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Peterbilt announces WasteExpo showcase
Peterbilt Motors Company announced it will display five of its newest models configured for the refuse industry during the annual WasteExpo show in Atlanta, April 29 to May 1. The all-purpose vocational Model 567 and the low-cab forward Model 320 with the new ProBilt interior in both right-hand and left-hand configurations will be part of […]
April 24, 2014
Business
Con-Way Freight opens new Texas service center
Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking company and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. today announced the grand opening of its new Central Texas service center in Robinson. The facility will serve as the local hub from which the company will provide daily freight services for commercial and industrial businesses in the greater metropolitan regions of Waco, […]
April 24, 2014
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Mack details WasteExpo lineup
Mack Trucks’ refuse industry leadership is on full display at WasteExpo 2014 with four Mack refuse trucks embodying the company’s dedication to reliability and durability. WasteExpo takes place at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center from April 29 to May 1. Visitors to Mack’s display in booth No. 1920 will see firsthand three Mack TerraPro Cabover models and […]
April 24, 2014
Business
Carrier Transicold names Dealers of the Year
CT Power of Commerce City, Colo., was named Carrier Transicold’s 2013 North America Dealer of the Year, and Frio Servicio de Monterrey S.A. de C.V. of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, was named 2013 Latin America Dealer of the Year at the recent annual meeting of Carrier Transicold’s Americas Truck/Trailer/Rail dealers. Carrier Transicold helps improve global […]
April 24, 2014
Business
Navistar to ramp up production in second half of year
Navistar-International announced April 24 that it is increasing its production rates at its heavy truck assembly plant in Escobedo, Mexico, as well as its bus assembly plant in Tulsa, Okla. “Clearly, we’re seeing some positive trends in the industry, but more importantly, we’re seeing good customer response to our product offerings in the market,” […]
April 24, 2014
Business
Trailer maker files petition against Chinese trailer imports, citing unfair trade practices
Stoughton Trailers announced this week it has filed an unfair trade petition regarding imports of 53 foot domestic dry containers from China. The petition, filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission, asserts that imports of the product are sold in the U.S. at “dumped” and subsidized prices, and that Chinese […]
April 24, 2014
Business
Obama’s highway plan headed to Congress, but questions (and shortfalls) remain
President Obama is preparing to send Congress his $302 billion transportation bill, but the four-year authorization still might not be enough to cover the rapidly dwindling Highway Trust Fund.
April 24, 2014
Business
Zonar plans to corner the ‘connected vehicle’ market
Zonar has taken a different approach than most, if not all, telematics providers by partnering with a truck manufacture to develop a connected vehicle platform. That approach seems to fit with the company’s tradition of making bold moves.
April 23, 2014
Business
Mack, Volvo issue recalls over Cummins-Westport nat gas engine problem
Mack and Volvo both have issued truck recalls in relation to the larger recall by Cummins and Cummins-Westport for two of their natural gas engines.
April 23, 2014
Business
Swift agrees to $4.4 million class-action settlement over background check issues
Swift Transportation has agreed to a $4.4 million class-action settlement in the case involving claims that the carrier violated stipulations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act by not disclosing to driver applicants that it could access background checks and not allowing applicants to contest the carrier’s findings.
April 23, 2014
Business
New analysis finds flaws in research used to justify hours-of-service change
The research used to confirm the benefits of last summer’s changes in truck drivers’ hours-of-service rule has significant problems, according to an analysis published Tuesday. The government agency that sponsored the study, however, says the revised HOS rule works as intended.
April 22, 2014
Business
Truck tonnage up slightly in March, still ‘clawing out of hole’ from winter
Truck tonnage rose 0.6 percent in March from February, according to the American Trucking Associations’ monthly For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index, but tonnage is still trying to recoup losses caused by severe winter weather in December and January that sidelined freight movement.
April 22, 2014
Business
Drivers may fret e-logs — and quit over them — but they could benefit the most
Some driver frustration over an ELD mandate is understandable, but not as many who say they will quit will end up abandoning ship, especially if carriers start teaching them about the benefits of the devices.
April 22, 2014
Business
Conway-Way Freight honors 3-million mile safe driver
Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc., today announced that Driver Sales Representative, Tom Strissel, surpassed the career milestone of driving 3 million consecutive, accident-free miles. Strissel, who started with Con-way in 1984, is the third of Con-way Freight’s 16,000 drivers nationwide to reach this safe-driving achievement. He joins the company’s […]
April 22, 2014
Business
Gibson Tire Service joins Marangoni Dealer network
Marangoni Tread North America announced today that Gibson Tire Service in Charleston S.C. has converted their retread operation to the Marangoni family of products which includes their signature brand RINGTREAD (The Splice Less Retread) as well as UNITREAD. Gibson Tire Service is a third generation family owned company that provides commercial tire services from new and […]
April 22, 2014
Business
TRP Celebrates 20th Anniversary
2014 rings in TRP’s 20th anniversary, with two decades of offering tested and reliable replacement parts for all makes of trucks, trailers, buses and engines. “Over the last 20 years, PACCAR Parts has developed the TRP line of quality all-makes replacement parts to exceed customers’ expectations,” said Bart Lore, general marketing manager for PACCAR Parts. […]
April 22, 2014
Business
FMCSA says carrier insurance minimums too low, rule to raise them in the works
The current $750,000 minimum liability insurance required to be held by carriers is too low, said the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week, and the agency plans to create a rule upping that minimum.
April 22, 2014
Business
Drug and alcohol driver database comment period extended after OOIDA request
The public comment period for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse rule has been extended a month to May 21, spurred by a request from the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association.
April 22, 2014
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