Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

Equipment

NewsNovember 19, 2007

Alcoa Delivers Aluminum Truck Bodies to Belgian Firm

Alcoa said a team from its Alcoa Auto and Truck Structures business in Hungary delivered custom lightweight aluminum truck bodies in three months to a company in Belgium. These new truck bodies, made from aluminum extrusions

Read More →
NewsNovember 19, 2007

Roadmaster Drivers School Acquires North Carolina Location

Roadmaster has acquired Interstate Driving Academy in Dunn, N.C., 40 miles north of Fayetteville. Renamed Roadmaster Drivers School of North Carolina, Roadmaster offers truck driver training and CDL exam preparation at the new location.

Read More →
NewsNovember 17, 2007

TCA Hosts Audio Confab on FMCSA's COMPASS Program

An audio conference called "One-stop Shopping for All Your FMCSA Data," which introduces FMCSA's COMPASS program, will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time on Dec. 13, hosted by the Truckload Carriers Association

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsNovember 16, 2007

Michelin Retread Technologies Celebrates its First Decade

In the past 10 years, Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) has grown to include 45 franchisees, with 77 retread locations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. During that decade, MRT has opened

Read More →
NewsNovember 16, 2007

Used Motor Oil Used as Free Heat for the Winter

Truck service centers can get free heat this winter by using Clean Burn energy systems. Used motor oil removed from vehicles on a daily basis at service centers is "fed" into a Clean Burn used oil furnace

Read More →
NewsNovember 15, 2007

Penske Truck Leasing Facility Gets $1 Million Facelift

Penske Truck Leasing celebrated the grand reopening of an existing facility in San Leandro, Calif., located on 10755 Bigge St. The Penske-owned two-story building received a $1 million renovation,

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsNovember 15, 2007

Idealease Celebrates Its Silver Anniversary

In 1982, against long odds and a bleak economic landscape, the former International Harvester Co. transitioned its full service lease franchise to 11 International Truck dealers who launched Idealease of North America Inc.

Read More →
NewsNovember 15, 2007

NPTC, J.J. Keller Host Driver Performance Scorecard Webcast

The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) is again teaming with J. J. Keller & Associates to present a free webcast on "Driver Performance Scorecards." The webcast will take place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. (Central time) on Wednesday, Dec. 5.

Read More →
NewsNovember 14, 2007

House Passes Ban on Cross-Border Truck Program

The House of Representatives Wednesday passed the transportation spending bill that includes a ban on funding the Bush administration's cross-border truck program. Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa said he fully expected the funding ban to win fina

Read More →
Ad Loading...
NewsNovember 14, 2007

Right Weigh Expands to Canada and Australia

Right Weigh's international presence is expanding with the addition of new distributors in both Canada and Australia. The Oregon-based company has named Inpro Marketing of Canada, and Smart Truck Solutions of Australia

Read More →