Reyco Granning makes personnel appointments
Reyco Granning, a designer and manufacturer of air, steel spring, and auxiliary suspensions, has made personnel appointments in its engineering, marketing, and warranty departments...
Supply chain products integrated with Xata Turnpike
Two mobile supply chain products offered by Airclic are now available as an integrated feature on Xata Corp.’s Turnpike solution. Food Perform, a solution for foodservice, and Order Perform, designed for the retail industry, are now offered along with Turnpike as a Software-as-a-Solution product providing real-time tracking, proof of delivery, and fleet management in one solution...
Senate omnibus bill boosts ME and VT truck weight limits
A transportation-appropriations bill passed yesterday by the U.S. Senate permanently exempts Maine and Vermont from the federal 80,000-lb. weight limit on the Interstate highways that cross the two northern New England states...
October vehicle orders surprise
After a strong September, commercial vehicle orders in Class 8 posted a surprising month-over-month gain in October, according to preliminary numbers compiled by research firm ACT Research...
Goodyear names director of business solutions
Mark Pillow has been named director of business solutions for Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems. Pillow will oversee Goodyear’s fleetHQ, on-highway, and retread programs...
Trucking firm ordered to provide truck to railroads for inspection
A federal judge has ordered the trucking company involved in a deadly train crash that killed six near Reno, NV, last June to provide a truck of the same make, model and year of the rig involved in the accident to Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad (UP) for inspection, according to a report in the Reno Gazette Journal...
Detroit Diesel debuts driver-training video series
Engine maker Detroit Diesel has released the first in a four-part video training series that is aimed at helping truck drivers enhance the performance of their vehicles’ engines. The training can be accessed either at this special Detroit Diesel videos page or at www.youtube.com/DemandItAll...
Diesel up nearly seven cents in seven days
The average price for diesel fuel in the U.S. shot up nearly seven cents over the last week, climbing to $3.892/gal. from $3.852 during the week of Oct. 24, according to data tracked by the Energy Information Administration...
Union blocks trucks from California port
A California trucking company accused of firing 10 drivers for union organizing is being blocked from picking up freight and the Teamsters are picketing in Port Hueneme, CA, refusing to load produce onto trucks owned by the fleet, Seaboard Produce Distributors Inc...
Dry van lanes in Northeast holding firm
Based on data from TransCore, the top dry van rates currently available in the Philadelphia to Boston lane, averaging $2.09/mi., for the week ending Oct. 26...
Trucking rolls with the freight punches
High fuel prices coupled with an ever-growing shortage of drivers is complicating efforts by trucking companies to stay profitable. Carriers, though, are reporting that they are successfully staying in the black in part by keeping a lid on capacity, thus helping sustain upward momentum for freight rates...
Drug smuggling trucker commits suicide when stopped for inspection
A truck driver pulled over for a logbook check and commercial vehicle inspection shot himself and died in an apparent response to fear that marijuana he was smuggling in the cab of his rig would be discovered...
Boom predicted for global freight container security market
Global consulting firm ABI Research predicts that the worldwide market for freight container security and tracking services will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 27% through 2016. Projected revenues from this market segment should expand from $212 million today to $690 million in five years, the firm said...
FedEx rolls out shipping system for its LTL division
A software system currently being used to help small and medium retailers and manufacturers manage multiple shipments via FedEx Express and FedEx Ground will now be offered by FedEx Freight as well – the LTL arm of FedEx Corp...
Profits up for Goodyear, despite falling North American volumes
Revenues and profits set records for the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. in the third quarter, yet overall tire volumes declined, especially in the North American market...
Iteris buys Berkley
Traffic management system provider Iteris Inc., is acquiring all of the outstanding capital stock of Berkeley Transportation Systems (BTS), a privately-held consulting company based in Berkeley, CA, that focuses on developing transportation data systems. Terms were not disclosed...
White paper extols virtues of natural gas vehicles
In an effort to burnish the image of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) to both fleets and the U.S. public, the Northwest Gas Assn. (NWGA) has published a white paper that highlights the low cost and “abundant” domestic supply of natural gas...
