. and Canada, Mack Leasing System recently added 11 new member dealer locations.

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