Red Dot to acquire JBAR A/C
Red Dot Corp. has reached agreement to acquire JBAR A/C, a designer and manufacturer of heating and air conditioning systems for vehicles in construction, materials handling, and other heavy-duty applications...
Position Logic acquires GPS Core Technologies
Position Logic has acquired GPS Core Technologies, a mobile connectivity technology company based in Springfield, IL...
NY/NJ Port Authority seeks toll hikes of more than 50%
Drivers who cross the Hudson River into Manhattan on bridges — including the George Washington Bridge — and via tunnels and PATH could be hit with the largest-ever toll and fare increase next month, according to a plan announced by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey last Friday, according the Fort Lee New Jersey Patch reported...
NJDOT to close section of Route 5 for one month
The New Jersey Dept. of Transportation (NJDOT) is planning to close a three-tenths of a mile stretch of Route 5 between Fort Lee and neighboring Edgewater completely in both directions beginning today. The closure will be in effect for approximately one month, NJDOT officials announced Friday...
GPS Insight releases new dashboard interface
Fleet tracking through GPS Insight’s reporting dashboard has become easier with a new dashboard interface that offers customizable tabs as well as a new look and feel, the company said...
GE Capital Fleet Services call center wins excellence award
The U.S. maintenance control center for GE Capital Fleet Services has been certified as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal in collaboration with the Center for Customer-Driven Quality, founded at Purdue University, GE announced...
Central Freight Lines founder inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
William Woody Callan, founder of Central Freight Lines (CFL), has become the 33rd member of the Texas Transportation Institute’s (TTI) Hall of Honor...
FMCSA drops plans to regulate farm trucks as CMVs
The agricultural industry is able to breathe a collective sigh of relief after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) dropped its intention to regulate agricultural vehicles as commercial motor vehicles (CMV). The agency also considered requiring anyone who operates farm equipment on public roads to be subject to the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) rule...
Truck demand outstripping supply
Supply constraints will keep Class 8 retail sales at about 196,000 units in North America despite market demand for as many as 275,000 trucks, according to Mark Lampert, sr. vp of sales and marketing for Freightliner Trucks...
CARB rejects port truckers bid
After agreeing to a panel hearing, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has decided against a recommendation to delay the scheduled emissions upgrades for drayage trucks in the Port of Oakland...
Retail sales inch up in July
The Dept. of Commerce reported that U.S. retail sales edged up slightly July, following a similarly small increase in June...
BMO: Risk of “double dip” remains low
Though the BMO Financial Group, like many institutions, now believes the U.S. economy will grow far slower than previously forecasted, it’s confident that a “double dip” recession remains unlikely and that the U.S. government will regain its AAA credit rating in the near future...
Shippers Condition Index up slightly
The monthly FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index (SCI) rose slightly in June to a reading of -3.1. The current index reading was published in the company’s August Shippers Update...
Downgrade for truck freight forecast
Far more uncertainty is now projected for truck freight volumes going forward, according to the latest analysis conducted by research firm FTR Associates, largely because the U.S. economy is performing far more poorly than previously thought...
Deloitte: Consumer spending on the rise
Declining energy prices and stabilization in the housing market drove an increase in consumer spending for July, according to data tracked by global consulting firm Deloitte LLP...
Long-time Xtra Lease executive Ron Hughes dead at 63
Ron Hughes, vice president-national accounts for Xtra Lease, has passed away at the age of 63 following a short illness, the company announced...
Freak accident suspends trailer atop freeway sign
You have to see the picture to get the full effect of the tractor-trailer rig that wound up atop a freeway sign in Houston in a freak accident Tuesday...
Couple sentenced for $1.3 million embezzlement scheme
A Canfield, OH, couple was sentenced last week after being convicted of stealing $1.3 million from an Austintown trucking company. Scott and Linda Adair were sentenced in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, according to a report by WKBN 27 News. Victims of the embezzlement scheme testified at the sentencing...
CSA creating driver anxiety, fear of job loss
More than 77% of drivers incorrectly believe that a trucking company inherits past CSA violations from new hires, according to a recently released report from the American Transportation Research Institute...
J.J. Keller names vice presidents
J.J. Keller has named four new vice presidents to support its continued growth...
Crime-fighting truck drivers
Denver’s Taxis on Patrol crime prevention program has been expanded to utilize commercial truck drivers throughout the state to serve as crime fighters...
PennDOT needs truck drivers
The Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation is accepting applications to hire 24 seasonal truck drivers to plow snow and complete highway maintenance work this winter, according to Pennsylvania DOT’s District 8...
July PCI indicates an economy gone “wobbly”
The 0.2% dip in the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI) during July after a 1% gain in June indicates that “wobbly, slow growth” should be expected for the U.S. economy for the rest of 2011...
Old Dominion opens drayage facility
Old Dominion Freight Line has opened a new drayage facility in the Baltimore area. The site, the third such facility the company has opened this year, will serve the ports and container yards around Baltimore...
Hot August Nights close roads in Sparks, NV
Sparks, NV, will experience road closures this week in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hot August Nights, a car show and festival, according to KOLO TV...
Bottoming home values could be good sign for trucking
The decline in U.S. home values and prices is slowing considerably, according to a quarterly analysis conducted by real estate research firm Zillow, indicating the housing market may be stabilizing. That’s good news for trucking as the U.S. housing market produced 37% of the industry’s freight mix between 2006 and 2011, according to data compiled by FTR Associates...
Significant traffic delays, detours expected in Federal Way, WA
Truckers can expect delays and a “significant increase in traffic” on the streets of Federal Way Washington...
Trucker dies in fiery I-95 crash
A truck driver died in a fiery accident on Interstate 95 near Lorton, VA, that closed all the northbound lanes of the Interstate for several hours Monday morning...
Federal fuel efficiency rules revealed
In two years, buses, medium- and heavy-duty trucks will be required to meet federally mandated fuel efficiency rules designed to reduce the level of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions they produce...
Volvo Financial Services appoints vp of U.S. retail operations
Nicholas Rocco has been named vice president of retail operations for Volvo Financial Services. Rocco will have responsibility for both the truck and construction retail operations, including credit and collections functions, the company said...
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