The Timken Co. has collaborated with the Robert Bosch Co. to produce a steel that is easier to machine. Timken engineers developed a hot-rolled temper process to produce steel that Bosch could more readily machin
Read More →National Van Lines will soon begin moving the 2006 Capitol Holiday Tree eastward, strapped on a Fontaine expandable trailer. By the time it reaches Washington, D.C. on Nov. 27th, the tree will have traveled more than 4,300 miles
Read More →Universal Trailer Holdings Corp. (UTC) has announced that one of its subsidiaries has completed its merger with Featherlite Inc. and Featherlite has become a wholly owned subsidiary of UTC
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The deadline for distributors to register for the One-on-One Business Meetings program at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) Conference is fast approaching. HDAW 2007 will be held Jan. 22-25 at the Mirage in Las Vegas, Nev
Read More →Minnesota-based Dart Transit Co. has announces its July 2006 Contractors of the Month: Juan Garcia of the Dallas Operating Center and Jeff Dahlgren of the Eagan Operating Center.
Read More →Express-1 Expedited Solutions Inc., Buchanan, Mich., said it is now offering tuition reimbursement and scholarships for courses in an accredited college program that truckers can take in the comfort of their cabs
Read More →Promoting the environmental benefits of renewable fuels is the focus of the new SmartWay Grow & Go program, launched last week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Read More →Because of an expected industry-wide decline in demand for heavy-duty trucks equipped with new technology necessary to meet the stringent U.S. emissions standards going into effect on Jan. 1, 2007
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ALK Technologies said U.S. Xpress Inc. will deploy ALK’s CoPilot Truck GPS navigation system across its entire fleet of more than 5,000 power units, becoming the largest major motor carrier to provide its drivers with spoken, truck-specific, turn-by-turn directions.
Read More →Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. announced revenue for the third quarter increased 22.7 percent to $337,569,000 from $275,076,000 for the third quarter of 2005.
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