Port of Long Beach passes green plan
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the Clean Trucks program aimed at modernizing the fleets that service the Port of Long Beach...
Volvo rolls carbon-neutral
By David Cullen, executive editor
Sweden’s Volvo Group here yesterday showed off a veritable fleet of trucks with “carbon-neutral” engines...
Learning from 2007, preparing for 2010
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Class 8 sales fell nearly 47% in 2007, dropping to 150,965 units from 284,008 in 2006 – a decline of 133,043 units...
Driver institute honors Haight
The industry organization dedicated to effective truck-driver training has awarded the 10th annual Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award...
Diesel hits $3.66 a gallon
According to data compiled by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, average diesel prices rose 11 cents to $3.66 a gallon...
Stemco acquires V.W. Kaiser Engineering
Stemco has announced the acquisition of V.W. Kaiser Engineering, a privately-held company known for king pin and suspension kits...
New HQ for CTNA
Continental Tire North America (CTNA) will move its corporate headquarters in 2009 from Charlotte, NC, to Lancaster County, SC...
Workhorse adds PTO option
Workhorse Custom Chassis is now offering a power take-off (PTO) for walk-in trucks built on its heavy-duty W62 diesel chassis....
Six regional carriers form alliance
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
In an unusual alliance, 6 carriers--Averitt Express, Canadian Freightways/Epic Express, DATS Trucking, Lakeville Motor Express, Land Air Express of New England, and Pitt Ohio Express—have united to form a national freight network...
Allied partners with Bridgestone Firestone, Bandag
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. has announced that Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC (BFNT) and Bridgestone Bandag, LLC will be its preferred tire suppliers...
Indiana announces I-65 construction detours
The Indiana Department of Transportation will close I-65 between I-80/94 and 15th Avenue for approximately nine months beginning around March 1st for construction...
One percent idling: A fleet success story
By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development
Xpedx, a division of International Paper, is meeting company's idle reduction goals...
Goodyear to supply tires for PG&E
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has signed a three-year contract to supply tires to Pacific Gas & Electric Co....
FMCSA reports on remote shutdown
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
A report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) endorsed Vehicle Immobilization Technologies (VIT) to address threats posed by the shipment of hazardous materials (HAZMAT)...
Hybrids hit the cities
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
SmartTransportation, a nation-wide non-profit begun in 2005, believes hybrid use will reduce the environmental impact of congestion and help speed up deliveries...
TruckPC takes on CoPilot
The TruckPC onboard computer from DriverTech has integrated the CoPilot Truck navigation system in more than 5,000 units now being used by fleets...
SkyBitz partners for reefer control
Working with StarTrak Systems, SkyBitz has developed a remote refrigeration control for its satellite-based trailer tracking technology...
Qualcomm adds remote reefer monitoring
Untethered trailer tracking from Qualcomm’s OmniVision service now includes full monitoring functions for refrigeration units...
ICC integrates with imaging partner
A new partnership agreement with MetaSource brings integration of its imaging and document management solutions with Innovative Computing Corp.’s (ICC) fleet management software....
GE waiving $50 bills
By Jim Mele, editor-in-chief
GE’s Trailer Fleet Services unit announced that it is waiving damage re-bills under $50 on returned trailers....
SKF offers heavy-duty catalog on CD
SKF has introduced an e-catalog CD, entitled SKF Heavy Duty E-cat desktop applications, specific to its heavy-duty aftermarket product offerings...
GAO gives highway privatization mixed review
A recent study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the U.S. Congress details both the benefits and the drawbacks of using private money to fund the nation’s highway infrastructure...
Hendrickson releases light-weight suspension system
Hendrickson has released the Intraax AANL 23K low-ride/liftable integrated trailer suspension system, the company’s lightest 23,000-lb. capacity suspension system--75 lbs. lighter than the Intraax AAL 23K...
International talks up technology
By David Cullen, executive editor
As Steve Guillaume, gm of medium truck group for International Truck and Engine Corp., sees it, market leadership is built on cost, service and technology. “We take great pride that...
Sterling adds ISL engine
Sterling Truck Corp. announced the availability of a new engine from Cummins for vocational applications at the National Truck Equipment Assns. (NTEA) Work Truck Show in Atlanta this week...
Dodge details commercial upgrades
Declaring Chrysler was not letting up on its "commercial vehicle market offensive," Joe Veltri, director of truck product marketing, described a range of enhancements to all Dodge commercial vehicles...
OTC releases Genisys software update kits
OTC, a business unit of SPX Corp., has released the USA 2007 system 3.0 domestic software update kits for its Genisys Scan Tool...
General Motors rolls out new cutaway
By David Cullen, executive editor
General Motors' Fleet and Commercial Operations debuted the all-new, 2009 model Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana 4500 commercial cutaway van...
