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Diesel prices rise 1.7 cents to $3.248
Diesel prices rose 1.7 cents during the week ended Monday, Dec. 20, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. The national average price is now $3.248, which is nearly 30 cents higher than the level at the end of September when prices began to surge. Diesel prices are 52.2 cents higher than […]
December 20, 2010
Business
Ryder to acquire California-based Carmenita Leasing
Ryder System Inc. announced Monday, Dec. 20, that it has reached an agreement to acquire the full-service leasing and rental business of Carmenita Leasing Inc., located in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The acquisition, terms of which were not released, is expected to be finalized in early January 2011 and is subject to customary closing conditions. […]
December 20, 2010
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Texas Aid Network connects aid groups with transportation providers
The Texas Aid Network, a program produced by the nonprofit NPower Texas, announced that it has launched a new website, www.texasaidnetwork.org, the next generation of its original. The site provides a one-stop shop where Texas nonprofits can search for donated goods and transportation providers to then ship those goods to needed destinations. With this online […]
December 20, 2010
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Stearns Road Bridge project under way in Kane County, Ill.
The opening of the Stearns Road Bridge corridor over the Fox River will mean greater access and reduced travel times for those in Kane County, Ill., and the communities of St. Charles and South Elgin, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The $146.8 million project, which includes $1.1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment […]
December 20, 2010
Business
GAAS announces 2010-2011 officers
The board of directors for the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium has elected officers for 2010-2011. Dave Caracci was selected to serve another term as GAAS chairman, a position he has held since 2007. Brian Cruickshank, director, University of the Aftermarket for Northwood University, was elected vice chairman, and Pete Kornafel, chair of the GAAS Scholarship […]
December 20, 2010
Business
Saia touts software designed to improve fuel efficiency, service
Saia, a less-than-truckload carrier, announced a new pickup-and-delivery software program developed by the company designed to provide greater fuel efficiency while enhancing customer service. The program is being used in Saia’s “city” operations that encompass more than 2,300 drivers handling an average of 52,000 freight shipments each day. “The program optimizes our drivers’ routes to […]
December 20, 2010
Business
UPS executive Stoffel retiring after 35 years
Robert “Bob” Stoffel, a part-time truck loader who rose to UPS’s highest ranks and who helped build the broad array of logistics services that now define UPS, has announced he would retire after 35 years with the company. A member of UPS’s Management Committee since 2004, Stoffel currently serves as the senior vice president for […]
December 20, 2010
Business
Concert Group Logistics promotes Muzi to executive VP
Concert Group Logistics, a Downers Grove, Ill.-based provider of worldwide freight services, announced the promotion of Dominick Muzi to the newly created position of executive vice president, responsible for sales, marketing and domestic and international operations. In November 2009, Muzi was appointed vice president of sales, and his commitment to clients, management style and worldly […]
December 20, 2010
Business
FleetPride acquires Friction Materials
FleetPride, Inc., an independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, has acquired the assets of Friction Materials Co., including the lease on a 15,000-sq. ft. facility in Eugene, Ore. FleetPride will combine its existing operations in Eugene, currently into the Friction Materials facility, located at 1045 Garfield Street. “Eugene, Ore. is an important […]
December 20, 2010
Business
Webb renames Transit Business Unit to Service Duty
Webb Wheel Products announced that effective Jan. 1, 2011, the company will change the name of its Transit Business Unit to Webb Severe Duty to reflect the company’s plans to expand its platform and product offering to serve a wider market. Webb Severe Duty will continue to serve and grow within the transit/coach industry but […]
December 20, 2010
Business
Webb Aftermarket names Smith fleet sales manager
The Aftermarket Business of Webb Wheel Products has hired Ed Smith as fleet sales manager, where he will have direct contact with fleets to help the company meet the needs of trucking operators for quality wheel end components. “Webb Wheel knows the value of hearing directly from fleet operators about their wheel end requirements both […]
December 20, 2010
Business
Bridgestone/Bandag to promote Counteract balancing beads in Brazil
Bridgestone/Bandag Brazil has signed a contract with Balanceamento Automático to help promote the use of Counteract balancing beads to all their 107 associated Bridgestone / Bandag retreading shops in Brazil. Counteract balancing beads are designed to reduce operating temperature in truck tires. Brazil truck and bus companies have to operate in extreme conditions and temperatures, […]
December 20, 2010
Business
Hammond adds split-system design to Arctic Breeze line
Hammond has updated its 12V no-idle Arctic Breeze Truck AC system with a split-system design for smaller spaces on light- and medium-duty trucks. The new system packages the AC components so that the condenser and fan are mounted externally, while the compressor and motor are located inside the cab. Arctic Breeze Truck AC is designed […]
December 20, 2010
Business
Peterbilt donates to United Way of Denton County, Texas
Peterbilt Motors Co. announced a $269,814 donation to the United Way of Denton County’s 2010 fund-raising campaign. Peterbilt’s employees raised $159,814, and Peterbilt’s parent company Paccar contributed an additional $110,000 in support of Peterbilt’s efforts. The donation was presented to the 2010 United Way Campaign Chairman on Thursday, Dec. 16, at Peterbilt’s Truck Plant in […]
December 20, 2010
Business
USA Truck cited as a Top Pay Carrier
The National Transportation Institute recognized Van Buren, Ark.-based USA Truck, Inc. as a Top Pay Carrier in NTI’s 2011 Survey of Driver Wages.  USA Truck ranked in the top 20 percent of carriers nationwide for its excellence in the categories of driver pay, health and retirement benefits and financial stability. The award was given to […]
December 20, 2010
Business
CARB relaxes several truck rules
As expected, the California Air Resources Board on Friday, Dec. 19, modified several regulations related to on- and off-road diesel engines – in most cases to grant some relief to financially challenged industries such as trucking and construction. In the case of the port truck regulation, however, the board made existing rules somewhat more stringent, […]
December 19, 2010
Business
ABF suit against YRC Worldwide, Teamsters dismissed
A U.S. District Court judge on Friday, Dec. 17, ruled that ABF Freight System does not have standing to sue YRC Worldwide Inc. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in court. Judge Susan Webber Wright dismissed the case brought by Fort Smith, Ark.-based ABF, which argued that concession agreements between the Teamsters union and three […]
December 18, 2010
Business
Monthly tonnage index down 0.1%, year-over-year up 3.9%
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged 0.1 percent lower in November after increasing a revised 0.9 percent in October, ATA announced Friday, Dec. 17. In September and October, tonnage increased a total of 2.8 percent. The latest reduction put the adjusted index at 109.7 in November from 109.9 in […]
December 18, 2010
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