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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 23, 2009

Frost & Sullivan Names Snap-on Best in Hand Tools Category

Snap-on has been recognized as having the "Overall Best Hand Tools in the United States" on the basis of Frost & Sullivan's independent research

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Drivers•by Staff•April 22, 2009

Knight Transportation Grows Earnings in First Quarter From Last Year

Phoenix-based Knight Transportation bucked industry trends and reported higher operating income year over year for the first quarter

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 22, 2009

Paccar Mexico Puts First Medium-Duty Hybrid on the Road in Mexico

A Mexican bakery company took delivery of the first medium-duty hybrid truck in Mexico in a ceremony

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 22, 2009

CVSA Calls for Repeal of Hours of Service Exemptions

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is calling for the repeal of agricultural and utility industry exemptions to hours of service exemptions, following the results of a study of truck crash and out of service rate

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 22, 2009

New Green Technology for Moving Cargo Containers at Ports

Attendees at the Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress this week in Detroit got a sneak peak of a new pollution-saving truck for transferring cargo containers at ports

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 22, 2009

Appeals Court Sides with FedEx Ground on Independent Contractor Issue

An appeals court Tuesday said FedEx Ground independent contractors are independent business owners -- not employees -- and are outside the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 21, 2009

Aurora to Distribute Morgan Truck Body Components

Aurora Parts & Accessories signed a deal with Morgan Corp. to distribute original equipment parts through Aurora's network of more than 450 independently owned dealerships

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 21, 2009

Caterpillar Reports First-Quarter Loss

Caterpillar Inc. reported its first quarterly loss in 16 years, but expects to be profitable later in the year

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Equipment•by Staff•April 21, 2009

Truck Crossings Into U.S. Down in 2008

The number of truck crossings into the United States from Canada and Mexico was 10.8 million in 2008, 6 percent fewer than in 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 21, 2009

AAA Study: Aggressive Driving a Factor in Up to 56 Percent of Deadly Crashes

As many as 56 percent of deadly crashes involve one or more unsafe driving behaviors typically associated with aggressive driving, according to a new analysis by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

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