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Fleet Managementby StaffJanuary 7, 2011

December Class 8 Net Orders Top 25,000

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing December Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM's at 25,247 units, only a slight 3% drop from the strong November activity

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Aftermarketby StaffJanuary 7, 2011

Propane Alliance Kicks Off Nationwide Training Program

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and the other members of the Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance will kick off its 2011 nationwide training program on alternative fuels at a workshop for fleet managers January 13 in San Diego

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Aftermarketby StaffJanuary 7, 2011

Utah's First LNG Station Nears Completion

CH4 Energy Corporation set the first bulk Liquefied Natural Gas storage tank on its permanent foundation this week, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the premier retail natural-gas fueling station in North America

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Aftermarketby StaffJanuary 7, 2011

Bendix Prevails in Patent Protection Lawsuit

After a week-long trial, a jury has found that Haldex "willfully infringed" upon the Bendix and Knorr-Bremse U.S. patent rights to an improved air disc brake design used on tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles

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Aftermarketby StaffJanuary 7, 2011

Women In Trucking Partners with Navistar to Honor Trucking's Most Influential Women

The Women In Trucking Association and Navistar Inc. have created an annual award to honor the trucking industry's most influential woman

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Driversby StaffJanuary 7, 2011

High-tech Highway Weigh Stations Coming to Oklahoma

Oklahoma will soon start work on the first two of nine new state-of-the-art truck inspection stations to be equipped with weigh-in-motion scales, remote infra-red vehicle temperature sensors and other cutting edge vehicle inspection technology

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Aftermarketby StaffJanuary 7, 2011

TSC Global Announces Sales Realignment

TSC Global, LLC, the leading company in the sales, marketing and distribution of consumer brand products to North America's top travel centers is pleased to announce a realignment within their sales force

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Driversby StaffJanuary 7, 2011

OOIDA Says Mexican Border Deal Cost American Jobs, Provides No Reciprocal Benefits

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association responded to the Obama Administration's overture to the Mexican truckers saying if the proposed deal goes through, American drivers will lose work to Mexican carriers who do not bear similar compliance costs

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Equipmentby StaffJanuary 6, 2011

Reaction to Mexico Border Plan Follows Familiar Pattern

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's plan for reopening the U.S.-Mexico border to long-distance trucking is drawing familiar reactions from industry constituencies.The American Trucking Associations, which has long supported an open border, welcomed the announcement. The Teamsters union and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association remain adamantly opposed to opening the border

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Equipmentby StaffJanuary 6, 2011

DOT Announces Concept for Mexico Cross-Border Trucking

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a plan for reopening the U.S.-Mexico border to long-distance trucking. LaHood unveiled a "concept document" for restarting the border trade that was interrupted when Congress cut off funds for the Bush administration's pilot program.

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