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Maintenanceby StaffMay 27, 2014

Wilson County Tire & Retreading Opens New Marangoni Retread Plant

Sumerel Tire Service, Newport, Ky., has expanded its operation to include the middle Tennessee market area with the addition of a new Marangoni retread facility in Lebanon, Tenn.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 27, 2014

Economic Watch: Durable Good Orders Up, Shipments Fall; Consumers Upbeat

UPDATED: Shipments for these items designed to last three years or more fell 0.2% from March, following a 1.3% gain. The decline was led by a 1% drop in transportation shipments.

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Equipmentby StaffMay 27, 2014

Study: Diesel Vehicle Particulate Matter Small, Declining

The nation’s diesel engine lobby is pointing to the release of new research that shows diesel emissions are often wrongly blamed for causing too much pollution and diseases, while recent efforts to curb them is often misunderstood.

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Equipmentby StaffMay 23, 2014

Federal-Mogul Vehicle Components Division Renamed Federal-Mogul Motorparts

Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation has announced that its the Vehicle Components division will be renamed Federal-Mogul Motorparts.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 23, 2014

Major Construction, Lane Closures on I-95 in Northern Virginia Continue This Summer

The Virginia Department of Transportation announced that drivers traveling on I-95 in Northern Virginia should prepare for more lane closures and traffic impacts this summer.

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Driversby StaffMay 23, 2014

TAT and WIT Pilot Program to Combat Human Trafficking

Truckers Against Trafficking and Women in Trucking are looking for female drivers to participate in a pilot program that aims to fight human trafficking.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 23, 2014

Economic Watch: April New Homes Sales Up from March

Sales of new homes in the U.S. rose in Apri, ending two months of back-to-back declines, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. It increased 6.4% in April from the month before but fell 4.2% from the same time in 2013.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 23, 2014

South Carolina Ports Have Best Month Since May 2008

The increase in pier containers pushed fiscal year 2014 volumes up by 5.5% year-over-year. April's pier container volume represented a 12.3% increase over April 2013 and a 21.7% increase over April 2012.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMay 23, 2014

USA Truck Reaches Agreement with Largest Shareholders

The trucking company USA truck on Friday said it has reached an agreement with its largest shareholders who hold approximately a 28% stake in the company.

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Fuel Smartsby Jim ParkMay 23, 2014

Meritor Developing Fuel-Saving Drive Axle

CAMERI, ITALY -- Meritor is developing a new drive axle intended to save fuel by reducing parasitic power losses resulting from oil churn. The company shared its plans for the new fuel-efficient drive axle at a press event for North American trade journalists.

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