Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, April 16, 2025:
Volvo issues recall over hazard light switch
Volvo Trucks North America is recalling more than 5,000 trucks due to a lighting issue with the hazard switch on the dash, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents.
The recall includes 5,257 model year 2023-’26 Volvo VN tractors. In the affected units, the back lighting on the hazard switch may become inoperative during operation of the truck. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."
Volvo dealers will update the vehicle master control unit (VMCU) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 1. Owners can contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586 with recall number RVXX2503. NHTSA’s recall number is 25V-214.
[Related: Volvo VNR gets big update, new 13-liter engine]
PGT Trucking launches new Dedicated Solutions division
PGT Trucking (CCJ Top 250, No. 78), an asset-based carrier offering flatbed, dedicated, international, project cargo and specialized shipping solutions, announced this week the launch of its new Dedicated Solutions group and the appointment of Ajay Rupramka as Vice President, Dedicated Solutions.
PGT Dedicated Solutions provides contracted transportation services for customers in need of rate stability, guaranteed capacity and customized equipment and safety protocols, the company said.
PGT is offering individualized solutions that can implement a new dedicated service, replace an existing transportation provider, manage a private fleet or support specialized equipment needs. With PGT Dedicated Solutions, customers have flexible options for contract terms, truck/trailer configurations, and personnel management.
“PGT is proud to launch our new business unit of Dedicated Solutions,” said Gregg Troian, PGT Trucking President. “We are committed to providing innovative services for our partners. With a dedicated relationship, customers receive guaranteed capacity, improved safety performance, enhanced transportation service and stable rates without the volatility of the traditional one-way and spot market.”
Rupramka joins PGT with nearly 20 years of experience in both operations and sales roles within the transportation industry. Throughout his career, Rupramka has successfully managed and expanded dedicated fleet operations across multiple companies.
At PGT, he will lead PGT Dedicated Solutions, overseeing the company’s current dedicated accounts and the development of new business opportunities.
“With Ajay’s leadership, PGT Dedicated Solutions will be a tremendous offering for our current and prospective customers,” Troian added. “Ajay’s strategic mindset and motivated approach will make PGT the prominent carrier for dedicated fleets.”
FMCSA approves two fleets’ requests to allow pulsating brake light modules
Two trucking companies have received exemptions from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that allow them to install Intellistop brake-light modules on their equipment.
The waivers were granted to Casey’s Services Company, a 526-truck fleet based in Iowa, and Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportation, a 185-truck fleet out of Oklahoma.
The Intellistop module is designed to pulse the required rear clearance, identification and brake lamps from a lower-level lighting intensity to a higher-level lighting intensity four times in two seconds when the brakes are applied, and then return the lights to a steady-burning state while the brakes remain engaged.
For Casey’s, the waiver allows the fleet to install the modules on no more than 25% of its trucks and trailers during the first year of the waiver, and no more than 50% of its trucks and trailers during the second year.
Coffeyville’s waiver limits installation of the modules to 25% of its trucks and trailers in its Clean Products division in the first year, and 50% of the equipment in the division in the second year.
Both waivers are effective for five years through April 16, 2030.
Each waiver requires a number of reporting requirements for the fleets to provide information to FMCSA about the operation of trucks equipped with the modules.
[Related: FMCSA denies fleet's request to install pulsating brake light module]
