TSE announces improved springbrake design
TSE Brakes, Inc. is introducing a new mounting base design that will improve fatigue life on its brakes, according to the manufacturer...
International taps new CFO
Bill Caton is on track to become the new chief financial officer (CFO) for Navistar International Corp., the holding company for Warrenville, IL-based truck maker International Truck & Engine Corp...
Dept. of Energy financial aid website
The U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has launched a website that consolidates funding information for various interests, including businesses...
FMCSA medical review board
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced the establishment of a medical review board, under the recently passed highway bill, which will be charged with advising the agency on health issues related with commercial vehicle operators...
HURRICANE IMPACT: Rita spurs record diesel prices
The national average price for a gallon of diesel surged 34.6 cents to $3.144, which humbles the old record set on Sept. 5 just after Katrina struck by a lofty 24.6 cents...
HURRICANE IMPACT: Norfolk Southern reopens intermodal terminal
Railroad operator Norfolk Southern Corp. has reopened its intermodal terminal in New Orleans, which had been closed since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast Aug. 29...
HURRICANE IMPACT: Goodyear dealing with raw material shortage
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is temporarily reducing production at its North American tire facilities due to shortages of raw materials resulting from damage caused by Hurricane Rita in Texas and Louisiana...
HURRICANE IMPACT: Fuel surcharges lagging
Werner Enterprises and Swift Transportation have announced that sharp fuel spikes in the aftermath of the recent hurricanes along the Gulf Coast will crimp earnings in the third quarter...
HURRICANE IMPACT: I-10 Pascagoula Bridge lanes open
Four lanes of traffic are moving again on the I-10 bridge in Pascagoula, MS, just 20 days after a barge battered the eastbound span during Hurricane Katrina...
HURRICANE IMPACT: Wheel end inspection guide
In response to the hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast, Stemco has released a guide on how to inspect, rebuild and reassemble submerged wheel ends...
Economic impact of Katrina and Rita
A UCLA Anderson School of Business forecast released last week reports that Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will have a minimal impact on the U.S. economy...
Developing explosion-proof computers
Trucking can sometimes be a physically tough operating environment, with sensitive computer equipment exposed to routine hard knocks...
Fleet One expands personnel roster
Nashville, TN-based Fleet One LLC recently hired seven new employees for its sales force to help strengthen its fuel card sales and grow its business...
Highway Watch gets $4.8-million boost
The Highway Watch program, which is produced through a partnership of the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) and the Dept. of Homeland Security, has received a $4.8-million Congressional funding grant...
Carriers lauded for safety performance
Three motor carriers have been named winners of the 2005 National Truck Safety Contest sponsored by the American Trucking Assns. ...
New HOS effective tomorrow
Tomorrow, Oct. 1, the new truckers’ hours of service (HOS) rules announced by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will become effective...
XTRA Lease promotes manager
St. Louis-based trailer rental and leasing firm XTRA Lease has promoted Kim Franjesh to head its Nashville, TN branch location...
Tests indicate hybrid truck savings
Field tests conducted on a new International Truck and Engine Corp. utility truck featuring an Eaton Corp. hybrid drive system indicate that fuel savings from using an electric motor to supplement diesel power operation could be substantial...
HURRICANE IMPACT: Truckstops feel fuel pinch
Hurricane damage to the energy infrastructure has caused fuel shortages, mostly in the Gulf Coast region, that are impacting leading truckstop operators, which are reporting that tight supplies at some facilities are requiring them to take special measures...
TeleNav gets a boost
Wireless telephone network provider Sprint is now making its TeleNav GPS Navigator available on the nationwide Sprint PCS Network, to extend Java-enabled global positioning services to Sprint customers...
Demand for trailer tracking growing
New York-based consulting firm ABI Research indicates that a surge in orders for electronic trailer tracking and monitoring systems is helping to stimulate growth in the commercial telematics market...
First Fleet hires fuel-economy engineer
Ft. Lauderdale, FL-based leasing company First Fleet Corp. has hired Ezel (C.J.) Minnet Baltali to be its fleet services application engineer in charge of coordinating and executing the company’s private truck fleet fuel consumption study...
International unveils Class 6 4x4
International Truck and Engine Corp. is rolling out a new Class 6 truck, the 4200 4x4. It is a fully integrated, factory-built four-wheel-drive truck that extends the OEM’s 4x4 option into a lighter GVW rating, said Mike Elwell, International’s director of marketing for medium-duty vehicles...
Dispatch system for mobile management
San Francisco-based Sapias, Inc., has released Sapias Dispatch, a new product that provides “unprecedented visibility and control over mobile workforces’ daily execution schedules.”...
HURRICANE IMPACT: Fuel prices will rise
Oil Price Information Service (OPIS) analysts forecast the national average price for both diesel and gasoline will soon rise above the $3 level—just as it did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...
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