Webb aftermarket group gets president
Wolfgang Winzer has been named president of Webb Wheel Products’ Aftermarket Business Unit. One of the Marmon Highway Technologies companies, Webb Wheel ...
Composites lighten brake fittings
Quick-connect air brake fittings made with a composite body improve impact resistance and strength while significantly reducing weight compared to brass connections...
Prophesy adds load-posting
Prophesy Transportation Solutions, Inc. (www.mile.com) recently announced the addition of a dynamic, real-time load-posting module, Prophesy LPS, to their dispatch software...
GM’s Lutz sees radical change
Everything about cars and light trucks is changing and changing fast, both in terms of technology and market ...
New biodiesel plant opens
The Renewable Energy Group (REG) announced that production of biodiesel at Western Dubuque Biodiesel is now under way. The new facility, which is located near Farley, IA...
East Mfg. appoints platform exec
East Manufacturing Corp. has hired Michael McDonough to be the national accounts manager for its platform trailer products...
GM joins engine design consortium
General Motors is the latest vehicle manufacturer to join the Model Fuels Consortium (MFC), a group that aims to develop...
Call for Highway Heroes
Every year since 1983 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has singled out four truck drivers for extraordinary behavior as they carried out routine driving duties. And now the company ...
Diesel fuel prices down
By Deborah McGuffie-Schyhol, associate editor
According to statistics drawn from the Dept. of Energy’s Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices, motor carriers across the country are paying less for diesel fuel this week ...
Compliance eats up more time
Small transportation businesses are especially hard hit by government regulations, despite federal efforts to reduce ...
Kenworth tour promotes “clean” technology
Due to overwhelmingly positive customer reactions to Kenworth’s Clean Power Technology Tour, the OEM announced it is adding 25 more stops to the U.S. road...
Celadon names Hines president & COO
Truckload carrier Celadon Group has announced that Chris Hines has joined the company as president and chief operating officer...
Towing capacity grows for Isuzu pickups
Isuzu Motors America says its 2008 pickup models will offer up to 1,500 lb. more towing capacity, as well as a number of new safety options that include head-curtain ...
Schneider fattens driver paychecks
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Despite a sluggish freight market, Schneider National is going ahead with an across-the-board pay raise for its drivers. The increase, which takes effect Sept. 30, will add up to $4,500...
Holmes to replace Mackenzie at UPS Freight
Jack Holmes, a 28-year United Parcel Service (UPS) veteran who has headed the operations of UPS Freight for the past year, has been promoted to president ...
Penske opens two new locations
Offering services for rental, full-service leasing and contract maintenance customers, two new facilities have been opened in Lakeland, FL, and ...
Pinnacle certified for EPA SmartWay
Mack Trucks announced that the EPA SmartWay program has certified its long-haul, Pinnacle model tractors. The SmartWay certification means these tractors ...
Tech scholarships aimed at military
Indianapolis-based Lincoln College of Technology has announced it is partnering with the non-profit Hire A Hero program to award academic scholarships to members ...
Driver safety and loyalty go hand-in-hand
By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development
Independent truck operators Tom and Debbie Berkel have been driving for Louisville, KY-based Mercer Transportation for 26 years, so they know a thing or two about ...
Now hear this: Audio email
USTelematics, Inc. (www.ustelematics.com) recently announced the introduction of a new service designed to read email or text messages to users, particularly while they...
EPA chief: Hybrid trucks deliver
By Jim Mele, editor-in-chief
Hybrid vehicles have scored a technological “hat trick,” because “they’re good for the environment, good for energy security and good for the economy...
Taskforce 7.5 gains real-time GPS and mapping
Today @Road, a Trimble Company, announced it has integrated its @Road GPS location technology and new street-level mapping capabilities into its Taskforce 7.5 field-service management solution. ...
Celadon’s Hines looks ahead
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Chris Hines, newly installed president & COO of Celadon Group sees the cross-border truckload carrier facing a mix of challenges and opportunities ahead. But in his view, the opportunities ...
Eaton declares hybrids “commercially available”
KALAMAZOO, MI. Eaton announced here today that its medium-duty hybrid power systems are now commercially available and will be ready for customer ...
Improving yard management
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
While congestion is increasing on American highways, trucking companies also face traffic jams much closer to home – in their terminal yards. ...
Hendrickson reconfigures Tiremaax
Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems has announced it has reconfigured its Tiremaax automatic tire inflation system for trailers. The new Tiremaax CP (Constant Pressure) was developed...
Making green make green
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Saving money while saving the environment is at the heart of the environmentally friendly “green fleet” movement here in the U.S. but it’s not easy to put that belief ...
Phillips applies Permalogic to reefer units
Phillips Industries has added a new product to its line of Permalogic power control units. Permalogic Reefer is an all-weather, electronic controller designed to ...
Acquisition puts Rotary Lift on three continents
Rotary Lift Consolidated (RLC) has announced the purchase of Hanmecson International, a wholly owned U.S. company based in Fort Worth that manufactures vehicle lifts ...
Navteq reports record Q2
Chicago-based Navteq Corp., (www.navteq.com) a provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based solutions, reported record second quarter revenue and operating income for the quarter ...
Networkcar names new marketing director
Wireless vehicle management solutions provider Networkcar (www.networkcar.com has appointed Craig Whitney director of marketing. Whitney, an industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience...
“CSI” for truck tires
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
With freight volumes stagnant or falling and operational expenses rising, fleets are doing everything they can to keep a tight rein on expenses. That includes managing their second-largest expense on the balance sheet – tires – more closely than ever...
