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NewsNovember 17, 2010

Researcher: 'Remanufacturing is Not Melting the Icebergs'

New research into the carbon footprint of remanufacturing found that remanufacturing avoids between 38 percent and 53 percent of the carbon dioxide that is generated from new production

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NewsNovember 17, 2010

Class 8 Orders Rise to Highest Level of Year

October net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets were 18,914 units, up 24 percent month-over-month from September, according to ACT Research Co. That's the second highest monthly total since April of 2008 and the highest this year

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NewsNovember 16, 2010

Rush Truck Centers Partners With Community College to Launch Training Program

Rush Truck Center-Laredo (Texas) has made a significant donation to help Laredo Community College launch a Professional Truck Driving Training Program and upgrade its Diesel Engine Mechanics and Repair Program training curriculu

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NewsNovember 16, 2010

October Spot Freight Index Up Year Over Year; Slow Growth From September

In October, TransCore's market research shows a 69 percent increase in spot market freight availability, compared to October 2009. For the third consecutive month, spot freight achieved the highest level for the month of October since 2005

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NewsNovember 16, 2010

Daimler Financial Changes Name

Daimler Financial Services announced that it changed its legal entity name to Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC

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NewsNovember 16, 2010

PeopleNet Becomes a Trucker Buddy Sponsor

PeopleNet has become one of Trucker Buddy's newest donors for 2010

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NewsNovember 15, 2010

Bridgestone Bandag to Relocate Headquarters

Bridgestone Americas plans to relocate members of its senior management team and other functions of its Muscatine, Iowa-based Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions operations to locations in the Nashville, Tenn., area, including BSAM's headquarters facility in Nashville

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NewsNovember 14, 2010

Driver Shortage Matter of When, Not If

The economy and freight may be sluggish right now, but by 2012, the industry will be looking at shortage of 400,000 drivers, according to Eric Starks, president of FTR Associates

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NewsNovember 12, 2010

TA Customers, Employees Raise More Than $200,000 to Help Truckers

Customers and employees of TravelCenters of America raised $211,115 for the St. Christopher Trucker Development and Relief Fund, through their first ever Band Together fund raising promotion during October

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NewsNovember 12, 2010

Mexico Threatens Revolving Tariffs over Lagging Truck Talks

Mexico is rattling trade sabers in an effort to get stalled talks on the cross-border trucking dispute moving again

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