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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 22, 2007

Triangle Suspension Systems Opens New Plant in Pennsylvania

Triangle Suspension Systems Inc. produced the first multi-leaf spring earlier this month at its new short-run plant in Punxsutawney, Pa. Since 1919, the Triangle name has been synonymous with steel leaf springs.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 19, 2007

NTEA Releases Manufacturer Survey Report

The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) recently published the 2006 Manufacturer Operating Metrics Benchmarking Survey Report, the result of a joint survey conducted with the National Truck Dealers Association (NTDA)

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 19, 2007

Noregon Updates JPRO Fleet Diagnostics

In order to simplify fleet maintenance, Noregon Systems has updated its JPRO Fleet Diagnostics application to version 2.5. The vehicle diagnostics application provides diagnostic and troubleshooting informatio

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Drivers•by Staff•January 19, 2007

Maverick Names Driver of the Month Winners

Maverick Transportation has announced its fourth-quarter recipients of Driver of the Month honors for 2006. These include October Driver of the Month Lee Hammond of Norwalk, Okla.; November Driver of the Month

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 19, 2007

Trucking Faces Short-term Slowdown, Long-term Growth

The trucking industry may be facing a slowdown this year, but the longer term outlook is very good, according to Bob Costello, the American Trucking Associations’ chief economist and vice president.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 18, 2007

Hendrickson Creates TireMaax CD for Technicians

To assist service technicians in maintaining TireMaax automatic tire inflation systems, Hendrickson has published TireMaax Troubleshooting, a free interactive CD. Available from Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Syste

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Drivers•by Staff•January 18, 2007

Swift Gives Driver Million Dollars In "Thanks a Million" Promotion

Juan De La Paz, a 28-year-old driver from Chaparral, N.M., became a millionaire Jan. 17 in Swift Transportation's second "Thanks a Million" promotion

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 18, 2007

Better Biodiesel Delivers Fuel to Utah Fleet

Better Biodiesel Inc., a producer of biodiesel fuel, has made its first commercial shipment of ASTM-D6751-standard biodiesel fuel to heavy-hauling trucker Christensen Brothers of Spanish Fork, Utah

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Aftermarket•by Staff•January 18, 2007

GVT Unveils New Logistics System to Save Distribution Time

Global Vehicle Technologies (GVT) is partnering with Caterpillar Logistics Services on a new distribution facility that will improve efficiency and get GVT heavy duty truck components to its customers faster

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Drivers•by Staff•January 17, 2007

USA Truck Driver Delivers 4 Million Safe Miles

Walter Spiesshoefer, a professional over-the-road driver for USA Truck Inc., has driven four million miles (the equivalent of circling the earth’s equator more than 160 times) without being involved in a preventable accident.

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