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Light- and medium-duty focus: Utility trucks
New York City is embracing common specs, biodiesel for utility vehicle orders.
August 3, 2012
Business
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Industry response to the EOBR provision in the highway funding legislation signed into law on July 6.
August 3, 2012
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JX Peterbilt to host new Model 579 at Bolingbrook location
JX Peterbilt is bringing the industry’s newest premium aerodynamic truck to the Chicagoland area next week for a customer event that will feature interactive displays, a cookout, raffles, and ride-alongs and test drives of the new vehicle. The tour stop is Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at JX Peterbilt – Bolingbrook: […]
August 3, 2012
Business
Navistar announces new strategy forward, addition of Cummins engine next year
Navistar on Thursday, Aug. 2, announced that it will reestablish a relationship with Cummins and begin offering the new ISX15 15-liter diesel engine in “certain models” in January 2013 with the introduction of its ICT+ emissions solution in “early” 2013. During the transition to ICT+, a company spokesman said Navistar would continue to build “compliant” […]
August 2, 2012
Business
FTR: Class 8 orders weak in July
FTR Associates on Thursday, Aug. 2, released preliminary data showing July Class 8 truck net orders at 12,568 units, the lowest month for orders since August 2010 and 32 percent below the same month last year. Preliminary order numbers are for all major North American OEMs. FTR said July orders came in 23 percent below […]
August 2, 2012
Business
DOT awards $363M in grants for state highway projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday, Aug. 2, announced more than $363 million in grants to fund a wide variety of highway improvements, from interstate rehabilitation and reconstruction to technologies designed to improve safety and reduce construction congestion. “Investments in transportation projects like these create jobs right away in communities across the country, and […]
August 2, 2012
Business
ABF Freight lawsuit against YRCW entities, Teamsters dismissed again
A U.S. district court judge on Wednesday, Aug. 1, again dismissed a lawsuit brought by ABF Freight System Inc. against three YRC Worldwide subsidiaries and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, claiming that certain amendments to the YRCW companies’ collective bargaining agreement should be nullified. ABF said it would appeal. The lawsuit originally was filed in […]
August 2, 2012
Business
Decker opens new relocated terminal in Bessemer, Ala.
Decker Truck Line announced the relocation and grand opening of its new terminal in Bessemer, Ala. The new office and shop facility, previously located in nearby Birmingham, is a quarter-mile from Interstate 59/20 on Powder Plant Road and is part of a $2 million expansion project to serve Decker customers in 16 Southeastern states. The […]
August 2, 2012
Business
Estes announces executive promotions
Estes Express Lines has announced the promotion of two Estes leaders in operations and sales. Al Bucher has been named corporate vice president of operations, and Pat Martin is now corporate vice president of sales. Prior to this promotion, Bucher served as Estes’ regional vice president of the Great Plains, a position he held since […]
August 2, 2012
Business
Cadec using Verizon to deploy, manage PowerVue devices
Cadec Global, which provides enterprise-class fleet management systems, announced that its PowerVue system now utilizes Verizon Wireless’ M2M Management Center to deploy and manage devices for its fleet customers with devices on the Verizon Wireless Network.  Cadec says the M2M Management Center enables it to simplify and enhance the process of managing communications between drivers […]
August 2, 2012
Business
Minimizer entrepreneurial leadership honored by Ernst & Young
Minimizer announced that Craig Kruckeberg, the company’s chief visionary officer, recently was included on the list of finalists for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the Upper Midwest. The award, now in its 26th year, has expanded to recognize business leaders in more than 140 cities in more than 50 […]
August 2, 2012
Business
Transglobal offers heavy-duty rollup door hinge
Transglobal’s heavy-duty rollup door hinge is designed for added strength and to be interchangeable with conventional “W”-style hinges on ¾-inch plywood, ½-inch composite and refrigerated rollup doors. The hinges are galvanized and e-coated for corrosion resistance and are engineered to resist stress and fracture upon rear load impact.
August 2, 2012
Business
Triad Isotopes estimates big savings using FleetLocate
Triad Isotopes, a nationwide radiopharmaceutical company serving the nuclear medicine and molecular imaging industries, reported that it will save an estimated $0.5 to $1 million as a direct result of implementing Spireon’s FleetLocate tracking and business intelligence system. Triad partnered with Spireon in early 2012 to deploy the FleetLocate Enterprise system on 450 vehicles used […]
August 2, 2012
Business
Old Dominion reports record 2Q results
Old Dominion Freight Line on Thursday, Aug. 2, announced record financial results for its second quarter and six months ended June 30. For the second quarter, revenue increased 12.8 percent to $541.5 million compared with $480.3 million for the second quarter of 2011. Net income increased 21.5 percent to $47.8 million from $39.4 million. Old […]
August 2, 2012
Business
Manufacturing index contracts for second consecutive month
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in July for the second time since July 2009, but the overall economy grew for the 38th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business released Wednesday, Aug. 1. The PMI registered 49.8 percent, an increase of 0.1 percentage point from […]
August 1, 2012
Business
Roadrunner announces second-quarter financial results
Roadrunner Transportation Services reported strong performance across all business segments for second-quarter 2012, generating revenue growth of 26.1% and net revenue growth of 47.8%. Operating income for the quarter was $18.6 million, and total revenues were reported at $262.5 million. “Due to sales and operational initiatives, our operating income growth of 48.7% outpaced revenue,” […]
August 1, 2012
Business
Patriot posts lower 3Q transportation segment operating profit
Patriot Transportation Holding on Wednesday, Aug. 1, reported net income of $2.684 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, an increase of $305,000 or 12.8 percent compared to $2.379 million in the same period last year. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 was $6.451 million, a decrease of $4 million […]
August 1, 2012
Business
Industry groups challenge FMCSA on hours rule
Industry groups representing most sectors of the domestic economy have come together to file a joint amici curia brief challenging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Hours of Service Final Rules for commercial truck drivers. According to the 15 groups that filed the brief, portions of this rule will slow productivity, hurt jobs and have […]
August 1, 2012
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