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Drivers•by Staff•April 23, 2012

Roadrunner Transportation Buys D&E Transport

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, an asset-light transportation and logistics services provider, has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of D&E Transport, an asset-light flatbed carrier focused primarily on food and agricultural products

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 23, 2012

Meritor Appoints Director of Sales for DriveForce Canada

Meritor named Barry Eckel director of OEM Sales & Canada, as a member of the Meritor DriveForce team. Eckel is responsible for leading the Meritor DriveForce sales and service organization for truck and trailer in Canada

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Drivers•by Staff•April 23, 2012

FMCSA Withdraws Sleep Apnea Proposal

FMCSA apparently jumped the gun with its Friday announcement that it proposed to adopt the recommendations of two advisory panels for tougher sleep apnea guidelines

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Drivers•by Staff•April 20, 2012

Atlas Van Lines Releases App for Inventory Process

Atlas Van Lines has launched a moving-industry-focused inventory app, AtlasNet Inventory

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 20, 2012

Navistar Partners With University of Illinois

Navistar is the newest corporate affiliate of The Hoeft Technology & Management program at the University of Illinois, the university's undergraduate minor degree bridging the College of Business with the College of Engineering

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Drivers•by Staff•April 20, 2012

Rhode Island DOT Lifts Weight Limit on I-95 in Pawtucket

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation opened the first span of the new Pawtucket River Bridge to traffic on I-95 North. The opening of this structure will allow RIDOT to lift the northbound 18-ton weight limi

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 20, 2012

Truck Makers Report Choppy Order Volume in First Quarter

Demand for Class 8 trucks "has hit a soft patch," but at least one industry analyst expects that to be temporary. March Class 8 new and net orders of 22,038 and 20,025 units, respectively, were the lowest order volume since last July, reports ACT Research Co

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 20, 2012

MHC Kenworth-Kansas City is First Kenworth Paccar MX Dealer of Year

MHC Kenworth-Kansas City was named the first recipient of the Kenworth Paccar MX Dealer of the Year award for the U.S. and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting in Columbus, Ohio

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 20, 2012

ATA CEO Speaks on Industry Challenges, Natural Gas

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves is optimistic about the future of trucking and expects that the increased use of natural gas as truck fuel will bring major changes to the industry. However, the former two-term Kansas governor expressed concern over the apparent inability of Congress to agree on a transportation bill as well as about the higher Interstate speed limits being posted in some states

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 20, 2012

2013 ATD Convention Moves to Orlando, Fla.

The American Truck Dealers is moving its 2013 Convention and Expo to Orlando, Fla., in response to survey results of attendees from the past convention. The 2013 ATD convention was originally scheduled for Tampa next April

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