The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today, May 28, established direct final rulemaking procedures for use on routine or noncontroversial rules. Under these procedures, FMCSA will make regulatory changes that will become effective a specified number of days after the date of publication in the ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced an opportunity to apply for fiscal year 2010 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program High Priority grant funding at www.grants.gov. FMCSA initially will consider funding for applications submitted by July 1, but if additional funding remains available, applications submitted ...

Truck-Lite said Thursday, May 27, that it has hired more than 100 new direct full-time employees and more than 100 temporary employees at its Pennsylvania and New York operating facilities since the beginning of the year. The company says it is continuing to recruit for ...

David Congdon, president and chief executive officer of Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., recently was honored as the 2010 Triad Area Business Leader of the Year. The award is selected by a panel of local business and civic leaders and is given to the individual ...

Stemco announced that Todd Heim has been named product manager for the Stemco Brake Products Group effective immediately. He will be responsible for Stemco Duroline friction, new shoe and hardware kits, as well as the Stemco Crewson line of automatic brake adjustors. Heim’s most recent assignment ...

Remy Inc., manufacturer of Delco Remy heavy-duty starters and alternators, announced the strengthening of its field sales team with the addition of two heavy-duty industry professionals. The company says this strategic move allows Remy to intensify its focus on customer support while meeting the heavy-duty ...

Rotary Lift has launched a presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. “Social media lets us connect directly with our customers across the globe with an immediacy and regularity that was never possible before,” says John Rylee, Vehicle Service Group director of marketing. “We can ...

Tax-exempt customers now have the ability to purchase Navistar’s PartsSmart Parts online without a tax penalty. New functionality within the website’s checkout process allows companies and agencies with tax-exempt status to make purchases easily. “This new opportunity within the partsmartparts.com website opens up e-commerce to a ...

Two additional truck tires from Continental Tire the Americas have been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency SmartWay Transport Partnership’s list of verified fuel-saving technologies, the company announced. Continental’s HSL2 Eco Plus (Heavy Steer Long-Haul) and HDL2 Eco Plus (Heavy Drive Long-Haul) truck tire ...

Gamber-Johnson, a manufacturer of rugged docking stations and vehicle mounting solutions, announced the release of a new Universal Computer Cradle, the NotePad V — a rugged mounting cradle designed for most of the computers currently in the marketplace. The NotePad V is the next version ...