Erin Gilchrist Rugg, the 2019 Fleet Manager of the Year winner and former fleet director for Safelite Autoglass, has joined drive-away company Transport Solutions of America (TSOA) as its SVP of marketing and business development.
November 18, 2020
Starting last week, the 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree began its 2,000-mile journey to the White House just in time for the holiday season.
November 9, 2020
The PrePass Safety Alliance announced that PrePass Alerts are now available across the lower 48, with nearly 2,800 notifications that appear in-cab on the PrePass Motion weigh-station bypass app.
November 2, 2020
According to a recent Fleet Advantage industry survey, companies were able to modify and scale their truck operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 29, 2020
COVID-19 does not seem to have slowed down the staff at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which is juggling multiple rulemakings and research projects as it approaches the last months of the current administration’s term, from younger drivers to additional hours-of-service flexibility.
October 23, 2020
Ryder System recently launched a new fully responsive, mobile-friendly used vehicle sales website, which includes an expanded inventory of used vehicles and enhanced search tools.
October 22, 2020
Mack made an initial donation of $10,000 to National Breast Cancer Foundation, and will contribute up to $25,000 more over the next two years as sales of its pink, diecast models continue.
October 22, 2020
NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry announced it will not be possible to produce Work Truck Week in its traditional in-person format next year. Work Truck Week will return to Indianapolis March 8–11, 2022
October 21, 2020
Navistar and Traton have agreed in principle to a deal for the acquisition of Navistar International Corp. by Volkswagen’s truck and bus unit for $3.69 billion.
October 16, 2020
Mack Trucks completed an $84 million renovation project dubbed "Reborn" at its Lehigh Valley plant and named a new vice president and general manager for LVO.
October 6, 2020
James N. (Jim) Hutchinson, who was chief executive officer of Heavy Duty Trucking and its parent company Newport Communications Group for eight years, died Sept. 24 in Newport Beach, California, following a heart attack.
October 2, 2020
In an effort to answer some of the many questions that oftentimes go along with regulatory changes, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has created an online tool to help carriers and drivers understand the recent changes to the hours-of-service regulations.
September 30, 2020
Les Schwab Tire Centers reached a deal to sell the company to an investment fund in California, ending local family ownership of one of Oregon’s best-known tire dealers.
September 30, 2020
Changes to truck driver hours of service rules, designed to offer drivers more flexibility, take effect at 12 a.m. eastern time on Sept. 29.
September 28, 2020
Building upon its mobile-accessible truck parking app, TruckPark now offers TruckPark Reserve, which will enable fleet dispatchers to make multiple parking reservations.
September 28, 2020