LOUISVILLE, KY.  With the largest fleets representing the one growing portion of the industry, trucking may have witnessed a permanent shift to lower miles driven per tractor and higher average vehicle ages, according to Troy Clarke, president and COO of Navistar.  “Bigger companies with more trucks…are driving productivity improvements with ever more sophisticated methods to offset the increased cost of [equipment] acquisition and operations,” Clarke said, addressing the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Assn. during the Mid-America Trucking Show....More

LOUISVILLE, KY. Allison Transmission is detailing the fuel economy benefit of its new TC10 transmission this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show. According to Allison, the TC10 produces an average of 5% fuel economy improvement in tractor operation over competitive manual and automated manual transmissions....More

LOUISVILLE, KY. Navistar International Corp. plans to fine-tune its ongoing focus on the North American truck market to highlight the fuel-sipping capabilities of its trucks; an effort that will shift into high gear this summer with third-party controlled fuel economy tests involving its ProStar tractors against competitor models, said Jack Allen, president of the company’s North America Truck and Parts subsidiary....More

LOUISVILLE, KY. ATDynamics announced this week at the Mid-America Trucking Show that refrigerated carrier Prime Inc. will install its TrailerTail aerodynamic fairing on all new trailer purchases this year....More

LOUISVILLE, KY. Here at the Mid-America Trucking Show, Trail King has introduced its new Continuous Belt Super Hi-Lite Rolled Side ASHR-C trailer—which the manufacturer said is “engineered to revolutionize how the agriculture industry hauls feed, seed, fertilizer, and other ag-related products.”...More

Louisville, KY.  Detroit Diesel Corp and Western Star each rolled out new programs specifically for truck drivers here at the Mid-America Trucking Show. Detroit introduced its Million Mile Club and Western Star launched its Design Our Star Project. Detroit, which is celebrating its 75thanniversary in 2013, decided to also celebrate an important milestone for its drivers at the same with the launch of the Million Mile Club, a new ownership community that thanks long-time Detroit engine drivers for their loyalty and trust....More

The doors were opened to the public on Thursday at the Mid-America Trucking show. While it can be a bit overwhelming trying to keep up with the show on twitter, FleetOwner chose some of the highlights from twitter and listed them below. Also be sure to head to the FleetOwner page dedicated to the Mid-America Trucking Show for all the up to the minute coverage from Louisville.   ...More