Great Dane names Fuller marketing veep
Savannah-based Great Dane Trailers (www.greatdanetrailers.com) announced this week that Brandie Fuller has been promoted to vp of marketing for the company...
Panasonic presents Toughbook 52
Panasonic Computer Solutions Co. has introduced the newest member of its product line, the Panasonic Toughbook 52—described as a “semi-rugged, wireless-ready, desktop replacement notebook”...
Move it on over!
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
A new effort is getting under way aimed at eliminating fatalities to law enforcement officers due to crashes during highway traffic stops....
Magtec and PeopleNet in development partnership
By Wendy Leaviit, director of editorial development
Calgary-based Magtec Products, Inc. (www. magtecproducts.com) announced this week that the company has entered into a development partnership with PeopleNet...
Coupler products guide
SAF-Holland, Inc. recently announced the released of its 2007 Catalog & Selection Guide for Coupler Products. The updated catalog is a comprehensive listing of all Holland coupler products...
SEKO expands Detroit office
Global freight forwarder SEKO has relocated its Detroit operations to a larger logistics center in Romulus, MI, that can handle all types of transportation needs, including domestic and international shipping, customs brokerage...
Slow going for idle-reduction weight exemptions
By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development
The 2005 Energy Policy Act, which provided for a 400-lb weight exemption for on-board idle-reduction systems, has turned out to be a good news/bad news joke of sorts for fleet owners and owner-operators...
Ford, SCE jointly mapping plug-in hybrid strategy
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
Edison International, the parent company of electric utility Southern California Edison (SCE), is joining forces with Ford Motor Co. to develop a complete vehicle, home and grid energy system that hopefully will spur wider use of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs)...
Dana/Dongfeng to produce axles in China
Dana Mauritius, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dana Corp., has purchased from Dongfeng Motor Co. Ltd. 4% of the registered capital of Dongfeng Axle Co., a Chinese commercial vehicle axle manufacturer that will now be known as Dongfeng Dana Axle Co., Ltd...
Shell Lube Tech Tour on the road again
Shell Lubricants has launched its second annual Technology Tour. This is a multi-media conference designed to educate fleet professionals about upcoming changes and expectations in new equipment maintenance procedures and intervals. The cross-country tour will visit ten cities...
J.J. Keller launches online safety service
J.J. Keller & Assoc. has introduced “Transport Safety Pro Advisor Online Community,” an online service that provides information on safety issues, including new regulations...
Renewable Fuels Testing Lab gets funding
By Deborah McGuffie-Schyhol, associate editor
The Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) has announced that a Renewable Fuels Testing Laboratory is one step closer to reality thanks to the $1 million the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has earmarked for the project...
Budget fight shutters Keystone State road services
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
A nine-day budget showdown between Governor Edward Rendell (D) and Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled legislature is bringing the Commonwealth’s road repair work to a virtual standstill and shuttering the doors on all its highway rest stops...
Canada to offer biofuel incentives
By Wendy Leavitt, director of editorial development
Canada’s Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has announced that the Canadian government will provide up to C$1.5 billion (US$1.43 billion) ) in the form of incentives over nine years to producers of renewable alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel...
DaimlerChrysler Financial to relocate
DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas (DCF) will be relocating its U.S. operations to new headquarters in Farmington Hills, MI, once its finishes transferring control of its Chrysler Financial business unit to Cerberus Capital Management in the third quarter...
Penske opens new Sacramento location
Penske Truck Leasing has opened a new 18,000-sq-ft truck rental, full-service leasing, and contract maintenance facility in Sacramento, CA, staffed with 25 employees to manage 750 vehicles offered from this location...
Werner now C-TPAT certified
Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises has announced it is now a validated member in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program – a joint government-business initiative developed by ...
Zonar taps new sales veeps
Seattle-based Zonar Systems, a provider of electronic vehicle inspection tools and telematics solutions, has hired Jason Fallon and Taek Sung as vice presidents in charge of national accounts...
Diesel give-away
Over 175 VIPro Truckforce Service Centers in North America are offering drivers and owner-operators a chance to win up to $1,000 in fuel cards. ...
Lock it up
Carrier Transicold has introduced a new line of “industrial strength” cargo security devices for trailers and containers as part of a move to expand its product offerings ...
NLRB backs Continental Tire
Continental Tire North America, Inc. (www.continentaltire.com), part of German-based Continental AG, has announced that the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Office of Appeals has denied an administrative appeal ...
Advantech introduces handheld mobile terminals
Advantech, a global ePlatform service provider, has announced that logistics operations personnel can easily access real-time data from warehouse management systems using its new Advantech MARS-1030 series compact mobile terminals...
DOT slates meetings on CDLs, Medical Review Board
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin.’s (FMCSA) Commercial Driver’s License Advisory Committee will hold its fourth meeting July 11-12 at the Hilton Arlington in Virginia...
Axle for intermodal
Designed specifically for intermodal chassis applications, the Hendrickson Chassis Axle (HCA) combines low cost with low maintenance...
MHC redesigns website
Based on research and direct feedback from many of its customers, the Kansas-based truck dealership network Murphy-Hoffman Company (MHC) recently redesigned their website ...
Chevron puts 85 years of Lubrication online
Chevron Products Co. has announced that back issues of its Lubrication magazine are now available online at the company’s Lubricants University web site...
KW extends rebate program
Kenworth Truck Co. has announced that it is extending its offer of a $2,000 rebate on qualifying truck purchases through this September....
Panasonic picks Navteq maps
Navteq has announced it has been selected by Panasonic to provide digital map data for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico for Panasonic’s recently launched Strada CN-NVD905U navigation system...
Yokohama names new sales veep
Yokohama Tire Corp. has announced promoting 19-year company veteran Dan King from director of consumer sales to vp of sales....
Volvo Group partnering with DOE
Sweden’s Volvo Group-- including its Mack Trucks unit-- has announced the company will work with the U.S. Department of Energy on a project to develop environmentally friendly commercial vehicle technologies....
Shell holds 25th SuperRigs meet
More than 10,000 persons attended the 25th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition, which took place June 21-23 in Joplin, MO, at the Joplin Petro Stopping Center. ...
Schneider Logistics allies with Canadian firm
Schneider Logistics and Dan Goodwill & Associates, a Toronto-based freight transportation company, have joined forces to provide consulting services to shippers throughout North America....
International’s MaxxForce truly international
International Truck and Engine Corp. has announced that the compacted-iron cylinder blocks for its new MaxxForce 11 and MaxxForce 13 big-bore diesel engines will be provided by the OEM’s Brazilian subsidiary...
