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Volvo Trucks Safety Award back for fourth consecutive year

For the fourth consecutive year, Volvo Trucks will recognize two North American fleets for their commitment to safety through the Volvo Trucks Safety Award. Recipients of the 2012 award each will receive $25,000 to be used toward their safety-related activities. Michelin again joins Volvo Trucks in sponsoring the Volvo Trucks Safety Award, which focuses on […]

February 16, 2012

GreenRoad to honor drivers for performance, safety

GreenRoad, a provider of driver performance and safety management technology, announced a driver recognition program called “GreenRoad Fleet Elite” that is designed to recognize the best fleet drivers on the road and provide internal motivation and recognition for best driver performance. GreenRoad also announced a new website at Greenroad.com, and a new blog featuring driver […]

February 16, 2012

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Link Suspensions of Canada acquires Raydan assets

Link Suspensions of Canada announced the completion of its acquisition of the assets of Raydan Manufacturing Inc. of Nisku, Alberta Canada. Link says the acquisition, terms of which were not announced, further expands its participation in the heavy- and medium-duty Truck and trailer markets, along with other commercial and vocational vehicles as a component supplier […]

February 16, 2012

Doran, SafetyTrax collaborate on Web-based real-time data

Doran announced the completion of a collaborative integration project with SafetyTrax AVL to provide fleets with a dynamic Web-based software application that provides real-time updates for global position and vehicle tracking indicators along with tire pressures and temperatures for every vehicle in a fleet. “Due to technological advancements, the need for fleets to rely upon […]

February 16, 2012

Alliance launches online parts cross-reference tool

Alliance Truck Parts has launched an online parts lookup tool to help customers find the right part among countless competing numbers and naming conventions. The Web-based tool consolidates data from the top OEM and independent manufacturers, creating a single point of access to find the right all-makes part. With a Web interface, visitors can search […]

February 16, 2012

Berlin Oil Products wins Lanair’s Free Waste Oil Heater promotion

Berlin Oil Products of Berlin, Wis., was selected randomly as the winner in Lanair’s Free Waste Oil Heater promotion. After talking through the available options with a member of Lanair’s in-house sales team, Berlin Oil Products chose an MX-200 Waste Oil Heater as the right fit for its building. Berlin Oil has been in business […]

February 16, 2012

Fontaine Trailer names Hammond Canadian regional sales representative

Fontaine Trailer Co. has named John Hammond as Canadian regional dales representative. “Canada is a big part of our growth plan, and we know it is important to have a sales rep on the ground to make it happen,” says Hank Prochazka, president of Fontaine Trailer Commercial Platform Business. “John has many years of experience […]

February 16, 2012

Snap-on rolls out mobile workstation

Snap-on’s KRSC10 Series mobile workstation features 14-gauge steel supports spot-welded to the 14-gauge chassis to handle heavy workloads up to 1,200 pounds; a stainless-steel work surface; a quiet-rolling caster set; a vertical bumper system on all four corners; and three full-width drawers 28 inches wide and 4 inches deep built to carry 360 pounds of […]

February 16, 2012

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Trucking groups oppose future tolls

State trucking associations and national trucking groups have sent a letter to the Senate opposing an amendment to the surface transportation bill that would allow interstate tolls. “Tolling existing Interstates is extremely inefficient,” the letter stated. “Even using the most advanced technology, toll collection costs are at least five times higher than the cost of […]

February 15, 2012

Owner-operators end walkout at Port of Seattle

About 400 short-haul truckers who work the Port of Seattle have ended a two-week walkout over pay and working conditions. The owner-operators stopped picking up and delivering cargo at the port to protest low pay, overweight loads and condition of chassis they pull owned by freight companies. The walkout delayed delivery of some loads, but […]

February 15, 2012

Hornady adds 40 International ProStar tractors to fleet

Hornady Transportation announced an expansion of its current fleet with the addition of 40 new International ProStar tractors. Hornady began taking delivery of 10 tractors per month in December and will have all 40 in service by March, says Chris Hornady, president of the Monroeville, Ala.-based company.

February 15, 2012

Wal-Mart selects Quintiq load assignment/dispatch system

Quintiq Inc. announced its selection by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to provide a next-generation load assignment and dispatch system designed to lower the total miles driven and improve the efficiency of the retailer’s U.S. fleet. “We believe this demonstrates that no supply chain is too large or complex for our state-of-the-art supply chain optimization software,” says […]

February 15, 2012

FAB Express to deploy VeriWise on 1,000 trailers

Asset Intelligence, a provider of supply chain asset tracking solutions and a subsidiary of I.D. Systems, Inc., has won a contract from FAB Express Inc. to deploy its VeriWise Dry Van management system on FAB’s fleet of about 1,000 cargo trailers. The VeriWise Dry Van solution is an advanced trailer tracking system that provides real-time […]

February 15, 2012

Motor, AmeriQuest form product partnership

Motor Information Systems and AmeriQuest Transportation Services announced a new business relationship making Motor a partner supplier to AmeriQuest, where Motor will include its medium- and heavy-duty truck products in the AmeriQuest suite of transportation product offerings for its customers. With Motor’s program, AmeriQuest customers will receive medium- and heavy-duty truck labor times, service and […]

February 15, 2012

City of Minneapolis, Donaldson tests emissions retrofit system

The Exhaust & Emissions business unit of Donaldson Co. announced the completion of a two-year field test of its NXF emissions retrofit system on a front end loader used by the City of Minneapolis. Donaldson says that during the test period, its emissions reduction system reduced significant levels of nitrogen oxide, particulate matter (soot), hydrocarbon […]

February 15, 2012

UPS acquires Belgian e-commerce provider

UPS on Wednesday, Feb. 15, announced it had acquired Kiala, a firm based in Brussels that provides convenient delivery options to busy consumers purchasing goods over the Internet. UPS say the acquisition, terms of which were not disclosed, will broaden its service portfolio for business-to-consumer deliveries. Kiala was launched in 2001 as a private firm […]

February 15, 2012

Mack now offers MVASIST at no charge on new truck purchases

MVASIST, the fleet service management platform from Mack Trucks Inc., now is offered at no charge to customers who purchase a new Mack truck. Launched in 2008, MVASIST is a Web-based system that allows fleet managers, service providers and dealers to work together in real time to expedite repairs and maximize uptime. Mack began offering […]

February 15, 2012

Sylectus TMS network includes NAFTA partner fleets, carriers

Sylectus, a strategic business unit of Qualcomm Enterprise Services, announced that it has expanded its Web-based Transportation Management Software network to include partner fleets and carriers that specialize in North American Free Trade Agreement services. Sylectus says that fleets accessing Sylectus’ network of NAFTA partners now can expand into new international markets by serving customers […]

February 15, 2012

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