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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 15, 2007

Eaton Sales Up 7% in Third Quarter

Eaton Corp. announced record net income per share of $1.71 for the third quarter of 2007, an increase of 6 percent over net income per share of $1.62 in the third quarter of 2006. Sales in the quarte

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 12, 2007

Volvo Sponsors OOIDA Safe Driving Award

Volvo Trucks North America said it will sponsor the Owner-Operators Independent Drivers Association's (OOIDA) Safe Driving Award Program. The program recognizes and rewards OOIDA members for their safe

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 12, 2007

FMCSA, Former NASCAR Driver Promote Trucker Seat Belt Use

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has unveiled a public service announcement featuring former NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace, currently an analyst for ESPN and ABC Sports, who reminds trucker

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Drivers•by Staff•October 12, 2007

Barr-Nunn Raises Owner-Operator Pay Again

Iowa-based Barr-Nunn Transportation is offering its owner-operators a fourth pay raise in 2007. Starting Dec. 14, over-the-road owner-operators with a hazmat will receive starting pay of 90 cents for practical miles.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 12, 2007

Nov. 16 is Sign-up Deadline for HDAW One-on-One Business Meetings

The deadline for distributors to register for the One-on-One Business Meetings program at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) Conference is Friday, Nov. 16. HDAW 2008 will be held Monday, Jan. 21

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Drivers•by Staff•October 12, 2007

J.B. Hunt Shows Decline in 3Q Earnings

J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced third quarter 2007 net earnings of $50.8 million, or diluted earnings per share of 38 cents versus 2006 third quarter earnings of $57.8 million, or 39 cents per diluted share

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Drivers•by Staff•October 12, 2007

U.S. Xpress Enterprises Goes Private

Patrick E. Quinn and Max L. Fuller, on behalf of Chattanooga, Tenn.-based New Mountain Lake Acquisition Co., announced Friday the successful completion of their planned purchase of U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 12, 2007

Eaton Continues UltraShift Family Expansion

Eaton Corp. has announced that the company's family of automated medium- and heavy-duty transmissions now includes 49 configurations that are currently operating in North America. The announcement follow

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 11, 2007

Arsenault 2008 Dossier Fleet Calendar Features Photo Winners

The 2008 wall calendar from Arsenault Associates will feature 12 winners of a Dossier fleet photo contest. The calendar will be distributed to Dossier users and is available free on request to other fleet professionals.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 11, 2007

Tax Break for Safety Systems Proposed

A new bill in Congress would give heavy-duty trucks a tax break for using safety technologies such as collision and lane departure warning, as well as stability and brake-stroke monitoring. "The goal is to get safety system

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