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Havco offers trailer hardwood floor treatment
Havco’s Floor Shield water-resistant treatment for the top surface of trailer hardwood floors is designed for fast, easy application to provide moisture protection and fast drying times and is available on the company’s oak laminated and Fusion Floor composite reinforced floors. The nearly odorless treatment dries to a golden oak tint that shows the floor […]
August 23, 2013
Business
IdleAir expands in Texas
IdleAir continues to expand. The truck stop electrification service company used the rostrum at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas announce additional parking spaces at travel centers and dedicated fleet terminals in the Lone Star State. Among its projects, IdleAir recently has completed construction for a fleet facility with Transportation Services Inc. in Mesquite, […]
August 23, 2013
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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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Freightliner intros new roof fairing at GATS
Freightliner Trucks announced this week at the Great American Trucking Show a new factory-installed roof fairing available as standard on Freightliner Cascadia Evolution 72-in. mid-roof XT models. They will be available as an option on the Freightliner Cascadia 72-inch mid-roof XT trucks. The new roof fairing further contributes to the aerodynamic styling on the trucks, […]
August 23, 2013
Business
Omnitracs’ Norm Ellis shares key issues for compliance
In the midst of an ever-changing regulatory landscape, Norm Ellis, vice president of sales and marketing at Omnitracs, Inc., gives some insights about the current state of the commercial transportation industry and tips on how fleets can leverage technology to remain compliant with the new rules and regulations going into effect. Ellis addresses recent changes […]
August 22, 2013
Business
Webinar: Increasing Fleet and Asset Utilization Using Telematics
Do you know what your yellow iron, heavy equipment, assets, and truck fleets are doing? Telematics provides you the visibility and accountability to know where your equipment is and how it’s performing. This webinar will show you how to measure and manage a diverse fleet of vehicles and assets to improve accountability, safety, service, and billing abilities. Join us on September […]
August 22, 2013
Business
Drivewyze to use new funding to expand mobile bypass service
Intelligent Imaging Systems (IIS), and its sister company, Drivewyze, announced a $7.5 million round of funding led by Emergence Capital Partners and iNovia Capital. Under the direction of Brian Heath, IIS and Drivewyze have created a mobile application targeting the transportation industry. The Series A funding will be used for sales and marketing expansion of […]
August 22, 2013
Business
TrailerTail plugging away at worldwide market
ATDynamics is continuing to plug away on its self-stated goal of retrofitting all 4 million trailers globally with its TrailerTail, announced the company’s VP of Sales, Kyle Houston, at a press event at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, Aug. 22. The company in the last three years has seen overall growth in […]
August 22, 2013
Business
Economy stable, but growth limited, prof says
Though the U.S. economy remains slow, Americans need not worry about another dip into recession anytime soon. That’s the cautiously optimistic forecast economist Jeff Rosensweig passed along in the final session the 2013 Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas. Even as Europe struggles and the boom in China slows, robust growth in emerging markets will […]
August 22, 2013
Business
SmartTruck announces Road Team at GATS
SmartTruck announced at the Great American Trucking Show Thursday plans to launch a Road Team. Bren Marshall, Director of sales for SmartTruck, says he envisions the group to become a driver-to-driver education platform where drivers help one another to become more efficient. “Drivers sit there and spend all kinds of time sharing information,” he says. […]
August 22, 2013
Business
Preston talks chances to improve transportation funding
Congressional negotiations this fall present a critical opportunity to improve transportation funding, says Drew Preston of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He addressed the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference Aug. 22 in Dallas.
August 22, 2013
Business
Maverick’s Selig: Diversification is critical to success
As the 1990s ended, Little Rock, Ark.-based Maverick Transportation was almost completely dependent on the steel industry. Following the recession in 2001, the flatbed carrier recognized the dangers of relying on a single commodity, says Stephen Selig, Maverick’s president and chief operating officer. Speaking at the Avondale Partners Trucking Forum in Dallas, Selig says that […]
August 22, 2013
Business
TEC Equipment named ‘Successful Dealer’
There’s not much in trucking David Thompson, a former “lumper”-turned-driver-turned-salesman-turned-dealer, hasn’t had to tackle either on the road or on the lot. Wednesday, the accomplishments continued as Thompson’s dealership group, TEC Equipment Inc., was awarded the first Successful Dealer Award by our sister site, Successful Dealer. [youtube 3CJlQ7yle_4 nolink] The award recognized TEC for its “exceptional […]
August 22, 2013
Business
Fuel for the future: CVOC panel examines fuel economy trends
A panel discussion on August 21 at the Commerical Vehicle Outlook Conference looked at current fuel economy trends in the North American Class 8 market. The panelists concluded that while exciting new technologies are on the horizon that could one day boost heavy-duty truck efficiencies, recent projects, such as the EPA-sponsored SuperTruck program are already […]
August 21, 2013
Business
T. Boone Pickens: U.S. doesn’t have an energy policy
The United States is the only country in the world that doesn’t have an energy policy, T. Boone Pickens, founder and CEO of BP Capital and founder of Clean Energy, told attendees in remarks kicking off the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas Wednesday. That’s despite the fact that out of 90 million barrels of […]
August 21, 2013
Business
Werner’s Leathers: Trucking’s key tools all under attack
The cost of each of the four fundamental inputs in the business of trucking — trucks, trailers, drivers and fuel — have risen and likely will continue to rise in large part due to the policies of the Obama administration, says Derek Leathers, president of Werner Enterprises. Speaking at the Avondale Partners Trucking Forum in […]
August 21, 2013
Business
Marten’s Kohl: Industry’s fleet renewal will take time
Those who expect a quick turnaround in industry profits and the purchase of many more new trucks are overlooking trucking fundamentals, says Tim Kohl, president of Marten Transport. Speaking at the Avondale Partners Trucking Forum in Dallas, Kohl noted that owing to a variety of factors, including emissions regulations and the costs of key raw […]
August 21, 2013
Business
T. Boone Pickens on oil prices by end of 2013
Renowned investor T. Boone Pickens speculates on how oil prices will trend through year-end. Pickens addressed fleet and supplier executives Aug. 21 at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference in Dallas.
August 21, 2013
Business
Fleet panel talks safety technology at Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference
Safety is the responsibility of everyone who touches heavy truck, not simply the one in the driver’s seat, according to an industry panel at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook Conference Wednesday in Dallas, Texas. “Safety is not only a manufacturer responsibility, it takes a mixture of technology and training,” says Tim Lafon, Director of Regulatory Affairs […]
August 21, 2013
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