If Kenny Rogers were to pen a song about talking and/or texting while driving a commercial vehicle, it might go something like this: “You got to know when you can talk … and when you can’t talk … know when it’s safe to text … and know when it should be shunned …”In fact, the law as it applies to truck and bus operators is very clear on the subject of talking and/or texting while dri
BOLT System recently announced the availability of BOLT Tandem, a new Android application for capturing out-of-cab activities. The new application was developed to automate a number of business functions, including:...More
Detroit Diesel Corp. recently announced that its Virtual Technician onboard diagnostic system was named a Silver Award winner in the Applied Technologies/Smart Systems category at the annual Edison Awards. The Edison Awards, named after inventor Thomas Alva Edison, honor excellence in product and service development, human-centered design and innovation....More
Truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp. announced this afternoon that it has appointed Bill Kozek president of its North America Truck and Parts business. He succeeds Jack Allen, who last month was promoted to COO.
Kozek, 50, joins Navistar following a 26-year career with Paccar Inc., parent firm of both Peterbilt Motors and Kenworth Truck Co. Kozek most recently held the title of Paccar vp and general manager of Peterbilt....More
Intermodal may be poised to win more freight away from TL carriers in the second half of the year due to current and impending federal regulatory efforts plus and growing driver shortage that are combining to reduce both truck productivity and capacity.
“It is clear to us that TL carriers serving long haul trucking lanes … are having difficulty finding sufficient numbers of high-quality drivers to seat their trucks,” said Ron Sucik, founder of RSE Consulting, during a webinar last week hosted by Wall Street investment firm Stifel Nicolaus....More
C.R. England CEO Chad England has named two new division presidents.
Sam Scott is the new president of the National and Regional Divisions while Tracy Brown has been appointed president of the Dedicated Division....More
Eaton Corp. has named Shane Groner Navistar global account director. Groner most recently served as manager of development and product planning for NAFTA.
In his new role, Groner will be responsible for leading the design and implementation of global production and aftermarket sales strategies for Navistar and Caterpillar across the world. He will continue to be based in Galesburg, MI....More
Meritor Wabco has released version 11.0 of its Toolbox vehicle diagnostics software package.
Toolbox 11.0 includes a modern look with improved navigation to make the system more intuitive and easier to use, and diagnostics for the new generation of OnGuard, a collision safety system with active braking....More
Customers wishing to try liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks without the restrictions of a lease or purchase can now rent a truck for trial.
The program, available to fleets operating along the I-84 and I-15 corridors from Las Vegas, NV, through Utah, Idaho and eastern Oregon, is being brought to market by PacLease, its local franchise Kenworth Sales Co. and Blu LNG....More
Oliver Rubber, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Michelin North America, has released a new all-position procure retread for regional, spread axle and on/off road applications. The Regional A/P is designed for single axle, tandem axle, tanker, spread/multi-axle and conventional applications....More
If Kenny Rogers were to pen a song about talking and/or texting while driving a commercial vehicle, it might go something like this: “You got to know when you can talk … and when you can’t talk … know when it’s safe to text … and know when it should be shunned …”In fact, the law as it applies to truck and bus operators is very clear on the subject of talking and/or texting while dri
