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Extended warranty program available from Kenworth, Paccar Financial

Kenworth Truck Co and Paccar Financial’s extended warranty program is now available through June 30 for U.S. customers who purchase new Kenworth Class 8 factory trucks that meet eligibility requirements. Customers may receive a 3-year/300,000-mile basic vehicle extended warranty by choosing Paccar Financial to finance purchases of new Kenworth Class 8 trucks with a standard […]

February 11, 2012

Cummins names Barner VP/general counsel

Cummins Inc. announced that Sharon R. Barner, formerly a top official in the U.S. Department of Commerce and an expert on intellectual property, has joined the company as its vice president and general counsel. Barner served as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office […]

February 11, 2012

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Accuride appoints Kling to board

Accuride Corp. has announced Lewis Kling has been appointed to the company’s board of directors as an independent director, effective immediately. “We are honored to welcome Lew to the Accuride board and look forward to benefiting from his extensive corporate leadership and broad business expertise,” says Bill Lasky, Accuride chairman. “Given his experience setting strategy […]

February 11, 2012

Horton appoints Johnson managing director, Horton Europe

Horton has announced the appointment of Nels Johnson as managing director of Horton Europe GmbH & Co. KG. Johnson, who will be based in Schweinfurt, Germany, has 35 years of industry experience in management, manufacturing, sales, marketing, operations and distribution in domestic and international markets. “We are pleased that Nels Johnson has rejoined Horton in […]

February 11, 2012

Penray name Salesmen of the Year

Penray recently named Jason Hall as its Heavy Duty Salesman of the Year and Larry Collet as its Automotive Division’s Salesman of the Year. Hall has been with Penray for five years and is currently Midwest regional sales manager. “Jason has been an integral part of Penray’s success since coming to Penray, and this award […]

February 11, 2012

Blue Tree Systems touts Fuel Auditor

Blue Tree Systems Inc., provider of the R:Com Fleet Management Solution, announced that its new Fuel Auditor feature has been fully evaluated by TransAm Inc. across its 1,400-truck fleet and now will be made available as a standard feature to all new and existing customers. Blue Tree Systems Fuel Auditor is designed to provide fleets […]

February 11, 2012

EOBR report addresses driver harassment

A safety panel on Wednesday, Feb. 8, finalized a report on mitigating the use of electronic onboard recorders to harass drivers that provides suggestions to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The document from FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee contained information the agency should explore in any rulemaking on EOBRs for hours of service […]

February 9, 2012

Con-way Truckload unveils team pay, owner-operator programs

Con-way Truckload unveiled two programs designed to meet the needs of individual and team drivers. The carrier says it has developed and piloted Destination Ownership and Guaranteed Team Pay, designed to provide effective solutions for drivers seeking greater independence and steady, reliable compensation while supporting the company’s driver retention and recruitment efforts. Through Destination Ownership, […]

February 9, 2012

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P.A.M. swings to 4Q profit, reports full-year net loss

P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. on Thursday, Feb. 8, reported net income of $133,037 for the quarter ended Dec. 31 and a net loss of $2.857 million for the year ended Dec. 31. These results compare to a net loss of $1.11 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010, and a net loss of $654,728 […]

February 9, 2012

Quality expects 4Q net income of at least $5.5M

Quality Distribution on Thursday, Feb. 9, announced that for the three-month period ended Dec. 31, the company expects its total revenue to be about $178.0 million, operating income to be within the range of $13.0 million to $13.3 million and net income to be within the range of $5.5 million to $5.8 million. Quality expects […]

February 9, 2012

Pacer posts higher 2011 earnings, lower revenue

Pacer International Inc. on Thursday, Feb. 9, announced earnings for the 2011 year of $13.9 million, up from $900,000 in 2010. Revenue was down 1.6 percent last year, but the company said it cut $1.49 billion in 2010 costs by 2.9 percent to $1.45 billion, helping it more than triple the money it made from […]

February 9, 2012

ATA welcomes Great Dane Trailers as allied member

The American Trucking Associations announced that Great Dane Trailers has rejoined as an allied member. “We’re pleased to start off the New Year and a new era at Great Dane by rejoining the ATA,” says Bill Crown, Great Dane president and chief executive officer. “For nearly a century, our company has been known as a […]

February 9, 2012

TCA new member event now evening cocktail reception

For many years, the Truckload Carriers Association has welcomed its newest members with a New Member Breakfast at its Annual Convention. The organization announced it will replace the morning event with an evening cocktail reception, to be held Saturday, March 3, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., prior to the start of the convention at the […]

February 9, 2012

NationaLease boasts large member turnout at sales meeting

NationaLease, a full service truck leasing organization, says it wrapped up its 2012 Sales Meeting with one of the largest member turnouts to date. The annual meeting held this year at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans gathered sales representatives from NationaLease’s 175 independently-owned truck leasing companies and discussed topics including purchasing trends, legislative […]

February 9, 2012

CABA of Maryland endorses Right to Repair Act

The Chesapeake Automotive Business Association of Maryland announced its support of the passage of the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act. “Our members are in full support of the Right to Repair Act and think it is imperative that Congress pass this important pro-consumer pro-small business piece of legislation,” says James Donohue, executive director […]

February 9, 2012

New oil category planned for 2016 engines

Development is under way on creating new heavy-duty engine oils that will be used in truck engines to debut in January 2016. A new oil category dubbed PC-11, or Proposed Category 11, will be developed to help engine manufacturers meet federal standards for 2014-2018 model year trucks covering improved fuel economy and reduced greenhouse gas […]

February 9, 2012

Old World Industries to sell chemical business

Old World Industries announced an agreement to sell its chemical business, including the ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol manufacturing facility in Clear Lake, Texas, to Indorama Ventures of Bangkok, Thailand. The Consumer Products division of Old World Industries will continue to operate as a privately held corporation out of Northbrook, Ill. As part of the purchase agreement […]

February 9, 2012

Inland Truck Parts brings reman/rebuild work to Casper, Wyo.

Inland Truck Parts announced that its location in Evansville, Wyo., now provides a fully staffed remanufacturing shop that brings component remanufacturing and rebuilding services to the Casper area. All remanufacturing and component shop services are backed by Inland’s standard one-year warranty. “Inland has a 68-year track record of success in high-quality parts remanufacturing and rebuilding,” […]

February 9, 2012

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