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NewsJuly 18, 2011

Reefer Operators Say They Deserve 'Premium Rate for Premium Services'

Operators of temperature-controlled equipment deliver premium service and should be getting premium rates from shippers, but in many cases aren't. This is indicated in relatively low return-on-investment figures presented at the Truckload Carriers Association's Refrigerated Division annual meeting last week in New Mexico

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NewsJuly 18, 2011

Navistar Partsmart to be Sold Via Amazon.com

Navistar Parts now offers customers the option to order Partmart parts on Amazon.com

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NewsJuly 14, 2011

Hissong Kenworth Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Hissong Kenworth recently celebrated its 50th anniversary during its annual open house and customer appreciation day at its flagship store and corporate headquarters in Richfield, Ohio

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NewsJuly 14, 2011

Another Record Month for TransCore's North American Freight Index in June

For the month of June, TransCore's North American Freight Index recorded the second-highest load volume this year and in its 15-year history

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NewsJuly 14, 2011

BTS Index: Freight Shipments Fall 1.8% in May from April

Freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 1.8% in May from April, falling for the second consecutive month, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation Services Index

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NewsJuly 13, 2011

Class 8 Vehicle Demand Continues to be Constrained by Industry's Ability to Build

While some near term concerns are being generated on the international scene and the U.S. political landscape, demand for commercial vehicles continues to be solid

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NewsJuly 13, 2011

Hino Approves B20 Biodiesel

Hino Trucks' complete product line of Class 4 and 5 cabover, and Class 6 and 7 conventional trucks are now approved to use up to B20 biodiesel

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NewsJuly 13, 2011

Betts Spring Expands Spraydown Distribution to Trailer Market

Betts Spring Company has expanded its alliance with Crane Plastics to include the exclusive distribution rights of Spraydown Aero Guard Systems to North American trailer manufacturers and aftermarket distributors

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NewsJuly 13, 2011

CARB Says No to TRU Extension

Staff of the California Air Resources Board are not recommending extending the existing 7-year operating life for model year 2004 and newer transport refrigeration units (TRUs)

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NewsJuly 12, 2011

Goodyear Announces New Uni-Maxx Truck Care On-Highway Truck Service Network

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has formed a new on-highway truck service network, Uni-Maxx Truck Care

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