Jack Roberts (CCJ)BusinessYokohama to raise off-road tire pricesDue to global supply pressures and elevated manufacturing and transportation costs, Yokohama Tire Corporation announced today it will implement a Base price increase of up to 15 percent on all of its off-the-road (OTR) tires in the U.S., effective January 1, 2012. There will be in-line adjustments, as well, which will be announced at a […]December 9, 2011BusinessMack delivers national Christmas Tree to Washington, D.C.After 4,000 miles and three weeks on the road, the Bulldog can finally rest and bask in the glow of the illuminated 2011 Capitol Christmas Tree now lighting the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol. During a December 6 ceremony, second grader Johnny Crawford, a California native, joined Speaker of the House John Boehner to […]December 7, 2011BusinessReinvigorated Mitsubishi-Fuso looks toward the futureAt a press conference at the Tokyo Motor Show last week, Mitsubishi-Fuso unveiled its latest package of high-tech trucks and took time to assure customers that the company is almost fully recovered from the devastating March earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan and is taking on a heightened role as Daimler Truck’s advanced fuel and […]December 5, 2011BusinessUsed commercial vehicle registrations hit record levelsUsed commercial vehicle registrations (GVW 3-8) in the United States during the first three quarters of 2011 reached record levels at 649,900 units, surpassing the previous record for the first nine months of a calendar year by 23.9 percent, according to Polk, a provider of data-driven solutions for the commercial vehicle industry. This level of […]November 21, 2011BusinessFreightliner-Enova team up to make green vehicles more accessableFreightliner Custom Chassis Corp., a developer of hybrid-electric and all-electric drive systems and drive system components for the green commercial vehicle market, has launched a program designed to make electric vehicles more accessible to fleets. The Green for Free program allows fleet executives to purchase all-electric vehicles for the cost of a diesel-powered commercial vehicle. […]November 16, 2011BusinessValues come honestlyIt’s one of the perks of my job – getting to take a tractor-trailer down the highway through the Swedish countryside for a little taste of trucking outside U.S. borders. And you always can count on an interesting trip when you manage to land an assignment like that. Sweden is about as buttoned-down a country […]November 10, 2011TrucksDouble Coin unveils fuel-efficient super wide tireDouble Coin’s new FT125 super wide low rolling resistance trailer position tire is the fourth addition to the EPA SmartWay Verified Technology fuel efficient line which includes the FR605, FD405, and the FT105. “Once again, with the introduction of the FT125 and the soon to follow FD425 super wide drive position tire, Double Coin leads […]November 10, 2011TrucksFreightliner names Top 50 Elite DealershipsFreightliner Trucks today announced that it has awarded its top 50 dealer sales professionals “Elite” status through its annual Leland James Sales Achievement program. Created in 2003 and named after Freightliner Trucks’ founder Leland James, the program recognizes and rewards outstanding sales results from dealerships in the United States and Canada. Recipients were selected for […]November 10, 2011TrucksJoe Gibbs driver named Freightliner “Run Smart” championThe Freightliner Trucks Run Smart Hauler Challenge has come to an end, with Tom “Thumper” McCrimmon, driver of the Number 20 hauler for Joe Gibbs Racing, claiming the $30,000 grand prize and the coveted Freightliner Trucks trophy. Freightliner Trucks, the official hauler of NASCAR, holds the competition every year to test the driving abilities of […]November 9, 2011BusinessMack brings national Christmas tree to D.C.A cheerfully decorated Mack Pinnacle model is trekking cross-country this holiday season to Washington, D.C., with a 65-foot white fir tree in tow. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Smartway-certified Pinnacle Axle Back model sleeper, provided by Mack, is hauling the tree that will light up the nation’s capitol this year as part of the 2011 […]November 7, 2011Previous PagePage 119 of 151Next PageTop StoriesCybersecurityNMFTA warns of Chinese components in trucking technologyThe trucking industry's expanded digitization increases its potential for cybercrime, and China could be a key threat to the U.S. via technology in transportation.BusinessKandel Transport acquired by Nagle CompaniesBusinessMarten Transport CEO stepping down, Randy Marten to returnRegulationsU.S. 'pausing' work visas for commercial truck driversFeatured SponsorCargo theft is on the rise. Learn strategies to protect your trucks, trailers and freight.
