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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 30, 2012

Republic Diesel Opens Louisville, Ky., Location

Republic Diesel Inc. has opened a new parts distribution facility in Louisville, Ky., at 4670 Jennings Lane

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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 30, 2012

Class 8 Used Truck Volumes Down, Pricing Up in April

April saw a turnaround in the trend of the prior two months in the used Class 8 truck market as volumes sank and pricing rose, according to State of the Industry: U.S. Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, published by ACT Research Co

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Drivers•by Staff•May 25, 2012

FMCSA Extends Time for Comments on Proposed Safety Measurement System

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a 60-day extension of the time that motor carriers have to comment on proposed improvements to the agency's proposed Safety Measurement System. The comment period now runs through July 30

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 25, 2012

Volvo Trucks Pays Tribute to Military Heroes During Memorial Day Ride for Freedom

Volvo Trucks rode to the nation's capital during Memorial Day weekend as part of the Rolling Thunder - Ride for Freedom rally

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 25, 2012

Wabash National Begins Production of Carbon Steel Vacuum Tankers

Wabash National Corp. announced production of its first carbon steel vacuum tanker, designed to transport bulk non-hazardous liquids primarily for the oil and gas industry. The new product offering will add up to 60 additional jobs for Wabash National in Lafayette, Ind.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 25, 2012

Hendrickson Specialty Auxiliary Axle Systems wins Pace Award

Hendrickson Specialty Auxiliary Axle Systems was named a 2012 Automotive News Pace (Premier Automotive Suppliers' Contribution to Excellence) Award winner for its Compliant Tie Rod and Dampening System with PerfecTrak Technology

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 25, 2012

Industry Leaders: Companies Need to Evolve to Survive

Transportation companies need to migrate and evolve as a matter of survival, said Derek Leathers, President and COO of Werner Enterprises, during his keynote address at the 8th annual ALK Transportation Technology Summit this month

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 25, 2012

Ohio Troopers Seek Driver Help in Stopping Crime

With the the Ohio State Highway Patrol's newly launched Truck Shield program, truck drivers can assist patrol by acting as extra sets of eyes and ears on the road

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Drivers•by Staff•May 25, 2012

California I-5 Projects to Cause Northbound Freeway Closure Tonight

Improvements to California's I-5 corridor will cause closures, including the full closure of northbound I-5 between Valley View Avenue and Carmenita Road tonight beginning at 11:59 p.m. and continuing until 5 a.m. tomorrow, says the California Department of Transportation

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Drivers•by Staff•May 25, 2012

Taxing Natural Gas Trucks Will Pose a Challenge

As interstate trucking operations have been expressing increasing interest in using liquefied natural gas in their trucks, the American Trucking Associations' state law experts say widespread adoption of LNG will pose a large challenge to fuel tax administrators

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