Jack Roberts (CCJ)BusinessEaton en EspanolDiversified industrial manufacturer Eaton has added a Spanish speaking virtual spokesperson to assist current and prospective customers with a wealth of information on the company’s lineup of UltraShift PLUS automated transmissions. His name is Jose Santos and like his English language counterpart — Brian Fletcher — provides personalized and tailored information at www.ultrashiftplus.com. At the […]August 14, 2013BusinessSolving a parts problem: Quality at a low costAs dealers were losing market share to aftermarket parts suppliers, Isuzu worked to implement a quality parts option for fleets at a low cost.August 12, 2013BusinessNavistar hits major recovery milestoneNavistar announced it has secured more than 10,000 orders for International Trucks powered by the Cummins ISX15 engine and Cummins SCR aftertreatment system. The announcement comes seven months after the re-introduction of the industry leading truck and engine combination. “The International ProStar with ISX has a strong reputation within the industry and we are seeing […]August 12, 2013BusinessAccuride completes sale of Imperial Group businessAccuride Corporation announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of its Imperial Group (“Imperial”) business to Imperial Group Manufacturing, a new company formed and capitalized by Wynnchurch Capital (“Wynnchurch”) for total cash consideration of $30.0 million at closing, plus a contingent earn-out totaling up to $2.25 million. With 2012 […]August 8, 2013BusinessMack opens store in Allentown, Pa., Customer CenterA new Mack Shop location is now open inside the Mack Customer Center in Allentown, Pa. The store will carry a full assortment of Mack-branded merchandise in a location convenient for visitors to the Mack Customer Center and the Lehigh Valley community. “As the fourth location in the U.S., the new Mack Shop is a […]August 8, 2013BusinessNavistar announces production of TranStar with 13 liter SCR diesel engineNavistar today announced the launch of its International TranStar regional haul tractor with MaxxForce 13 engine with Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) emissions technology. The TranStar is the fifth heavy-duty International truck model to transition to SCR technology since December 2012. “We continue to rapidly increase our 15-liter and 13-liter product coverage and we remain on […]August 8, 2013BusinessWabash National nabs IndustryWeek Top 50 Manufacturer honorWabash National Corporation today announced it was named one of the “50 Best U.S. Manufacturers” by IndustryWeek in the magazine’s July 2013 issue. “We’re honored to be in such good company with other leading manufacturing companies, including Apple Inc., Cummins Inc., Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Qualcomm Inc.,” said Dick Giromini, president and chief […]August 7, 2013BusinessDouble Coin announces online inventory tracking systemDouble Coin Tires and CMA has announced the release of the second phase of their e-commerce website. CMA’s e-commerce dealer website portal online at: www.cmaintl.com now includes real-time inventory tracking and automatic e-mail notifications. The system is created for ordering as well as providing pricing capabilities for container and warehouse-delivered products marketed and distributed by […]August 7, 2013BusinessSAF-Holland says aluminum fifth wheel now available from all Class 8 OEMsSAF-Holland announced that its exclusive HOLLAND FWAL Aluminum Fifth Wheel is available at all Class 8 OEMs for online installation. Approved for all on-highway standard-duty applications, the SAF-Holland says the FWAL is the world’s lightest weight and only aluminum standard-duty fifth wheel. Holland says that thanks to combining fifth wheel engineering and advanced ALCOA aluminum […]August 7, 2013BusinessGoodyear introduces wide-based, retread tire designThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has rolled out two new retread products it says will help fleets extend the service life of popular Goodyear wide-base tires. “The recently introduced G392 SSD UniCircle and G394 SST UniCircle products offer many of the same performance benefits as their wide-base, new tire counterparts: the G392 SSD DuraSeal […]August 7, 2013Previous PagePage 66 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.
