Jack Roberts (CCJ)BusinessFirestone donates $3,000 to Akron-Canton FoodbankBridgestone Commercial Solutions’ Firestone Drives America Tour launched at the Akron Aeros game on July 16. The tour is traveling the country raising awareness about Firestone products while helping local charities. Bridgestone donated Firestone eco-Product tires to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank for their mobile food collection truck and presented the organization with a $3,000 contribution […]July 23, 2013BusinessHino adds preventive care program for Model 195 trucksHino Trucks announces a new preventive service care program for their 195 diesel model trucks called HinoCare. The two-year or 60,000 mile service program is available on all 2013MY and 2014MY 195 and 195 double cab trucks delivered between July 1, 2013 and March 31, 2014 and is free of charge to the customer. Hino […]July 23, 2013BusinessDrivers won’t use safety systems if you don’t teach themWhat will drivers know if you don’t teach them?July 18, 2013BusinessMeritor receives PACCAR honorMeritor earned its fourth consecutive Quality Achievement Award from PACCAR, Inc. The award is one of the industry’s most demanding for parts and component quality and recognizes suppliers that have achieved a defect rate of 50 parts per million (PPM) or less during 2012. Four Meritor manufacturing facilities received PACCAR’s 2012 Quality Achievement Award: Forest […]July 17, 2013BusinessPacLease announces seven new U.S. and Canadian franchisesPACCAR Leasing Company (PacLease) continues its expansion with the announcement of seven new franchises in the United States and Canada. PacLease franchises are opening new locations at: • Peterbilt PacLease of Northwest Arkansas, 715 North Bloomington, Lowell, Ark. 72745, 479-439-8116; • Allstate Leasing, LLC, 2265 Howard Dr. W., North Mankato, Minn. 56003, 507-388-9312; • Hunter […]July 15, 2013BusinessDaimler Trucks North America Hails Masters of Quality honoreesDaimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has recognized 44 North American manufacturers from the United States, Canada, and Mexico as recipients of its highest award for its suppliers: the 2012 Masters of Quality Supplier Award. The selected suppliers provide top quality components for Freightliner and Western Star truck brands. The annual program, now in its 26th […]July 15, 2013BusinessBendix telematics help fleet honor driverAn onboard Bendix safety technology, SafetyDirect from Bendix CVS, helped PITT OHIO identify a lifesaving maneuver by one of its drivers, who received a Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angel award for his actions. Harry Cogswell, a 25-year driver for the Pittsburgh, Pa.-based carrier, was honored in May for his alertness and reflexes during the incident […]July 15, 2013BusinessMeritor highlights $42 million “Brakethrough” effortMeritor’s brake business is nearing the completion of an in-depth transformation process with the intention of making the company a leaner, more streamlined competitor in both the U.S. and around the world; gearing up for projected growth in North America and other countries around the world, including making significant marketshare gains in China. Meritor highlighted […]July 10, 2013BusinessGeorgia Kenworth dealer opens new parts locationTifton, Georgia, Kenworth dealer Trans Power has opened a new parts location one mile west of U.S. Interstate 75. “Our new location in the Tifton Industrial Park will offer our customers more convenient access to proprietary and aftermarket parts for vocational truck operators and regional haulers as well,” said Ed Birkitt, Trans Power vice president […]July 3, 2013BusinessKenworth updates K270 and K370 fuel tank optionsKenworth’s K270 and K370 medium duty cabovers now offer the option of a second 45-gallon fuel tank, providing customers greater range and longer operating times between refuelings. The second, 45-gallon rectangular fuel tank utilizes approximately 28 inches of frame space, clearance between the battery box and the fuel tank is nearly 5-1/2 inches, and from […]July 1, 2013Previous PagePage 68 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.
