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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 5, 2000

Truck-Lite Buys UK Mirror and Lighting Firm

Lighting supplier Truck-Lite Co. has bought the assets of Raydyot Limited a large manufacturer of truck mirrors and lighting based in Birmingham, England

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 5, 2000

Transit Group Launches Logistics Exchange

Transit Group, Inc. Atlanta, has launched a new B2B Internet portal to link agents, trucking companies and shippers. Transit Group president Philip A. Belyew said transitgroup.com allows buyers and sellers to know the supply and demand conditions

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•May 5, 2000

NPTC Presents Fleet Safety Awards

The National Private Truck Council and Trailmobile presented Fleet Safety Awards to NPTC members with outstanding safety records at the recent NPTC 2000 Education and Management conference in Tampa, FL

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 5, 2000

Comdata Acquires Cash Card Company

Comdata has acquired Stored Value Systems, a former subsidiary of National City Corp. Comdata acquired a majority interest in SVS in March of 1999, with the option to purchase the remainder of the company at a

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Drivers•by Staff•May 5, 2000

FedEx Forms E-Commerce Division

FedEx Supply Chain Services, a third-party provider of integrated supply chain solutions, has created a new division named FedEx eLogistics to focus on providing businesses end-to-end electronic commerce logistics solutions

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Drivers•by Staff•May 5, 2000

Arnold Industries Has a Good Quarter

First quarter operating revenues rose 14% and net income increased 10% compared to the first quarter of 1999 for Arnold Industries, Lebanon, PA

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Drivers•by Staff•May 5, 2000

Boyd Bros. Hit By Higher Fuel Costs

First quarter results for Boyd Bros. Transportation, Clayton, AL, were hit by significant increases in fuel costs

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Aftermarket•by Staff•May 4, 2000

Fuel Cells Closer to Reality

BMW, Renault and Delphi Automotive Systems recently signed a memorandum of understanding that will speed development of vehicles that use a solid-oxide fuel cell as auxiliary electric power for cars and trucks. A co-development agreement among the three

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Fleet Management•by Staff•May 4, 2000

Carriers Took it on the Chin in the First Quarter

First quarter profits were down 34.3% from the previous quarter for the 31 carriers that have now reported financial results for the January - March period. After three quarters of strong gains, profits have dipped

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Equipment•by Staff•May 4, 2000

French Fleets Use Technology to Schedule Drivers

As the U.S. struggles to develop new hours of service rules, fleets in France are doing some innovative things with technology to help them schedule drivers and trucks. Until quite recently, trucking in France was a

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