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Laydon touts low-cost easy-to-install trailer skirt
During the Technology & Maintenance Council 2011 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition, Laydon Composites announced a new low-cost Hybrid TrailerSkirt designed for quick installation to minimize vehicle downtime. Laydon worked with Crane Composites, a manufacturer of flat-sheet composite panels for the trailer industry, to design a purpose-built panel specific for trailer aerodynamics. Laydon designed […]
February 8, 2011
Business
Ancra says Lift-A-Deck II cargo system boosting load averages by 30%
Ancra International is reporting that its Lift-A-Deck II load maximizing system is generating an estimated 10 to 30 percent increase in load averages for national carriers while reducing freight damage claims for those carriers by as much as 50 percent. These figures were compiled by Ancra after analyzing companies that have installed the Lift-A-Deck II […]
February 8, 2011
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Eaton introduces biodiesel, synthetic lubricate-optimized hose line
Eaton’s new line of GH100 flexible rubber hose is specifically designed to withstand “bake out” and the structurally-depleting effects of biodiesel fuel and advanced synthetic lubricants have on conventional, under-hood rubber fuel and lubrication lines. “Bio diesel blends and synthetic lubricants are important aspect of the emerging sustainable energy system and they are going to […]
February 8, 2011
Business
Spicer Life Series heavy-duty u-joints debut at TMC
Dana Holding Corporation has introduced a line of permanently lubricated, heavy-duty u-joints. According to Tom DeHaven, senior product manager for Dana’s Commercial Vehicle Products Group, the new u-joints will help fleets reduce maintenance costs over the life of a vehicle’s driveline. The new SPL-250 and SPL-170 are designed for main and tandem-drive inter-axle driveshaft applications. […]
February 8, 2011
Business
Diesel prices rise 7.5 cents to $3.513
Diesel prices rose for the tenth straight week — and by the highest one-week total since early April — during the week ended Monday, Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. The national average price of on-highway diesel jumped 7.5 cents to $3.513 a gallon — the highest level since […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Trucker wins fatigue inspection case
A federal judge has ruled Minnesota State Patrol conduct during a 2008 fatigue inspection violated a trucker’s rights against unreasonable search and seizure. In May 2008, officers pulled over Stephen K. House, owner of Eagle Trucking Enterprises, for a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Level III inspection during a FIST patrol event. FIST is an acronym […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Southeastern opens service center in Charlotte, N.C.
Southeastern Freight Lines announced the opening of a second service center in Charlotte, N.C., in response to growing business in the region. The new facility, located on a 30-acre site, has 123 doors and a full maintenance shop, providing additional transportation capacity for the region and Charlotte’s growing south side. Southeastern says the new service […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Fikes Truck Line offers drivers more pay for using smartphone app
Fikes Truck Line has partnered with uDrove, a provider of electronic hours-of-service solutions and paperwork replacement programs, to offer a special incentive program for its owner-operators. Fikes is offering all owner-operators a 1 percent pay increase for using the uDrove system. uDrove uses the functionality of a smartphone to provide tool for keeping electronic driver […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Frontier Logistics opens 11th warehouse in North Carolina
Frontier Logistics, a Texas-based logistics provider for the plastics industry, announced that it is investing $5.5 million to open a warehouse in Montgomery County, N.C., and add 71 jobs. The warehouse at 100 Russell Drive in Star will add to the company’s 10 warehouses in Texas and 325 employees. It is a provider of supply […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Drivers join Hornady’s Safe Mile Clubs
Flatbed hauler Hornady Transportation has honored William Anderson with membership into its Two Million Safe Mile Club and Chris Jackson and Charles Bodiford into its One Million Safe Mile Club in recognition of their outstanding driving records. Driver Manager Pat Byers presented Anderson, who has driven with Hornady for 16½ years, with a television and […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Gilbarco executive to speak about DEF at NATSO
Chad Johnson, Marketing Manager at Gilbarco Veeder-Root, will speak at the National Association of Truck Stop Operators Show on Saturday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. at the Barjan Business Solutions Educational Theatre, Veracruz Exhibit Hall, Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The presentation, entitled “Diesel Exhaust Fluid: The Truckstop’s New Profit Center,” will […]
February 7, 2011
Business
UPS Express Freight service expands into Israel, Slovakia
UPS announced the expansion of its UPS Express Freight service into Israel and Slovakia to serve expanding hubs for high-tech, industrial and automotive companies. The UPS premium air freight service offers one- to three-business day door-to-door service, including customs clearance and an on-time performance guarantee. “Israel and Slovakia are increasingly important players in the global […]
February 7, 2011
Business
ATA names McNally VP/communications, press secretary
The American Trucking Associations announced that Sean McNally has been named vice president for communications and press secretary. McNally will lead ATA’s Office of Communications, directing communications strategy for the association and its member motor carriers. “Sean brings an extensive knowledge of trucking and transportation-related issues to the Office of Communications,” says Bill Graves, ATA […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Descartes TMS system integrates with PC Miler Worldwide
Descartes Systems Group announced that PC Miler Worldwide 24.1 routing, mileage and mapping software has been successfully tested and integrated with the latest release of Descartes Transportation Manager. Descartes Transportation Manager is a cloud-based TMS solution used by shippers and third party logistics providers for shipment planning, execution and settlement of freight charges with contract […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Mitchell 1 announces latest release of Repair-Connect, Zonar integration
During the Technology & Maintenance Council 2011 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition, Mitchell 1 on Monday, Feb. 7, announced enhancements to Repair-Connect, its online program designed to give technicians the necessary tools to troubleshoot an engine diagnostic code. Mitchell-1 also announced a strategic relationship with Zonar Systems to integrate Repair-Connect into Zonar’s Ground Traffic […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Betts Spring, Spraydown USA team for spray suppression solution
During the Technology & Maintenance Council 2011 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition, Betts Spring Co. on Monday, Feb. 7, announced an agreement in principle for a strategic alliance to offer Spraydown USA’s spray suppression solutions as well as a newly developed integrated spray suppression solution that combines Spraydown USA’s Spraydown Aero Guard mudflap system […]
February 7, 2011
Business
Federal-Mogul adds National heavy-duty oil seal, Abex transit block
Federal-Mogul’s National heavy-duty oil seal technology is designed to offer maximum contaminant exclusion for tough wheel-end applications. The “Red” 37 Series wheel seal features Federal-Mogul’s National Dynamic Edge technology engineered to deflect contaminants from the seal and other wheel-end components; the design consists of an integral sinusoidal wave that helps sweep and propel environmental contaminants […]
February 7, 2011
Business
LED display designed to read, display sensor output
The Filter Minder LED display from Engineered Products is a panel or dash display designed to read sensor output voltage to help determine filter restriction or other conditions being monitored by a sensor. As voltage increases, a light bar progressively illuminates until reaching maximum condition or full illumination of the light bar. The unit, available […]
February 7, 2011
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