GE Capital Fleet Services announced a new set of features for its Online Vehicle Ordering product designed to further automate and streamline the ordering process and enable fleet managers and drivers to work more efficiently. GE Capital Fleet Services’ online ordering system is available to customers ...

The new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty is fitting in so well on the job that it’s being asked to stick around longer. Based on customer requests, Ford Motor Company is extending its unprecedented Ford F-Series Super Duty fieldwork evaluation program through the end of ...

Grote Industries has introduced a new version of its Trilliant 36 LED WhiteLight Conversion Bulb. The new bulb is specifically designed to operate in adverse conditions where sodium chloride, high humidity and other corrosive elements wreak havoc on most PAR 36 incandescent work lamps. ...

Eaton Corporation and Linde Hydraulics, a division of KION Group GmbH, have entered into a global strategic alliance to strengthen the companies’ product lines, market distribution channels and regional coverage. Eaton will add Linde’s comprehensive range of high-pressure piston pumps, motors and valves to its portfolio, ...

A federal appeals court has ruled that in the absence of provisions to the contrary an insurance company's liability under a $10,000 surety bond provided to a freight broker is capped at a total of $10,000 -- not at $10,000 per claim. The decision, issued ...

Daimler Trucks North America announced its decision to recall approximately 540 workers to three of its manufacturing facilities in North Carolina. Recalled workers are expected to be in place by mid-July at the company’s truck manufacturing facilities in Mt. Holly and Cleveland, as well as ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Office of Analysis, Research and Technology (ART) will host the webinar “FMCSA Improvements to the A&I Website” on Wednesday, July 14, 1 pm Eastern. A&I Online is an FMCSA website (http://ai.volpe.dot.gov/ <http://ai.volpe.dot.gov/> ) that provides safety information ranging from ...

The trucking industry is on the road to recovery, a fact that was clear to attendees and exhibitors at this year’s Great West Truck Show, held June 17-19, 2010, in Las Vegas. “We are very pleased with the growth and progress we made with The ...

Mark R. Rosekind, Ph.D., took the oath of office today as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board. Rosekind is an internationally recognized fatigue expert who has conducted research and implemented programs in diverse settings, including all modes of transportation, healthcare, law enforcement, elite athlete ...

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and Canada and Mexico increased 32.4 percent in April compared with a year earlier, reaching $65.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The increase is the third consecutive monthly gain ...