2008 October

KellerOnline launches new look, enhanced features

KellerOnline, the online safety management tool from J.J. Keller & Associates, has been redesigned in order to provide subscribers with new usability and navigation features, along with a new look and enhanced features. The new service was designed so that the transition would be virtually ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 28, 2008

U.S. Army calls upon Mack

Mack Trucks announced that it has received an award of about $28.5 million from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for heavy-duty tractors and trailers. Under the terms of the award, the company will, over the next three years, deliver 152 Mack Vision Elite ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 28, 2008

Covenant Transportation Group reports 3Q net loss

Covenant Transportation Group on Monday, Oct. 27, announced that total revenue for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 increased 20.9 percent to $212.5 million from $175.8 million in the same quarter of 2007. Freight revenue, which excludes fuel surcharges, increased 9.7 percent to $162.9 million ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 28, 2008

Wyoming lowers speed limit on part of I-80

Through April 15, 2009, Wyoming is dropping its speed limit from 75 to 65 mph for all traffic on Interstate 80 from Laramie to Rawlins. The state says it is reducing the speed limit during the winter because the area is prone to blizzard-like conditions ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 28, 2008

ATA Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.9% in September

The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.9 percent in September, marking the third consecutive month-to-month drop. The index fell 1.6 percent in August and 0.9 percent in July. In September, the seasonally adjusted tonnage index equaled 112.6, its lowest level ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 28, 2008

Oct. 27, 2008

Innovative Computing Corp. Looking for software proven to meet today's truckload carrier needs? Innovative Enterprise Software

By Dean Smallwood Published October 28, 2008

UPS to buy hydraulic hybrid vehicles produced by Eaton, Navistar

As part of a public-private partnership to increase the commercial availability and use of alternative fuel vehicles, UPS on Monday, Oct. 27, announced its first purchases of hydraulic hybrid vehicles that promise dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits. The technology, originally developed in a federal laboratory ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 28, 2008

Right to Repair Act passes New Jersey Assembly

The New Jersey Assembly on Monday, Oct. 27, passed the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair Act (A-803) by a vote of 49 in favor, 22 against and 8 abstaining. Introduced by Assemblyman Reid Gusciora (D-Mercer), the Right to Repair Act ensures that New Jersey ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 28, 2008

U.S. diesel price tumbles 19.4 cents, $3.288

Continuing its slide of recent weeks, the national average retail price of a gallon of diesel tumbled 19.4 cents to $3.288 for the week ending Monday, Oct. 27. The price -- the lowest since Feb. 11, when it was $3.280 -- has fallen $1.476 since hitting ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 28, 2008

Bergstrom taps Gordon to direct national aftermarket, global marketing

Bergstrom, a global provider in the design and supply of climate systems to the commercial vehicle industry, has named Bill Gordon national director of aftermarket and director of global marketing. As the national director of aftermarket, Gordon will be responsible for realigning and re-energizing Bergstrom's aftermarket ...

By CCJ Staff Published October 28, 2008