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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 22, 2008

Roadcheck Starts June 3

Thousands of law enforcement officers will be blanketing North America's roadways for 72 continuous hours beginning June 3 to hammer home the importance of comprehensive safety inspections of trucks and buses and on enforcing safety belt use.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 22, 2008

Pacific Power Purchases Second Freightliner Dealership

Pacific Truck Center, a subsidiary of Pacific Power Products, has added another Freightliner Truck Dealership to its business portfolio.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 22, 2008

RigMaster Kansas Resumes Operations

Auxiliary power unit manufacturer RigMaster Power Corp. announced that its Olathe, Kan., facility, which was recently hit by a tornado, has resumed operations.

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Drivers•by Staff•May 22, 2008

Laid-Off Workers Sue Jevic Transportation

A lawsuit filed against Jevic Transportation charges that the Delanco, N.J.-based company violated federal labor law this week when it abruptly terminated approximately 1,200 employees shortly before it sought bankruptcy protection

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Drivers•by Staff•May 22, 2008

Crude Oil Prices Soar to New Record

Crude oil prices shot up over $130 a barrel Wednesday, while executives from the big oil companies testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee that there was little they could do

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 21, 2008

GAO Releases Report on Drug Use; ATA Urges Congressional Action

A report released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office found that improvements to drug testing programs could better identify truckers who use illegal drugs and keep them off the road

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Drivers•by Staff•May 21, 2008

Oil Prices Hit New High, House Passes Anti-OPEC Legislation

Oil prices closed over $129 for the first time Tuesday, as the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would seek to subject OPEC oil producers to U.S. antitrust laws and investigate energy market manipulation

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 21, 2008

Navistar Idles Engine Plant

Navistar International is temporarily shutting down its Indianapolis engine plant because of a slump in demand for Ford trucks, for which International builds Powerstroke diesel engines

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 21, 2008

Bridgestone, Toyo Team Up

Bridgestone Corp. and Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. have formed an alliance to help them deal with "unprecedented changes in the business environment," including skyrocketing raw material costs

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 21, 2008

Hino Says it's Planning for Growth

Despite recently ending production at a California plant, Hino Motors Sales USA says it is planning for growth in the U.S. market

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