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NewsSeptember 12, 2011

Mexican Carrier Clears Audit for Cross-Border Trucking

A Mexican trucking company, Grupo Behr de Baja California, has cleared its pre-authorization audit for providing long-distance service into the U.S. as part of the pending cross-border pilot program

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2011

It Might Be Time for a 6x2

The scene was a frozen lake in central Sweden in the early 1980s. On the ice in the midst of powdery, freshly fallen snow sat a municipal snow-plow truck, a Volvo N10 conventional-cab dumper fitted with a V-plow up front and a wing plow on its right side

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NewsSeptember 9, 2011

Survey: Engine Choice Likely to be First Factor in Purchase Decisions When Replacing Aging Fleet

More than half of American commercial heavy trucks are six to nine years old or more and seemingly ripe for replacement, according to a survey of fleet executives by Newport Business Media

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NewsSeptember 8, 2011

Canada Issues Reminder on "Cabotage" Rules

The Canada Border Services Agency has issued a new Customs Notice on the point-to-point movement of domestic freight in Canada by tractor-trailers owned by foreign-based motor carriers, commonly referred to as cabotage

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NewsSeptember 8, 2011

Bendix Launches Consolidated Remanufacturing Business Unit

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems introduced a new business unit solely focused on remanufacturing

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NewsSeptember 7, 2011

Transflo Express Now Offered at Patriot Farms Flying J

Pegasus TransTech announced that Transflo Express is now available at three Pilot Flying J locations along Interstate 95 from Maryland to South Carolina. All are operated by Highway Service Ventures and are named Patriot Farms Flying J

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NewsSeptember 7, 2011

Truck Dealership Hosts Presidential Candidate

McCandless International Trucks in Las Vegas received national media attention Tuesday when former governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney unveiled his plan to stimulate the economy during a press conference at the Las Vegas dealership owned by John McCandless

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NewsSeptember 7, 2011

Polk: New and Used Truck Registrations up from 2010

Commercial new vehicle registrations for Class 3-8 vehicles for the first half of 2011 were up 15.4% over the first half of last year, and 24.2% better than the first half of 2009, according to Polk. June 2011 new registrations were at the highest level seen during the past 18 months

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NewsSeptember 7, 2011

Hybrid Truck Sales to Surpass 100,000 Annually by 2017

A new report from Pike Research forecasts that hybrid medium and heavy-duty truck sales will surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017

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NewsSeptember 7, 2011

EMA Becomes Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association

The Engine Manufacturers Association, which includes the Truck Manufacturers Association, is now using the name Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association for the trade group

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