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Bendix honors platinum distributors

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has recognized outstanding achievement in its Premier Distributor Program, a channel partner program established in 2007. This year, Bendix honored 39 companies that have earned the program’s highest ranking of platinum. Distributors achieving platinum status represent the top 10 percent of companies in the Bendix independent aftermarket distributor network, which covers […]

June 2, 2012

Mentor Engineering announces ME100 tracking device

Mentor Engineering announces the ME100, an easy-to-install, battery-operated, tracking device that provides organizations with an easy way to monitor the location of valuable assets to improve efficiency and security. Mentor ME100 offers the following: • Asset Status: Using motion sensors, comparative GPS positioning and custom-configured sensors, the ME100 collects and transmits asset status information in […]

June 1, 2012

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Quantum delivers plug-in F-150 to Florida Power & Light

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide announced that it has delivered the first pilot version of its plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) F-150 pickup truck to Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), in association with Dow Kokam, the lithium-ion battery system supplier for the PHEV F-150. “We are pleased to announce the first delivery of this exciting […]

June 1, 2012

Baldwin Filters plant receives safety award

Baldwin Filters’ Gothenburg plant recently was recognized by the Nebraska Safety Council, a nonprofit organization that provides leadership and resources to promote safe and healthy work environments across Nebraska. Baldwin received the Safety Spirit Award for 2011, which is presented to facilities based on their training activities, safety committee activities, sustainability, current year statistics and […]

June 1, 2012

Trucking adds 7,300 jobs in May

For-hire carriers added 7,300 payroll jobs in May, up from an upwardly revised 2,700-job increase in April, according to the latest estimates released Friday, June 1, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Payroll employment in trucking was up 0.55% over April and 3.4% over May 2011. Employment is up by 109,100 jobs, or 8.8%, from […]

June 1, 2012

FMCSA clarifies oilfield hours exceptions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday, June 1, announced its revision of regulatory guidance to clarify the applicability of the oilfield operations exceptions to the hours-of-service regulations, and the agency has requested comments on the revision. FMCSA said a significant increase in oil and gas drilling operations in many states has resulted in […]

June 1, 2012

Commercial Carrier University

Even relatively small cash surpluses can be used to generate still more cash, so you should take steps to increase the return on your idle cash.

June 1, 2012

Light and Medium Duty Products

Offerings from Jarco, Snap-on, Racor, Meritor and Peak are featured.

June 1, 2012

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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

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

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

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

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

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traffic on the highway

CARB rips EPA's 'sloppy and amateurish' effort to repeal GHG regs

CARB charges that the EPA is ignoring decades of its own science to repeal greenhouse gas regulations, putting public health and the economy at risk.

Blue road sign showing electric vehicle charging station symbol near trees

Truck makers' challenge to Clean Truck pact a response to a bad deal

Red semi-trucks and passenger vehicles driving on a highway through green forested landscape

Clean Truck group asks truck and engine OEMs to drop lawsuit

Line of big rig semi trucks with loaded semi trailers standing on the at the weighing station with scales for weighing along the axes.

Group launches campaign against heavier truck limits

White semi-truck parked in front of stacked shipping containers in industrial yard

Multimodal group established to modernize freight movement

Get all the info on the top 250 trucking companies in America

View, sort and download the trucking industry’s most comprehensive ranking of for-hire carriers in North America, based on a blend of metrics including fleet size, annual revenue and number of drivers.

In House or Outsourced Maintenance

The decision between bringing fleet maintenance in-house versus outsourcing is a pivotal one that could significantly affect your operations.