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Driversby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

Henderson Trucking Opens St. Louis Facility

Earl L. Henderson Trucking formally opened a new facility in the St. Louis area this week, and has also ordered 183 new Freightliner Cascadia tractors

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Aftermarketby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

December Truck Orders Highest in Four and a Half Years

December net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets were 27,044 units; up 128 percent year-over-year, according to ACT Research Co

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Aftermarketby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

TRIB, TIA Plan "Guess the Pressure" Contest at TMC

The Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau has teamed up with the Tire Industry Association to jointly sponsor a "Guess the Pressure" contest at the Technology & Maintenance Council's Transportation Technology Exhibition Feb. 8-11, 2011 in Tampa, Fla

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Driversby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

Con-way Freight Introduces SafeStack Cargo Loading System Fleetwide

Con-way Freight announced the nationwide deployment of SafeStack, an advanced load management and cargo protection system, installed across its less-than-truckload fleet of 16,800 freight trailers in North America

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Fleet Managementby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

Hub Group Opens Drayage Terminals in Indianapolis and Wisconsin

Hub Group, Inc. has opened new Comtrak terminals in Indianapolis, IN and Milwaukee, WI

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Aftermarketby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

TMD Friction Products Partner with Vipar Heavy Duty

TMD FRICTION Products has announced a new agreement with Global Parts Network

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Driversby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

President Signs Executive Order Addressing Regulation Concerns

While speakers at a heavy-duty aftermarket event in Las Vegas were discussing how concern about government regulations has given business pause, President Obama yesterday signed an executive order aimed at tackling criticism that regulations are stifling business and the economy

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Aftermarketby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

Findings on Pollution Damage To Human Airways Could Yield New Therapies

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified how nanoparticles from diesel exhaust affect lung airway cells, a finding that could lead to new therapies for people susceptible to airway diseases

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Safety & Complianceby StaffJanuary 19, 2011

Cargo Theft Hits New Highs in 2010

Cargo theft rose by 4.1 percent in 2010, to 899 cargo theft incidents (an average of 75 per month) the most ever recorded, according to FreightWatch International, Austin, Texas

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Fleet Managementby StaffJanuary 18, 2011

Economy, Trucking Looking Up for 2011

A string of economic experts and industry analysts offered a more optimistic look at the economic and trucking industry outlook for 2011 -- albeit with some downsides -- during the annual Heavy Duty Dialogue event put on Monday by the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association in Las Vegas

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