Jack Roberts (CCJ)BusinessKenworth Renton plant receives environmental awardThe Kenworth Truck Company assembly plant in Renton, Wash., recently received a 2012 Gold Award presented by the King County (Wash.) Industrial Waste Program. The award is for compliance with the plant’s industrial wastewater discharge permit. The award recognized the plant for one year of no wastewater violations of any kind covering discharge, permit, ordinance, […]May 16, 2013BusinessThermo King hosts 75th anniversary celebrationIn honor of Thermo King’s 75 years of expertise, innovation, partnership and performance, the company says Thermo King sites around the world, including more than 500 employees at the manufacturing facility in Bloomington, Minn., are commemorating this milestone with events throughout the month of May. The Thermo King facility in Bloomington celebrated May 4, 2013, […]May 16, 2013BusinessChevy unveils City Express compact cargo vanChevrolet announced today that it will enter the small cargo van segment with the City Express to meet the demands of customers in an emerging commercial vehicle segment. The 2015 City Express, Chevrolet’s first entry into the small van segment in the U.S. and Canada, joins the full-size Express van as part of the Chevrolet […]May 16, 2013BusinessChampion launches UltraFleet 5W-30 diesel motor oilChampion Oil recently announced a new premium SAE 5W-30 UltraFleet API-CJ4 Synthetic Heavy Duty Diesel Motor Oil. Champion says the new oil is backed by global certifications and a battery of extreme field and bench tests and provides the same level of engine protection as leading SAE 15W-40 HD Motor Oils, but with more end […]May 16, 2013BusinessThomas Built Buses honors 2012 dealersThomas Built Buses recognized its top dealers of the year at its annual dealer meeting in Orlando, Fla., on April 15, 2013. Thomas Built president and CEO Kelley Platt presented the 2012 Dealer of the Year award to Tim Bearchell, general manager of The Bus Centre in Acheson, Alberta Canada. The Bus Center is a […]May 16, 2013BusinessOliver Rubber offers regional, all-position retread tireOliver Rubber, a leading provider of products and services in the tire retreading industry, has launched Regional A/P, an all position precure retread for regional, spread axle and on/off road applications. Regional A/P is designed for single axle, tandem axle, tanker, spread/multi-axle and conventional applications. “The Regional A/P builds on the success of Oliver’s 100 […]May 16, 2013BusinessT&W Tire to become strategic dealer of Michelin and BF Goodrich commercial tiresMichelin Americas Truck Tires has announced that T & W Tire will become a strategic dealer of Michelin and BFGoodrich products and services. Joining Michelin as both a Michelin Commercial Service Network (MCSN) and a Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) franchisee will allow T & W to offer many different Michelin product lines including commercial truck, […]May 16, 2013BusinessTireStamp unveils new maintenance consulting servicesTireStamp announced that its staff of tire and wheel maintenance experts will provide consulting services to fleet clients that want to improve their tire and wheel maintenance and reduce their costs. The company unveiled three new services that it will provide: 1. Tire Maintenance Facility Evaluation – TireStamp experts will evaluate a fleets’ or a […]May 16, 2013BusinessMercedes-Benz launches third-generation SprinterI’ll admit that I was wrong way back in 2001 when Daimler announced it was bringing Freightliner-badged Sprinters into the U.S. My thought at the time was that the Sprinter was too “European” for American tastes. Admittedly, it took Sprinter some time to find its legs in the States. But that wasn’t the van’s fault. […]May 14, 2013BusinessInterstate Batteries combines team-building and fund-raisingInterstate Batteries President & CEO Scott Miller hasn’t been on the job very long in his new position of leading the Dallas-based battery retailer. While he has spent most of his life in the company in various roles, he has only been Interstate’s leader since May 1. But, Miller recognizes one of the foundational keys […]May 8, 2013Previous PagePage 74 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.
