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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 6, 2010

What Will the Heavy-Duty Industry Look Like in 2020?

Imagine caravans of trailers pulled by a tractor made out of plastics and ceramics, piloted by a single driver on special truck-only highways. In reviewing the heavy-duty business, we find no evidence that this business has ever undergone the magnitude of change that it faces today. What's more, never have so many external factors been so critical to the industry's success

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 6, 2010

Truckers to Protest New York Plan to Ban Trucks on Some Highways

A coalition of business groups, including two trucking organizations, has organized a convoy of dozens of trucks scheduled to drive past the New York state capitol in Albany shortly before noon today

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 6, 2010

ATA Seeks Summary Judgment in LA Port Case

The American Trucking Associations is asking the court to decide some of the legal issues involved in its case against the Port of Los Angeles regarding the Concession Plan prior to going to trial

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 5, 2010

Navistar Debuts First Trucks in India

Through a joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. of India, Navistar has introduced a line of trucks to the Indian market

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 5, 2010

Vector Transport Develops New Business Model For Brokering

Vector Transport, a freight transport company out of Tupelo, Miss., has developed a new business model to improve the relationship between carriers and shippers

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•January 5, 2010

Chubb Group Joins Cargo Theft Initiative

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has joined the CargoNet initiative, a national database and secure information sharing network designed to combat cargo theft in the U.S

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 5, 2010

Collective Data Ends 2009 on a Positive Note

Despite the effects of the economic recession last year, Collective Data managed to achieve an 8 percent boost in sales and a 20 percent increase in income year-over-year for 2009

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 5, 2010

Economic Crisis Has People on the Move

As a result of the state of the economy and high rates of unemployment in some states, people flocked out of the Rust Belt and western regions, migrating to more promising states in the Southwest, Northeast and Southeas

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 5, 2010

Toyo Tire to Hike Prices on Truck Tires

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. plans a 7 percent upcharge in prices on its commercial truck tires, starting Feb. 1, 201

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Fleet Management•by Staff•January 5, 2010

Environmental Groups Sue Long Beach Over Port Trucking Deal

Environmental groups are suing the Port of Long Beach and the American Trucking Associations, asking that an agreement the two reached to settle an ATA suit against the port should be thrown out

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