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Articlesby Tom BergJuly 23, 2012

Test Drive: Western Star 4700

For many years, Western Star Trucks played last fiddle in truck sales symphonies, with U.S. Class 8 market share numbers of 1% and less. The company's share climbed a bit when it was bought by Freightliner in 2000

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NewsJuly 20, 2012

New Life Transport Parts Center Announces Promotion

New Life Transport Parts promoted George Barrett to vice president of operations from his previous position as director of distribution

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NewsJuly 19, 2012

Eaton Releases Paper on Role of Clutches in Dampening Harmful Torsional Vibrations

Eaton Corp. has published a new technical paper on how contemporary mechanical clutches can protect high-value drivetrain components from harmful torsional vibrations in commercial trucks.

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NewsJuly 18, 2012

Telogis Acquires Navtrak

Telogis, Inc. has acquired Navtrak, provider of mobile resource and fleet management solutions.

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NewsJuly 18, 2012

American Truck Group Builds "Green" Mississippi Dealership

American Truck Group and its CEO, Louis "Louie" J. Normand Jr., have built a new "green" truck dealership in Gulfport, Miss

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NewsJuly 18, 2012

Bendix White Paper Offers In-Depth Look at RSD Mandate

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC has released a white paper titled "The Federal Reduced Stopping Distance Mandate: Impact and Solutions." The paper examines the evolution of the mandate, while outlining how the ruling fits within the broader context of industry braking trends

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NewsJuly 18, 2012

Canada, U.S. Launch Technology to Reduce Border Wait Times

New technology has been installed at the Peace and Lewiston-Queenston Bridges to help motorists cross the U.S.-Canadian border faster.

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NewsJuly 18, 2012

Truck OEMs Prepare for World's Largest Truck Show

Germany traditionally has been an important hub of automobile industry. It's also the location of the most comprehensive international motor show. The 64th IAA Commercial vehicles Show will take place in Hanover Sept. 20-27 at the Hanover fairgrounds and will be a showcase of cutting-edge technologies in trucking

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NewsJuly 17, 2012

New Fontaine Modification Business Segment Dedicated to Auto Transport Industry

Fontaine Modification is launching a new business segment, Fontaine Auto Transport Modification Services, dedicated to supporting the auto transport industry. The business segment and its new modification center will be located in Gainesville, Ga., to be near Cottrell Inc., an auto transport trailer manufacturer

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NewsJuly 17, 2012

Caribou Coffee Opens at Joplin 44

Joplin 44 Truckstop, Joplin, Mo., has added a Caribou Coffee to its list of offerings. The new Caribou Coffee opened Tuesday and is a full-service specialty coffee shop featuring a variety of made-to-order coffee drinks, iced coffee, cappuccino, blended cooler and smoothie drinks as well as teas

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