2008 March
E.J. Ward selects NovaTracker’s GPS unit
E.J. Ward, Inc. a fleet asset management company, has selected NovaTracker's GPS/wireless real-time GPS unit which will soon be installed in thousands of government and commercial fleets.
As part of the Ward-NovaTracker supplier partnership, privately-owned Ward will offer the highly configurable NovaTracker Maya device as part ...
Gardner Trucking chooses disk-based backup system
ExaGrid Systems, a provider of scalable disk-based backup solutions with byte-level data de-duplication, has announced that Gardner Trucking has chosen the ExaGrid system to achieve faster backups and restores, and reduce the hassles of tape backup.
Based in Chino, Calif., Gardner Trucking operates a fleet of ...
First Aljex User Group to be held April 12 at TIA in D.C.
Aljex Software will host its first Aljex User Group on Saturday, April 12, in conjunction with the Transportation Intermediaries Association Annual Convention & Trade Show in Washington, D.C. All events will be at the Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut Ave.
Aljex Software is a software provider for ...
ACS acquires Communications Development Inc.
Affiliated Computer Services has announced that it has acquired Communications Development Inc., a Maumelle, Ark.-based provider of outsourced marketing, consulting and advertising services to the transportation industry. Terms were not announced.
"This acquisition strengthens our position as a leading provider of responsive, reliable and flexible recruiting, ...
ATA urges Bush to release oil From Strategic Petroleum Reserve
The American Trucking Associations on Monday, March 24, urged President Bush to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in an attempt to break the current run-up in crude oil prices before they further constrain the U.S. economy.
In a letter to Bush, ATA President and ...
Brenntag plans urea distribution by 2010
Brenntag North America, a urea distributor based in Reading, Pa., plans to deliver the additive to truckers running selective catalytic reduction engines in 2010, the company announced Wednesday, March 26, at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.
Brenntag already has more than 120 locations across ...
Bendix focuses on ‘accident mitigation’
Bendix products are becoming more integrated in trucks and trailers, and the company is promoting combined systems as a route to "accident mitigation."
Officials from Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and its joint venture with Dana Commercial Vehicle Products, Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, outlined the developments Wednesday, ...
BioTrucker Fuel Card introduced
The National Biodiesel Foundation introduced the BioTrucker Fuel Card on Wednesday, March 26, at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.
It's an extension of the foundation's outreach that includes the Biotrucker.com website and the 866-BIODIESEL hotline. "Truckers are always asking us were they can find ...
Air-Weigh debuts entry-level scale
QuickLoad is a new entry-level onboard scale from Air-Weigh, designed for dedicated tractor-trailer configurations and straight trucks, the company announced Wednesday, March 26, at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.
Up to four axle groups -- including steer, drive and trailer axles -- can be ...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index remained flat in February
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index remained flat in February, after rising 2.4 percent in January. The not-seasonally adjusted index decreased 3.9 percent from January to 109.1.
The seasonally adjusted tonnage index remained at 117.2 in February, its highest level in ...
CSA'S Data Trail
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Risk & Reward, Part 3: Industry, FMCSA at odds over CSA
Trucking advocates have said that CSA does not allow all carriers to play on a level field. FMCSA argues otherwise. Whose argument ...
Risk & Reward, Part 2: CSA data shows independents at risk
Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets
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- May 30-June 1
- Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo
- June 25-27, 2013
- Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference
- August 21-22
