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UPS says nearly 1 million using My Choice delivery

UPS announced that almost 1 million consumers have signed up for UPS My Choice in the five months since its launch in early October. With UPS My Choice, consumers can schedule their residential deliveries and avoid those “sorry we missed you” notices left on doors. There are two levels of membership, including a basic free […]

March 12, 2012

Labelmaster sets Dangerous Goods Symposium for Sept. 5-7 in Chicago

Labelmaster, a manufacturer and distributor of regulatory compliance products, will hold its seventh annual Dangerous Goods Instructor’s Symposium (DGIS VII) on Sept. 5-7 at the Doubletree Chicago Magnificent Mile, 300 East Ohio St., in downtown Chicago. The event targets training professionals responsible for the instruction of dangerous goods shipping. DGIS VII presents an opportunity to […]

March 12, 2012

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The new Volvo Trucks configurator

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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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Bridgestone to research alternative natural rubber source

Bridgestone Corp. (BSJ) announced plans for an extensive research project in the United States dedicated to developing Guayule as a commercially viable, renewable source of high-quality natural rubber and as an alternative to the Hevea tree. Guayule is a perennial shrub native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico that produces natural rubber in […]

March 12, 2012

Onspot expands Indiana factory

Onspot of North America announced the expansion of its factory in North Vernon, Ind. Onspot says it had been planning to add to its existing 30,000-square-foot facility when the adjacent 3-acre parcel with its 7,400-square-foot building became available, which the company purchased to serve as its storage warehouse. Onspot says the additional space frees up […]

March 12, 2012

Snap-on publishes 2012 A/C catalog

Snap-on’s eight-page 2012 A/C Equipment and Tools Catalog includes A/C recyclers, gauges, leak detection equipment and kits, vacuum pumps and UV lights. In addition, a wide assortment of service tools such as flaring tool sets and tubing tools and equipment are offered, along with a selection of thermometers, A/C specialty tools and accessories. Special pricing […]

March 12, 2012

Pneumatech names Fresch VP/North America

Pneumatech, a manufacturer in the compressed air system engineering market, announced the promotion of Joseph Fresch to vice president of Pneumatech North America. Fresch, who joined Pneumatech in 1991, is responsible for sales, technical service and customer service. He previously has served in a variety of roles at Pneumatech, including regional sales manager and most […]

March 12, 2012

Climate Leadership Awards recognize Cummins

Cummins announced it has been named a winner in the greenhouse gas goal achievement category of the Inaugural Climate Leadership Awards for its excellence in industrial energy efficiency. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and The Climate Registry sponsored the first-ever awards, which […]

March 12, 2012

Bar Association recognizes Meritor

The National Bar Association’s Commercial Law Section honored Meritor Inc. with its “2012 Corporation of the Year” award. Vernon Baker, Meritor’s senior vice president and general counsel, accepted the honor on behalf of the company on Feb. 24 in Miami. “We salute Meritor because it has gone above and beyond the call of duty in […]

March 12, 2012

Trucking adds 10,200 jobs in February

Payroll employment in trucking surged in February as the trucking companies added 10,200 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest numbers released March 9 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. February represents the largest one-month gain in trucking employment since February 2011, when the industry added 12,400 jobs. Hiring was brisk in the overall economy, which added 227,000 nonfarm jobs in February, according to the BLS figures.

March 9, 2012

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Analyst predicts truckload growth, increasing freight rates

Truckload growth will average 4 percent or more through 2013, while the driver shortage will continue for years, an FTR Associates economist forecasted. A worsening driver shortage and other factors should cause labor costs to rise in the next few years, said Noel Perry, FTR senior consultant, during a webinar Thursday, March 8. Trucking growth […]

March 9, 2012

Telematics becoming standard offering, study shows

While vehicle OEMs traditionally have focused on their core competency of vehicle usage and vehicle analysis, this has placed them at a disadvantage to independent aftermarket telematics vendors, whose core competence is in transport operation, according to Frost & Sullivan. OEMs typically have limited client contact after selling the vehicle, but this is expected to […]

March 9, 2012

Mitsubishi Fuso 2013 Canter trucks available now

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America on Friday, March 9, announced the availability of its 2013 model-year medium-duty cabover trucks. The new 2013 Fuso Canters are in production now, and the first models were displayed in the Mitsubishi Fuso booth at this week’s NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The company says the 2013 trucks feature […]

March 9, 2012

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Ryder enhances alternative fuels Website

Ryder System Inc. on Friday, March 9, announced that it has enhanced its alternative fuels Website at www.ryder.com/alternativefuels by making new tools and video training available to customers and fleet owners who want to take advantage of the cost-saving and sustainable benefits of utilizing commercial natural gas vehicles. The enhancements include an interactive fuel cost […]

March 9, 2012

Penske picks Gasboy Atlas DEF dispensers

Penske Truck Leasing has awarded Gilbarco Inc. a contract to install Gasboy Atlas diesel exhaust fluid dispensers at more than 200 sites across the country. Based in Reading, Pa., Penske Truck Leasing has more than 1,000 locations and 200,000 vehicles worldwide. Gilbarco says customers like Penske choose Gasboy Atlas DEF dispensers because they are easy […]

March 9, 2012

North East Texas selects Telvent electronic toll collection solution

Telvent, a real-time IT solutions and information provider, announced that it has been selected by the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority to integrate an electronic toll collection system in northeast Texas. Telvent’s SmartMobility Open Road Tolling technology, which integrates into the existing toll system, will be used to implement and manage the NET RMA […]

March 9, 2012

LinkAmerica names Silva CFO

LinkAmerica Corp., a regional asset-based transportation and logistics services provider, announced the appointment of Roger Silva as its new chief financial officer, responsible for all finance and accounting functions as well as the transaction services team and pricing. Silva joins LinkAmerica with more than 20 years of financial management experience with transportation and logistics companies […]

March 9, 2012

ABF chooses 2012-13 Road Team

ABF Freight System Inc. has recognized 12 drivers with membership in its 2012-13 ABF Road Team. One of the highest honors an ABF driver can achieve, Road Team members earn the honor by demonstrating the utmost standards of professionalism on North American highways and city streets. ABF Road Team members for 2012-2013 and the ABF […]

March 9, 2012

Vanguard Truck Centers opens new location in Adairsville, Ga.

Vanguard Truck Centers has opened its newest full-service Volvo Truck location in Adairsville, Ga. Offering new and used trucks, leasing and rental, financing, parts and service, the dealership is located at 180 Princeton Blvd., just off Interstate 75. “We’d been servicing North Georgia from our Atlanta location for years, establishing such a strong customer base […]

March 9, 2012

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