OTC releases Genisys software update kits 

Feb 28, 2008

OTC, a business unit of SPX Corp., has released the USA 2007 system 3.0 domestic software update kits for its Genisys Scan Tool...

General Motors rolls out new cutaway 

Feb 28, 2008, By David Cullen, executive editor

General Motors' Fleet and Commercial Operations debuted the all-new, 2009 model Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana 4500 commercial cutaway van...

Fuel card web site redesigned 

Feb 28, 2008

Eaton scores its biggest hybrid order 

Feb 28, 2008

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 

Feb 28, 2008

Transplace, Inc. has named Robert Brescia executive vp and chief operations officer (COO)....

Freight recovering – but only for some 

Feb 28, 2008, 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 

Feb 27, 2008, 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 

Feb 27, 2008

Rostra Precision Controls, Inc. has introduced the ParkPilot Ultrasonic Smart Parking System...

Melton to revamp website 

Feb 27, 2008

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 

Feb 27, 2008

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 

Feb 27, 2008

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 

Feb 26, 2008

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 

Feb 26, 2008

PetroLiance LLC has announced the Medallion Plus Mentor Program, a fluid testing program that is easily customizable for users ...

Database identifies risky driver behavior 

Feb 26, 2008

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 

Feb 26, 2008, 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 

Feb 26, 2008, 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 

Feb 25, 2008

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 

Feb 25, 2008

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 

Feb 25, 2008, 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 

Feb 25, 2008

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  

Feb 22, 2008

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 

Feb 22, 2008, 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 

Feb 22, 2008

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 

Feb 22, 2008

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 

Feb 22, 2008

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...