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NewsAugust 8, 2011

Speakers List Announced for FTR 2011 Transportation Conference

The list of speakers is already impressive, and it continues to grow for the 2011 "Where Freight Matters" conference, hosted by FTR Associates Sept. 13-15 in Indianapolis, Ind.

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NewsAugust 8, 2011

Ontario to Investigate Navistar Funding Agreement

Officials in the province of Ontario say they will investigate to determine if Navistar breached any funding agreements with the province following the announcement that it would close the Chatham, Ont., assembly plant

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NewsAugust 6, 2011

Caterpillar Recall Affects Less Than 1,000 Engines

Caterpillar is not recalling 590,000 on-highway and off-road diesel engines, as reported previously. In fact, the number of engines actually recalled is just 925. The company will, however, pay a $2.55 million penalty to resolve alleged Clean Air Act violations for shipping some 590,000 engines without the correct emissions controls

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NewsAugust 5, 2011

OIG: Public Private Partnerships a Mixed Blessing

In a report issued in late July, the Office of Inspector General found that public-private partnerships have several financial disadvantages when compared to traditional public sector financing, but certain private sector efficiencies can meaningfully offset PPPs' cost disadvantages

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NewsAugust 5, 2011

Penske Makes Online Truck Rentals Easier with New Mobile Website

Penske Truck Rental has introduced a new mobile website at that enables consumers to make truck rental reservations from virtually any smartphone

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NewsAugust 5, 2011

APRA Calls on India to Accept Trade in Reman Parts

APRA President, Bill Gager, is calling on the Indian Government to accept trade in remanufactured products on an equal basis with new manufactured products

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NewsAugust 5, 2011

Horton Expands Britton, S.D. Plant

Horton, Inc. is expanding its Britton, S.D., facility by 20,000 square feet in order to the expansion of the company's growing QuickShip regional warehouse program

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NewsAugust 5, 2011

Performance Kenworth Opens New Parts and Service Facility in Rosenberg, Texas

Performance Kenworth has opened a new parts and service location in Rosenberg offering truck fleets and operators easy access from U.S. 59

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NewsAugust 5, 2011

American La France Forms Commercial Arm to Expand Sales of Condor LCFs

American LaFrance, an old-line maker of fire apparatus, has formed a Commercial Truck Division to spur growth of its Condor heavy low-cab-forward series and develop new products

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NewsAugust 3, 2011

Love's Travel Stop Opens Location in Rhome, Texas

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores held a ribbon-cutting event at a new travel stop in Rhome, Texas, located at Highway 287 and Highway 114

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