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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 4, 2007

Benson Improves Aluminum Drop Deck Design

Benson has designed an all aluminum drop deck trailer featuring a new front deck frame, and transition and mainframe inner cross members that offer superior strength and weight savings from the previous design.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 4, 2007

Cummins Gets Order for 300 ISX Engines, APU Systems

Cummins Inc. said J&R Schugel Trucking has ordered 300 trucks powered by Cummins ISX engines and equipped with Cummins ComfortGuard auxiliary power unit (APU) systems, which Cummins began producing

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Drivers•by Staff•September 4, 2007

ATA Petitions on Two Fronts to Retain HOS Regs

Citing the potential for "widespread disruption in the industry and the supply chain," and a decrease in safety, the American Trucking Associations is fighting on two fronts to retain the current hours of service regulations.

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Equipment•by Staff•September 4, 2007

NMFTA Debuts ACE-lerate Cross-Border Program

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has announced its new ACE-lerate service, powered by CrimsonLogic, to help companies involved in cross-border transportation transition to the new Automated

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Equipment•by Staff•September 3, 2007

Court Rejects Bid for Emergency Stay of Mexico Project

A federal appeals court rejected a bid by the Teamsters union and others for an emergency stay of the Bush administration's plan to open the Mexican border for limited long-distance trucking. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circui

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Equipment•by Staff•August 31, 2007

Federal Court: Bid to Halt Mexican Trucking Lacks Merit

A Teamsters union effort to halt a program to give U.S. truck drivers access into Mexico and allow a limited number of Mexican trucks to operate long-haul routes within the United States lacks merit, according to document

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 31, 2007

Fontaine Wins Volvo Supplier Award

Fontaine International has been presented the prestigious Volvo Supplier Award by the Volvo Group - an honor that very few companies achieve. This exclusive award is presented to the eight best suppliers, based on category

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Drivers•by Staff•August 31, 2007

Paschall Recognizes Goodyear, Wingfoot Tire Services

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC have received Paschall Truck Lines Inc.'s "Maintenance Vendor of the Year" award at the trucking company's annual vendor dinner

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 31, 2007

Phillips Industries Opens Eastern Distribution Center

California-based Phillips Industries has opened a new distribution center in Cincinnati, Ohio, that will allow the company to more effectively distribute its products to customers in the eastern regions of the United States.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•August 31, 2007

NTDA Releases Trailer Dealer Survey Report

The typical independent semi-trailer dealer has sales of more than $14.6 million and pays its CEO a base salary of $90,000 while its employees are offered health benefits and are most likely to have Christmas an

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