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ProductsFebruary 26, 2013

CoPilot Brings GPS Navigation to Windows Phone 8

ALK Technologies, a provider of navigation and GeoLogistics software, announced that its CoPilot GPS navigation apps for smartphones and tablets will be available for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8.

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NewsFebruary 25, 2013

Confidence Up In Equipment Lease Finance Market

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the February 2013 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry recently.

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NewsFebruary 21, 2013

Roush Reveals New Ford Stripped Chassis Powered by Propane

Roush CleanTech expands alternative fuel technology product offerings with new propane autogas fuel systems for Ford F-59, F-53 and E-450 stripped chassis.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeFebruary 21, 2013

Daimler Trucks North America Achieves Market Share, Fuel Efficiency Milestones

Daimler Trucks North America outlined a number of milestones and achievements it accomplished over the past year, including being the market leader in Class 6 and 7 for the first time ever, completing Phase One of the SuperTruck program, and announcing a new international export goal. This announcement was made during an event for North American trade press this week in Cabos San Lucas, Mexico.

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Articlesby Jim ParkFebruary 15, 2013

And the Envelope Please

How do you compare a luxurious Ford F-650 with an Isuzu Reach cargo van? Two completely different trucks with different purposes in life. Such was the challenge of five trucking media judges at the 2012 American Truck Dealers Association's Commercial Truck of the Year competition.

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ArticlesFebruary 14, 2013

Calculate True Capacity Before Buying Your Next Trailer: Part Three

Long before a single load is booked or any wheels turn, someone – usually a fleet manager – needs to determine exactly what is going to separate the road and the load.

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NewsFebruary 14, 2013

Kenworth Celebrates 90th Anniversary in 2013

Kenworth Truck Company is celebrating its milestone 90th anniversary during 2013.

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NewsFebruary 14, 2013

CIT Kenworth Chicago Opens Full-Service Facility in Mokena

CIT Kenworth Chicago has opened a full-service dealership in a new state-of-the-art facility in Mokena, Ill.

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ProductsFebruary 14, 2013

Volvo Makes Jost Fifth Wheels Standard

Volvo Trucks will now equip fifth wheel coupling devices from JOST International as standard equipment on Volvo VN and VHD tractors manufactured at its Dublin, Va. plant., which assembles all Volvo trucks sold in North America.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffFebruary 14, 2013

Kenworth Celebrates 90 Years

Kenworth Truck Company is celebrating its milestone 90th anniversary during 2013. It all began in 1923 when Harry W. Kent and Edgar K. Worthington incorporated the Gersix Motor Company as “Kenworth."  The company name was formed from a combination of letters from the founders’ last names.   That first year, the small Seattle truck manufacturer produced 78 six-cylinder, gasoline-powered trucks. Since then, Kenworth has produced more than 900,000 trucks.

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