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Kenworth offers extended Class 8 warranty program

Kenworth Truck Company and PACCAR Financial are offering an Extended Warranty Program for U.S. customers who purchase new Kenworth Class 8 factory trucks financed through PACCAR Financial. Under the program, which is good through March 31, 2014, Kenworth customers may receive a 3-year / 300,000-mile basic vehicle extended warranty by choosing PACCAR Financial to finance […]

January 23, 2013

Housing starts surge — or fall, maybe

Journalists like numbers. That’s not to say they like math; most reporters would be doing something far more financially rewarding if they liked math. But they do like numbers because they are good anchors for articles. For example “GDP rises 3.1 percent” simply makes for a stronger headline than “GDP seems to be a bit […]

January 23, 2013

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Tri-State Truck Center gets nod as Mack Distributor of the Year

Mack Trucks today announced that Tri-State Truck Center, Inc. of Memphis, Tenn. is its 2012 North American Distributor of the Year. The annual award recognizes the top-performing distributors within Mack’s North American dealer network based on sales, facilities, service, general management, customer satisfaction, parts, personnel and community service. Mack says Tri-State Truck Center has a […]

January 23, 2013

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ABI Research: strong growth continues in telematics

A new report by ABI Research found a continuation of strong growth in the commercial telematics industry. Global fleet management system (FMS) revenues are expected to grow from $9.08 billion in 2013 to $27.61 billion in 2018. More than 20 vendors have surpassed 100,000 subscribers. Three companies–Fleetmatics, Trimble and Qualcomm–have surpassed 300,000. With penetration levels […]

January 23, 2013

Bendix 2013 Brake Training School schedule announced

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake have announced the 2013 schedule for its Bendix Brake Training School, continuing its efforts to support and educate both new and experienced technicians. Bendix opens this year’s training school on Tuesday, March 5, in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The schedule offers classes into November, with a […]

January 23, 2013

Thermo King offers TracKing rebate

Thermo King, has announced a rebate program which may entitle customers to a rebate of up to $500 if those customers combine the company’s premier maintenance program, Thermo Gard Assurance, with the TracKing Telematics system. Thermo King says implementing both services for a new trailer unit allows fleets to combine the synergies of a customized […]

January 23, 2013

Volvo seeking safe fleets

Volvo Trucks is searching for the safest fleets in North America to recognize them with the annual Volvo Trucks Safety Award. For the fifth consecutive year, two fleets with the safest driving records and top safety programs will receive $25,000 to be used toward their safety-related activities. Volvo Trucks will again join Michelin in sponsoring […]

January 23, 2013

California trucking association continues pressing suit against CARB

A lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board’s truck and emissions regulations continued this week as the plaintiff California Construction Trucking Association filed an appeal.

January 23, 2013

Registration, early bird rates available for CCJ Spring Symposium

Registration for the CCJ Spring Symposium opened this week, and an early bird rate of $395 is available to all who register before April 12.

January 23, 2013

Spring Symposium

Gaming drivers

Like most parents with young kids, I remember and curse the day I introduced my kids to video games. Hopefully this negligence on my part won’t alter their bright futures, but judging by the way things are headed, games will become part of their careers. My seven year-old boy, for example, has become obsessed with […]

January 22, 2013

Werner president Derek Leathers to keynote ALK Summit

ALK Technologies, a global provider of GeoLogistics and navigation software, announced that for the second consecutive year, Derek Leathers, President and COO of Werner Enterprises, will deliver the keynote address at the 2013 ALK Transportation Technology Summit. Hosted by ALK, the 2013 Transportation Technology Summit will take place May 14-16, 2013 in Princeton, N.J. “We […]

January 22, 2013

Average diesel prices rises slightly

After seven straight weeks of decreases, the national average retail diesel price increased 0.8-cent to $3.902 a gallon during the week ended Jan. 21, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. It was only the second increase in the past 14 weeks. The latest weekly price is 5.4 cents above the same […]

January 22, 2013

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Allison Transmission unveils 5th generation electronic transmission controls

Allison Transmission has introduced its 5th Generation Electronic Controls, which the company says emphasize enhanced fuel economy. This latest generation of electronic controls includes upgraded Transmission Control Module (TCM) hardware and software and a new integral inclinometer, among many other features, which Allison says will deliver enhanced fuel economy and vehicle performance with easy OEM […]

January 22, 2013

Palfinger deepens Ohio roots with facility purchase

Palfinger says it officially extended its roots in Ohio by purchasing the property and building of Tiffin Loader Crane in Tiffin, Ohio, on December 27, 2012. Tiffin Loader Crane began selling and installing knuckle boom cranes in 1985. Since that time, Palfinger says Tiffin has become a world class installation and distribution center and a […]

January 22, 2013

Technicians, maintenance, CSA lead as major issues fleets face

A panel discussion Monday at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Dialogue conference held in Las Vegas this week as part of the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week concluded that outsourcing maintenance, hiring technicians and handling CSA regulations will be among some of the larger issues that fleets face in the coming years.

January 22, 2013

London Eye and in the sky: Continental Truck Tires work in the strangest places

Continental Tires find work in the strangest of places, the company says, with today’s Continental tires reaching new heights as they help operate some of the world’s most inventive engineering projects.  In London, a familiar sight for both residents and visitors alike is the world-famous EDF Energy London Eye. This tallest cantilevered observation wheel in […]

January 22, 2013

Shippers Conditions Index beings expected decline

The Shippers Conditions Index — compiled monthly by FTR Associates — fell in November from October, “a precursor,” says FTR, “to what is expected to be a more challenging environment for shippers in 2013.”

January 22, 2013

Fontaine joins Alliance AutoGas network

Fontaine Modification Company has joined the Alliance AutoGas network, with all eight of its modification centers nationwide certified as Alliance AutoGas conversion centers. As a result, fleets can have their vehicles converted to run on propane autogas (LPG) at Fontaine’s modification centers in Garland, Texas; Denton, Texas; Laredo, Texas; Charlotte, N.C.; Dublin, Va.; Gainesville, Ga.; […]

January 22, 2013

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