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Monthly tonnage index unchanged in July, year-over-year up 4.1%
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was unchanged in July after increasing 1.1 percent in June. In July, the adjusted index stayed at 118.8. Compared with July 2011, the adjusted index was 4.1 percent higher, which was the largest year-over-year gain since February. Year-to-date, compared with the same period last […]
August 21, 2012
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Equipment Lease Finance Industry confidence down in August
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) for August released Tuesday, Aug 21, sees confidence in the equipment finance market is 50.2, down from the July index of 51.5, reflecting ongoing industry concerns over economic, regulatory and political uncertainty. “My long-term view of the equipment finance industry […]
August 21, 2012
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‘AmeriQuest Road Rescue’ offers free trial
For a limited time, AmeriQuest Transportation Services, a provider of fleet management services, financial solutions and operational support services, is offering a free trial upon signup to the “AmeriQuest Road Rescue” fleet breakdown service. AmeriQuest Road Rescue provides breakdown and repair service across North America from a centralized state-of-the-art call center staffed by maintenance coordinators […]
August 21, 2012
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DOT continues connected vehicle crash avoidance technology tests
Nearly 3,000 cars, trucks and buses equipped with “connected” Wi-Fi technology to enable vehicles and infrastructure to “talk” to each other in real time to help avoid crashes and improve traffic flow on Tuesday, Aug. 21, began traversing the streets of Ann Arbor, Mich., as part of a yearlong safety pilot project by the U.S. […]
August 21, 2012
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PNE addresses efficiency with Descartes solution
Descartes Systems Group, which unites logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that PNE Corp., a distributor of propane cylinders across Canada, is improving efficiency with Descartes’ cloud-based route planning, optimization and mobile solution. PNE’s propane exchange network serves more than 2,000 retail locations with prefilled propane cylinders. PNE said that to support and accelerate growth, it […]
August 21, 2012
Business
U.S. Army orders 100 Mack Granites
Mack Trucks announced that Mack Defense will supply West-Mark, a manufacturer of liquid transportation equipment, with 100 Mack Granite models to fulfill a delivery order under a contract with the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich. West-Mark is producing water and fuel tanker trucks that the Army will use to support Iraq, Afghanistan and […]
August 21, 2012
Business
CTDI, Ernst & Young join MERA
The Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association has added Communications Test Design Inc. and the Ernst & Young Global Automotive Center as its newest members. MERA now includes 62 leading companies in the remanufacturing industry. “MERA looks forward to working with CTDI, a growing remanufacturer of vehicle electronics, and Ernst & Young’s Global Automotive Center to […]
August 21, 2012
Business
ATR Transmission Remanufacturing launches new Website
ATR Transmission Remanufacturing Inc. announced the launch of its new Website to show more information about its ISO remanufacturing processes, ATR product lines, “turnkey” program highlights, quality policy, technical bulletins and management team. It also features news/events and other information about ATR. ATR remanufactures all models of Allison transmissions, GM, Ford and Chrysler light-duty fleet […]
August 21, 2012
Business
Nelson Global Products building new headquarters
Nelson Global Products has begun construction of a new corporate headquarters in Stoughton, Wis. The new $3.75 million 25,000-square-foot office building is expected to open in December and will house 124 product design engineers, along with marketing, sales, accounting and administrative support staffs. “We are an international company, but Stoughton will always be our home, […]
August 21, 2012
Business
Continental Commercial Vehicle Tires announces staff changes
Continental Tire the Americas’s Commercial Vehicle Tire Business Unit announced the retirement of Roger Stansbie, director of truck tire technologies for the Americas. Stansbie, a 51-year veteran of the tire industry, retires effective Aug. 31 to return to his home country of the United Kingdom. “Roger’s contributions to Continental, and to the greater tire industry, […]
August 21, 2012
Business
Polar Service adds Buckholz
Polar Service Centers recently named Jeff Buckholz regional field sales representative for the company’s Northeast territory, which includes New York, New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania. Buckholz has more than 20 years of sales experience in heavy-duty and automotive parts and service. He joins Polar Service Centers from AutoPartSource, an aftermarket parts distributor, where he was […]
August 21, 2012
Business
Corrosion protection has twist-and-lock cap
Valspar Max Anti-Rust corrosion protection features high-quality enamel for both interior and exterior use and is formulated to dry quickly to a smooth rust-resistant finish. The durable protectant resists moisture, chemicals and abrasion and comes with a twist-and-lock cap design for easier, faster and cleaner spray painting.
August 21, 2012
Business
CCJ Webinar: Strategies for managing fuel costs
Fuel Webinar master-FINAL_083012Today’s volatile fuel prices call for smart tactics to keep costs under control. In this webinar, Royal Jones, president and CEO of Mesilla Valley Transportation, and Glen Sokolis, president of The Sokolis Group, will look at ways to buy fuel and implement fuel economy savings that will have a positive impact on your […]
August 21, 2012
Business
The future of EOBRs
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is working to release a proposed rule that would mandate the use of electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) by an estimated 3.4 million drivers, according to its own numbers. This proposal will likely come in March, 2013 since the agency has until October 1, 2013, to issue a final […]
August 21, 2012
Business
U.S. diesel price above $4 for first time in 3 months
The national average retail diesel price rose 6.1 cents to $4.026 a gallon during the week ended Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. It was the seventh straight increase for diesel prices, which are now above $4 on average nationwide for the first time since mid-May. The average price is 21.6 cents a gallon above the same week last year.
August 20, 2012
Business
$17.5M available to states with distracted driving laws
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday, Aug. 20, announced a new grant program that will provide about $17.5 million to states that have laws banning distracted driving in fiscal year 2013. NHTSA estimates that at least 3,092 people were killed and an additional 416,000 others were injured in distraction-affected crashes in 2010, including […]
August 20, 2012
Business
Port of Tacoma conducts truck inspections
Thirty-eight trucks drove away from a truck safety workshop on Saturday, Aug. 18, in the Port of Tacoma’s industrial area sporting federal safety stickers. The Washington state port and Fife Police Department partnered to offer the truck safety workshop and provide free truck inspections. Certified inspectors from Fife, Sumner, Federal Way and Pierce County walked […]
August 20, 2012
Business
FedEx Express improving vehicle fuel efficiency
FedEx Corp. on Monday, Aug. 20, announced it was well on its way toward its 2008 goal of improving the fuel efficiency of its FedEx Express vehicle fleet by 20 percent by 2020 as compared with its 2005 performance. Less than five years later, FedEx said it has nearly achieved these goals improved by improving […]
August 20, 2012
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