Horton to make viscous fan drives in U.S.A.
Horton has announced it is moving the manufacturing of its electronic viscous fan products, which include the VMaster directly controlled and the Stratis viscous drive units, to its Britton, SD, facility...
Polar Tank Trailer names Lukacs president
Frank Lukacs has been named president of Polar Tank Trailer, a division of Polar Corp. Lukacs joins Polar with more than 33 years of executive experience...
Con-way Truckload now has 71% of fleet using e-logs
Con-way Truckload has announced that 71% of its fleets is now using electronic logs (e-logs) with full integration fleet-wide expected to be completed by June. The truckload carrier began testing e-logs in February 2010...
ConMet presents new integrated hub system
LOUISVILLE. ConMet said it added features to its PreSet hub assembly to make its new PreSet Plus system the “most advanced hub assembly” on the market. “We wanted to set the bar even higher when it comes to wheel hub technology,” said Mark Wagner, vp of Wheel Ends for ConMet...
Alliance announces NASCAR contest
LOUISVILLE. The grand winner of Alliance Truck Parts’ new Alliance Victory Lane Sweepstake will receive a prize package that includes pit passes, VIP suite access, and a chance to meet the Alliance Truck Parts-sponsored No. 12 Dodge Challenger driver, Sam Hornish Jr., while attending the NASCAR Nationwide Series Michigan International Speedway 250 race in June...
Air-Weigh adds QuickLoad trailer scale
LOUISVILLE. Air-Weigh introduced an addition to its QuickLoad onboard scale product line. The new standalone trailer scale, which the company said incorporates Air-Weigh’s proven electronics, software and sensor technology and is packaged in an environmentally sealed enclosure, debuted here last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show...
Senators introduce bill to require EOBRs
Late last week, U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced legislation that would require electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) on commercial trucks. According to a release from Pryor, the devices help enforce hours-of-service regulations, and the need for a uniform standard is the driving force behind the legislation...
Arrow Truck Sales names ‘Back on the Road’ winner
LOUISVILLE. Nationwide used truck retailer Arrow Truck Sales named truck driver David Acosta of Orlando, FL, as the winner of its 2011 “Back on the Road” campaign here last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show this year...
Michelin extends “Advantage Program” to small fleets
LOUISVILLE. Small fleets running six or fewer trucks may now join the “Advantage Program” started by Michelin Americas Truck Tires (MATT) several years ago to provide truck owners with consistent tire and service pricing and emergency road service as well as safety and maintenance training information...
Shell opens Million-Mile hall of fame
LOUISVILLE. Shell Lubricants is adapting the “Million Miler” recognition program it developed for the Canadian heavy-truck market for the U.S., dubbing it here the “Million Mile Hall of Fame.”...
Curl named Goodyear North America Highway Hero
LOUISVILLE. For helping save the lives of two persons in a car caught on railroad tracks, including pulling the unconscious driver out moments before the car was struck by a train, truck driver Tilden Curl was named the Goodyear North America Highway Hero for 2010 here last week during the Mid-America Trucking Show...
Lost-foam casting cutting component weight, cost
LOUISVILLE. The use of its lost-foam casting process not only cuts component weight and cost significantly, but is also helping truck manufacturers keep their production lines supplied with critical parts despite the recent surge in truck orders, said Grede Holdings chairman, president & CEO Doug Grimm, who spoke with FleetOwner here last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show...
“Iron Affliction” show truck snags top honors from NAST, Truck-Lite
LOUISVILLE. Jonathan Eilen and his “Iron Affliction”—a custom 2010 Peterbilt 389 and 2008 Mac trailer rig-- took first prize at the annual National Association of Show Trucks (NATS) competition, held here last week at the Mid America Trucking Show...
Dana unveils new driveshafts, tandem axles, and improved hub system
LOUISVILLE. Dana Holding Corp. introduced a trio of new or enhanced products-- the new Spicer Diamond Series aluminum driveshaft, the Spicer Pro-40 tandem axle, and an improved Spicer LMS hub system (called the LMSi) – here last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show...
