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Vocational Energy opens public access GNG station for Smith Dairy Products
Vocational Energy announced the opening of its first public access compressed natural gas fueling station, constructed for Smith Dairy Products Co., located about 20 miles west of Canton, Ohio. The station is capable of producing 420 diesel gallon equivalent per hour. “The owners really looked ‘big picture’ with regard to the station – and wanted […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Con-way Truckload, Army collaborate on priority hiring plan
Representatives of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command and Con-way Truckload signed an agreement Wednesday, Aug. 29, to provide priority hiring status to qualified soldiers participating in the Partnership for Youth Success. PaYS is a partnership between the Army and a cross-section of U.S. corporations and public sector agencies that was developed to help the Army […]
August 29, 2012
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Great Lakes Brewing selects Transplace for 3PL service
Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, announced that Great Lakes Brewing Co. has selected the third-party logistics provider to handle its North American transportation management activities. GLBC will leverage Transplace’s logistics technology and services for transportation planning, execution and management of all outbound shipments from its central distribution center to its […]
August 29, 2012
Business
C.R. England announces executive promotions
C.R. England has announced 13 corporate executive promotions. Four promotions are vice presidents being elevated to the title of divisional president and the promotion of nine others to vice presidents in four divisions and in the corporate sales department. “These promotions are designed to reinforce and further promote C.R. England’s position in the marketplace as […]
August 29, 2012
Business
YRC Freight recognized by DM Transportation
YRC Freight announced its selection as the 2011 Carrier of the Year by DM Transportation, the largest inbound freight management company in the United States. The award is based on a staff survey and a variety of factors, including on-time service, claims performance, ease of doing business, pricing flexibility and technology. “We appreciate the vote […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Volvo Trucks’ Huibers moves to Penta
Ron Huibers, currently president of sales and marketing for North America within Volvo Trucks Americas, has been appointed the new president of Volvo Penta of the Americas. He will assume his new position on Sept. 1. Huibers has been with the Volvo Group for 20 years and has held various North American and international executive […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Accuride announces leadership changes
Accuride Corp, announced the appointment of Scott Hazlett as senior vice president and general manager, Accuride Wheels and Gunite. Hazlett will take on the added leadership responsibility for Accuride’s Gunite business unit on Sept. 1 upon the retirement of Kenneth Sparks, senior vice president and general manager, Gunite and Imperial, who is concluding three years […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Kenworth, Paccar Financial warranty program available through Dec. 31
The Kenworth Truck Co. and Paccar Financial Extended Warranty Program is now available through Dec. 31 for U.S. customers who purchase new Kenworth Class 8 factory trucks that meet eligibility requirements. Kenworth customers may receive a 3-year/300,000-mile basic vehicle extended warranty by choosing Paccar Financial to finance purchases of new Kenworth Class 8 trucks with […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Horton offers free fan drive training program
Horton has introduced a free training program for its DM Advantage On/Off and Two-Speed Fan Drives available to technicians and others interested in performing preventive and corrective maintenance. The training, available online and as a printed manual, includes operation of control systems; removal, disassembly, rebuilding and reinstallation of fan drives; and ongoing preventive maintenance and […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Zonar attains Silver Tier status from Esri
Zonar, a fleet telematics provider, has been added to the Esri Partner Network as a Silver Tier Partner. Earlier in 2012, Zonar announced a new integration with Esri, a geographic information system provider, to deliver real-time fleet data layered with sophisticated geographic map information. The new Silver Tier partnership expands the relationship between Zonar and […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Mack helps California refuse hauler control costs
The move to improve air quality in California cities is raising costs among refuse haulers. One company is managing that situation with help from Mack Trucks. “The challenges in California now are the air quality standards,” said Matt Blackburn, general manager of Universal Waste Systems in Santa Fe Springs, a suburb of Los Angeles. “We’re […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Kenworth hosts T680 contest winners
When Pedro Hernandez of Bells Garden, Calif., and Alan Oden of Ardmore, Ala., heard they were winners in the Kenworth T680 Test Drive Contest, they both couldn’t wait to drive the all-new Kenworth T680 at the Kenworth assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio. So it was no surprise that both winners were impressed with the T680 […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Volvo Trucks’ Driver’s Digest App now available
Volvo Trucks’ Driver’s Digest magazine is now available as an app for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users. The mobile app gives users access to digital editions of the quarterly trucking magazine from Volvo Trucks in North America. Available for free download through the Apple iTunes App Store, Driver’s Digest features stories about drivers and […]
August 29, 2012
Business
Annual NAFTA surface trade up 6.6%, monthly trade down 1.4%
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and Mexico was 6.6 percent higher in June than in June 2011, totaling $82.6 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The trade value decreased 1.4 percent in June from May; […]
August 28, 2012
Business
FMCSA withdraws final rule to eliminate quarterly financial reporting
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has withdrawn its direct final rule eliminating the quarterly financial reporting requirements for certain for-hire motor carriers of property and for-hire motor carriers of passengers after receiving an adverse comment. FMCSA said intends to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking in the near future to pursue eliminating the requirements. […]
August 28, 2012
Business
ATA urges DOT to reject Virginia’s I-95 toll plan
The American Trucking Associations on Tuesday, Aug. 28, urged the U.S. Department of Transportation to reject an application by the Commonwealth of Virginia to toll Interstate 95, saying it would be bad for trucking companies and consumers in the state and across the United States to bear the expense of increased transportation costs. “Tolls are […]
August 28, 2012
Business
Coming in 2025: 54.5 mpg light-duty trucks
The Obama administration on Tuesday, Aug. 28, finalized standards that will increase fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5 mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by model year 2025. When combined with previous recent standards, Tuesday’s move nearly will double the fuel efficiency of those vehicles compared to new vehicles currently on our roads. The […]
August 28, 2012
Business
UCR plan board to meet Sept. 6
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that the board of directors for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan will meet Sept. 6 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. ET to continue its work in developing and implementing theUnified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement. The meeting will be open to the public via conference call. Any […]
August 28, 2012
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