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Air Power adds new products
Air Power Systems Co. recently added the AV-195 and VM-2-X to its existing line of product offerings. The AV-195, designed for vehicles that have electric power takeoffs or in-cab PTO controls, offers metering hoist control and is available with the same console options as their AV-295 valves; additional options include deadman’s handle and tailgate controls. […]
May 8, 2011
Business
Ideal, Classic Brand couplings now NSF-certified
Ideal Clamp Products, a designer and manufacturer of gear, hose and specialty clamps, announced that Ideal and Classic Brand standard-duty no-hub couplings in sizes 1½ inch through 10 inches are now NSF (National Sanitation Foundation) certified under listing number C0056103. “What this certification does is verify compliance to CISPI 310 by an independent third party,” […]
May 8, 2011
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ATDynamics earns CARB award
The California Air Resources Board held its second CoolCalifornia.org Small Business Award ceremony, honoring ATDynamics, South San Francisco and 22 other small businesses from across the state for their climate-smart actions. The program recognizes California small businesses that demonstrate leadership and made notable, voluntary achievements toward reducing their climate impact. “These California small business owners […]
May 8, 2011
Business
Freightliner Custom Chassis recognized for lean manufacturing strides
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. recently earned top honors from parent company Daimler AG, which chose the company as its global leader in the human infrastructure component of its lean manufacturing processes. FCCC won the award for strides made during the past two years against key performance indicators in areas such as product quality, labor efficiency, […]
May 8, 2011
Business
Kenworth plant receives environmental honor
The Kenworth Truck Co. manufacturing plant in Renton, Wash., recently was honored with a 2010 Gold Award presented by the King County Industrial Waste Program. The award is for compliance with the plant’s industrial wastewater discharge permit and recognized one year of no wastewater violations of any kind covering discharge, permit, ordinance, reporting, self-monitoring and […]
May 8, 2011
Business
FMCSA extends HOS comment period, won’t make court deadline for rule
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced Friday, May 6, that it has placed four additional documents in the public docket of its December 2010 notice of proposed rulemaking concerning hours of service for commercial motor vehicle drivers and that it was reopening the NPRM’s comment period for 30 days to allow for review and […]
May 6, 2011
Business
YRC Worldwide posts 1Q $102M net loss
YRC Worldwide Inc. on Friday, May 6, reported a net loss of $102 million for the first quarter of 2011, an improvement from the net loss of $274 million reported for the first quarter of 2010. Consolidated operating revenue was $1.1 billion, and consolidated operating loss was $68 million. The Overland Park, Kan.-based company said […]
May 6, 2011
Business
Trucking adds 4,500 jobs in April
The U.S. economy added 244,000 nonfarm jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis during April, and trucking companies accounted for 4,500 of those jobs, according to the preliminary estimates released Friday, May 6, by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. In addition, BLS revised its original estimate for March upward by 1,200 jobs. […]
May 6, 2011
Business
Survey: Driver shortage impact on capacity is widespread
CKCVR on Thursday, May 5, announced that more than seven in 10 fleets surveyed for its second-quarter 2011 Fleet Sentiment Report indicate that the shortage of drivers is either impacting their fleet now or may in the future. According to the report, 42 percent see a problem today with current seats empty, limits on the […]
May 5, 2011
Business
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index continues upward trend
FTR Associates on Thursday, May 5, said that its Trucking Conditions Index rose to 13.30 in March from a February reading of 9.92 due to the ability of carriers to garner higher rates as industry capacity tightened. The index is a compilation of factors affecting trucking companies and has been rising steadily since October 2010. […]
May 5, 2011
Business
Survey: Small businesses more confident about long-term success
Small businesses have a positive long-term outlook and an eye on growth and investment, according to the results of the fourth annual FedEx Office Signs of the Times national small business survey released by FedEx Office. The survey found that optimism is on the rise, with 63 percent of owners declaring confidence in their businesses’ […]
May 5, 2011
Business
Xata to build ‘Car Fax’ report for drivers
Xata, a provider of compliance and fleet optimization software, is in the process of building a social networking tool for drivers. The company plans to release this new tool as Xata Passport within a year. Drivers will be able to use Xata Passport to track their personal fuel performance, safety, compliance and other elements. This […]
May 5, 2011
Business
UPS shareowners elect board, reappoint independent auditors
Shareowners of UPS re-elected the company’s board of directors for a one-year term and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche as the company’s independent registered public accountants. On other matters, a substantial majority of shareowners voted to approve the compensation to UPS’s top five officers. A majority of votes cast also favored the board’s […]
May 5, 2011
Business
California ports seek clean air award nominations
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are seeking nominations for the Fourth Annual San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan Air Quality Awards. The awards program provides the ports with an opportunity to recognize the exemplary efforts of port operators who go beyond the requirements of the CAAP. Nominations are due by […]
May 5, 2011
Business
Continental truck tires available at TA, Petro locations
Continental Tire the Americas announced the signing of a multiyear agreement to sell Continental brand commercial tires at TravelCenters of America and Petro Stopping Center sites throughout the United States and Canada. “In order to support our national fleet and owner-operator customers with greater distribution of Continental truck tires on the highway, we are happy […]
May 5, 2011
Business
Peterson LED meets California trailer compliance
Peterson announced that its Model 354 Series of LED Mid-Turn Lights meets the SAE J2039 performance standards legally required by Title 13 for use on long trailers in the state of California. The light is designed to provide the intense brilliance and wide angle of visibility set by J2039. California is the only state where […]
May 5, 2011
Business
Rotary Lift goes wireless
Rotary Lift’s Wireless Mach 4 column lift is powered by batteries and communicates wirelessly, and is designed to be quick and easy to set up, operate, troubleshoot, retrofit and update. Technicians make one trip around the lift to turn it on and configure it, and then can operate the entire lift using the control panel […]
May 5, 2011
Business
TRP radio-CD player offers hands-free phone answering
TRP Aftermarket Parts’ AM/FM CD player has a front-panel auxiliary input jack and matching coaxial speakers that offer operators a crystal-clear hands-free way to answer phone calls. By syncing their cell phone or smartphone to the audio system through Bluetooth wireless technology, drivers can speak through a built-in microphone and hear calls through the speakers. […]
May 5, 2011
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