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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 12, 2007

FMCSA, Former NASCAR Driver Promote Trucker Seat Belt Use

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has unveiled a public service announcement featuring former NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace, currently an analyst for ESPN and ABC Sports, who reminds trucker

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Drivers•by Staff•October 12, 2007

Barr-Nunn Raises Owner-Operator Pay Again

Iowa-based Barr-Nunn Transportation is offering its owner-operators a fourth pay raise in 2007. Starting Dec. 14, over-the-road owner-operators with a hazmat will receive starting pay of 90 cents for practical miles.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 12, 2007

Nov. 16 is Sign-up Deadline for HDAW One-on-One Business Meetings

The deadline for distributors to register for the One-on-One Business Meetings program at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) Conference is Friday, Nov. 16. HDAW 2008 will be held Monday, Jan. 21

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Drivers•by Staff•October 12, 2007

J.B. Hunt Shows Decline in 3Q Earnings

J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced third quarter 2007 net earnings of $50.8 million, or diluted earnings per share of 38 cents versus 2006 third quarter earnings of $57.8 million, or 39 cents per diluted share

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Drivers•by Staff•October 12, 2007

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Goes Private

Patrick E. Quinn and Max L. Fuller, on behalf of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based New Mountain Lake Acquisition Co., announced Friday the successful completion of their planned purchase of U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 12, 2007

Eaton Continues UltraShift Family Expansion

Eaton Corp. has announced that the company's family of automated medium- and heavy-duty transmissions now includes 49 configurations that are currently operating in North America. The announcement follow

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 11, 2007

Arsenault 2008 Dossier Fleet Calendar Features Photo Winners

The 2008 wall calendar from Arsenault Associates will feature 12 winners of a Dossier fleet photo contest. The calendar will be distributed to Dossier users and is available free on request to other fleet professionals.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 11, 2007

Tax Break for Safety Systems Proposed

A new bill in Congress would give heavy-duty trucks a tax break for using safety technologies such as collision and lane departure warning, as well as stability and brake-stroke monitoring. "The goal is to get safety system

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 11, 2007

Goodyear Named Tire Supplier for International Truck

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Thursday its commercial tires are now available for specification on all International Truck & Engines vehicles, adding it has been named an International Truck primary tire supplier

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Drivers•by Staff•October 10, 2007

Illinois To Keep Split Speed Limits

Illinois lawmakers Wednesday failed to overturn Gov. Rod Blagojevich's veto of legislation to raise the speed limit for trucks to 65 mph on rural interstates

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