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Love’s opens new travel stop in South Hill, Va.
Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new travel stop in South Hill, Va., at Interstate 85, Exit 15. The company said it invested about $7.5 million in the new travel stop, which includes 100 truck parking spaces, two onsite restaurants and a Love’s Truck Tire Care center. Bulk diesel exhaust fluid is available, as well […]
September 13, 2012
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Allison, Dana to produce gearless transmissions
Allison Transmission Holdings, Dana Holding Corp. and Fallbrook Technologies on Thursday, Sept. 13, announced plans for high-efficiency gearless transmissions to serve the commercial truck and other vehicular markets. The technology, developed by Fallbrook, will use a continuously variable transmission, which can change steplessly through an infinite number of effective gears. CVT has been used for […]
September 13, 2012
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Rand McNally updates MileMaker, IntelliRoute
Rand McNally announced the latest updates to its MileMaker and IntelliRoute software for commercial transportation truck-specific routing, mileages and mapping. MileMaker features both of the trucking industry’s standard mileage and routing types: Household Goods (HHG) and Practical. With IntelliRoute, users are offered a broad set of routing options that include optimized, multi-stop address to address […]
September 13, 2012
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Brenntag expands DEF infrastructure
Brenntag announced expansion of its North American diesel exhaust fluid infrastructure by installing bulk DEF tanks at six additional facilities: Phoenix, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Dallas, San Antonio and Portland, Ore. Between the aforementioned locations, Brenntag North America has added more than 180,000 gallons of bulk DEF storage, the company said. These facilities feature high-speed rail […]
September 13, 2012
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Bendix names Beyer VP/GM, Brake Controls and Electronics Technology
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announced the appointment of Claus Beyer as vice president and general manager, Brake Controls and Electronics Technology. Beyer, who joined Bendix in early September, become sthe newest member of the Bendix Leadership Committee and will focus on technical product development. He will join Scott Burkhart, Bendix vice president and general manager, […]
September 13, 2012
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Frost & Sullivan recognizes Aerofficient
Aerofficient, designers and manufacturers of aerodynamic enhancement devices for heavy-duty truck trailers, announced that it has been awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2012 North American Trailer Aerodynamics New Product Innovation Award for its Aerofficient Slider product that expands and contracts automatically when the trailer’s wheel assemblies are moved forward and rearward. “We are extremely honored […]
September 13, 2012
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Navistar declines comment on Icahn’s legal threats
Navistar investor Carl Icahn on Tuesday, Sept. 11, issued a letter to the company’s board of directors saying that if his demands for new board seats for shareholders are not met, he will pursue legal action. A Navistar spokesman declined comment. When Icahn released to the public his Sept. 9 letter to the board asking […]
September 12, 2012
Business
Truckload driver turnover surges in 2Q
The annualized turnover rate for linehaul truckload fleets of all sizes surged in the second quarter, with turnover at large fleets breaking the 100 percent barrier for the first time in more than four years, according to the American Trucking Associations’ quarterly Trucking Activity Report released Wednesday, Sept. 12. For large truckload fleets, those who […]
September 12, 2012
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TransCore freight index up 8.4% year-over-year in August
TransCore on Wednesday, Sept. 12, announced that its DAT North American Freight Index outpaced August 2011 volume by 8.4 percent, the sixth time in 2012 that volume has exceeded prior-year levels. Freight volume on the spot market, month-over-month, edged above July by 1.1 percent, following a typical seasonal pattern. Truckload freight rates on the spot […]
September 12, 2012
Business
PRISM changes to be phased in
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that a previously announced procedural change to its Performance and Registration Information Systems Management program that eliminates the Vehicle Registrant Only (Registrant) designation now will be phased in. FMCSA had announced in the Federal Register that the PRISM change would take place on Sept. 1. However, the agency […]
September 12, 2012
Business
NHTSA denies Morgan Olson’s door component petition
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has denied Morgan Olson’s petition for an exemption after the company determined that some of its walk-in van-type trucks did not fully comply with federal door lock and door retention component standards. Morgan Olson had determined that some of its 2009, 2010 and 2011 models having a gross vehicle […]
September 12, 2012
Business
Purolator takes delivery of first Remote Diagnostics-equipped Volvos
Volvo Trucks on Wednesday, Sept. 12, announced delivery of the first trucks equipped with its new Remote Diagnostics aftermarket service, a standard feature on every Volvo-powered VN model highway truck. The seamless, dynamically connected system of vehicle management tools is designed to provide proactive diagnostic and repair planning assistance with detailed analysis of critical diagnostic […]
September 12, 2012
Business
Ryder’s Barnett named 2012 SuperTech winner
Christopher Barnett of Ryder Systems was named grand champion of the eighth annual TMC SuperTech competition Wednesday, Sept. 12, in Pittsburgh. Barnett, 30, has been with Ryder Systems for more than nine years and was competing at SuperTech for the fifth time. That experience with the competition came in handy during this year’s event, Barnett […]
September 12, 2012
Business
Kidron truck body production ramping up
VT Hackney Inc., a company of VT Systems Inc. announced that it is ramping up the production of its Kidron insulated and refrigerated truck bodies by more than 50 percent annually with its recently opened production facility in Kansas. Encompassing 70,000 square feet in its 28-acre manufacturing site at Independence, the newly added facility provides […]
September 12, 2012
Business
FleetPride opens new location in Wilmer, Texas
FleetPride Inc., a retailer of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced the opening of a 15,000-square-foot facility in Wilmer, Texas, located at 605 N Interstate 45. With this greenfield expansion, FleetPride now will have 20 locations in Texas. “Wilmer is an attractive greenfield location for several reasons,” said Lee Stockseth, FleetPride president and chief operating […]
September 12, 2012
Business
Verisk launches system to assist Canadian insurers
Verisk Crime Analytics announced the launch of national information sharing systems designed to help Canadian insurers and their policyholders combat the growing problems of cargo and heavy equipment theft. Verisk Crime Analytics is a unit of Verisk Analytics, a source of information about risk. “The problem of equipment and cargo crime is getting worse and […]
September 12, 2012
Business
Roush CleanTech debuts GAS-converted shuttle bus
Roush CleanTech this week debuted a propane autogas-fueled shuttle bus converted by its newest preferred industry partner, Green Alternative Systems. Using its existing sales and service channel, Green Alternative Systems – a certified Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier alternative fuels installer – has partnered to provide installations for Roush CleanTech propane autogas fueling systems in the […]
September 12, 2012
Business
Stertil-Koni high on heavy-duty Diamond Lift
Stertil-Koni’s Diamond Lift is a high-pressure telescopic piston lift available in either a two- or three-piston configuration with a total lifting capacity of 64,000 pounds and 96,000 pounds, respectively. The telescopic pistons rods are designed to protect seals from potential damage from debris and are hard chrome-plated for added protection against corrosion and wear. The […]
September 12, 2012
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