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Minimizer launching wheel refurbishing kit

Minimizer has launched a new wheel painting and refurbishing kit. The company says its Tire Mask kit comes with a Tire Mask that protects tires from paint and primer overspray and installs on the outside of the rim, covering the tire, so you can spray the entire rim with a primer and paint. Additional options […]

January 2, 2014

Reading Truck Body price increase hits this week

Reading Truck Body says the company will institute what it called a “modest price increase” for 2014, the first increase in two years. Changes will go into effect Jan. 1, 2014. Any orders and quote requests accepted prior to that date will be priced at 2013 rates. The company says primary factors leading to the new pricing […]

December 30, 2013

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NatGas tax credit set to expire

The price of compressed natural gas for trucks at select pumps could jump as much as 30 percent next week, thanks to a federal tax credit set to expire Tuesday. The incentive offers a 50-cent tax credit on each diesel gallon equivalent (DGE) of natural gas sold by fueling stations. Many stations pocketed proceeds from the […]

December 29, 2013

Pickups fail to meet insurance group’s tougher safety standards

No pickup trucks earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s safety awards for 2014, dinged by stricter standards included in the scoring this year. The Ford F-150 crew cab models, the Honda Ridgeline and the Toyota Tundra crew cab models all had earned TSP ratings for 2013, which required good performance in the Institute’s moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests.

December 27, 2013

Restoring trucking history

Al Koenig’s first look at a Kenworth truck at the age of 8 was a life-changing event. “I can remember the first time I saw Kenworth trucks as they passed my parents’ Minnesota farm,” Koenig said. The stories of Koenig and several other Kenworth truck owners who collect and restore vintage Kenworths have one common […]

December 26, 2013

Al Koenig of Rochester, Minn., occasionally shows his 1928 Kenworth Model VS107 at shows across the United States. When he owned Midwest Specialized Transportation, a company driver found the truck during a chance stop near Sedro Woolley, Wash., in 1976. Koenig said the restoration work on that 1928 Kenworth took his company’s master mechanic and professional restoration shop about 5 years to complete. The Kenworth VS107, which is named after Vernon Smith, Kenworth’s legendary sales manager from 1922 to 1952, typifies the type of truck Kenworth built in those early years. The flatbed body was fabricated in Chicago and shipped to Kenworth’s Mercer Street plant in Seattle for final assembly of the truck with a gasoline-powered Continental engine.

Reading appoints new CEO

The Reading Group LLC has appointed Brian P. Nadel its Chief Executive officer, succeeding Mark Robinson who will maintain an active consulting role with the Company and the Board of Directors. Robinson has been with Reading since February 2006 and has performed a variety of roles including CFO, COO and CEO. “During his career, Brian […]

December 25, 2013

Video card: A hard working trucks holiday light show

What better Christmas card than one featuring hard working trucks? In this light and sound show, the Little Creek (Del.) Volunteer Fire Company wishes everyone Happy Holidays.

December 25, 2013

Chuck Norris spoofs Van-Damme stunt

Volvo Truck’s/Jean-Claude Van Damme’s “Epic Split” video has been seen more than 64 million times. [youtube M7FIvfx5J10 nolink] This month, the viral YouTube sensation was dubbed the most viewed automotive commercial ever on YouTube. “It is quite overwhelming. Sure, we were hoping for a success, but we didn’t expect it to be this big or come […]

December 24, 2013

Work Truck Show adds to Green Truck Ride-and-Drive

The Work Truck Show 2014 will feature a closed-access driving area in addition to the traditional open road test drive course as part of its Green Truck Ride-and-Drive, which spotlights evolving advanced truck technologies and alternative fuels vehicle market. The Work Truck Show, North America’s largest work truck event, runs March 5–7 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Ind. Educational […]

December 24, 2013

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Navistar shipping ISB-powered DuraStars

Navistar, Inc. said Monday it has started customer shipments of its first International DuraStar vehicles with the Cummins ISB 6.7-liter engine. The first units were released from the company’s Escobedo, Mexico assembly plant. “The addition of the ISB to our portfolio in early September was the driving factor in achieving, just weeks later, our best Class 6/7 order […]

December 24, 2013

Maintainer launches new website

Maintainer Corporation of Iowa has launched a revamped website geared specifically toward Maintainer truck body owners. Maintainer Marketing Manager Todd Karolczak says the new website is fully responsive to optimize viewing on a PC, tablet, cell phone or any web device. Many features found on the previous website have been enhanced – like inventory of available product […]

December 23, 2013

‘Amazing Race’ champ, truck fleet owner, talks winning strategies, tools

Sometimes, nice guys do finish first. Jason Case, president of Boston-based Case Snow Management and his girlfriend-teammate Amy Diaz were crowned the million-dollar winners of “The Amazing Race” on CBS Dec. 8. In a follow-up interview with HWT, Case talks about the experience – and how running a small business and a hard working truck fleet helped prepare him.

December 20, 2013

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New gooseneck trailer from Talbert

Talbert Manufacturing has developed a new telescopic 55-ton hydraulic removable gooseneck (HRG) trailer, offering a 20-inch deck height. Talbert says it designed the 55-ton HRG with a telescopic deck capable of extending from 30 to 50 feet long. Extended, the unit has a 27-foot wood deck in the front and a 3-foot wood platform in the rear […]

December 19, 2013

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Fleetwest launches new transferable truck body

Fleetwest Transferable Truck Bodies announced Thursday the release of the Load’N’Go ST-2000, a secure, steel service body light enough for half-ton pickup trucks such as the Ram 1500, Silverado, Sierra, and Toyota Tundra. Fleetwest says its new Load’N’Go ST-2000 compliments 2014 half-ton pickup trucks and are fully transferable with no-holes-drilled installation. Features include arn door configuration with […]

December 19, 2013

Polk: Used CV transactions climb; medium-duty paces new sales

The demand for clean used equipment to replace older commercial vehicles remains strong, while medium-duty trucks – paced by Ford – have shown the most improvement among new commercial vehicles transactions, according to Polk, the global automotive market intelligence firm.

December 18, 2013

Rush dealership network names its top MD, vocational techs

Lance Kilburn, of RTC – Atlanta, was named Overall Medium-Duty Champion at the Rush Tech Rodeo Tuesday night. Kilburn also finished second in the medium-duty International division. Jason Swann, of Rush Truck Center (RTC) – Dallas, was named Overall Grand Champion at the 2013 Rush Tech Rodeo Tuesday night. Swann also took top honors in […]

December 17, 2013

Toyo debuts new tires

Toyo Tires says its new M137 premium high-performance steer radial is now available in a 16-ply with increased load carrying capacity. Designed for use on long haul, over-the-highway commercial applications, Toyo says the M137 is designed to deliver more miles for operators driving coast-to-coast. This EPA SmartWay verified tire uses e-balance technology and stiffer construction […]

December 17, 2013

Michelin issues safety recall for commercial light truck tires

Michelin North America Inc. has issued a safety recall of approximately 1.3 million of its Michelin LTX M/S commercial light truck tires sold primarily in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

December 13, 2013

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Hub Group's acquisition of Marten Intermodal more than doubles the intermodal giant's temp-controlled business.

Hub Group acquires Marten's intermodal business

Marten Intermodal acquisition will increase Hub Group's refrigerated container count by 1,200 units, more than doubling the company's temp-controlled capacity.

Schneider is the only carrier that operates a single-rail cross-border intermodal solution and has rapidly grown its intermodal market share of cross-border freight between the United States and Mexico, while setting industry benchmarks in speed, security and reliability on the CPKC rail network.

Schneider's business is booming at the border

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