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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 17, 2011

Freight Shipments Up 0.4% in August: BTS

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.4% in August from July, reaching the highest level since July 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics' Freight Transportation Services Index, released late last week

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 17, 2011

Detroit Diesel Renamed Detroit; to Include All Powertrain Components

Daimler Trucks North America is dropping "Diesel" from the venerable Detroit Diesel name, leaving the brand free to include other powertrain components and perhaps other types of engines.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 17, 2011

Titan Trailers to Open New Sub-assembly Facility

Titan Trailers is expanding its manufacturing capacity with a new sub-assembly facility dedicated to running gear production. The new facility will be located in Tillsonburg, Ontario

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 17, 2011

TEC Equipment Opens New Tacoma Location

TEC Equipment, Inc. has opened a new commercial truck leasing and rental facility in Tacoma-Fife, Wash. This location is an authorized Volvo Truck Leasing Systems and Mack Leasing Systems franchise and a NationaLease member

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Drivers•by Staff•October 17, 2011

Expect Major Delays through Snoqualmie Pass All This Week

Drivers will face delays of two hours or more on Snoqualmie Pass all this week. Crews will be closing one lane of eastbound Interstate 90 for six days straight as they prepare to open a brand new section of highway

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 17, 2011

TCA Unveils Issues Update Site

The Truckload Carriers Association conducted several business meetings in conjunction with the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, over the weekend. One of the most popular items on the agenda was a live demonstration of TCA's newest member benefit, "Issues Update."

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 17, 2011

Vipar HD Teams up with Meritor to Offer 3PL Services to Suppliers

Vipar Heavy Duty announced a new program with Meritor Aftermarket Services to offer third-party logistics services to the Vipar Heavy Duty supplier community

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 17, 2011

Agricultural & Food Transporters Conference Hires Samson as Executive Director

The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of American Trucking Associations has hired veteran agricultural lobbyist Jon Samson as its new executive director

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 14, 2011

Spicer Diamond Series Driveshaft Wins Frost & Sullivan Award

Based on its recent analysis of the commercial vehicle drivelines market, Frost & Sullivan recognized Dana Holding Corp. with the 2011 North American Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award for its Spicer Diamond Series driveshaft

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Drivers•by Staff•October 14, 2011

LaHood Says One Term Only

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has made it known that he will not be seeking a second term at that post. He said he would step down at the end of President Obama's current term, whether he is re-elected or defeated in the 2012 presidential election

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