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Driversby StaffAugust 5, 2011

OIG: Public Private Partnerships a Mixed Blessing

In a report issued in late July, the Office of Inspector General found that public-private partnerships have several financial disadvantages when compared to traditional public sector financing, but certain private sector efficiencies can meaningfully offset PPPs' cost disadvantages

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 5, 2011

Penske Makes Online Truck Rentals Easier with New Mobile Website

Penske Truck Rental has introduced a new mobile website at that enables consumers to make truck rental reservations from virtually any smartphone

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 5, 2011

APRA Calls on India to Accept Trade in Reman Parts

APRA President, Bill Gager, is calling on the Indian Government to accept trade in remanufactured products on an equal basis with new manufactured products

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Fleet Managementby StaffAugust 5, 2011

July Preliminary Net Class 8 Orders Lowest Since September 2010

Preliminary data just released by FTR Associates shows July Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM's at 18,532, the lowest monthly total since September of 2010

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 5, 2011

Horton Expands Britton, S.D. Plant

Horton, Inc. is expanding its Britton, S.D., facility by 20,000 square feet in order to the expansion of the company's growing QuickShip regional warehouse program

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 5, 2011

Performance Kenworth Opens New Parts and Service Facility in Rosenberg, Texas

Performance Kenworth has opened a new parts and service location in Rosenberg offering truck fleets and operators easy access from U.S. 59

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 5, 2011

American La France Forms Commercial Arm to Expand Sales of Condor LCFs

American LaFrance, an old-line maker of fire apparatus, has formed a Commercial Truck Division to spur growth of its Condor heavy low-cab-forward series and develop new products

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Safety & Complianceby StaffAugust 3, 2011

'Hot' Trucks May Be A Chronic Problem

State troopers in Indiana have developed innovative law enforcement solutions to take bad food loads off the road, before they make it to market. Yesterday, Truckinginfo reported that Indiana State Police have been citing a high number

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 3, 2011

Love's Travel Stop Opens Location in Rhome, Texas

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores held a ribbon-cutting event at a new travel stop in Rhome, Texas, located at Highway 287 and Highway 114

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Aftermarketby StaffAugust 3, 2011

FTR's Trucking Conditions Index Remains in Modestly Positive Territory

FTR's June Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the August Trucking Update, rose slightly to a reading of 7.7 from 7.3 in May

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