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UCR Plan board to meet
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Unified Carrier Registration Plan board of directors will meet Oct. 27 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. ET to continue its work in developing and implementing the UCR Plan and Agreement and, to that end, may consider matters properly before the board. This meeting will take place telephonically. Any […]
September 28, 2011
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Rand McNally’s in-vehicle communications integrated with McLeod Software
Rand McNally announced that its TruckPC and TND 760 Fleet Edition products are integrated and available with McLeod’s recently announced LoadMaster Enterprise and Powerbroker Version 10.3 applications. Rand McNally’s TruckPC and TND 760 Fleet Edition in-vehicle mobile communications products provide McLeod’s Enterprise Software with the position of the vehicle, messaging capabilities between the cab and […]
September 28, 2011
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Nologx adds Ryder as CGFI data partner
Nulogx Inc., a Canadian transportation management solutions provider, announced that Ryder System Inc. has become a Canadian General Freight Index data partner and will provide data to be used in the compilation of the monthly index. The CGFI is published monthly and is used by shippers, carriers and other parties to benchmark costs, develop business […]
September 28, 2011
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UPS offers shipping container for healthcare products
UPS announced it will offer an air freight container for healthcare products, providing shipment monitoring and product protection for temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologics. The PharmaPort 360 is designed to address a key industry issue of safeguarding healthcare shipments in the supply chain by enabling near real-time monitoring and maintaining product temperatures in extreme outside […]
September 28, 2011
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FedEx pumps $1M into small business economy
FedEx Corp. announced that it is injecting $1 million into the small business economy of the United States with its support of Small Business Saturday 2011, which will send tens of thousands of additional consumers into Main Street merchants on Nov. 26, helping to drive holiday sales for local businesses at a time when customer […]
September 28, 2011
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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
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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
Business
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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