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Dual fuel system achieves EPA compliance for Cummins ISX
EcoDual, a provider of dual fuel conversion systems for heavy-duty diesel trucks, announced that it has achieved authorization from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to begin installing its systems on 2004 to 2009 Cummins ISX engines, providing fleets with an opportunity to substitute natural gas for diesel fuel. The EcoDual technology enables existing diesel engines […]
February 3, 2012
Business
EPA, CARB approve two new Cummins school bus ratings
Cummins announced that it has received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board for two new school bus ratings. These new ratings for the ISB6.7 are certified at 0.20g Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) per brake horsepower hour without the use of emissions credits. They include offerings of 220 hp (164 […]
February 3, 2012
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Hill Brothers adjusts lease purchase program
Hill Brothers Transportation has announced new terms for its lease purchase program, allowing drivers to become owner-operators immediately without a waiting period and without any money down. Drivers can start out at Hill Brothers as owner-operators when they lease used equipment. Features of this plan include no down payment, a two-year lease term, payments that […]
February 3, 2012
Business
Echo Global names Karpick VP/investor relations
Echo Global Logistics, a provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services, announced the appointment of Suzanne Karpick to the position of vice president of investor relations, responsible for establishing all aspects of the investor outreach program for Echo while engaging the investment community with information about the firm’s financial accomplishments and growth initiatives. […]
February 3, 2012
Business
UPS announces 120 grants totaling $6M to nonprofits worldwide
UPS announced almost 120 grants totaling more than $6 million to nonprofit organizations around the world that champion diversity and support diverse communities. UPS says this year’s grants will support a wide range of programs, including those for wounded veterans, the hearing and visually-impaired, women and girls and culturally distinct populations. “Supporting diversity is the […]
February 3, 2012
Business
ACS announces TripPak Exchange
Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), A Xerox Company, announced today that the organization has launched TripPak Exchange, an internet-based imaging system that improves processes in the supply chain for drivers, fleets, shippers and brokers. For shippers and brokers, TripPak Exchange offers a more cost effective and efficient way to receive imaged documents from carriers than by […]
February 3, 2012
Business
Name Continental’s TrukFix mascot, win an iPad 2
Bragging rights for creative prowess and ownership of an iPad 2 are at stake in a new contest from Continental Tire the Americas. The tire manufacturer’s Commercial Vehicle Tire business unit announced Friday, Feb. 3, that to commemorate improvements to its emergency road service program for commercial trucks, it needs the public’s help in naming […]
February 3, 2012
Business
Gamber-Johnson debuts TabCruzer docking station
Gamber-Johnson’s TabCruzer docking station is designed for tablet computers in commercial vehicle applications. The TabCruzer is compatible with iPad and iPad 2 and allows users to charge the iPad within a vehicle and to sync the tablet with a computer. The docking station is designed ergonomically with a small footprint to maximize vehicle space and […]
February 3, 2012
Business
Blue Bird dealers stocking Performance Friction brake pads, rotors
Performance Friction and Blue Bird Corp. announced that North American Blue Bird dealers now are stocking Performance Friction Carbon Metallic Brake Pads and Zero Failure Rotors for fleet applications. This includes light and medium-duty hydraulic pads and rotors, as well as heavy-duty air disc applications for all makes, along with aftermarket school bus applications. Carbon […]
February 3, 2012
Business
Wiers receives ISO 9001:2008 certification
Wiers, a fleet management company with three International Trucks dealerships, announced that it has received its ISO 9001:2008 certification, accredited by Quality Systems Registrars USA. Wiers provides fleet management and maintenance services that help commercial fleet partners increase vehicle uptime, reduce maintenance costs and extend asset life. Based in Plymouth, Ind., the company also has […]
February 3, 2012
Business
Wisconsin Kenworth adds new La Crosse location
Expanding its reach west across the Badger state, Wisconsin Kenworth has opened a 15,200-square-foot full-service operation in La Crosse at 3090 Berlin Drive near the intersection of Highway 16 and U.S. Interstate 90, off Exit 5 on I-90. The dealership features 12 service bays, with one bay dedicated to providing Kenworth PremierCare preventive maintenance services, […]
February 3, 2012
Business
Trucking adds 5,300 jobs in January
The for-hire trucking industry added 5,300 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, while payroll employment in the entire U.S. economy surged by 243,000 civilian nonfarm jobs, according to preliminary numbers released Friday, Feb. 3, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent. Payroll employment in for-hire trucking […]
February 3, 2012
Business
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index continues positive trend
FTR announced that its Trucking Conditions Index increased in December to a reading of 7.0. This is the third consecutive month that the reading has increased, reflecting an improving climate for truckers as U.S. economic fundamentals strengthened during the fourth quarter of 2011, FTR says. Capacity pressures from forecasted 4 percent growth in truck loadings […]
February 2, 2012
Business
CKCVR Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index up 4 points
The first-quarter 2012 FSR Buying Index as reported in the Fleet Sentiment Report published by CK Commercial Vehicle Research rose 4.6 points from the fourth quarter of 2011 to a reading of 93.9. CKCVR says the improved index primarily reflects increased activity in trailer planned purchases. While the percentage of fleets planning to place orders […]
February 2, 2012
Business
House committee to study truck weight reform proposal further
The Coalition for Transportation Productivity, a group of 200 shippers and allied associations supporting higher federal vehicle weight limits on interstate highways, on Thursday, Feb. 2, expressed disappointment in a decision by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to commit further study to a truck weight reform proposal that had been included in […]
February 2, 2012
Business
Con-way says 4Q, full-year income, revenue both up
Con-way Inc. on Thursday, Feb. 2, reported 2011 fourth-quarter net income of $23.0 million compared to fourth-quarter 2010 net income of $2.4 million. Results for the 2011 fourth quarter included a $10.0 million gain from settlement of a dispute related to the 2007 acquisition of Chic Logistics, while the 2010 fourth quarter included restructuring and […]
February 2, 2012
Business
Landstar reports higher 4Q revenue, net income
Landstar System Inc. on Thursday, Feb. 2, reported revenue of $717.5 million in the 14-week 2011 fourth quarter compared to $587.5 million in the 2010 13-week fourth quarter. The company also reported net income of $32.6 million compared to net income of $24.1 million. Operating margin was 45.0 percent compared to 36.4 percent. Truck transportation […]
February 2, 2012
Business
Old Dominion posts record 4Q, full-year revenues, profit
Old Dominion Freight Line on Thursday, Feb. 2, announced that revenue for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, increased 21.6 percent to $485.1 million from $399.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. Net income increased 80.8 percent to $39.9 million from $22.1 million. Old Dominion’s operating ratio improved to 86.9 percent from 90.5 […]
February 2, 2012
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