Strong GDP, freight bolster trucking’s year-end outlook
Strong third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth coupled with a decent bump-up in freight volumes is creating more positive year-end vibes for the trucking industry....
Trucking helps boost UPS 3Q profits
United Parcel Service said it received a profitable boost from its trucking operations in the third quarter, helping it achieve 14% higher earnings of $1.06 per diluted share on 8% higher revenues of $13.2 billion compared to the same period last year...
Phoenix police seek trucker in hit-and-run fatality
Police are seeking the driver of a tan Peterbilt with dark-colored fenders that struck and killed a bicyclist Tuesday morning near 59th Avenue and Latham Street, south of Interstate 10 in Phoenix, AZ...
Old Dominion: revenues, earnings, operating ratio improve
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has announced that its revenue was a record $494.5 million in the third quarter of this year-- an increase of 24.9% from $396.0 million for the third quarter of 2010...
Oct. 31 deadline for TCA “Best Fleets to Drive For”
October 31st is the deadline for nominations in the Truckload Carriers Assn.’s 2012 Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey. Now in its fourth year, Best Fleets to Drive For is an annual evaluation of the best employers in the trucking industry. CarriersEdge, provider of online driver quality improvement solutions, conducts the survey for TCA...
KW dealer opens store to serve Utah oil patch
Dealership chain Kenworth Sales Co. recently opened another location-- a 10,000-sq-ft parts and service facility in northeastern Utah near U.S. Route 40. The new Kenworth location is east of Vernal, Utah, on just over five acres at 5259 South 5400 East in Naples, UT...
Hino again takes top J.D. Power honors
For the fourth year in a row, Hino Trucks USA’s engines took top honors in the J.D. Power and Associates’ 2011 U.S. Medium-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Customer Satisfaction Study. The powerplants garnered 794 out of a possible 1,000 points based on responses from 1,037 primary maintainers of one-year-old conventional cab medium-duty trucks polled between June and August of this year...
Swedish logging fleet fights driver churn
KALLERYD, SWEDEN. For timber companies working the dense forests of Sweden, having the right equipment is the difference between making money and losing money. Johan Sundberg, owner of Sundbergs Akeri AB, knows this lesson very well. And in Sweden, Sundberg told Fleet Owner, if you haul timber out of the forests, you only have two vehicle choices: Volvo and Scania...
European truckers deal with strict HOS regs
GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN. While potential changes, or non-changes, to U.S. driver hours-of-service regulations are likely to be met with frustration and possibly lawsuits, European truck drivers work under very strict European Union (EU) hours-of-service (HOS) rules that go several steps further than anything in the U.S...
Small biz owners: Beware cyber security
A survey of U.S. small businesses conducted by Zogby International on behalf of Symantec (which produces Norton utilities software) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) finds that while eight out of 10 small businesses in the U.S. feel their firms are safe from cyber threats, 80% of them maintain no formal information technology (IT) security policies....
Freightliner Trucks 2012 calendar
Freightliner Trucks has released its limited-edition 2012 calendar. It showcases a variety of on-highway and vocational Freightliner Trucks models from unique angles. “From the sleek, aerodynamic Cascadia, to the versatile Business Class M2 112 compressed natural gas vehicle to a tricked out Coronado, and everything in between, the calendar showcases the best of Freightliner Trucks,” the OEM noted. ...
Used truck market shrugs off summer slump
After a dip in sales and prices this summer, the Class 3-8 used truck market is back on the march, albeit unevenly, according to data tracked by ACT Research. Sales volumes of used Class 3-8 sales recovered in September, gaining ground in the auction and wholesale markets while falling on the retail side, said ACT’s Steve Tam, vp-commercial vehicle sector...
Ford reshaping future truck production
Ford Motor Co. is aiming to drastically change the future production plans for its F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks all while introducing a new full-size van model that will replace its venerable E-Series workhorse over the next decade...
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