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Gates honored for promoting automotive education
Gates Corp. was presented with the Friends of NACAT award by the North American Council of Automotive Teachers at the organization’s July conference in Tyler, Texas. The annual award is given to a company that is active in supporting NACAT in its mission to promote, update and improve automotive service education. Citing Gates’ educational offerings, […]
August 17, 2012
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Volvo, Mack producing automated transmissions in Hagerstown, Md.
Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks on Thursday, Aug. 16, both announced the start of production for their automated transmissions at their powertrain facility in Hagerstown, Md. Volvo celebrated the start of I-Shift production, while Mack began production of its mDrive. The $8 million Hagerstown investment includes creation of a new assembly line, installation of new […]
August 16, 2012
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Navistar’s Clarke to keynote ATD Convention and Expo
The American Truck Dealers announced that Troy Clarke, president of truck and engine operations for Navistar Inc., will provide keynote remarks at the 2013 ATD Convention and Expo in Orlando, Fla., next February. The full lineup of keynote speakers for the 50th annual ATD convention, which will be held Feb. 8-11 at the Orange County […]
August 16, 2012
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Long Beach port container volumes drop in July
The Port of Long Beach announced that overall container traffic dropped 8.8 percent in July compared to the same period a year ago, with imports down 10 percent and exports down 1.9 percent. Last month, port terminals handled 522,486 20-foot equivalent container units compared to 572,926 TEUs in July 2011. Imports containers accounted for 261,233 […]
August 16, 2012
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Three new Love’s locations set to open their doors this month
Love’s Travel Stops will open three new locations in three different states in the next week. Love’s on Thursday, Aug. 16, opened its new location in Willis, Texas, at Interstate 45, Exit 95. Love’s will open in Sioux City, Iowa on Friday, Aug. 17, and Jasper, Fla., on Aug. 24. The locations include abundant truck […]
August 16, 2012
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DOT advises motorcoach companies on tire blowouts
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday, Aug. 16, said several recent incidents involving tire blowouts on passenger buses have prompted the agency to take a closer look at the potential cause of these incidents. In partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, FMCSA has conducted preliminary investigations that show potential safety concerns […]
August 16, 2012
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Steed named logistics manager for Hornady Logistics
Hornady Transportation announced the addition of Beth Steed as logistics manager to Hornady Logistics. Steed was employed with Boyd Logistics from 2000 to 2008 and from 2008 until recently with Steel on Wheels, as the in-house carrier for CMC in Greenville, S.C. She has had previous experience in customer service, sales, dispatch and as a […]
August 16, 2012
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Continental to roll out new tires at GATS
Continental engineers will showcase the latest ways to drive performance for commercial trucks at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas on Aug. 23-25. Appearing again at the Continental Tire the Americas Solutions Pavilion, No. 18136, will be the Untamed Innovation Tour, the 83-foot mobile exhibit of Continental tires, technologies and solutions for lowering the […]
August 16, 2012
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New Bridgestone app helps truckers connect
Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, recently launched a multi-platform mobile app for its Bridgestone Everywhere Network (b.e.n.). By selecting their location or entering a new location, truckers can find service, products or emergency help, complete with pinpoint maps offering directions to the most suitable dealers or truckstops. “Bridgestone Everywhere Network […]
August 16, 2012
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Cadec expands PowerVue scorecards
Cadec Global, a provider of fleet management solutions, announced expanded Performance Management Scorecards as part of its PowerVue system to help fleet managers track and report on driver and vehicle performance more closely in real time, improving safety, fuel efficiency and customer service. The Performance Management Scorecards – also known as GYR for its graphic […]
August 16, 2012
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Cheetah, Efreightsolutions team for integrated logistics offering
Cheetah Software Systems Inc. and Efreightsolutions have announced a partnership to offer an integrated logistics intelligence solution. According to the companies, Matching Cheetah’s logistics platform with Efreightsolutions’ transportation management system provides a dynamic, intelligent and predictive solution to move products to the right place, on time, for the least cost and with the best customer […]
August 16, 2012
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Transplace and LLamasoft to share data, technology
Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, announced a partnership with LLamasoft that will integrate Transplace truckload benchmarking data into LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru software. Transplace said the partnership will enable the companies to better provide customers with real-time shipping data and supply chain design technology to optimize their transportation networks and achieve […]
August 16, 2012
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ALK relocates corporate headquarters
ALK Technologies Inc., a provider of geologistical and navigation software, announced the new location of its global corporate headquarters in Princeton, N.J. The 40,000-square-foot facility located at 457 North Harrison St. accommodates all of ALK’s Princeton-based employees, consolidating its previous multiple offices into a single facility. Located between New York City and Philadelphia, ALK maintains […]
August 16, 2012
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uShip closes the loop in the freight marketplace
When was the last time you bought something on eBay? Before bidding on the item did you look at the seller’s rating and read a few comments from satisfied or dissatisfied customers? After you purchased and received the item, did you give the seller a review and add him or her to your list of […]
August 15, 2012
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Shippers Conditions Index shows carriers having trouble raising rates
FTR Associates on Wednesday, Aug. 15, announced that its Shippers Conditions Index for June basically was unchanged from the previous month and remains in near-neutral territory at a reading of -1.8. The SCI sums up all market influences that affect shippers; a reading above zero suggests a favorable shipping environment, while a reading below zero […]
August 15, 2012
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FMCSA sets correction action deadlines, launches Facebook page
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Wednesday, Aug. 15, provided notice of its policy that it must receive a new entrant motor carrier’s evidence of corrective action within 15 days of the date of a new entrant safety audit failure notice or within 10 days of the date of an expedited action notice. A […]
August 15, 2012
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Roadcheck 2012 out-of-service rates near historic lows, CVSA says
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance on Tuesday, Aug. 14, announced that its member jurisdictions conducted a record 74,072 truck and bus inspections during its 25th annual Roadcheck commercial vehicle safety enforcement and outreach event. Of those inspections, 48,815 were North American Standard Level 1 inspections – the most comprehensive roadside inspection, of which 22.4 percent […]
August 15, 2012
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Frito-Lay expands all-electric fleet in California
Senior leadership from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division was joined last week by California Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr.; Matt Rodriquez, secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency; and Gregory Winterbottom, chairman of the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee, to announce the growth of Frito-Lay’s California electric truck fleet. Once all of the […]
August 15, 2012
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