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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 22, 2006

Karmak Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Illinois-based Karmak, Inc. is celebrating its 25th year of providing business management software systems to heavy duty truck parts distributors, dealers, manufacturers, service shops, lease/rental facilities and fleets

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 22, 2006

Loading Automation Buys Advanced Handling Systems from Morgan Truck Body

Loading Automation Inc. of Wilmington, N.C., has acquired Advanced Handling Systems Inc., a materials handling and systems integration firm based in Morgantown, Pa., from Morgan Corp.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 22, 2006

Autocar, Cummins Produce ’07 Engine Package

Autocar, working together with engine supply partner Cummins, said it has met the tough new emissions requirements that went into effect this week. The essential problem was to handle the 30 percen

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Equipment•by Staff•December 22, 2006

Paccar Expands Its Presence in China

Paccar is expanding its business in Asia by opening an office in Shanghai, China. The office will open this year and will focus on purchasing production parts for worldwide operations, as well as the sale of Paccar

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Drivers•by Staff•December 21, 2006

Maverick Raises Pay for OTR Company Drivers

Maverick Specialized, a division of Maverick Transportation LLC, announced a pay raise that will go into effect Jan. 28 for current and potential drivers. “This pay raise is being instituted to recognize specialized driver

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 21, 2006

Bridgestone Building New Large Tire Plant in Japan

Bridgestone Corp. has announced it will construct a plant to produce large and ultra-large radial tires for mining and construction vehicles in response to growing global demand for those tires. Plans are to build the new plant

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 21, 2006

Top 5 New Aftermarket Products To Be Recognized At HD Aftermarket Week

Suppliers of the five best products introduced into the aftermarket in 2006 will receive awards from Heavy Duty Trucking magazine in late January

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Drivers•by Staff•December 21, 2006

FMCSA Proposes New Entry Standards, Roadability Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration late this week proposed two new rules – one to toughen standards for entry into the trucking business and the other to require owners of intermodal chassis to maintain that equipment

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 21, 2006

7 Chassis Manufacturers Unveil New Vehicles at The Work Truck Show

Seven leading chassis manufacturers — Dodge, Ford, General Motors, International, Isuzu, Kenworth and Sterling — will unveil new vocational trucks as well as product innovations at The Work Truck Show 2007

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 21, 2006

Smartway Loan Program Assists Small Fleets

SmartWay Transport is using Small Business Administration lending programs to help small trucking companies save fuel and reduce pollution through “SmartWay Transport Truck Loans.”

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