Marangoni adds to dealer network
Marangoni Tread North America has announced that Van Kleeck’s Tire, Inc, located in Hudson, NY, has become the 27th licensed Ringtread System dealer in North America...
Oliver raises prices
Oliver Rubber Co. will increase prices on its Oliver and MegaMile brand pre-cure and bonding gum products in North America, effective September 15...
DOT seeks $8 billion to pump up Highway Trust Fund
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced today that the Highway Trust Fund is paying out far more money than it is getting in, and needs an immediate $8 billion infusion from the government’s general fund or it could be down to zero as soon as the end of this month...
Construction down, overall manufacturing mixed
Construction spending in July fell 0.6% at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, with year-to-date (YTD) spending in the first seven months of 2008 down more than five percent from the same period in 2007, the Census Bureau reported this week...
Ford trying to stop ‘Chicken Tax’
Ford Motor Co. is trying to shield its Ford Transit Connect commercial van from “the chicken tax,”...
Navteq picked for CA road program
The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) has chosen Navteq to provide ITS technology applications to California roads...
SAIC to work with Volpe center on traffic solutions
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a five-year contract with a ceiling value of $125 million to support communication, navigation, surveillance and traffic management activities...
East, MeritorWabco unite for monitor system
East Manufacturing Corp. has partnered with MeritorWabco to create an optional Power Line Carrier (PLC) communication system...
IdleAire purchased
The assets of IdleAire Technologies Corp. have been purchased after a $17.5 million bid submitted by IdleAire, Inc.-- comprised of six investment management companies -- was officially closed last Friday...
Eaton collision systems available on Freightliner trucks
Eaton Corp. has announced that its Vorad VS-400 collision warning systems are now available as a factory-installed option on all Freightliner Cascadia, Century and Columbia Class 8 trucks...
Qualcomm names senior vp
Qualcomm Inc. has named Robert Walton senior vp & division president of Qualcomm Enterprise Services (QES)...
XL to offer wind-tower trailer
XL Specialized Trailers, Inc. has announced it will begin production of the TowerMate perimeter dolly for wind-tower sections in September...
Gustav hasn’t stopped oil prices from falling
Despite worries that Hurricane Gustav would wreak havoc to Gulf of Mexico refineries and oil supplies, the price of crude oil actually dropped from $115.46 per barrel on August 29th to $109.71 yesterday, and is selling for $108.29 a barrel today, CNNMoney.com reported...
Waltco shifts manufacturing to Ohio
Hydraulic liftgate manufacturer Waltco Truck Equipment Co. has shifted manufacturing work from its Gardena, CA., plant to Tallmadge, OH...
Detroit Diesel updates website
Detroit Diesel’s revamped website features more extensive information about its engine lineup--including the new DD15 and DD13 models—as well as details on how the company will meet EPA 2010 emissions regulations...
Jenkins wins driver award
America’s Road Team Captain Clarence Jenkins, Jr. received the Neill Darmstadter Professional Excellence Award at the 2008 National Truck Driving Championships...
Arsenault updates Dossier software
The latest version of Arsenault Associates’ Dossier software includes hundreds of upgrades and three new modules, including a tire management system...
The future of emissions regulations and technologies
FleetOwner recently spoke with Dr. Walter G. Copan, executive vp of American operations & CTO for Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc., about the rapidly changing world of emissions control and regulation...
Arkansas offers real-time drug test results
Nearly eight months after its creation, Arkansas’ one-of-a-kind online alcohol and drug test database for commercial truck drivers is getting positive feedback – and it’s being looked at as a possible model for developing a similar system for tracking alcohol and drug test results on a national basis...
ATA submits brief in ports challenge
The American Trucking Assn. (ATA) filed its formal legal reply to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach’s defense of their Concession Plans...
$14.7M designated to improve safety on rural roads
Fourteen states will share in $14.7 million to improve the safety of rural roads in the U.S....
Wabash announces price increases
Citing the increasing cost of raw materials, Wabash National Corp. announced it will increase prices on its trailer products twice in the coming months...
Load binder released
Cooper Hand Tools has released a new ratchet-style load binder for use with 5/16-in. and 3/8-in. Grade 70 transport chains...
DEF infrastructure in good shape
With all the major manufacturers now settled on their engine solutions for 2010 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) compliance, the focus is shifting to the infrastructure for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) distribution...
Major beverage distributor joins hybrid crowd
The nation’s fifth largest beverage distributor, Crescent Crown Distributing, will lease three Peterbilt Model 335 Hybrid Class 7 tractors through PacLease...
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