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GreenRoad enhances driver system
GreenRoad, a provider of fleet driver performance and safety management, announced it has added new functionality to GreenRoad 360. The new functionality extends the system’s ability to deliver fuel efficiencies and reductions in crash incidents for fleets, including bus, coach and van fleets, the company says. The enhancements include: Posted Speed Performance to reduce posted […]
June 28, 2011
Business
Prophesy Dispatch compatible with updated PC Miler
Prophesy Transportation Solutions Inc., a provider of trucking and logistics software solutions, announced that its Prophesy Dispatch transportation management system is fully compatible with ALK Technologies’ newly released PC Miler Version 25. Prophesy users have the ability to interface their Prophesy Dispatch system with PC Miler to calculate mileage and generate routes for trips, as […]
June 28, 2011
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The new Volvo VNL’s features and trim levels are available to examine interactively. Volvo Trucks has developed a new state-of-the-art online configurator exclusively for VNL models. The configurator provides detailed information on the features and benefits of each trim level and cab option, as well as a 360-degree view of the truck inside and out.
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Phillips offers 7-way socket circuit diagram
Phillips Industries says that in the June issue of its “Qwik Tech Tips” (www.phillipsqwiktechtips.com) newsletter, a simple easy-to-understand diagram shows the 7-pin round (J560) terminal functions as viewed looking into an open socket. The subject of the current newsletter is troubleshooting a lights-out situation, and the diagram is used as a visual aid to identify […]
June 28, 2011
Business
Wix debuts ecoLAST heavy-duty oil filters
Wix Filters has announced the availability of five ecoLAST oil filter part numbers for the following engines: Cummins ISX, Cummins M11, Mack MP8, Detroit DD60 and Caterpillar C13 and C15. ecoLAST filters are a line of direct replacement heavy-duty oil filters, which the company claims are proven to double oil life and save fleets $100 […]
June 28, 2011
Business
Win an iPad courtesy of Cummins Onan
Cummins Onan has launched a contest to encourage people to submit photos of their commercial vehicles that use a Cummins Onan generator. The contest, which runs from May 20 through July 20, 2011, is offering an Apple iPad 2 as the prize for the best photo submitted. The purpose of the contest is to illustrate […]
June 28, 2011
Business
Saltiel returns to Navistar as chief marketing officer
Navistar Inc. on Tuesday, June 28, announced that Al Saltiel, former president of NC2 Global, has returned to Navistar Inc. as chief marketing officer. NC2 is the 50/50 global joint venture between Caterpillar and Navistar that develops, manufactures and distributes commercial trucks outside North America and India. Prior to his two-year post at NC2, Saltiel […]
June 28, 2011
Business
Monthly tonnage index down 2.3% in May; year-over-year up 2.7%
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.3 percent in May after decreasing a revised 0.6 percent in April. April’s drop was slightly less than the 0.7 percent ATA reported on May 25, but the latest drop put the adjusted index at 112.3 in May, down from the April level […]
June 27, 2011
Business
Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act introduced in U.S. House
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association announced its approval of the introduction of the Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act, HR2357, in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, June 24. U.S. Rep. Frank Guinta (R-N.H.) and U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) introduced the bill in response to concerns about unscrupulous brokering practices that continually take advantage […]
June 27, 2011
Business
U.S. diesel price falls for seventh time in eight weeks
The U.S. average price for a gallon of diesel declined for the seventh time in eight weeks during the week ended Monday, June 27, this time falling 6.2 cents to $3.888 a gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Diesel prices are 93.2 cents higher than the same week last year. […]
June 27, 2011
Business
NTSB investigating Nevada truck-train crash
National Transportation Safety Board investigators this week are examining why a truck-trailer slammed into an Amtrak train in rural Nevada on Friday, June 24, killing six, including the truck driver and five people on the train. Investigators say the truck pulling hopper trailers skidded more than 300 feet before crashing through crossing gates and striking […]
June 27, 2011
Business
DOT releases $5M in emergency relief funds for flooding in North Dakota
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday, June 27, announced $5 million in quick release emergency funds available to the North Dakota Department of Transportation to begin restoring federal-aid highways damaged by flooding. “This money will help North Dakota address the devastation caused by the floods without any delay,” says U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. […]
June 27, 2011
Business
Schneider sweepstakes offers weekend in Talladega
The grand prize winner of Schneider National’s “DoYou Have the Drive?” online sweepstakes will score tickets to Talladega Superspeedway for the Oct 22-24 weekend. The prize includes two tickets in the Birmingham Tower for Sunday’s race, two tickets to Saturday’s race, a $1,000 prepaid Visa to cover travel arrangements and other expenses, hotel accommodations for […]
June 27, 2011
Business
UPS, Merck expand distribution, logistics agreement
UPS and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced that the companies have broadened their existing distribution and logistics agreement significantly to include aspects of Merck’s global supply chain around the world. UPS currently manages the distribution, warehousing and transportation of Merck’s medicines and vaccines in North America. “This expanded agreement […]
June 27, 2011
Business
Long Beach delegation attends Latin American Congress of Ports
To promote the Port of Long Beach as a conduit of trade between Latin America and the United States, Port of Long Beach officials recently attended the 20th Annual Latin American Congress of Ports in Lima, Peru. The Long Beach The delegation met with government officials from Chile, Peru, Panama, Ecuador and Guatemala, as well […]
June 27, 2011
Business
Great West Truck Show highlights trucking’s recovery
The trucking industry is in positive territory as it recovers from several years of unprecedented recessionary activity. Nowhere was that more apparent than at this year’s Great West Truck Show, held June 9-11 in Las Vegas, Nev. “We felt that this show was the best in recent years, and we’re excited about its future,” says […]
June 27, 2011
Business
Volvo Trucks meets 10-year Department of Energy challenge
Volvo Trucks on Monday, June 27, announced that its New River Valley manufacturing plant in Dublin, Va., reduced its energy intensity by nearly 30 percent in just one year, making it the first company to meet a 10-year challenge set by the U.S. Department of Energy. DOE launched the Save Energy Now Leader Program in […]
June 27, 2011
Business
Truck-Lite offers CSA lighting education
Truck-Lite has designed a Website that provides answers to frequently asked CSA lighting questions. Truck-Lite.com/CSA provides information on the following CSA-based criteria: • What is CSA? • Know The Changes • Are You Confident? • CSA & Lighting • FMCSA Regulations, Resources & Lighting Violations • LED ROI • Truck-Lite Advantage Bob Ives, Truck-Lite vice […]
June 27, 2011
Business
SmartTruck debuts improved trailer aerodynamics system
SmartTruck, a manufacturer of aerodynamic products, has introduced the second generation of its UT-6 Trailer UnderTray System. SmartTruck says it has begun production of the more durable and versatile redesigned version designed to deliver a fuel efficiency gain of more than 10 percent, according to test results. “The pace at which the industry is embracing […]
June 27, 2011
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