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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 18, 2009

New Vehicle Registrations Down 38.7 Percent in Third Quarter

A reflection of continued softness in the commercial market and downward pressure on demand, new registrations for commercial vehicles during the third quarter were down 38.7 percent from the 2008 perio

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 18, 2009

Annual Drive Safer Sunday Set For Nov. 29

Atlanta-based Road Safe America is holding its Drive Safer Sunday on Nov. 29, 2009, an annual observance aimed at saving lives and cutting injuries on the year's busiest traffic da

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Driversby StaffNovember 18, 2009

Schneider National to Lead Emerson's Transportation Division

Schneider National will take over Emerson's transportation division by the end of the year, providing the company a 300-driver dedicated fleet

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Driversby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Cap-and-Trade Bill Slows in Senate

It appears unlikely that the Senate will complete work on its version of a cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions this year, despite pressure from the international community for the U.S. to address the issue before a global warming summi

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Driversby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Private Equity Firm to Buy Gainey

Gainey Transportation, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization more than a year ago, is being purchased by a private equity firm

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Leland Adds New Distribution

Leland Brake and Wheel has added Kenworth of Buffalo to its OES dealer/distributor family

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Equipmentby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry to Close for Improvement Project

Truckers that use the Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry to get their hazmat and oversized loads across the border are facing a long detour for the next few months

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Driversby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Pressure Grows to Prohibit Flammables in Tanker Wet Lines

The pressure is on in Washington to get flammable liquids out of the pipes beneath cargo tanks. These "wet lines" can carry up to 50 gallons of cargo. In a crash they occasionally rupture and spill their contents, sometimes to fatal effect. That happened last July in New Jersey, when a car struck a gasoline tanker, wedged beneath the tank and burned in the spill of 13 gallons of gas from the wet lines

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 17, 2009

Fast Lane Transportation Opens New Intermodal Facility

Fast Lane Transportation, a provider of intermodal transportation and equipment services throughout California, has acquired an 80-acre intermodal crossdock and equipment depot to serve rail logistics providers, trucking companies and equipment leasing companies

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Driversby StaffNovember 17, 2009

A. Duie Pyle Grows Warehousing, Rail-Side Operations

A. Duie Pyle recently opened the doors of its new 243,000-square-foot, rail-sided warehouse in Westfield, Massachusetts

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