UltraShift Plus now option on select Freightliners, Volvos
LOUISVILLE. Eaton Corp. announced the approval of its new UltraShift Plus automated mechanical transmissions (AMT)as data book options for select models of Class 8 Freightliner Cascadia and Volvo VN heavy-duty power units here last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show...
Eaton’s Meil: Economic growth and challenges ahead for trucking
LOUISVILLE. Economic tailwinds and headwinds are both gaining strength, according to Jim Meil, Eaton Corp.vp & chief economist, who detailed his take on the current state of the global economy and how he sees things shaking out for motor carriers over the long haul here last week at a media briefing during the Mid-America Trucking Show...
Ustian says fleets need help
LOUISVILLE, KY. While many industry suppliers have been focused on engine emissions in recent years, they need to recognize that “regulations have impacted the trucking industry’s future dramatically,” according to Daniel Ustian, chairman, president & CEO of Navistar International Corp...
Disabling the able little cell phone
It may seem ironic that the federal government is seeking to block cell phone usage by drivers just as the number of applications () for mobile devices...
On the road
This iconic c.1953 Ansel Adams gelatin silver print, Coastal Road, signed by the artist, is but one photograph in the massive Crossing America: Photographs from the Consolidated Freightways Collection art sale of more than 250 lots that will take place in two parts this year at Christie's auction house in New York...
Oh is for oil
Industry analysts, futurists and other prognosticators think a lot about those unlikely but theoretically possible events that could saw the premises out from under their forecasts and leave them pointing embarrassingly in the wrong direction, predictions all a-jumble...
A seller's market
When it comes to used trucks this year, timing will be everything. Fleets bringing in new trucks in 2011 can expect to be rewarded for having managed...
Oil's real threat
Currently, the price of crude oil as measured by the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil is around $100/barrel, but diesel fuel prices and gasoline prices are currently higher than the last time it was at this level ...
Meritor “transformation” complete
LOUISVILLE, KY. The company once known as ArvinMeritor has officially changed its name to Meritor, signaling its “successful transformation to a company 100% focused on commercial vehicles and industrial markets,” according to Chip McClure, chairman, CEO & president...
Freightliner enhances Cascadia’s aerodynamics
LOUISVILLE, KY. New chassis side fairings and side extenders have been added to the already aerodynamic Cascadia to improve its fuel economy an additional 1.8%, Freightliner Trucks said. The new additions are on display this week at Freightliner’s booth at the Mid-America Trucking Show here...
Daimler: Commercial vehicles are a growth business
LOUISVILLE, KY. Daimler Trucks reinforced the company’s commitment to “global growth with local leadership” in its presentation at the Mid-America Trucking Show on Thursday, stressing the advantages that scale brings to markets around the world...
Transcraft celebrates 50 years
LOUISVILLE, KY. Transcraft Corp., a designer and manufacturer of platform trailers, is celebrating its 50th year of operation at this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show here...
Cummins’ ISX15 boosts fuel economy
LOUISVILLE, KY. The latest calibrations and optimized combustion process introduced at the beginning of this year in Cummins’ ISX15 engine has resulted in a 6% improvement in fuel economy, the company said during the Mid-America Trucking Show here...
NTSB chairman gets up close with a trucker’s life
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman climbed aboard a Con-way Truckload tractor yesterday afternoon on her way to the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY...
Volvo Trucks to boost production, recall 700 workers
Volvo Trucks North America will recall 700 workers and boost production levels at its New River Valley, VA, plant. The 700 additional workers will lift employment to just over 2,200 at the facility...
Kenworth gets specific with new truck models
LOUISVILLE, KY. Two new application-specific truck models - a “regional hauler configuration” of the Class 8 T660 tractor and first 6x6 configuration for the T370 medium-duty model - were unveiled by Kenworth Truck Co...
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