Tridako releases APU
Tridako Energy Systems has released the PowerCube Model HC6000 auxiliary power unit for class 8 trucks. The PowerCube is designed to provide ...
Mac Tools taps Murray
Mac Tools has named Michael Murray president, effective January 1. He joined the company in February 2007 as vp of operations and merchandising before becoming COO...
Arpin moves into Canada
Household goods forwarder Arpin International Group has opened an office in the Toronto area, expanding the company’s presence into Canada...
Biodiesel to benefit from New Delhi link
By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development
Benefuel, Inc., a Chicago-based biodiesel refining and distribution
firm, has unveiled an exclusive worldwide manufacturing agreement with catalyst manufacturer Sud-Chem...
Cummins names new emissions group chief
Cummins Inc. has announced that Srikanth Padmanabhan, managing Director of Cummins Generator Technologies, will head Cummins Emission Solutions ...
Mack hosts Vegas safety challenge
Mack Trucks will sponsor a driving skills safety challenge during the World of Concrete show, Jan. 22-24, from 10 am to 4 pm at the Las Vegas Convention Center...
Boosting safety with technology
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
A variety of technologies are being increasingly viewed as a curative for many of the trucking industry’s safety ills, especially in terms of reducing highway crashes...
Paccar opens Hayward, CA lease location
Paccar Leasing Company (PacLease) has announced the addition of a new lease location in Hayward, CA. The site will be operated by NorCal PacLease...
NTEA releases ‘08 market resource guide
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has released its 2008 Market Resource Guide, providing detailed information on over 1,750 NTEA member companies...
PrePass now operational in S.C.
South Carolina has added PrePass, installing the technology at Anderson Northbound on I-85. PrePass, a voluntary system that allows motor carriers to comply with state regulations ...
Biodiesel study shows similar results to 100% diesel
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
According to a study released by the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA), first-year results show 20% soy biodiesel blends (B20) perform similarly to diesel fuel in trucks...
Clean Burn boasts of energy savings
Clean Burn Energy Systems claims its waste oil-fired furnaces and boilers burn millions of gallons of used oil every year on-site, transforming it into free heat...
Software firm launched
Interactive Capacity Gateway, LLC has been created out of third-party logistics provider NLM. The company promises design, implementation, and hosting of Web-based software ...
Firestone adds Ride-Rite springs for Tundra
Firestone Industrial Products has released Ride-Rite air helper springs for the 2WD and 4WD Toyota Tundra. The springs help Tundra owners safely and comfortably tow heavy ...
SAE to hold braking seminars
SAE International has announced three upcoming seminars in Troy, MI on the braking industry...
Freight matching site launches
Vessage, a website aimed at matching shippers with carriers, has launched. The site promises a user-friendly portal to post and view both loads and trucks...
CARB plans retrofit funding for trucks
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) plans to allocate more than 75% of some $1 billion in public bond funding to reduce pollution from diesel-powered commercial trucks...
Mile Marker hires Fernandez
Robert Fernandez is the new senior executive vp for strategic marketing for specialty vehicle parts manufacturer and distributor Mile Marker International...
UNOH and TMC offer tech scholarship
The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) has joined with the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of American Trucking Assns...
CFI buys Cummins engines
Contract Freighters, Inc. (CFI) has announced it will purchase 140 Cummins 2007 ISXZ engines with the Cummins particulate filter. The SmartWay-approved Cummins engine ...
AFVi to host federal incentives webinar
The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) will host a free 90-minute webinar titled “Federal Incentives for Alternative Fuels & Vehicles” on January 29, 2008 at 1:30 ET....
Goodyear magazine goes digital
Goodyear has announced its TireLogic magazine, aimed at the trucking industry, will move online. The company said the change will save trees and make the magazine more interactive...
Slow going ahead
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
The trucking industry will continue to face a sluggish freight environment in the new year as a number of economic indicators remained on a downswing as 2007 drew to close...
Webasto names Wallace to top post
Webasto Product North America, the North American subsidiary of Webasto AG’s Global Comfort Solutions (GCS) business unit, has named Mark Wallace president & CEO, effective January 2...
Federal-Mogul exits bankruptcy
Truck parts supplier Federal-Mogul Corp. has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to embark on a global growth plan....
PacLease upgrades telematics interface
Paccar Leasing Company (PacLease) has released the PacTrac Blu, an upgrade to its PacTrac telematics systems. According to the company, the PacTrac Blu is a 7-inch...
Bergstrom taps Gordon and Rahn
Bergstrom, Inc. has appointed Bill Gordon director of sales--new business for the company, in charge of international sales for Bergstrom’s Nite system...
Over the barrel
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
Oil prices hit $100 a barrel yesterday for the first time, a watershed mark that appeared inevitable after several months of volatility and seemingly endless price increases...
FleetMentor beta version launched
J.J. Keller & Associates has launched the beta test of its newest online fleet management solution FleetMentor, which was first introduced at the 2007 American Trucking Assns. (ATA) annual convention...
PHH sale to GE called off
PHH Corporation has announced it has terminated an agreement to sell the company to the General Electric Capital Corp. unit of General Electric...
Phillips Industries scores two patents
Phillips Industries has received federal patents for two products, the Permalogic Controller and Sta-dry Slim-7 trailer harness...
The easy way to go green
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
“Increasing fuel economy is the easiest way to go green,” said Gerry Kirouac, training manager for Cadec Global, during the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
Bandag marks golden anniversary
Tire retreader Bandag, founded on December 20, 1957, is celebrating 50 years in business. The anniversary festivities included honoring founder Roy Carver ...
