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Old Dominion launches OD Household Services

Old Dominion Freight Line has launched OD Household Services, a new service targeting consumers looking for an economical and reliable moving alternative. With OD Household Services, Old Dominion delivers the trailer, allowing consumers to pack and load their own belongings. Old Dominion then picks up the trailer and delivers it to the consumer’s new address, […]

January 23, 2012

W&B Service names Maynor president, COO

W&B Service Co. announced that Tracey Maynor has been named president and chief operating officer. John Chisolm, the owner of W&B Service Co., will remain as the company’s chief executive officer. Maynor will lead the day-to-day operations while working with Chisolm to implement the company’s new long-term strategy. Maynor, who has served the transportation industry […]

January 23, 2012

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CARB certifies Greenkraft CNG system for GM

Greenkraft Inc., , a manufacturer of alternative fuel systems for use in transportation applications, announced that the California Air Resources Board has certified its 2012 dedicated compressed natural gas fuel systems on General Motors’ 14,000-lb.GVWR and above 6.0 8 cylinder engine. The GM engine can be installed as a repower to run on CNG. “The […]

January 23, 2012

Cummins targets regional, vocational and specialty carriers with new ISX12 engine

Cummins announced today its ISX12 Heavy-Duty engine with significant fuel economy improvements for regional haul, vocational and specialty applications. According to Cummins, the ISX12 leverages the strength and performance of its predecessor, the ISX11.9, to deliver fuel economy improvements of up to 5 percent in regional haul applications and by as much as 12 percent […]

January 23, 2012

Allison unveils new 1350 model transmission

Allison Transmission has a new transmission. The company says its new 1350 model will provide an option within the 1000 Series transmission models for towing capacity of up to 30,000 lbs. The 1350 will be offered within the Highway Series (HS), Rugged Duty Series (RDS) Emergency Vehicle Series (EVS), Pupil Transport/Shuttle Series (PTS), Motorhome Series […]

January 23, 2012

Fleet Brake to acquire Page Brake Warehouse and assets

Fleet Brake has announced that it has entered into a binding letter of intent (LOI) to acquire the assets of Page Brake Warehouse and its related entities. It is intended by the parties that the LOI will be superseded by a formal definitive agreement with closure expected prior to January 31, 2012. It is Fleet […]

January 23, 2012

Descartes Systems acquires GeoMicro

Descartes Systems Group, a global provider of logistics technology, acquired GeoMicro, Inc., a California-based provider of advanced geographic information systems (GIS) and commercial turn-by-turn navigation. GeoMicro’s GIS platform enables advanced routing, navigation, field service, and spatial data business intelligence systems. It supports a full range of GIS services, including map display, geo-location, commercial vehicle route […]

January 23, 2012

Bendix releases 2012 Brake Training School schedule

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems has announced the schedule for the 2012 Bendix Brake Training School, an all-inclusive program designed for both new and experienced technicians. The comprehensive Bendix Brake Training School curriculum – conducted by veteran, 100 percent ASE-certified Bendix Service, Warranty, and Training (SWAT) team experts – teaches maintenance professionals the description, operation, and […]

January 23, 2012

Betts Spring introduces lightweight, anti-spray fender

Anti-Spray Poly Guard, the latest spray suppression innovation from Betts Spring Company, is being introduced this week during HDAW ’12. Betts says SprayOff’s engineered design is light weight, strong and incorporates a unique channel design which controls road spray. Its use on commercial vehicles enhances fleet safety and reduces costs through weight reduction and diminished […]

January 23, 2012

Heartland posts higher 4Q profit

Heartland Express on Friday, Jan. 20, said operating revenues for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011, increased 1.5 percent to $131.2 million from $129.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, while net income was $17.1 million compared to $15.4 million. The company posted an operating ratio of 79.5 percent and a 13.0 percent […]

January 20, 2012

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Navistar’s latest legal bid against EPA falls short

Navistar this week lost its legal bid to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to recall 2010 model year engines using selective catalytic reduction to cut truck emissions. Navistar is using in-cylinder exhaust gas recirculation-only technology to meet the current standards in conjunction with banked EPA credits for meeting and beating pre-existing emissions regulations in […]

January 20, 2012

Hino nabs repeat accolades in J.D. Power customer survey

Hino Trucks on Friday, Jan. 20, announced two new accolades from J.D. Power and Associates. Hino Trucks ranks highest in customer satisfaction with conventional medium-duty engines for the fourth year in a row, and also ranks highest among conventional medium-duty trucks for the second consecutive year, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Medium […]

January 20, 2012

PTDI recertifies truck driver training courses

The Professional Truck Driver Institute announced truck driver training courses that received course recertification in December: • Bates Technical College, Tacoma, Wash; • Iowa Central Community College, Transportation Technology Center, Fort Dodge, Iowa; • John Wood Community College, Quincy, Ill.; • Swift Driving Academy, San Antonio and Phoenix; and • Tennessee Technology Center, Nashville. Two […]

January 20, 2012

UCR Plan board to meet Feb. 2

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that the Unified Carrier Registration Plan board of directors will meet Feb. 2 from noon to 3 p.m. ET to continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement and, to that end, may consider matters properly before the board. The meeting will […]

January 20, 2012

Eaton EV charging stations join Coulomb network

Eaton Corp. and Coulomb Technologies have announced plans to expand the North American footprint of charging stations for electric vehicles. Through an agreement between the two companies, Eaton’s Level II and DC quick charging Pow-R-Station charging stations now can connect to Coulomb’s ChargePoint Network, a network of independently owned charging stations. “Eaton is a leader […]

January 20, 2012

AmeriQuest taps two VPs/financial services

AmeriQuest Transportation Services announced the addition of two industry veterans to the post of vice president of financial services. Jeff Doss, based in San Antonio, has 30 years of truck leasing industry knowledge, as well as operational and sales management experience. Kevin Fraser, based in Atlanta, joins AmeriQuest with 25 years of professional lease sales […]

January 20, 2012

Detroit Diesel delivers 100,000th engine to Southern Refrigerated Transport

Detroit Diesel Corp. delivered its 100,000th DD platform engine to Southern Refrigerated Transport, a subsidiary of Covenant Transportation Group. The engine – a Detroit DD15 in a Freightliner Cascadia – was presented Thursday, Jan. 19, at a special ceremony at Southern Refrigerated Transport’s headquarters in Texarkana, Ark. Longtime customer Covenant Transportation Group, which in addition […]

January 20, 2012

TMW Systems expands office space

TMW Systems, a provider of transportation management software, announced that the company has expanded its office space in Northeast Ohio, adding square footage in the Science Park campus, two miles from its present Chagrin Boulevard site. The new space will serve as the new corporate headquarters facility, occupied by the executive management team, corporate administrative […]

January 20, 2012

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