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ABF names Letter VP/sales
ABF Freight System announced that Matthew Letter will assume the role of vice president of sales effective Jan. 1, 2012. A 23-year veteran of the Fort Smith, Ark.-based company, Letter has served the past 12 years as ABF regional vice president of sales in Chicago. “In his new position, Matt will be responsible for the […]
September 28, 2011
Business
Prest to succeed Nofsinger as MHIA CEO
The Material Handling Industry of America announced that John Nofsinger, chief executive officer since 1999, will retire on Dec. 31, and that George Prest, chief operating officer, will succeed him as CEO on Jan. 1, 2012. Nofsinger, who has more than 45 years of experience in the material handling and logistics industry, is recognized as […]
September 28, 2011
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NTN-Bower wheel bearings to be featured on TV
NTN-Bower’s case-carburized tapered roller bearings soon will be featured on Fox Sports Network’s “Motorhead Garage” when mechanics Sam Memmolo and Dave Bowman, along with NTN’s Roberto Carriedo, will demonstrate how to remove, inspect and reinstall and adjust wheel bearings on a Class 8 Truck. “Motorhead Garage TV” airs Sundays at 10:30 a.m. CT and Mondays […]
September 28, 2011
Business
World’s Largest Truck Convoy raises $12,000 for Special Olympics of Virginia
More than a dozen big rigs gathered outside Richmond, Va., to raise money for Special Olympics as part of the World’s Largest Truck Convoy. The annual fundraiser draws professional truck drivers from across the United States and Canada – but Virginia had never participated until Getloaded brought the event to Virginia this year, where the […]
September 28, 2011
Business
Michelin Commercial Service Network increasing coverage, enhancing road service
The Michelin Commercial Service Network says it has added about 200 locations to increase its coverage by nearly 70 percent since being launched in February. Michelin says the network also has enhanced the Michelin OnCall Emergency Road Service, resulting in the network handling a projected 80 percent more events this year than it did in […]
September 28, 2011
Business
Firestone committed to lighter-weight parts
Firestone announced that it has committed to a number of initiatives than can contribute to industrywide weight reductions aimed at reducing carbon emissions through better fuel economy. The company says its work on new lighter-weight parts is one of these initiatives, and Firestone’s next-generation air spring will offer weight reductions of up to 1.5 pounds […]
September 28, 2011
Business
IronPlanet offers online shipping calculator
IronPlanet, an online marketplace for used heavy equipment, introduced a shipping calculator designed to provide customers with estimated shipping costs for items selling in IronPlanet auctions. “IronPlanet is dedicated to helping customers bid with confidence,” says Randy Berry, senior vice president of operations and services for IronPlanet. “Along with our detailed inspection reports and IronPlanet’s […]
September 28, 2011
Business
Fras-le releases new brake pad product catalogs
Fras-le North America Inc., a friction material manufacturer, has released its new full-line and medium-duty brake pad product catalogs for the North American aftermarket that include more than 300 new part numbers. The company says its full product line catalog contains more than 1,000 part numbers, providing more than 96 percent coverage for all Class […]
September 28, 2011
Business
Cummins again named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Cummins Inc. announced that it has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the seventh consecutive year. The index recognizes the top 10 percent of the world’s largest public companies for their economic, social and environmental performance. Altogether, 342 companies were named to the 2011 World Index across 57 industry sectors. Cummins […]
September 28, 2011
Business
Chevron launches Delo Big Bass Boat Sweepstakes
Chevron Lubricants, maker of the Delo brand of engine oils, lubricants and coolants, has launched its Delo Big Bass Boat Sweepstakes. Through Dec. 2, participants can register at DeloPerformance.com for a chance to win a fully equipped 2011 ZX190 Skeeter bass boat and other prizes. “Through our Delo brand, we meet a lot of hard-working […]
September 28, 2011
Business
Monthly tonnage index down 0.2% in August, year-to-year up 5.2%
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index declined 0.2 percent in August after falling a revised 0.8 percent in July 2011. The latest drop put the adjusted index at 114.4 in August, down from the July level of 114.6. The nonseasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled […]
September 27, 2011
Business
Year-to-year NAFTA surface trade up 18.1% in July
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, was 18.1 percent higher in July than in July 2010, totaling $72.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The month-to-month value, which can be affected by seasonal variations […]
September 27, 2011
Business
New York state to require convex mirrors on heavier trucks
Heavy truck operators that must install convex mirrors, also known as “cross view” or “crossover” mirrors, on the front of their trucks to satisfy a recent New York safety law can turn to Velvac to help achieve compliance, the company says. Velvac offers a large line of hood-mounted convex mirror systems, which the company says […]
September 27, 2011
Business
Navistar to sign lease for Northwest Alabama manufacturing facility
Navistar International Corp. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, announced that it intends to sign a lease agreement for a manufacturing facility in Northwest Alabama that would further enhance the company’s manufacturing strategy. The company intends to lease a manufacturing facility in the community of Barton, Ala., from The Retirement Systems of Alabama. Navistar, which would take […]
September 27, 2011
Business
Former Utility Trailer president, director Walter Bennett dies
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, announced that former president and director Walter Bennett passed away Sept. 11 in his Los Angeles home; he was 93. Bennett was born in Los Angeles in 1918 to Ella and H.C. Bennett and was the younger brother of Frank and John. Walter married Betty Jean Montgomery […]
September 27, 2011
Business
YRC Worldwide receives NDTA award for distinguished service
YRC Worldwide Inc. announced that it has received the Corporate Distinguished Service Award from the National Defense Transportation Association at the 2011 NDTA Forum and Expo, held in Phoenix from Sept. 11-14, where NDTA recognized corporations that have made significant contributions in the areas of logistics and transportation. “We are privileged to once again be […]
September 27, 2011
Business
FedEx Express co-hosts U.S.-Latin American business promotion tour
FedEx Express is collaborating with the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, Business Council for International Understanding and Export-Import Bank of the United States to promote business and export opportunities in Latin America. A seven city tour – Washington D.C., Memphis, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit, Houston and Chicago – brings together the […]
September 27, 2011
Business
UPS Store, U.S. Postal Service team to help small businesses
The UPS Store and the U.S. Postal Service are working together to provide small businesses with a new cost-effective direct mail program. By identifying geographic areas by city, neighborhood or a specified distance from their businesses, the U.S. Postal Service’s Every Door Direct Mail-Retail service allows small businesses to advertise to every delivery address in […]
September 27, 2011
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