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New Products
A wheel charger, a tire pressure monitoring system, a sliding vane pump, a dump truck body and a regional drive tire are among the products featured.
June 1, 2012
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Special Report: Light- and Medium-Duty Equipment Roundup
NG offerings dominate latest products.
June 1, 2012
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Volvo Trucks North America
The new Volvo VNL’s features and trim levels are available to examine interactively. Volvo Trucks has developed a new state-of-the-art online configurator exclusively for VNL models. The configurator provides detailed information on the features and benefits of each trim level and cab option, as well as a 360-degree view of the truck inside and out.
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ATA to Congress: TSA efforts must be risk-based
Phil Byrd, vice chairman of the American Trucking Associations, told a congressional subcommittee on Thursday, May 31, that efforts to secure the nation’s transportation system should be deployed based on specific and credible intelligence. “ATA has followed with some interest TSA’s efforts to establish higher visibility operations in surface transportation,” Byrd said of the Transportation […]
May 31, 2012
Business
Tacoma port expands truck replacement program
The Port of Tacoma announced new eligibility criteria to allow more diesel engine trucks to qualify for a voluntary program offering truck owners a financial incentive to purchase newer lower-emissions trucks to improve regional air quality. The broader criteria aim to increase participation and help truck owners meet the Port of Tacoma Clean Truck Program’s […]
May 31, 2012
Business
Eaton enhancing commercial hybrid power systems
Eaton Corp. on Thursday, May 31, announced a number of enhancements designed to increase the fuel economy, performance and payback of its hybrid power system for commercial vehicles, including a new high-capacity battery, a new single-phase 115-volt AC Auxiliary Power Generator (APG), a higher-capacity clutch to expand applications up to 860 lb.-ft. of torque, and […]
May 31, 2012
Business
GE Capital Fleet Services opens Vehicle Innovation Center
GE Capital Fleet Services announced the opening of its Vehicle Innovation Center, a facility designed to provide businesses, industry groups and researchers with a firsthand experience with alternative fuel vehicles and enabling GE technologies. GE says the center reinforces its commitment to the deployment of more efficient vehicles in its fleet and in customer fleets. […]
May 31, 2012
Business
Love’s Travel Stop opens in Anthony, Texas
Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new travel stop in Anthony, Texas, at Interstate 10, Exit 0. The company invested about $7.5 million in the new travel stop, which includes 100 truck parking spaces, Chester’s and McDonald’s restaurants, bulk diesel exhaust fluid, CAT scales, five showers, a game room and a Love’s Truck Tire Care […]
May 31, 2012
Business
FMCSA shuts down 26 bus operations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday, May 31, announced the largest single safety crackdown in the agency’s history – the shutdown of 26 bus operations, declaring them imminent hazards to public safety. Additionally, FMCSA ordered 10 individual bus company owners, managers and employees to cease all passenger transportation operations, which includes selling bus […]
May 31, 2012
Business
Kenworth T680 enters production
Kenworth Truck Co. on Thursday, May 31, announced that its new aerodynamic T680 tractor has begun production at the company’s assembly plant in Chillicothe, Ohio. “The Kenworth T680 has received a very positive response from fleets and truck operators,” said Gary Moore, Kenworth general manager and Paccar vice president. “Customers are drawn to the T680’s […]
May 31, 2012
Business
Hundreds qualified for Yokohama Tire’s SmartSolution program
Yokohama Tire Corp. announced that its new SmartSolution Certified Dealer Program introduced in March already has several hundred service providers as qualified members. By the end of the year, the number is expected to be more than a thousand individual locations across the country, says Rick Phillips, Yokohama’s director of commercial sales. “The SmartSolution Certified […]
May 31, 2012
Business
Canadian shipping costs see first decrease in over a year
Results published on Wednesday, May 30, by the Canadian General Freight Index indicate that the cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers decreased 1.7 percent in March when compared with February results. While this is the first decrease the index has seen since February 2011, year-over-year costs are still up 8.1 percent. The Base Rate […]
May 30, 2012
Business
DOT: Drivers like ‘vehicle-to-vehicle’ communications technology
An overwhelming majority of drivers who have experienced technology that allows vehicles to communicate with each other have a highly favorable opinion of its safety benefits, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Together, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Research and Innovation Technology Administration have been working with the […]
May 30, 2012
Business
DOT updates Emergency Response Guidebook
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has released the 2012 version of its Emergency Response Guidebook, providing first responders with an newly revised go-to manual to help deal with hazmat accidents during the critical first 30 minutes. PHMSA will distribute more than two million copies of the guidebook to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Freightliner debuts Cascadia Evolution tractor
The next step in Daimler Trucks North America’s continuing quest for more fuel-efficient trucks appeared at a press conference on Wednesday, May 30, on the eve of Freightliner’s annual dealer meeting in Washington, D.C. The 2014 Cascadia Evolution is designed to be what its model name implies: a sophisticated and well-designed step forward in terms […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Vigillo rolls out CSA Intervention Manager
Vigillo – creators of data mining software products designed to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format – announced the release of its new Intervention Management Solution, the Vigillo Intervention Manager. The Web-based application represents the eighth and newest product in the Vigillo Daylight Suite designed to give carriers, […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Where’s our transportation strategy?
We all know the U.S. government has a serious problem with managing its debt, but almost everyone and especially truckers can agree on one thing: highways are worth paying for, even if it means paying more. That’s why it is hard to fathom why almost 1,000 days have lapsed since the United States Congress passed […]
May 30, 2012
Business
FedEx Express establishing North Pacific Regional Hub
FedEx Express has announced its decision to establish a new FedEx North Pacific Regional Hub at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. The 24-hour NPAC regional hub will serve as a consolidation point for shipments from northern Asia to the United States and operate as an international gateway for western Japan customers. The agreement with […]
May 30, 2012
Business
Thomas & Betts recognizes Con-way Truckload
Con-way Truckload announced it has been named 2011 Truckload Carrier of the Year by Thomas & Betts, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of components used to manage the connection, distribution, transmission and reliability of electrical power in industrial, construction and utility applications. The award was presented to Con-way Truckload at T&B headquarters in Memphis, Tenn. […]
May 30, 2012
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