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Aftermarketby StaffMarch 16, 2017

Missouri Great Dane Joins Vipar Heavy Duty

Missouri Great Dane is the latest company to join the Vipar Heavy Duty network of distributors.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 16, 2017

Schneider Launches Online LTL Hub

Schneider has created a new one-stop online shop for less-than-truckload freight.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 16, 2017

U.S. Xpress Makes Top Leadership Moves

U.S. Xpress named Eric Fuller to the role of CEO and Lisa Quinn Pate as the new president and chief administrative officer for the truckload carrier, effective immediately.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeMarch 16, 2017

Spot Truckload Freight Rates Ease Slightly Following Jump

After a 17% jump the previous week, spot truckload freight volume increased a modest 1.3% during the week ending March 11 while rates gave back at least part of their gains from the week before, according to DAT Solutions' network of load boards.

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Aftermarketby StaffMarch 16, 2017

SmartTruck Names VP of Sales and Marketing

Trailer aerodynamics company SmartTruck has expanded its national sales team and appointed John Brown as vice president of sales and marketing.

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Fuel Smartsby StaffMarch 15, 2017

Freightliner to Offer CNG-Equipped Stripped Chassis

Freightliner Custom Chassis, Clean Energy Fuels, and Green Alternative Systems have partnered to provide a compressed natural gas fuel system on FCCC’s CNG MT-45/55 chassis.

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Equipmentby StaffMarch 15, 2017

Trailer Orders Down in February, but Still Up From Last Year

February trailer orders are expected to trail January’s excellent numbers but still exceed last year’s numbers, according to the preliminary estimates from ACT Research.

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 15, 2017

ATA Fills Six Leadership Positions

American Trucking Associations promoted four longtime staffers and hired a new vice president of creative services and creative director, and a new director of marketing as part of the federation’s continued retooling.

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Productsby StaffMarch 15, 2017

Mack Brings Uptime Solutions to Legacy Vehicles

Mack Trucks is bringing its telematics-driven uptime solutions to customers with older Mack vehicles, the company announced at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

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Fleet Managementby Evan LockridgeMarch 15, 2017

Economic Watch: Fed Pushes Interest Rates Higher Amid Improving Signs

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased the nation’s benchmark interest rate for the third time since its first hike in nearly a decade in December 2015, amid evidence of a steady economy and indications of more interest rate increases later this year.

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