Unresolved disagreements over how much an inventor should receive for his technology could put a crimp in U.S. truck and trailer production beginning March 1. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires each tractor manufactured after that date to have a light on the dashboard indicating when the antilock braking has malfunctioned. A requirement for royalties for the technology that enables this has cropped up, and it has upset affected manufacturers
Read More →Ten truck dealers have been nominated for the Heavy Duty Trucking/American Truck Dealer Truck Dealer of the Year award
Read More →An investor in Intrenet, the flatbed company that suddenly closed its doors recently, is suing the company for fiscal wrongdoing
Read More →Despite recent reports that Volvo and Mitsubishi are moving ahead on a joint medium-duty project, there are more signs that Volvo competitor DaimlerChrysler's controlling stake in the Japanese automaker is causing problems for the Volvo-Mitsubishi deal
Read More →A warning system that is supposed to alert truck drivers if they're too tall for a Pittsburgh tunnel is back in service after years of not working following last week's incident of a truck getting stuck inside
Read More →Penske Truck Leasing, based in Reading, Pa., has agreed to acquire Rollins Truck Leasing, Wilmington, Del., for $754 million
Read More →Shenandoah Motor Express of Versailles, Ohio, will use Expert Fuel, a real-time fuel routing and optimization product from Integrated Decision Support Corp. of Richardson, Texas
Read More →NTE of Downers Grove, Ill., announced that the number of shipments traded on its e-marketplace grew 45 percent and its membership doubled to 650 shippers and carriers in 200
Read More →DaimlerChrysler announced Friday that it is bringing all of its commercial vehicle components activities together under one business unit, named DaimlerChrysler Powersystems, as part of its continuing global strategy
Read More →Because recent legislation has increased demand for tire monitoring systems, TRW is concentrating its efforts on the passenger car and light truck markets and is licensing British Columbia-based SmarTire to handle its commercial tire monitoring systems
Read More →