Jack Roberts is executive editor for CCJ as well as trucks equipment editor for Randall-Reilly Publishing’s Trucking and Construction Media Groups and contributes stories to Overdrive, Truckers News, Truck Parts & Services, Successful Dealer, Equipment World, Total Landscape Care, Better Roads and Aggregate Manager.
Roberts joined Randall-Reilly in 1995 as associate editor of Equipment World magazine and began covering both heavy-duty and light trucks in 1996. In 2006 he was the founding editor of Total Landscape Care before joining the staff of CCJ magazine in 2008.
Roberts has won numerous editorial excellence awards, including two Jesse H. Neal awards and has been a Neal Award finalist once. He has also won three Robert F. Boger Awards given by the Construction Writers Association and several American Society of Business Publication Editors Awards.
A native and resident of Northport, AL, Roberts holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama.
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International Industria Automotiva da America do Sul Ldta. (“IIAA”), the South American subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation, today celebrated the beginning of commercial truck production at the Navistar Industrial Complex, the company’s manufacturing facility in Canoas, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil. The new truck manufacturing ...
TRP says its new line of school bus seat covers gives school districts a durable replacement option when maintaining their bus fleets.
“Fleet managers and bus operators can be sure they’re getting a safe and simple solution with TRP seat covers. The new line includes ...
Ram Truck Brand president and CEO Reid Bigland confirmed Tuesday the company will roll out a second Fiat-based commercial van by the end of 2015.
The yet-to-be-named van will be based on Fiat's Doblò cargo van.
For more on the new Ram van, see the report from our sister ...
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced today that its next-generation commercial vehicle safety system is in full development with key supplier partners.
Bendix said it is incorporating technologies from key suppliers such as TRW and Mobileye. The new safety system – which will be available exclusively through ...
Smith Electric Vehicles announced that it has now produced over 700 of its all-electric Edison and Newton trucks, which have cumulatively generated over five million miles on the road. This is a significant milestone for the Company and shows that the adoption rate of commercial ...
Perrin Manufacturing announced a new, auxiliary HVAC system designed for emergency response vehicles that meets strict anti-idling and emissions standards. Perrin developed the system for Smeal Fire Apparatus Co, which markets it under the trade name SG-09 Smeal Green Auxiliary Power Unit.
Perrin says the ...
Noregon Systems has announced the release of JPRO Next Step Bundles.
The 16 new part numbers bundle the JPRO Next Step Service Information Module with JPRO Commercial Fleet Diagnostics Heavy Duty software and all of the JPRO Fleet Service Kits. Noregon has added an “NS” ...
I’ve been driving for 30 years now, and in those three decades, I’ve seen a lot of technological changes in both automobiles and commercial vehicles. For me, the two greatest innovations during that time have been keyless entry and intermittent windshield wipers.
But today’s pace of ...
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has launched Goodyear Storm Priority, a new service designed to help keep utility trucks up and running as crews work to restore power during and after severe weather incidents.
When severe weather strikes, millions of people can lose electricity, gas, ...
Ryder System announced that it is a platinum sponsor of the 2013 Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, North America’s largest alternative fuel and clean vehicle technology conference and expo. In addition, two of the company’s executives, Scott Perry, Vice President of Supply Management for Ryder, ...
