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Industry associations and safety groups all reacted negatively to the new hours of service rules proposed yesterday by the Dept. of Transportation. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration estimates the rule will cost $3.4 billion
Read More →After seven years of on-again, off-again talks and much speculation, Volvo and Mack will become one by the end of the year. The combined companies will form the world's second-largest truck make
Read More →Omni Communications, LLC. of Sheboygan, WI, has released Profit Per Mile 2000, software that helps small fleets and owner operators track trip information, income, expenses and more. The product's data base structure provides a wealth of
Read More →The demand for new trucks may be slowing but it’s the used truck market that worries many of the country’s top dealers. It could be a “catastrophe, an absolute train wreck,” warns James Coles, president of
Read More →The parent of Volvo Trucks North America, AB Volvo, and the parent of Mack Trucks, Renault have agreed to merge truck operations and create the world’s second-largest truck maker
Read More →Nominations are being sought for the Marvin F. Gordon Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes individuals who have made numerous and significant contributions to the used truck industry. The award is sponsored by the Used Truck Association (UTA),
Read More →American Mobile Satellite Corp. is the latest trucking communications provider to go through a name change. Effective today, Motient Corp. is the new name for the company. "We have clearly moved beyond our initial role as a satellite service provider," said Gary M. Parsons, Motient chairman
Read More →J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. has contracted with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to run truckload, rail and fleet service for 31 Wal-Mart distribution centers nationwide.
Read More →FuelQuest, Inc., Houston, TX, has finalized funding for FuelQuest.com, a new e-commerce portal for petroleum marketing. FuelQuest will serve 10,000 independent petroleum marketers who distribute 50 to 70 percent of petroleum products in the U.S. By partnering with
Read More →TrucktireXchange.com has debuted on the web, offering to streamline the process of locating, purchasing and selling new and retread truck tires. The business-to-business e-commerce site is intended to help some 4,500 independent tire dealers and more
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