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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 6, 2012

Mack Delivers Christmas to the U.S. Capitol

The 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree was illuminated in an official lighting ceremony Dec. 4 on the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol, following a 5,300-mile multi-week journey powered by a Mack Pinnacle truck

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 5, 2012

November Truck Orders Slow

November truck orders dropped from October's unexpectedly high level, and are expected to be around 20,000 units for Class 8 when final numbers come in

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 5, 2012

Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports Reopen After Strike

Striking clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are back at work this morning, after they agreed to a new contract with terminal operators last night. The eight-day strike crippled the nation's busiest ports

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Drivers•by Staff•December 4, 2012

CARB Deadlines Looms For Trucks and Buses

The California Air Resources Board is reminding truck and bus owners to check now to see if their vehicle fleets are among those that will have new rules to follow as of Jan. 1, 2013. As the new year begins, heavy-duty trucks and buses (more than 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating) with 2000 - 2004 model year engines will likely need diesel soot filter

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 4, 2012

Boyd Bros. Acquires Mid Seven Transportation

Boyd Bros. Transportation recently acquired Mid Seven Transportation in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 4, 2012

TBEI Appoints New General Manager for Ox Bodies Inc.

TBEI Inc., a manufacturer of dump truck bodies, equipment and end dump trailers, has named Terry Campbell as its new General Manager of Ox Bodies Inc

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 4, 2012

Baldwin Filters Promotes Yaw To Vice President, International

Baldwin Filters in Kearney announced the promotion of Brent Yaw to the position of Vice President, International, effective immediately.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 4, 2012

Transplace Acquires Torus Freight Systems

Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, announced it has acquired Torus Freight Systems, a Canadian-based logistics services company focused on Canadian cross-border and intra-Canada freight.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 4, 2012

Fleets Gearing up for Wreaths Across America

At least 50 trucking companies, ranging from single-truck owner-operators to some of the largest and best-known fleets in the country, have volunteered to donate transportation for Wreaths Across America on Saturday, Dec. 15

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Aftermarket•by Deborah Lockridge•December 4, 2012

New Volvo Trucks Chief Plans to Take on Vocational Market

Expect Volvo Trucks in North America to work on making inroads into the vocational market as well as enhancing ways to benefit customers as long as they own the truck, under Goran Nyberg, the company's new president of North American Sales & Marketing. After a whirlwind first two months on the job traveling across the country to meet customers and dealers (and finding some time to get behind the wheel of a truck), Nyberg spoke to HDT about Volvo and the North American market

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