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NewsFebruary 5, 2009

Maryland Approves Truck Toll Increase

The Maryland Transportation Authority has approved a plan to raise truck tolls its seven toll facilities, a 50 percent increase for vehicles with three or more axles, despite objections from the state trucking association

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NewsFebruary 4, 2009

LinkAmerica Express Honored by Lowe's

LinkAmerica, Wilksboro, N.C., announced that its Express Southeast Division was awarded the "2008 Golden Carrier Award" honoring its 99.7 percent on-time service, at the Lowe's Carrier Conference

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NewsFebruary 4, 2009

Tire Group to Have Pavilion at TMC

The Tire Industry Association will for the first time host a TIA Pavilion co-located with the ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Trade Show at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 9-11

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NewsFebruary 4, 2009

HDAW'09 Announces Details of Aftermarket Awards Luncheon

The organizers of Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week have announced the categories and sponsors of the awards presented at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Awards Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 19, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Fla

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NewsFebruary 4, 2009

New DOT Secretary Creates Economic Recovery Team

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has created a team at the U.S. Department of Transportation to coordinate the DOT's role in President Obama's economic recovery program

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NewsFebruary 4, 2009

Company Pushes "Green" Alternative to De-Icers

A Canadian company says it has an environmentally safe alternative to road salts that won't cause the kinds of corrosion problems that have been plaguing the trucking industry since the introduction of liquid de-icers containing magnesium chloride and calcium chloride

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NewsFebruary 3, 2009

ArvinMeritor Delivers Hybrid Diesel-Electric Class 8 Truck to Wal-Mart

ArvinMeritor recently presented Wal-Mart Stores, in Bentonville, Ark., with a prototype heavy-duty truck equipped with the first Meritor diesel-electric drivetrain

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NewsFebruary 3, 2009

Analyst Discusses State of Truckload, LTL

Truckload and LTL demand are "extraordinarily weak" and while capacity has been declining rapidly, it is not keeping up with the drop in demand, according to John Larkin of Stifel Nicolaus Transportation Research

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NewsFebruary 3, 2009

Cummins Reports Year of Record Sales and Earnings

Cummins reported its fifth consecutive year of record sales and profits, despite significant global economic challenges that negatively affected fourth quarter performance

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NewsFebruary 3, 2009

Kelley Fleet Services Expands Relationship With Qwest

Kelley Fleet Services, Mission Viejo, Calif., has expanded its service relationship with Qwest Communications International, bringing the total number of Qwest vehicles maintained by KFS to over 5,700 vehicles in Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona

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