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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Volvo Sets Goals to Increase Operating Margin

Growth potential in Volvo Group's existing business, combined with higher cost efficiency, give the company the potential to increase its operating margin by at least 3 percentage points, according to President and CEO Olof Persson

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 9, 2011

BTS: Freight Shipments Rose 0.9% in September from August

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.9% in September from August, reaching the highest level since July 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Investment Firm Buys TruckPro, Plans Expansion

Harvest Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of TruckPro Inc. from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and plans to turn it into a nationwide concern

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Pulse of Commerce Index Rises 1.1%

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index rose 1.1% in October after three consecutive months of negative numbers, offsetting the 1% decline in September

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 9, 2011

FTR Shippers Condition Index Reflects Tighter Capacity, Higher Rates

FTR Associates' Shippers Condition Index fell in September by 0.9 points from the previous month, signaling tightening trucking capacity

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 9, 2011

ABF Launches Global Expedited LCL/LTL

ABF has expanded its global offerings to include Ocean LTL, a single-contact, expedited less-than-container-load/less-than-truckload supply chain solution for customers who import from manufacturing centers in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Cummins to Offer Urea Dosing for Asian, Russian Markets

Cummins Emission Solutions, a division of Cummins Inc., is in the advanced development stages of a new urea dosing system - the EcoFit Urea Dosing System

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Drivers•by Staff•November 9, 2011

EIA Lowers Economic Growth Projections, Sees Crude at $100 for 2011, 2012

The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects the U.S. average refiner acquisition cost of crude oil to remain relatively flat for the next year, averaging about $100 per barrel in 2011 and 2012

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Aftermarket•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Wabash National Recognizes Outstanding Suppliers

Wabash National recognized key suppliers during its annual supplier conference. Sixteen awards were presented to the company's top suppliers who went above and beyond to meet increasing customer demand and maximize productivity

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Fleet Management•by Staff•November 9, 2011

Retail Container Traffic Expected to Decline in November

With most holiday season merchandise already on its way to store shelves, import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports has started to decline for the fall

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