Pickens: Wal-Mart chief intrigued by natural gas
A Tuesday blog posting by T. Boone Pickens says Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott was impressed enough with his energy plan that he ordered a quick study on the feasibility of converting the company’s 8,500 truck fleet to natural gas power...
SMC³ to hold first loss prevention conference
SMC³ has announced its inaugural Loss Prevention Conference, to be held at the Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel from October 20 to 22, 2008...
Nebraska carriers can pay fuel taxes online
Interstate carriers based in Nebraska will now be able to file fuel taxes through the state’s official website...
ABF adds new next-day and second-day lanes
ABF Freight System has announced it has reduced transit times in more than 24,000 station-to-station lanes...
Bridgestone Bandag offers new fuel economy guide
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) has released its fourth fuel economy guide for large trucks, “Tires & Truck Fuel Economy – a New Perspective,”...
Eaton names Aguerrevere to global marketing post
Eaton Corp. has appointed Ignacio Aguerrevere senior manager of global marketing...
Karmak updates Director Series software
Karmak, Inc. has updated its Director Series service shop and parts inventory software...
OTC offers diagnostic software for Ford vehicles
OTC has introduced its Ford Portable Diagnostic Software (PDS) advanced kit...
Fed lends $85 billion to save AIG
Believing that its failure would further weaken the financial market, the Federal Reserve Board has authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to lend up to $85 billion to the American International Group (AIG)...
Wall Street meltdown hurts trucking, too
The turmoil roiling top investment banks is colossal enough to further tamp down the anemic U.S. economy. The upshot for trucking is it will take even longer to get relief from tight credit-- not to mention to see any rise in the rate of consumer and business spending significant enough to boost the economy...
Has Ike impacted your fleet?
FleetOwner is inviting readers to discuss how Hurricane Ike has affected their operation...
Diesel prices down despite refinery troubles
Refinery outages due to Hurricane Ike have not affected diesel prices, and the average price for a gallon of diesel fuel fell four cents in the week of September 15th, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA)...
Texas Fuel Team delivering fuel to Ike-hit areas
The Texas Fuel Team, a cooperative effort between the private sector and government that works with state agencies to coordinate fuel services during disasters, has begun implementing refueling plans put in place before Hurricane Ike hit...
NTEA to host Green Truck Summit
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) will host a Green Truck Summit as part of the Work Truck Show 2009...
Innovative promotes two
Innovative Computing Corp. has promoted Vince Peschio to director of development and Rick Blake to director of product management...
Return to Houston
“Life is in the early stages of returning to normal for many Houstonians,” according to Bruce Sauer, editor of FleetOwner’s sister publication Trailer Body Builder...
Double Coin issues standard retread specs
Double Coin has released retread specifications for their Truck Bus Radial (TBR) casings that provide North American retreaders with certified retread specs, including buff radius and buffing width...
DriveCam names CEO
DriveCam Inc. has named Brandon Nixon CEO and appointed him to the board of directors, effective September 2...
FHWA denies Pennsylvania application to toll I-80
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has denied an application submitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to toll Interstate 80...
Ike leaves refineries relatively unscathed
As rescue and cleanup work continues along the Gulf Coast to clear the remnants of Hurricane Ike, the price of a barrel of crude oil decreased significantly today as the storm did not damage refineries as significantly as anticipated...
TCA offers capital markets webinar
To address the growing number of cut-backs, mergers, bankruptcies and buyouts in the trucking industry, the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) will hold a webinar entitled “Growing, Restructuring or Surviving—What You Need To Know About Current Capital Markets” at noon ET on September 18, 2008...
Stemco releases new AirBat tire pressure sensors
Stemco has released the AirBat RF DAS in-cab indicator, which the company said alerts drivers of under-inflated tires...
Bridgestone Bandag adds two sizes to Firestone FD690 Plus
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) has announced the addition of two sizes to its Firestone FD690 Plus deep drive axle radial tires...
Mack announces key promotions
Mack Trucks has announced a number of changes in its management team, including naming Thomas M. Kelly III to the newly created position of senior vp, product portfolio management and Kevin Flaherty to senior vp, U.S. and Canada...
Senate approves $8 billion for Highway Trust Fund
The U.S. Senate has approved the transfer of $8 billion from the government’s general fund to the Highway Trust Fund...
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