Propel opens Clean Fuel Point location in Bellevue, WA
Propel Biofuels has opened a Clean Fuel Point location in Bellevue, WA, one of nearly 40 locations the company plans to open in 2008 in Washington, Oregon, and California.
According to the company, Clean Fuel Points are standalone, renewable fuel stations, with a capacity of 5,000 gallons...
Motor Wheel releases hub system
Motor Wheel Commercial Vehicle Systems, Inc., a Precision Partners Co., has announced the release of the CentriSet frailer hub system. The wheel-end system is available for N and P spindle trailer applications and carries a five-year, 500,000-mile warranty.
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Cadec slates user’s group
Cadec Global will host its 2008 User’s Group Conference at the Embassy Suites Convention Center in Las Vegas Feb. 10-12. The conference will feature case studies and workshops on industry trends, new technology and strategies for optimizing fleets, the company said...
PetroLiance releases antifreeze to more markets
PetroLiance LLC has announced that its Medallion PlusGuard Antifreeze will now be available throughout the Midwest and Southeast after a limited run in the company’s northern Illinois market...
Electric utility fleet group to meet
The Electric Utility Fleet Managers Conference (EUFMC) announced it will hold its 55th annual gathering June 15 to 18, 2008 at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, VA...
Volvo and UAW still not talking
By Justin Carretta, online news editor, and David Cullen, executive editor
The Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) New River Valley (NRV) truck assembly plant remains under strike for the seventh day by the United Auto Workers (UAW) and there appears to be no movement back to the bargaining table...
Wright acquiring Pacific Price
Wright Express has announced a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire Pacific Price Services, a privately held company, for approximately $32 million in cash. The transaction should be completed before the end of the 2008 first quarter...
Regional tire evolves
The next generation of the popular XZE all-position tire for regional hauling and vocational applications will deliver up to 15% more overall tread life...
Online warranty tracking for all
Every component that goes on a Class 8 commercial truck today comes with its own distinct warranty claims process – making warranty management a complex and oft-times onerous task...
EBE launches data entry program
EBE Technologies has launched Internet Data Interchange (IDI), a web-based data entry program that automatically fills in data from carriers’ dispatch and accounting systems...
Kentucky Trailer purchases Volunteer Trailer
Kentucky Trailer has acquired Tennessee-based trailer service company Volunteer Trailer, which will continue to operate under its current name...
What driver shortage?
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Though the long-term outlook for finding and retaining enough drivers to meet the freight hauling needs of truckload carriers remains grim, the picture may be brightening significantly in the short term...
Sterling adds safety options
Air disc brakes, collision warning and roll stability control (RSC) will be offered as new factory-installed options by Sterling Trucks, according to a company announcement here at the annual meeting of the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC). The safety options will be available on the company’s set-back axle models of the A-Line, and all L-Line and Acterra models...
Double Coin introduces fleet program
Double Coin Truck Tire has introduced the National Account Fleet Program, allowing medium and large fleets to buy Double Coin TBR products at consistent prices throughout its North American dealer network, the company said...
Sterling, Freightliner taking orders for new diesel
By Jim Mele, editor-in-chief
Using the North American market to launch a new global engine platform, Sterling Trucks and Freightliner Trucks have begun taking orders for heavy-duty models powered by the 15-liter DD15 version of the new engine from Detroit Diesel...
Cummins plans for CARB regulations
Cummins Inc. announced the release of Clean Idle Certified on-highway engines here at the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting. The engines are designed to meet the new California Air Resources Board (CARB) idle reduction standards by generating less than 30-g/hr. NOx emissions when idling...
Fleets detail emission-compliant engine experience
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
They’re more costly to buy and operate and suffer significantly more downtime yet drivers love them. Many dub them “hot rods” for their quick-off-the-block acceleration coupled with nimble and responsive performance on the highway...
Yokohama showcases green tires
Yokohama debuted two new commercial truck tires, the 103ZRT and 501ZAT, here at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s (TMC) annual meeting. The tires are from the company’s Z.environment line, which the company claims last longer and are more fuel-efficient than conventional tires...
Making hybrids safe
With more and more hybrid commercial vehicles getting out on the road, Eaton Corp. – a leading hybrid systems supplier – is stepping up its educational efforts with fleets and the general public about the safety features incorporated into the technology....
All-in-one diagnostic tool
Technicians have long complained about being forced to use multiple scan tools and PCs to perform diagnostics on commercial trucks. Nexiq Technologies, a division of Snap-on Inc., announced here Saturday ahead of the Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting that it will bring an “all-in-one” PC/scan tool device to the market to try and eliminate that issue...
ArvinMeritor unveils active truck-safety system
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
ArvinMeritor introduced OnGuard, which it calls the first collision safety system with active braking for North American commercial vehicles, at a special ride-and-drive event held here Saturday ahead of the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting...
Con-way opts for Qualcomm OmniVision
Qualcomm Inc. has announced it will convert Con-way Truckload’s entire fleet of 2,700 tractors and 8,600 trailers to the company’s OmniVision mobile computing platform...
Volvo to have Cummins ISX in 2010
Volvo Trucks North America will offer the 15-liter Cummins ISX engine, certified for 2010 emissions standards, in the Volvo VN. This is an extension of an existing agreement between the two firms...
On-the-fly trailer tire management
The new TireVigil InTow system, introduced yesterday ahead of the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) annual meeting by TireStamp, takes data collected via tire sensors and transmits it over a fleet’s telematics system to TireStamp’s server. It is then compiled and analyzed for the carrier...
OPW slates onsite and virtual seminars
OPW Fuel Management Systems will conduct its next onsite product-training seminar Feb. 19 to 22 in Pittsburgh, providing service personnel hands-on training with the company’s K800 and System2 products
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Seko names vp of strategic development
Seko has named Bryan Vining vp of strategic development, responsible for developing new offices within the company’s network...
EPA slams Bay State hauler for idling
A Massachusetts waste hauler has paid a fine of $107,300 for exceeding the state’s idling limit, part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) effort to reduce unnecessary idling...
Heil sets factory training schedule
The Heil Institute of Technology has announced its 2008 schedule of factory training courses for technicians. Heil has reduced class size to 10 students...
Goodyear brings DuraSeal to OTR tires
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has introduced a new trailer tire deploying the company’s DuraSeal technology. The Unisteel G316 LHT represents Goodyear’s first adaptation ...
Volvo workers walk
By David Cullen, executive editor
Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) and its affiliated Local #2069 are now on strike against Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) at its New River Valley truck assembly plant in Dublin, VA...
Hendrickson unveils latest bumper
Hendrickson Bumper and Trim has released its latest three-piece bumper, the Aero Bright, for Mack CH, CHN and CHU trucks...
C.R. England implements HirePower
McLeod Software has announced that C.R. England, Inc. has purchased and implemented McLeod’s HirePower module, which the company said helps carriers reduce the time it takes to hire drivers...
Predicting driver risks
By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development
This week, Ivox has announced its patent-pending DriverScore 2.0, a driver risk management system. It provides an objective measurement of individual driving behavior...
Ford to bring Transit Connect to U.S., report says
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Ford Motor Co. will announce at next week’s Chicago Auto Show that it plans to bring its European panel van, the Transit Connect, to the U.S...
I-95 Corridor Coalition to roll in real time
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The I-95 Corridor Coalition has announced that it will begin a multi-state program that will combine both GPS technology and road sensors to collect and distribute traffic information...
