Bendix reorganizes marketing department
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has named three marketing executives to new roles in a bid “to further strengthen promotional efforts and communications with fleets, owner-operators, OEMs, and its growing distribution channel.” ...
New Detroit brand is about a promise
GRAPEVINE, TX. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) earlier this week announced plans at the American Trucking Assns. Management Conference & Exhibition to bring its own brand of drivetrain components to market in the coming months...
Small fleet route optimization tool
For small fleets and owner-operators looking for a route optimization tool, OnTerra Systems has released a new solution with them in mind...
Truck traffic, crashes up with increased speed on Ohio Turnpike
Since the Ohio Turnpike increased the speed limit to 70 mph six months ago, commercial truck traffic and accidents have also increased slightly, according to data from turnpike officials and the State Highway Patrol...
Trucker uses license plate trick to avoid NY tolls
Truckers have long complained about the high cost of tolls to haul freight in and out of New York City, which recently passed a huge toll increase. One trucker used a unique approach in an attempt to avoid a $65 toll on the George Washington Bridge Saturday morning...
Dan England officially installed as ATA chairman
Before concluding its annual Maintenance Conference & Exhibition, the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) formally elected Dan England, chairman of C.R. England, as the association’s 67th chairman...
Trucking outlook remains upbeat
GRAPEVINE, TX. Despite slower economic growth than expected, “trucking’s fundamentals still remain good, and the best times are still ahead of us in trucking,” according to Bob Costello, the chief economist for the American Trucking Assns...
Truck-tire exec takes reins at Michelin North America
Pete Selleck, 56, a 29-year Michelin veteran, has begun his tenure as chairman & president of Michelin North America, having succeeded Richard “Dick” Wilkerson who is retiring to become chairman emeritus. According to the company, Selleck is now responsible for coordinating all Michelin activities in Canada, Mexico and the United States...
Volvo re-ups with America’s Road Team
GRAPEVINE, TX. Here at the American Trucking Assn.’s (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition, Volvo Trucks North America announced its continued support of ATA’s America’s Road Team industry-outreach program...
Mack again supporting Share the Road program
GRAPEVINE, TX. Mack Trucks Inc. will again sponsor the Share The Road highway safety outreach program...
Truckers targeted in Operation Safe Driver
Law enforcement officials throughout the North America are stepping up patrols and cracking down on large trucks as part of Operation Safe Driver, which began Sunday and will continue through Oct. 22...
First Mexican carrier set to cross border
Transportes Olympic, a Monterrey, Mexico-based carrier, completed a safety audit to become the first Mexican trucking company to receive Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration permission to operate beyond the U.S. commercial border zone on Friday...
‘Over-regulation’ hottest topic at annual trucking industry conference
GRAPEVINE, TX. The flood of new and proposed federal regulations targeting the trucking industry is arguably the hottest topic thus far here at the annual American Trucking Assns. (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition, which began Sunday afternoon in Grapevine, TX...
Former Celadon Group president Chris Hines joins Zonar
Chris Hines, former president & COO of Celadon Group, has joined Zonar Systems as executive vice president...
Heartland Express founder Russ Gerdin dies
Heartland Express founder and longtime leader Russ Gerdin, 70, passed away Friday evening peacefully at his North Liberty, IA, home with his family, after many years of health struggles...
New ATA chairman vows to fight HOS changes
DALLAS. Dan England, chairman of C. R. England and the incoming chairman of the American Trucking Assns., said he would use his new platform to vigorously oppose any changes to the current hours-of-service regulations...
I-90 lane closure over Washington’s Snoqualmie Pass
Washington State transportation officials said drivers can expect delays of up to two hours or more on Snoqualmie Pass this week while crews close a lane of eastbound I-90 to prepare for opening a new section of the highway...
Vigillo bundles CSA software suite
Vigillo has created a bundle of all its CSA products and is offering that package to carriers employing fewer than 100 drivers at a deeply discounted price...
TND Fleet Edition reaches customer’s hands
The first models of the new TND 760 Fleet Edition from Rand McNally have reached customers, the company announced...
Landslide buries popular Utah trucker route
About 1.5 million cu. yd. of dirt, rock and debris slid down a steep ravine, destroying nearly a quarter-mile of state Route 14...
Cat rolls out asset monitoring for CT660
Caterpillar has launched its Cat Product Link remote monitoring system for location identification of assets, including its new Cat CT660 vocational truck...
Jim Pines steps down at Great Dane
Jim Pines, executive vice president of sales and operations, has informed Great Dane Trailers that he will be resigning from his role at the end of 2011 to focus on personal and family concerns...
Truck sales rolling
Medium- and heavy-duty truck sales jumped 51.7% in September year-over-year, according to data compiled by WardsAuto.com. As good as sales were, it does represent a slight decline from August’s 54.2% increase...
Latest version of diagnostic software released
First introduced in 1999, Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems has released the latest version of its PC-based diagnostic program...
Tennessee Trucking Assn. endorses online driver training program
Vertical Alliance Group, a supplier of online training and information solutions, announced that it has been endorsed as a partner of the Tennessee Trucking Assn. (TTA) and will be offering its Infinit-i web-based training solution to TTA members...
Phillips appoints sales executives
Phillips Industries has promoted Randy Walker and Ron Alvarez to support sales initiatives...
Redding, CA, prepares for its own ‘Carmageddon’
Motorists in the Redding, CA, area will face a 10-day “Carmageddon” starting this weekend as road crews shut down part of its busiest freeway interchange, according to a report in the Record Searchlight...
NAFA recognizes 7 new Hall of Famers
NAFA Fleet Management Assn. has named seven new members to its Fleet Hall of Fame. The 2011 list includes six who are current or former members of NAFA and the seventh has participated in the organization’s annual Institute & Expo on several occasions...
Con-way Multimodal opens Arkansas office
Con-way Multimodal, a division of Con-way Inc’s Menlo Worldwide Logistics operating unit, has opened a new location in Bentonville, AR...
U.S. military sees use of hybrids as vital
BALTIMORE, MD. The U.S. military is increasingly scrutinizing hybrid powertrains for everything from ships to trucks as a critical piece of its “energy security” strategy for the future. The military believes that not only will hybrid powertrains help tactical and non-tactical equipment reduce fuel consumption, but they are also a way to boost the combat capability of its forces as well...
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