Daimler closing Sterling, reshaping North American operations
In a major restructuring of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), its parent Daimler AG announced that it will end production of the Sterling brand, close its Portland, OR, and St. Thomas, Ontario, truck plants, and move production of Western Star trucks to a new plant in Saltillo, Mexico...
Sterling Trucks era comes to an end
The discontinuation of the the Sterling Trucks brand marks the end of a decade-plus affiliation with Daimler Trucks North America, following the purchase of the brand from Ford in 1997...
BBTS truck and bus sales president to retire
Singh Ahluwalia, president of truck and bus sales for Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), will retire effective March 1, 2009...
Legal support for truckers
While there are a number of legal services that provide relief inside and out of the courtroom to drivers for a monthly or weekly fee, according to Multi Service its Open Road Drivers Plan boasts localized service...
Kenworth releases body builder manual
Kenworth has released an online body builder manual for its T170 Class 5, T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7 models, available as a .pdf file in the products section of the company’s homepage...
Container cargo volume drops
According to a recent report by the National Retail Federation and Global Insight, cargo volume at U.S. major retail container ports is expected to decline 6.5% in 2008 compared to 2007, hitting the lowest total in three years...
Accellos acquires Prophesy Transportation Software
Accellos Inc. has announced the acquisition of Prophesy Transportation Software, Inc., a software provider with products aimed at managing the operation of both public and private fleets...
Cadec, Procuro integrate systems for food distributors
The integration of Cadec Global’s Mobius TTS fleet management system with Procuro PIMM will provide food distributors with a complete cold-chain management service to track and validate product temperatures, Cadec said...
ATA renews attack on port trucking plan
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) fired the latest salvo in the ongoing battle over the controversial truck replacement plan put into effect by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Oct. 1...
SmartWay recognizes 27 for green efforts
Eighteen carriers, five shippers, three logistics providers and an industry service group have been recognized for their environmental efforts with 2008 SmartWay Excellence Awards...
Roadranger widens synthetic gear lube availability
Roadranger FE 75W-90 synthetic gear lubricant is now available through every major heavy-duty truck OEM in North America...
Circadian and Sleep Pointe to jointly battle apnea
Stoneham, MA-based Circadian, a global firm that provides workforce performance and safety solutions, today announced forming a strategic partnership with Wichita-based Sleep Pointe LLC...
Eaton promotes John Sczesny
Eaton Corp. has named John Sczesny business unit manager, light and medium duty transmission business for North America...
Manufacturing stats fall to lowest level since post-9/11
According to the latest Institute of Supply Management “Report On Business PMI” (price manufacturing index), the manufacturing sector significantly declined in September, marking the greatest contraction since the days immediately following the 9/11 attacks...
TCA presents new initiatives, plans for 2009
NEW ORLEANS. The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) introduced a newly redesigned website, a new online feature called Trucking on the Green and the migration of the supplier and membership directories to an all-electronic format at the annual ATA Management Conference & Exhibition here...
Qualcomm debuts Fuel Manager at ATA
NEW ORLEANS. Turning driver performance and vehicle data into actionable information to help manage fuel costs is the goal of Qualcomm, Inc.’s new Fuel Manager solution, a module in its Performance Monitoring service in the OmniVision Transportation suite of services...
Dometic sees day cabs as ripe for idle reduction
NEW ORLEANS. Dometic Environmental Corporation, a supplier of battery-based idle reduction solutions, was among the exhibitors at the 2008 American Trucking Assns. Management Conference and Exhibition held here this week...
TMW to resell EBE systems
TMW will offer EBE’s transportation-specific workflows and process management applications to complement its own enterprise transportation software solutions...
ATA touts 18 tips for driver safety
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) has adopted 18 new recommendations made by its newly established Safety Task Force in an attempt to expand the organization’s safety agenda...
GlobalWave expands wireless features
NEW ORLEANS. New releases for the GlobalWave trailer tracking and in-cab communications system expand power options, add a motion-detecting sensor and offer a low-cost, Windows-based “netbook” for the driver...
GE adds low-cost trailer tracking
NEW ORLEANS. A self-contained, battery-powered trailer tracking unit gives GE Veriwise a lower-cost option for fleets looking for simple location and geofencing functions...
PeopleNet upgrades BLU driver display unit
NEW ORLEANS. Upgrades for its BLU driver display unit offer turn-by-turn navigation Maptuit truck-specific routes and text-to-speech options...
Document system integrates in-cab scanning
NEW ORLEANS. Paper forms can be scanned and delivered wirelessly from a truck’s cab to a fleet’s automated document management system...
Wal-Mart tech wins TMC award for second straight year
Wal-Mart Transportation technician David Bryan Lewis was named top heavy-truck technician in the U.S. for the second consecutive year at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s (TMC) 2008 Fall Meeting...
Survey: Fuel trumps economy
Over 50% of trucking industry executives are worried about fuel prices more than any other issue, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) 2008 report of the ten most critical issues facing U.S. trucking companies...
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