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Allstate Peterbilt of Fargo named dealer of the year

Recognized for significant sales growth, operational excellence and exceptional dedication to exceeding customer expectations, Allstate Peterbilt of Fargo, N.D. was named the 2012 North American Dealer of the Year by Peterbilt Motors Company. Dealer principals Don Larson and Jeff Vanthournout accepted the award during the annual Peterbilt Dealer Meeting, held at the PACCAR MX Engine […]

April 23, 2013

Pivotal LNG to supply Tennessee UPS facilities

Pivotal LNG announced that it has entered into an agreement with United Parcel Service to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) for UPS fleet operations in Nashville and Knoxville, Tenn. “We are pleased to enter into this agreement with UPS. One of the benefits we are able to offer our customers is continuity of LNG supply […]

April 23, 2013

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Goodyear enhances three truck tire lines

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced enhancements to three tire lines intended to help to help deliver reduced rolling resistance for better fuel efficiency, as well as long miles to removal, on commercial trucks. The G399A LHS Fuel Max, the G572A LHD Fuel Max and the G392A SSD with DuraSeal + Fuel Max wide-base […]

April 23, 2013

Montana DOT seeing results from new truck inspection technology

HELP Inc., the public-private partnership that provides 360SmartView, PrePass and other safety services, shared some recent data collected by the Montana Department of Transportation. As deployed in Montana, the 360SmartView truck safety screening system focuses limited enforcement resources on trucks that are out of compliance with safety and credential requirements. Results, based on data from the 360SmartView system […]

April 23, 2013

Class 8 orders slip in March, strong demand to come, ACT says

Class 8 orders in March fell sequentially for the first month since November, but don’t read too much into the fact they dropped, says ACT Research, as a drop in cancellations alludes to big demand to come later this year. Moreover, Class 8 orders for the sixth straight month topped the 20,000-order mark. Medium-duty (Class […]

April 23, 2013

Penske receives SmartWay honor for emissions reduction program

Penske Truck Leasing has been named a 2013 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award winner. As one of seven organizations nationwide to win this award, Penske is the only transportation company to receive this honor. The SmartWay Affiliate Challenge is a national challenge developed by EPA to acknowledge SmartWay Affiliates that have […]

April 23, 2013

Freightliner Custom Chassis and ARBOC Specialty Vehicles announce partnership

Freightliner Custom Chassis will look to expand into the growing paratransit market through an emerging partnership with ARBOC Specialty Vehicles on the co-development of a low-floor rear-engine custom chassis. Through the partnership, which started in fall 2012, FCCC and ARBOC Specialty Vehicles – a custom builder of paratransit vehicles for a variety of applications based […]

April 23, 2013

Schneider expands intermodal service with newly-designed bulk container

Schneider National Bulk Carriers says it is revolutionizing the business of shipping liquid chemicals domestically. The company recently launched a bulk intermodal transportation service using what is says is a new, state-of-the-art, 40-foot tank container that can be used on the rail and over the road to haul liquid bulk chemicals across the United States. […]

April 23, 2013

Mitsubishi Fuso to showcase Canter FE at NAMA OneShow

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) has announced that it will exhibit its new FUSO Canter FE work trucks at the NAMA OneShow in Las Vegas, April 24–26, 2013. The company has been involved in the vending industry for more than a decade and will show its latest cabover route delivery truck — the FUSO […]

April 23, 2013

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Mack formulates Bulldog mDrive Transmission Fluid

Mack’s Bulldog mDrive Transmission Fluid SAE 75W-80 for the company’s mDrive automated manual transmission is a fully synthetic heavy-duty transmission lubricant formulated to provide lubrication, component protection and fuel economy. The fluid’s high viscocity index helps reduce viscous churn while providing smoother gear meshing and easier pumping and filtering, strong lubricating films at higher temperatures […]

April 22, 2013

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Diesel price lowest since August

The national average retail price fell 5.5 cents to $3.887 a gallon during the week ended April 22, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. The national average price is at its lowest level since the week ended Aug. 6, 2012, and the 5.5-cent decrease is the largest since October. Diesel prices […]

April 22, 2013

Pilot salespeople placed on leave, CEO ending manual rebate calculations

In an attempt to end the now-embattled manual rebate calculation, Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam says he has ordered his staff to place all of its customers on electronically calculated rebate system. The manual calculation, according to a federal affidavit released last week, spurred much of the fraud allegations also unveiled last week, as […]

April 22, 2013

Nominations for Distributor of the Year award open

Nominations for CCJ sister site Truck Parts & Service‘s annual Distributor of the Year award opened this month. The award is given to a parts distributor who offers excellent customer service, product knowledge and a willingness to improve and evolve their operation with an ever-changing industry. Click here for information about the award or to nominate a […]

April 22, 2013

First lawsuit filed against Pilot in alleged fraudulent rebate scheme

Georgia-based Atlantic Coast Carriers has filed a class-action lawsuit against Pilot Flying J as a result of its uncovered alleged rebate withholding scheme, saying the company broke its contract with the carrier by charging a price for fuel different than that agreed upon by the two parties. ACC is seeking repayment of the rebate funds […]

April 22, 2013

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FMCSA, cross-border trucking win court case against OOIDA

The three-judge panel that heard the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association’s lawsuit against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and its cross-border trucking pilot program ruled in favor of FMCSA April 19 saying that OOIDA had presented seven arguments and none of them were persuasive enough to show that the program violates any statutes or regulations. […]

April 22, 2013

Dana expands ring and pinion gearing options

Dana’s expanded ring and pinion gearing options are designed for a range of axles. Expanded Spicer ring and pinion gear options now are available for Dana 44 (226 mm) and Dana 60 (248mm) rear axles to include additional ratios. In addition, an SVL brand of light-duty ring and pinion gearing options is designed to provide […]

April 22, 2013

J.J. Keller publishes hazmat handbook

J.J. Keller’s Hazmat Handbook: The Complete Guide for CMV Drivers, written by hazmat experts to serve as a convenient take-along resource, covers essential information for hazmat drivers concerning the safe transportation of hazardous materials, providing best practices, practical how-to information and plain-English explanations of complex and confusing hazmat regulations. The guide contains an overview of […]

April 22, 2013

Rebooting Smokey

Over the years, there’s been a fair number of film franchises that for whatever reason have grown stale and out of date, and sometimes it seems that both movie fans and Hollywood notice this at the same time. Over the years, for whatever reason, Superman, Batman, Star Trek, James Bond, Spider-Man (OK, that last one […]

April 22, 2013

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