Jack Roberts (CCJ)BusinessZF reports solid 2014 financial performanceZF has reported strong financial performance in 2014 including three major business accomplishments: Technology company increases sales in 2014 to more than €18 billion Planned acquisition of TRW Automotive and upcoming integration of the company are key topics ZF will celebrate its centennial in 2015 Stuttgart/Friedrichshafen. ZF Friedrichshafen AG’s economic strategy for 2014 was effective: […]December 19, 2014BusinessWTI Transport celebrates 25 years in trucking“It couldn’t have been much more emotional,” said Rendy Taylor, president of Tuscaloosa, Ala.,-based WTI Transport. “I was so close to Willie that I just couldn’t do it. I had to have Steve Rumsey, one of our founders, help make the dedication.” Taylor was talking about the unveiling and ribbon cutting of the Willie Barnes Driver’s […]December 19, 2014BusinessPACCAR Leasing names 2014 Service Managers of the YearRobert Elliott of Rush Truck Leasing in Tampa Bay, Fla., and Buddy Newton of MHC Truck Leasing in Colorado Springs, Colo., have been named PACCAR Leasing Company’s (PacLease) Peterbilt and Kenworth service managers of the year. The awards were presented at PACCAR Leasing’s maintenance management seminar recently held in Anaheim, Calif. Regional winners included: • […]December 19, 2014BusinessCCJ Photo Gallery: Mid-Eighties Madness: Trucking in 1985By 1985, trucking’s Golden Age was over and CCJ’s sister magazine, Overdrive, had toned things down considerably. Owner-operators were still a huge market segment, though. And technology was starting to permeate every aspect of truck design and use.December 10, 2014BusinessWorking the problem: Information technology and downtimeMy refrigerator at home has a computer motherboard in it. I can’t tell you what the hell that motherboard does. But I can tell you that it costs $275 (plus labor) to replace. And that I’ve replaced it twice in the 10 years I’ve had this ‘fridge. Computers are everywhere today. And if you’re my […]December 10, 2014BusinessVolvo and Mack open Uptime support center to help fleets avoid downtimeThe facility houses more than 150 highly trained product- and customer-support specialists whose sole mission is to leverage Mack and Volvo telematics technology to get trucks moving and keep them moving for customers all across North America.December 9, 2014BusinessVolvo’s New River Valley Truck plant reaches carbon-neutral milestoneThe electric power used by Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia, is now carbon neutral. As of November, 100 percent of the plant’s electricity is generated by methane gas produced at 13 landfills in the region. The fossil fuels previously used to generate the NRV plant’s electricity in 2013 produced 40,408 […]December 4, 2014BusinessRyder announces support of Trucking Efficiency InitiativeRyder System, Inc. announced its support of Trucking Efficiency, a joint initiative between the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) and the Carbon War Room (CWR). The initiative provides unbiased data on available vehicle technologies and engages with truck and trailer builders, component manufacturers, and others who want to improve the performance of their heavy […]December 4, 2014BusinessCCJ Photo Gallery: Staying Alive in ’75The mid 1970s were tough for trucking. Watergate, labor issues, new fuel standards, an oil embargo and regulations were just a few of the issues fleets were dealing with. As always, CCJ was there to cover it all.December 3, 2014BusinessPrime adds Bendix vehicle safety systemsPrime Inc. (No. 16 in the CCJ Top 250) announced it is adding Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes and the Bendix TABS-6 Advanced trailer roll stability system to its highway safety efforts. The fleet is equipping 2,500 new refrigerated trailers with the Bendix ADB22X and Bendix TABS-6 Advanced safety technologies. Delivery is taking place over the next nine months. […]December 2, 2014Previous PagePage 18 of 151Next PageTop StoriesTrucks'Brand new' Anthem reintroduced as Mack's regional haul truckNext-generation Mack Anthem has better maneuverability and is 10% more fuel efficient for regional fleets.BusinessFedEx founder Fred Smith passes awayRegulationsGallon-based user fee provides sustainable infrastructure fundingAlternative powerCalifornia doubles down on emissions regulations, starts work on next generation rulesAlternative powerYard tractors take lead in battery electric market share
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