Eaton scores its biggest hybrid order
Coca-Cola Enterprises will purchase 120 new hybrid beverage-delivery trucks this year—all powered by Eaton’s hybrid electric drivetrain system...
Transplace names COO
Transplace, Inc. has named Robert Brescia executive vp and chief operations officer (COO)....
Freight recovering – but only for some
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Despite an overall U.S. economy still in turmoil, there are signs that truckload freight volumes are starting to recover...
Ford rolls big and small at NTEA
By David Cullen, executive editor
Ford revealed its 2009 E-Series full-size van yesterday alongside the direct-from-Europe Ford Transit Connect compact van...
Rostra releases parking system
Rostra Precision Controls, Inc. has introduced the ParkPilot Ultrasonic Smart Parking System...
Melton to revamp website
Melton Technologies, Inc. has announced the launch of an updated webpage to promote the Horizon fleet management software product line...
JDA offers latest fleet management software
ESRI’s ArcGis Network Analyst, a powerful geographic information system (GIS) and analysis toolset, will enable more efficient and environmentally-friendly distribution networks...
New color display unit released by Xata
Xata Corp. has released the TREQ color display unit (CDU), a Windows CE-based 7-inch in-cab touch screen computer with a Windows CE-based high-resolution display...
Pushing safety technology tax credit
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) are lobbying Congress hard to pass H.R. 3820, known as the "Commercial Motor Vehicle Advanced Safety Technology Tax Act,"...
PetroLiance announces fluid testing program
PetroLiance LLC has announced the Medallion Plus Mentor Program, a fluid testing program that is easily customizable for users ...
Database identifies risky driver behavior
DriveCam Inc. has introduced Risk InfoCenter, a database that the company said will predict risky drivers through actual driving behavior collected across multiple industries and types of vehicles...
Diesel prices continue surge
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
Crude oil is hovering around $100 a gallon, leading to a severe spike in both diesel and gasoline prices ...
Hybrids get the green light
By David Cullen, executive editor
It's long been said it's not easy being green and when it comes to truck fleets, the reason why is there are a plethora of choices...
Racor releases CCV heater kit
Racor, a division of Parker Hannifin Corp., has introduced closed crankcase ventilation (CCV) heater kits, an optional accessory for engines operating in extreme weather....
CARB and 49-state APUs offered
RigMaster Power Corp. has announced the expansion of its APU product line with two distinct APU models, the T4 CARB-compliant model and the T2 model for trucks that do not intend to travel to California...
Stimulus act may boost truck sales
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The 2008 Economic Stimulus Act may be good in theory, but it isn’t going to help if businesses have no idea how to take advantage of it. According to Jon Eide, manager of the commercial vehicle group of equipment finance for Wells Far...
Webb adds three
Webb Wheel Products has announced three additions to the company’s staff. Duane Ricketts will be business unit president for the OES aftermarket business; Ken Kelley was named vp of sales...
Navistar awards Harley to parts manager
Dealership Cascadia International’s parts manager, Julie Moltke, recently received a Harley-Davidson Road King as the grand-prize winner of Navistar International Corporation’s global parts sales competition...
Still rolling despite tough market
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Though sales are down and raw material costs are up, tire makers still think opportunities abound in the North American trucking industry as fleets strive to re-examine every cost in their operations...
NTEA names project & public relations manager
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has hired Kathleen M. Kvasnak as project & public relations manager. She will work as a liaison to the organization’s public relations agency and will oversee media relations and public campaigns, the association said...
Hendrickson names director of N.A. field service
Hendrickson has named Jerry Reynolds director of North American field service, reporting directly to Baine Adams, vp of global sales & marketing...
Phillips names OE national sales manager
Phillips Industries has named Ron Alvarez national sales manager, OE service, where he will be in charge of coordinating the company’s resources to meet OE demand...
Grant funds available via Cascade Sierra
Cascade Sierra Solutions recently announced a new grant opportunity aimed at reducing diesel particulate emissions from heavy-duty diesel trucks that drive over 40,000 miles annually in California. ...
AFVi to host plug-in hybrid webinar
The Alternative Fuels Vehicle Institute (AFVi) is offering a free webinar on Tuesday, February 26 at 10:30 PT (1:30 ET) entitled All Charged Up: The Promise of Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles....
Seeing infrastructure as an investment
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
Taking money out of people’s pockets is usually met with heavy resistance. But when it comes to the future of our business interests, two panels at Tuesday’s “Infrastructure—A Path to Prosperity” conference, sponsored by Terex and held at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY, stressed the need for long-term thinking to solve U.S. infrastructure woes...
Panasonic issues mobile technology white paper
Panasonic has published a white paper examining strategic, operational, and technological issues addressed by rugged mobile solutions for maintenance and service managers. ...
TMC releases VMRS update
The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released its third update for Version 1.05 of the Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards (VMRS). ...
Kenan bulks up
Kenan Advantage Group (KAG), a bulk transportation and logistics provider to the petroleum and niche chemical industries, is buying Transport Service Co. (TSC) for an undisclosed sum and plans to wrap up the purchase by the end of February....
Westport gets $2.25 million for LNG
Westport Innovations Inc. has been awarded $2.25 million from California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to support the company’s heavy-duty liquid natural gas (LNG) fuel systems....
Cadec, CMV form partnership
Cadec Global has announced a partnership with CMV Safety Consulting Inc. aimed at keeping Cadec customers informed of the latest North American safety regulations, the company said....
Roadlink buys West Coast Trucking
Logistics service provider Roadlink has announced the purchase of West Coast Trucking (WCT), an intermodal trucking service with major operations centers in Seattle and Portland....
Oberstar, Eisenhower discuss transportation woes
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
No matter how technologically advanced our economy becomes, it won’t make a difference if we can’t get our goods to the marketplace. The dire needs of the transportation industry in the U.S. was discussed at the “Infrastructure—A Path to Prosperity” conference sponsored by Terex held yesterday at Iona College in New Rochelle, NY....
Mactac releases new adhesives
Mactac, a supplier of pressure-sensitive adhesives, has introduced the Macmark Iridescent Lustres 6400 Series, designed to provide greater shine to vehicle graphics shine....
Horton debuts new medium-duty fan drive
Horton Inc. has introduced the EC600 electromagnetic on/off fan drive, which it said features 1500 in./lbs. out-of-box torque, compared to the 850 in./lbs. torque rating for its EC450 fan drive...
PeopleNet names CTO
PeopleNet has named Craig Dillon chief technology officer. He will help develop PeopleNe’s new BLU platform, fleet manager web interface, and other open platform and multi-network designs, the company said....
