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Great Dane promotes engineering managers

Great Dane announced promotions for three members of its engineering management team headquartered in Savannah, Ga. Effective immediately, Charlie Fetz, Adam Hill and Alan Whiten will assume new titles and increased responsibilities within the department. Fetz, a Great Dane veteran of more than 30 years, has been named vice president of design and development and […]

March 8, 2012

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake names Wilkinson president

Eddie Wilkinson has been appointed president of Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, where he will provide executive oversight for the entire business. The company also has named Aaron Schwass vice president and general manager, and Gary Ganaway director of marketing and global customer solutions. Wilkinson is a 17-year veteran of Bendix and has served as Bendix […]

March 8, 2012

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Baer named president of VHD Equipment Network

The Vipar Heavy Duty board of directors has named Chris Baer president of VHD Equipment Network, a separate buying group wholly owned by Vipar Heavy Duty. In his new role, Baer will have overall management responsibility for VHD Equipment Network, a buying group that offers membership to commercial vehicle truck equipment distributors in North America. […]

March 8, 2012

Ancra names Calico EVP/sales and marketing, cargo systems

Ancra International, a designer and manufacturer of cargo restraint systems and related components and assemblies serving the commercial vehicle market and other industries, announce Jim Calico has been promoted to executive vice president of sales and marketing within the company’s cargo systems division. Calico will be responsible for all sales and marketing functions, both domestically […]

March 8, 2012

Accuride chairman to step down

Accuride Corp. announced that William Lasky, chairman of the company’s board of directors, has decided not to stand for re-election at its annual stockholders meeting on April 24. Lasky will continue to serve as chairman until his current term expires on that date. “The rest of Accuride’s leadership team and I have appreciated Bill’s deep […]

March 8, 2012

Obama announces clean vehicle incentives

During a visit to the Daimler Trucks North America manufacturing facility in Mount Holly, N.C., President Obama on Wednesday, March 7, announced a $1 billion National Community Deployment Challenge designed to spur deployment of clean advanced vehicles in communities across the country. He also congratulated Daimler on the production of its 1,000th Freightliner natural gas […]

March 7, 2012

DTNA recalling more than 100,000 Class 8 trucks

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling more than 103,000 of its Class 8 trucks manufactured between 2006 and this year to fix an engine fuel line that could be damaged during maintenance, the truckmaker said in a notice to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “The pump-to-rail high-pressure fuel line support system is sensitive to […]

March 7, 2012

CARB settles 33 cases for nearly $227K

The California Air Resources Board announced that during the fourth quarter of 2011 it settled 33 cases of air quality violations by trucks and buses. Fines totaled $226,950, though none were more than $25,000. The five companies paying the highest amounts were: • Dole Fresh Fruit, $24,750, for failing to properly label its diesel-powered transport […]

March 7, 2012

Con-way Truckload selects Maptuit NaviGo

Con-way Truckload announced the installment of Maptuit NaviGo technology in all company trucks and Qualcomm-equipped owner-operator tractors. The in-cab navigation upgrade follows a successful pilot study launched in September 2011. Fleetwide integration will occur through a developmental period, during which NaviGo systems will be individually tested in all trucks at the carrier’s facility in Joplin, […]

March 7, 2012

Pride Transport integrates Rand McNally Navigation into TruckPC

Rand McNally announced that its navigation software has been integrated into Pride Transport’s 300-plus installed TruckPC mobile communications units. Positive driver reactions, as well as the ability to integrate the TruckPC position data with McLeod’s LoadMaster software, were two important factors in the implementation, Rand McNally says. Located in Salt Lake City, Pride Transport is […]

March 7, 2012

PeopleNet helping Best Cartage drivers stay connected

PeopleNet, a provider of integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems, announced that the company’s BLU.2 onboard computing system is helping Best Cartage stay connected with drivers for greater retention. Best says it began installing PeopleNet last summer after a thorough evaluation and that by the end of July, all of its 270 trucks in […]

March 7, 2012

ATA’s Graves to keynote Pegasus TransTech User Conference

Pegasus TransTech has announced Bill Graves, president and chief executive officer of the American Trucking Associations, as keynote for the Pegasus TransTech Users Conference in Clearwater, Fla., on Wednesday, April 18. Graves will update the conference on recent accomplishments of ATA and the American Transportation Research Institute on transportation technology. “Gov. Graves will outline the […]

March 7, 2012

Prime Inc.’s Low named TCA chairman

The Truckload Carriers Association has appointed Robert Low, president and founder of Prime Inc. of Springfield, Mo., as its new chairman. Low, who will serve for the 2012-2013 term, was sworn in Wednesday, March 7, during TCA’s Annual Convention at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Fla. Low established Prime Inc. in Urbana, Mo., in 1970. […]

March 7, 2012

Rocha Transportation, Bison Transport tops in TCA National Fleet Safety Awards

Rocha Transportation and Bison Transport were the grand prize winners of the Truckload Carriers Association’s National Fleet Safety Awards, presented at TCA’s convention at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Fla. Rocha Transportation, of Ceres, Calif., won the award for truckload companies in the small carrier division (total annual mileage of less than 25 million miles), […]

March 7, 2012

Espar debuts Maximum Control pre-heater family

Espar introduced a new family of truck coolant pre-heater control systems at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The Maximum Control family is designed to give drivers simplified control of heater functions, more guidance for technicians and more real-time information and control for fleet managers. Espar says the Maximum Control line offers fleets a […]

March 7, 2012

Western Star updates online Body Builder Book

Western Star Truck Sales Inc. announced that the second edition of its online Body Builder Book now is available for download on the Western Star website at www.westernstar.com/BodyBuilderBook. The updated version features a comprehensive section of chassis specs for the new 4700 set-forward and set-back truck models, in addition to a more detailed breakdown of […]

March 7, 2012

East designs low-slung dropdeck trailer

East Manufacturing now offers an all-aluminum dropdeck trailer with a low-slung 36-inch deck height to provide less need for partial dismantling of the load to get it below the 13-foot 6-inch maximum legal height. Its lower center of gravity helps improve stability for loads of unusual sizes and shapes, while the all-aluminum frame is designed […]

March 7, 2012

Ervin Equipment joins Wabash, Transcraft dealer network

Ervin Equipment Inc. has joined the dealer network for both Wabash National and its subsidiary, Transcraft. Through its location in Laredo, Texas, Ervin now offers Wabash National dry and refrigerated vans, as well as Transcraft and Benson platform trailers, in south Texas and Mexico. Ervin serves customers around the globe, providing equipment for agriculture, construction, […]

March 7, 2012

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