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FTR: August preliminary net Class 8 orders up 11% from July
FTR Associates on Tuesday, Sept. 6, released preliminary data showing August Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 20,513, an 11 percent increase over July. Despite the improvement, the numbers remained down at levels not seen since October 2010. Nevertheless, the pace of orders earlier this year was so […]
September 6, 2011
Business
ATA to OMB: Hours proposal an unnecessary burden
In a letter to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, the American Trucking Associations last week urged the Obama administration to live up to its promise to relieve the burden of unnecessary regulations as it considers changes to the hours-of-service rules. “Late last […]
September 6, 2011
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CTP to Congress: Analysis of Maine bridges supports heavier trucks
The Coalition for Transportation Productivity, a group of more than 180 shippers and allied associations supporting increasing federal vehicle weight limits on interstate highways, on Tuesday, Sept. 6, encouraged members of Congress to review new engineering analysis from the Maine Department of Transportation that supports the case for federal truck weight legislation that would grant […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Maine gets $1M for Irene flood damage
The U.S. Department of Transportation released $1 million in quick release emergency funds immediately available to the Maine Department of Transportation to begin repairs to roads and bridges damaged by floods from Hurricane Irene. “The Obama administration is committed to helping put Maine on the path of recovery by providing the state with the federal […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Great Dane mourns passing of former president/COO Pines
Phillip Pines, former president and chief operating officer of Great Dane, passed away Sept. 5, 2011. William “Bill” Crown, president and chief executive officer of Great Dane Limited Partnership, said the 76-year-old Pines died in a plane crash near Racine, Wis. “Phill’s contributions to the success of Great Dane were many, including his unrelenting focus […]
September 6, 2011
Business
FedEx Express launches domestic next-business-day service in Colombia
FedEx Express launched FedEx Express Nacional, a domestic next-business-day service providing express shipping solutions for businesses in Colombia’s main cities – Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena and Bucaramanga. It also serves multinationals who move goods within the country. Earlier in 2011, FedEx Express began providing direct international service throughout Colombia, and the company says the […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Rare Bird Trading opens Asia, U.S. operations
Longistics, a provider of global logistics solutions, announced that Vice Chairman Pat Long has launched the Rare Bird Trading Co. to help U.S. and China business owners extend their marketplace to overseas retailers, particularly the growing Asian market. Rare Bird Trading, located at World Trade Park in Raleigh, N.C., and Rare Bird Trading (Suzhou) Co., […]
September 6, 2011
Business
James City County picks Gasboy for fleet fueling sites
Gasboy announced that James City County, Va., will install six of its Islander Plus fleet management systems at their refueling sites for fire trucks, police vehicles, heavy equipment and mowers. The five existing sites are upgrading from Gasboy Series 1000 systems to the new Islander Plus. Administrators also have chosen the Islander Plus system, along […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Anderson Trucking Service recognized for safety
Anderson Trucking Service Inc. recently received Great West Risk Management’s Platinum Award for Safety and Operational Excellence for 2010. The award – based on various criteria such as loss results, prompt and fair claims settlement practices, timely reporting of claims, innovative loss prevention programs and demonstrated operational excellence – is for Great West client carriers […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Polk continues as GAAS corporate sponsor
Polk, a provider of data-driven solutions and automotive aftermarket intelligence, has renewed as corporate sponsor of the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium for 2012, scheduled for Wednesday, May 16, and Thursday, May 17, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare near Chicago. Polk has been the corporate sponsor of GAAS since 2003. “I am thrilled to announce that […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Navistar offers International-branded brake drum
Navistar’s private-label International brake drums are manufactured to the standards of its own OE specifications and are the same drums that will be used at a factory production level on many of the company’s truck models. Manufactured to SAE and ASTM standards, the brake drums are subjected to stringent quality audits for both the product […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Onspot tire chain kit available for International TerraStar
Onspot Automatic Chains has released its automatic tire chain kit for Navistar’s International TerraStar equipped with an air suspension. A kit also is available for the Terrastar with a spring suspension. Onspot says Camions International in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, “proofed” the new kit on its parts delivery trucks.
September 6, 2011
Business
Phillips offers cutting tools for nylon air tubing
Phillips’ nylon air tubing cutting tools are available for economy, standard and heavy-duty use. The economy pocket cutter (part number 12-90003) is compact and suited for emergency situations where a simple cutting tool would aid in a quick repair. Part number 12-90002, a standard shop cutter, can cut up to ½-inch diameter tubing. For production-line […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Nella Oil joins U.S. Bank fleet card program
U.S. Bank, a provider of universal fleet fueling and maintenance cards and owner of the Voyager merchant processing network, announced that it is expanding its Channel Partner Program with the addition of Northern California-based Nella Oil Co. Nella now issues a co-branded Flyers Fleet Card to its customers across northern California, Nevada and beyond. “As […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Mahle Clevite launches online community for engine enthusiasts
Mahle Clevite has launched “Under The Hood,” an online community designed for engine enthusiasts to share information and receive the latest updates on Mahle Clevite products, racing information, industry events, automotive news and technical data. The interactive Website encourages users to submit videos and photos, comment on articles and share comments and questions with other […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Toyo Tires launches ‘Ultimate Ride Sweepstakes’
Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces the company’s “Ultimate Ride Sweepstakes” running now through Jan. 2, 2012. The 17-week promotion will award one winner a set of Toyo tires each week, while one lucky person will win the Grand Prize, a custom 2011 Dodge Durango. To enter, fill out the registration form at www.toyotires.com/sweepstakes. The Mineral […]
September 6, 2011
Business
Marten hauls 9/11 beams to Mississippi memorial
Two beams taken from the rubble of the 9/11 attacks are en route to a memorial site in Hattiesburg, Miss., on the campus of Southern Mississippi University, being carried by a Marten Transport truck and trailer outfitted for the haul. The carrier wrapped the trailer with a vinyl sign that recognizes Southern Miss’ Sports Security […]
September 3, 2011
Business
Teamsters, Public Citizen file suit to block Mexican trucks from U.S.
The Teamsters union and nonprofit group Public Citizen on Friday, Sept. 2, filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration seeking to block the latest U.S.-Mexico cross-border trucking program. The suit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco against the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier […]
September 3, 2011
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