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Roadranger releases new Eaton/Dana drivetrain tools

Roadranger Marketing has announceed a license agreement with K-Line Industries to manufacture and market special tools to service Eaton and Dana drivetrain components. “These tools offer service technicians the latest, long-lasting and efficient service tools for Eaton clutches, transmissions and hybrid power systems, as well as Dana Spicer axles,” said Rick Muth, Roadranger program manager. […]

July 5, 2011

Caterpillar to give new CT660 truck away

Vocational truck owners hoping to be among the first to get behind the wheel of the new Cat CT660 Vocational Truck have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity when Caterpillar launches its “Win a Cat Truck” contest on Aug. 1. One lucky winner, chosen through online voting, will be presented with a brand-new CT660—the first model in a […]

July 5, 2011

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Love’s Travel Stops opened six truck tire care locations in June

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores announced that it opened six truck tire care centers across the nation in June. Love’s plans to add 50 tire care centers to current locations as a part of its 2011 planned capital expenditures of $230 million. The new tire care locations are in Emerson, Ga.; Ocala, Fla.; Clanton, […]

July 5, 2011

Mack names Reardon VP/sales

Mack Trucks Inc. has named Michael Reardon vice president of sales, effective July 1. Reardon brings more than 20 years of sales and marketing leadership to his new position, where he will be responsible for Mack’s national accounts and business development. Since coming to Mack from American Isuzu Motors in 1996, Reardon has served as […]

July 5, 2011

Dana completes two agreements for growth in emerging markets

Dana Holding Corp. on Tuesday, July 5, announced that it has completed two transactions that will enhance its position for further growth in the emerging markets of China and India. Dana has increased its stake in Dongfeng Dana Axle Co. Ltd., a China-based commercial-vehicle axle joint venture, to 50 percent. Dana also has acquired the […]

July 5, 2011

Kenworth plant recognized for recycling, waste reduction

The Kenworth Truck Co. manufacturing plant in Renton, Wash., recently received a 2011 Best Workplace for Recycling and Waste Reduction Award from King County’s Solid Waste Division for Kenworth’s outstanding efforts to reduce, reuse and recycle. “Kenworth is honored to again receive this significant King County environmental award for the third consecutive year,” says Marilyn […]

July 5, 2011

Navistar’s IC Bus implements commodity surcharge

Navistar’s IC Bus announced that market conditions and global demand have raised commodity prices to historical highs, forcing to implement a commodity surcharge on its bus models, effective Sept. 15. The company says market prices, which have retreated some but remain higher than the 2009 and 2010 levels, combined with global expansion and investor speculation […]

July 1, 2011

NTSB chairman tours WABCO proving ground

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems hosted Deborah Hersman, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, on Tuesday, June 28, at the Michigan Proving Ground in Romeo, Mich. NTSB, an independent U.S. Federal agency, investigates and studies transportation accidents in the United States to provide safety recommendations for future accident prevention. Hersman and NTSB staff experienced […]

July 1, 2011

Thomas Built Buses rolls out rental program for MyBus product

Thomas Built Buses announced that MyBus dealers now offer an activity bus rental program, in which MyBus vehicles with a 14-passenger configuration are available for short- and long-term rental. The rental program, created by Thomas Built Buses and Daimler Truck Financial, includes complete physical damage and liability insurance and allows organizations to transport passengers when […]

July 1, 2011

Inland Truck Parts to send contest winner on ‘Great Adventure Getaway’

Several lucky customers of Inland Truck Parts will get more than quality parts and service this summer, courtesy of Inland’s new “Great Adventure Getaway.” The grand prize winner will choose from three all-expenses-paid outdoor weekend adventures: an all-inclusive pheasant hunt for two in South Dakota, with everything from professional guides and dogs to processing of […]

July 1, 2011

SK Hand Tool shipping first tools made in new plants

SK Hand Tool, an American manufacturer of tools for professional mechanics, announced its first shipments of sockets, ratchets, screwdrivers, wrenches and specialty tools to distributors and mobile tool dealers since the SK brand was acquired by Ideal Industries Inc. in August 2010. The tools – many manufactured using original dies from now-shuttered SK Hand Tool […]

July 1, 2011

Eaton completes Moeller integration, Actom acquisition

Eaton announced details of the product and packaging changes it is making to finalize integration of The Moeller Group, which it acquired in 2008. Eaton also announced the completion of its purchase of Actom Low-Voltage in South Africa announced Jan. 21. The Moeller logo now is being to be replaced by the Eaton logo on […]

July 1, 2011

Shell Oil, Allied Oil help with relief efforts in Joplin, Mo.

Shell Oil Co. and Allied Oil & Supply teamed up to assist in the relief efforts of Joplin, Mo., in the wake of the May tornado. Shell donated 420 cases of Pennzoil Premium 2-Cycle Oil, which equated to 5,040 16-ounce bottles. Employees of Allied’s Joplin branch handed out the cases at the Cummins Central Power […]

July 1, 2011

Engines may temper future customer satisfaction, J.D. Power says

Overall quality of heavy-duty trucks has improved substantially in 2011, compared with 2010, but whether these quality gains can be sustained in the face of greater production and new emissions regulations remains in question, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2011 U.S. Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study released Thursday, June 30. The study finds […]

July 1, 2011

FleetNet America appoints Cummings president, CEO

Gary W. Cummings has been appointed as president and chief executive officer of FleetNet America Inc., a third-party vendor management company that coordinates maintenance management services comprising emergency roadside events and all other scheduled/unscheduled services for commercial and material handling equipment. Cummings replaces C. Oren Summer, whose retirement from the company, effective June 30, was […]

July 1, 2011

Equipment

Volvo and mack to move transmission assembly to U.S., Thermo King offers summer reefer uptime tips, Meritor began preparing for recession in 2006 and many more industry equipment-related news items are featured.

July 1, 2011

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Jacobs announces new Cummins ISX engine brake

Jacobs Vehicle Systems has launched a new Engine Brake for the Cummins ISX 11.9 diesel engine. The new Model 460 Engine Brake by Jacobs was developed in conjunction with Cummins engineers to provide an engine brake which offers more retarding performance, less weight, fewer components and lower height than the Model 411E Engine Brake for […]

June 30, 2011

GITI Tire opens new distribution center

GITI Tire Opens Distribution Center in Tennessee Facility will mean faster delivery of GT Radial truck tires in the East GITI Tire USA has opened a distribution center in Portland, TN, to help support the company’s growing footprint in the U.S. The 200,000- square-foot warehouse will serve GITI customers in the eastern half of the […]

June 30, 2011

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Show me the money: Drivers report falling pay, shrinking miles and pay disputes with carriers

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A new bill argues that EPA emissions safeguards shouldn't 'jeopardize human safety' in the cold. It would allow manufacturers to suspend derates at freezing temps and create a year-round DEF exemption for vehicles north of 59 degrees latitude.

Bill targets 'life-threatening' engine derates in extreme cold

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