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SAF-Holland touts self-steer axle suspension series

SAF-Holland announced the availability of integrated suspension/axle systems with self-steering capability. The new self-steering suspension/axle system will feature SAF- Holland’s latest lightweight fusion beam technology available in two different steer angle models. The new optimized self-steer axle is designed to provide a wheel cut of 20 degrees or 25-to-30 degrees, depending on model. Advanced SAF […]

March 21, 2012

Thermo King launching new solutions

Thermo King is introducing new solutions designed to drive energy and operational efficiency for owners and operators by lowering costs and increasing the efficiency, sustainability, uptime and quality of products delivered. “We closely monitor industry challenges and customer needs to provide solutions for our customers that optimize energy and operational efficiency and the quality of […]

March 21, 2012

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Bergstrom offers bus, specialty booster pump

Bergstrom Inc. launched its next-generation booster pump for the bus and specialty market. The new pump, which will be available for sale during the second quarter, pumps coolant to auxiliary heaters and is designed to be higher performing, more efficient, more durable and less prone to leaks. “One of the main flaws we saw with […]

March 21, 2012

Yokohama rolls out new drive tire

Yokohama’s 709ZL drive tire, available in 295/75R22.5 and 11R22.5 sizes, employs the company’s Zenvironment technology designed to provide low rolling resistance and improved fuel economy due to its tread design, a solid shoulder rib and serpentine grooves for extra rigidity and stability, and a Z Block design to help improve wet traction.

March 21, 2012

Jacobs develops engine brake for Cummins ISX12 G engine

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a manufacturer of heavy- duty diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation mechanisms, announced that it has developed its first natural gas engine brake for the Cummins ISX12 G. The engine brake by Jacobs will be offered as optional equipment and will be available in 2013. Jacobs says the engine brake is […]

March 21, 2012

Cummins waste heat expander

Cummins Turbo Technologies is offering a look at its advanced waste heat expander prototype in Louisville, Ky. The system, which includes the Holset waste heat expander, can reduce fuel consumption by up to 6 percent, delivering fuel savings of between $4,000 (typical heavy-duty cycle) and $40,000 (typical high-horsepower cycle), depending on the application and engine […]

March 21, 2012

ATA questions CSA crash accountability decisions

The American Trucking Associations on Tuesday, March 20, expressed its concerns over the recent decision by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, after pressure from anti-truck groups, to continue to hold the trucking industry responsible in its Compliance, Safety, Accountability program for every truck-involved crash, including those which the truck driver could not have prevented. […]

March 20, 2012

Survey: ‘Connected fleet’ has arrived

GreenRoad, a provider of driver performance and safety management systems, announced the results of a Fleet Leaders Survey showing that the ”connected fleet” already has arrived for more than half (57 percent) of fleet leaders who have deployed Web-based fleet-management solutions. GreenRoad surveyed 178 participants from a broad range of fleets. The results found that […]

March 20, 2012

ATRI online redesigned

The American Transportation Research Institute on Tuesday, March 20, launched its newly redesigned Website at www.atri-online.org. The new site features easier access for information on all of ATRI’s critical industry studies in nine focus areas: Commercial Drivers; Congestion and Mobility; Economic Analysis; Environment; Safety; Security; Technology; Transportation Infrastructure; and Trucking Industry Operations. Visitors to ATRI’s […]

March 20, 2012

FMCSA launches SaferBus app

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration unveiled its SaferBus iPhone/iPad application – an app designed to give bus riders a quick and free way to review a bus company’s safety record before buying a ticket or booking group travel. SaferBus provides access to safety records on nearly 6,000 interstate commercial passenger carriers operating in the […]

March 20, 2012

Wabash National dedicates Innovation Center

Wabash National Corp. opened the doors to its new Innovation Center on Tuesday, March 20. The center is designed to showcase company contributions to the transportation industry and recent innovations, as well as incubate and launch future customer solutions. “This venue celebrates the past, present and future of Wabash National,” said Dick Giromini, president and […]

March 20, 2012

BP now accepts Fleet One local card at retail locations

Fleet One, a provider of fuel cards to commercial fleets, announced that its customers now have the option to buy fuel at retail BP locations across the country, adding thousands of locations that its cardholders may now access. “Fleet One acceptance at all BP locations provides our fleet customers with high-quality fuels, a great in-store […]

March 20, 2012

Reliable Carriers selects XataNet X5 fleet optimization solution

Reliable Carriers announced the selection of Xata Corp.’s XataNet X5 as its fleet optimization solution. Headquartered in Canton, Mich., Reliable Carriers, Inc. is a specialized enclosed vehicle hauler that transports properties such a: auto show vehicles, pre-production models, prototypes, clay and foam models, concept vehicles, engineering test vehicles, high-security properties, race cars, classic cars and […]

March 20, 2012

UPS awards more than $5.5M in grants to nonprofits

UPS announced the award of 18 grants by The UPS Foundation totaling more than $5.5 million to nonprofit organizations that promote community safety through urgent humanitarian relief efforts and road safety initiatives. The UPS Foundation is the philanthropic arm of UPS and leads its corporate citizenship efforts. Sharing UPS’s extensive knowledge of logistics, coupled with […]

March 20, 2012

Alcoa recognizes Celadon Trucking Services

Celadon Group Inc.’s Celadon Trucking Services announced that it was awarded by Alcoa its Tier 1 Van Carrier of the Year award. “These awards are a commitment to our leading carriers that we take very seriously,” says Tim Reyes, president of Alcoa Materials Management. “We want to recognize their exceptional performance by using criteria that […]

March 20, 2012

Pegasus TransTech nominated for Florida business awards

Bob Helms, chief executive officer of Pegasus TransTech, has been nominated for the Ernst & Young 2012 Florida Entrepreneur Of The Year award. Winners of the state competitions go on to compete in Ernst & Young’s national Entrepreneur of the Year contest. At the same time in an unrelated competition, Pegasus TransTech has been nominated […]

March 20, 2012

Gooch Brake & Equipment co-founder dies at 85

Gooch Phillips, co-founder of Gooch Brake & Equipment, passed away at his home on March 16. He was 85. Phillips co-founded his company in 1961 and was a lifetime member of the Society of Automotive Engineers. He also was a charter member and past president of the Council of Fleet Specialists and retired from Gooch […]

March 20, 2012

Cambridge offers Plastic Truck Seal

Cambridge Security Seals’ Plastic Truck Seal is designed to detect and deter theft or contamination by providing tamper-evident protection for trailer doors, bulk tankers, railroad cars, cash-in-transit and storage cabinets, totes and boxes. The seal is made with high-density polyethylene for added durability in extreme weather and features a high temperature-resistant locking chamber. The seal […]

March 20, 2012

Cambridge Security Seals Plastic Truck Seal

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Drayage operator T.G.S. closes its doors

T.G.S. is at least the second carrier to not make it out of the month of July, joining Carrol Fulmer in its industry exit.

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Repeal of truck emissions regs 'doesn’t help the trucking industry'

If finalized, this proposal would remove all greenhouse gas standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty engines, starting with EPA’s first greenhouse gas regulations set in 2010 for light-duty vehicles and those set in 2011 for medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles and engines – which includes off-cycle credits like the much hated start-stop feature on most new cars.

EPA set to unravel 'disastrous' federal trucking emissions regulations

OneCompass Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase all the assets of Koleaseco Inc., a respected asset-based transportation provider with over 30 years of operational excellence.

Hyway Transportation parent acquiring Michigan fleet

Hub Group's acquisition of Marten Intermodal more than doubles the intermodal giant's temp-controlled business.

Hub Group acquires Marten's intermodal business

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