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Webb Wheel launches ‘new media’ applications

Webb Wheel Aftermarket has launched new media applications to communicate information to commercial vehicle operators, maintenance personnel and part distributors. Webb Wheel now can be found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and by downloading the new Webb i-phone and i-pad applications. Webb says it is using new media applications as a tool not only to deliver […]

March 7, 2012

Airclic releases latest version of Food Perform

Airclic, a global provider of cloud-based mobility software for mobile supply chain and logistics operations, announced it has released the latest version of its Food Perform product, with enhancements for customer service and driver productivity for the food distribution industry. Airclic says Food Perform eliminates paper manifests and facilitates clean invoicing, resulting in accelerated revenue […]

March 7, 2012

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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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Congress continues work on transportation reauthorization

The nation’s mayors on Tuesday, March 6, renewed their call for enactment of transportation legislation now pending in Congress. In a letter signed by 188 U.S. mayors, they urged the House and Senate to enact bicameral, bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization legislation. “Next year, cities and their metro areas will generate 90.4 percent of our gross […]

March 6, 2012

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Ford to bring full-size Transit van to North America

At a highly optimistic press conference this week at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Ford revealed its positive outlook for both its own company health and 2012 sales prospects, as well as internal findings indicating a strong economic recovery is beginning – for both the country as a whole and the commercial truck […]

March 6, 2012

Ram intros 2500 CNG pickup truck

Ram brand president Fred Diaz says there was “a lot of head-scratching” when his company announced it was separating the Ram truck line from the iconic Dodge car line. Two years later, he says that decision has been vindicated. At a press conference at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, Diaz said the Ram […]

March 6, 2012

GM debuts bi-fuel Sierra, Silverado pickup trucks

Chevrolet and GMC on Tuesday, March 6, announced details of General Motors’ bi-fuel 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The vehicles include a compressed natural gas-capable Vortec 6.0L V8 engine that transitions between CNG and gasoline fuel systems. The truck always […]

March 6, 2012

FCCC launches S2G LP-fueled medium-duty chassis

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. on Tuesday, March 6, introduced its S2G chassis, a factory-installed liquid propane gas engine for the medium-duty truck market, at the 2012 NTEA Work Truck Show. Built on FCCC’s S2 chassis, the S2G’s 8-liter 325-hp LPG engine supplied by Powertrain Integration uses GM’s long block and other components as its core. […]

March 6, 2012

Mitchell 1, Noregon interface targets vehicle downtime

During a press conference at the Work Truck Show 2012 in Indianapolis, Mitchell 1 and Noregon Systems, a vehicle communications solutions supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, announced that they have entered into an agreement to develop an interface between Mitchell 1’s Repair-Connect.net and Noregon’s JPro Commercial Fleet Products. The companies say the agreement will […]

March 6, 2012

Smith Electric Vehicles unveils Newton Step Van

Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. unveiled the Newton Step Van, an all-electric zero-emissions vehicle built on the Newton platform that features a walk-in body produced by Indiana-based Utilimaster. Smith announced the launch of the Newton Step Van in Indianapolis at the NTEA Work Truck Show. FedEx Express will be the first company to deploy the Newton […]

March 6, 2012

Volvo Trucks achieves dual energy certifications

Volvo Trucks announced that its New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., is the first U.S. facility to be certified to the ISO 50001 standards under a pilot program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. Volvo says NRV is also the first Superior Energy Performance-certified facility to use ISO 50001 as its energy […]

March 6, 2012

U.S. Xpress’ Quinn honored posthumously with TCA’s Past Chairmen’s Award

The Truckload Carriers Association on Tuesday, March 6, presented its Past Chairmen’s Award posthumously to Patrick E. Quinn, co-chairman and president of U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn. Max Fuller, co-chairman and chief executive officer of the company, accepted the award on Quinn’s behalf. The ceremony took place during the association’s Annual Convention, held at […]

March 6, 2012

TCA recognizes Ambassador Club members

At its annual convention in Kissimmee, Fla., the Truckload Carriers Association paid tribute to the many “Ambassador Club” companies who have held longtime memberships within the association. Warren Transport Inc., of Waterloo, Iowa, reached 60 years of membership, while another 11 companies were recognized for reaching milestones within their membership tenures. Six TCA members reached […]

March 6, 2012

Dakita receives PTDI’s Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award

The Professional Truck Driver Institute Inc. has awarded its 14th annual Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award to Marlene Dakita, the organization’s long-time certification coordinator. The ceremony was held at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Fla., during the annual convention of the Truckload Carriers Association, the organization that manages PTDI. The award, sponsored by Delmar, Cengage […]

March 6, 2012

Brenny Transportation founder named 2012 Influential Woman in Trucking

Joyce Brenny, a former driver who started and now heads a 100-employee company, was named the 2012 Influential Woman in Trucking. The award was made by Navistar and the Women in Trucking Association at the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association in Orlando, Fla. Brenny’s industry experience began when she was a short-haul driver […]

March 6, 2012

Motor Carrier Service, Paramount Freight named ‘Best Fleets to Drive For’

The Truckload Carriers Association and its partner CarriersEdge have named the overall winners of the fourth annual Best Fleets to Drive For survey and contest. Motor Carrier Service Inc. of Northwood, Ohio, was selected as the Best Fleet for Company Drivers, sponsored by Marsh Canada Ltd. For the second year in a row, Paramount Freight […]

March 6, 2012

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Company Driver, Owner-Operator of the Year named

CCJ sister publication Truckers News and the Truckload Carriers Association named John Moeller as grand prize winner of the 2011 Company Driver of the Year competition Tuesday night at TCA’s annual convention in Kissimmee, Fla. Moeller received a Cummins-powered Ram truck. Sponsored by Cummins Inc. and Ram, the Company Driver of the Year contest recognizes […]

March 6, 2012

Westport LD showcases bi-fuel Ford Super Duty pickup trucks

West Port Light Duty will begin producing b-fuel Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickup trucks in May, the company said at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. The trucks are produced in a facility adjacent to Ford’s truck plant in Louisville, Ky., and never leave Ford’s inventory control system and are not subject […]

March 6, 2012

Via Motors, Verizon announce electric van initiative

Verizon and VIA Motors announced at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis that the two companies will collaborate on a project to prove the viability of a plug-in electric ¾-ton delivery van. VIA uses a GM cargo van as a base vehicle but installs its own proprietary eRev (extended range vehicle) technology. Kraig Higginson, […]

March 6, 2012

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