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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 7, 2003

Oshkosh Introduces Side Roll Protection for Class 8 Trucks

Oshkosh Truck Corp. said its fire truck subsidiary, Pierce Manufacturing Inc., has introduced the first side roll protection system for fire apparatus.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 7, 2003

EPA Lists AuraGen as a Technology to Save Fuel

Aura Systems Inc., El Segundo, Calif., has announced that a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study lists the AuraGen as a technology that can reduce vehicle engine emissions and save fuel.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 7, 2003

Ryder, University Host Supply Chain Seminar

Ryder System Inc., a global leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, and the University of Miami have announced seminar dates for the University of Miami Anthony Burns Center for Advanced Supply Chain Management.

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Drivers•by Staff•April 4, 2003

Heartland Express Expands Operating Facilities

Heartland Express Inc. has announced the purchase and planned purchase of regional operating terminals in or near Columbus, Ohio; Carlisle, Pa.; Chester Va.; and Memphis Tenn.

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Drivers•by Staff•April 4, 2003

CF Puts 8 More Facilities Up for Auction Thursday

As part of the largest real estate sale in transportation history -- 220 properties with an appraised value of more than $400 million -- Consolidated Freightways is placing a number of its distribution facilities on the auction block this Thursday

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Drivers•by Staff•April 4, 2003

Swift, U.S. Partnership Means 20,000 New Driver Jobs

A partnership between the U.S. Department of Labor and Swift Transportation will see the trucking company hire 20,000 truck drivers nationwide this year.

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Fleet Management•by Staff•April 4, 2003

Jobless Figures Up, But So Are Hourly Wages

Even with 108,000 fewer jobs, the labor market report for March was still better than the report for February, says Jim Haughey, Newport Communication's senior economist

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Aftermarket•by Staff•April 4, 2003

ArvinMeritor Wins Appeal in Transmission Patent Infringement Suit

ArvinMeritor Inc. said Thursday it has won its appeal in the patent infringement suit brought by Eaton Corp. against ZF Meritor's Engine Synchro Shift· (ESS) transmission system.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 4, 2003

Driving Rigs Safely in a Construction Zone--Watch for 'Zippers'

They're back. Those long lines of orange barrels, constricting rows of concrete walls, and diamond-shaped "Road Work Ahead" signs have popped up again all along the highways and byways we travel every day. With their arrival comes increased traffic congestion and the temptation by some drivers to take unnecessary and unsafe chances behind the wheel.

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•April 3, 2003

TCA's Safety, Security Meeting is May 18-20

The Truckload Carriers Assn.'s (TCA) Safety and Security Division Meeting takes place May 18-20 at the Bay Point Marriott in Panama City, Fla., with a number of high-ranking speakers on tap

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