Mack engines available CARB-certified
Mack MP7 and MP8 engines have been certified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to meet 2008 emissions requirements when idling, allowing Mack customers with compliant engines to bypass state regulations that limit idling to five minutes...
GM shows off fuel-cell trucks
By Jim Mele, editor-in-chief
LAS VEGAS. Hydrogen-powered fuel cell SUVs were among the broad lineup of alternative-fuel vehicles General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operation (FCO) offered to fleet customers and dealers during a weeklong ride-and-drive event here...
PeopleNet offers guaranteed fuel-efficiency program
PeopleNet has launched the MPG Guarantee Program, aimed at helping fleets to improve their fuel efficiency by 5% to 10%. The program offers a full money-back guarantee that the miles per gallon benefit will exceed the cost of the program within one year...
Diesel down three cents
The average diesel price fell three cents to $4.15 a gallon for the week of May 5, offering a slight respite from price increases...
BBTS ups tread prices
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), a division of Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, has announced it will increase prices...
Hendrickson adds roll-off lift axle
Hendrickson Auxiliary Axle Systems has released the Composilite RO lift axle, designed specifically for Class 8 roll-off vehicles...
ArvinMeritor to shed light–duty business
By David Cullen, executive editor
ArvinMeritor Inc. announced today it will spin off its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business to ArvinMeritor shareholders...
StarTrak, Hegemon integrate systems
StarTrak Systems, a subsidiary of Alanco Technologies, has announced the integration of its ReeferTrak system...
Tresca takes ready-mix fleet graphics honors
Tresca Brothers Sand and Gravel was recently selected as a first place award winner in the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) Fleet Graphics Competition...
Peterbilt releases car carrier
Peterbilt Motors Co. has introduced a low-profile configuration for the Model 388 aimed at the car carrier industry...
Continental names CVT exec. vp
Continental North America has named Paul Williams executive vp of commercial vehicle tires (CVT) for Continental Automotive Americas...
Heil names operations director
Anthony Henson has been hired as director of North American operations for refuse and recycling truck manufacturer Heil Environmental...
FedEx, UPS see earnings fall
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The country’s two largest delivery carriers reported losses in earnings for the quarter...
Economy has trucking on rough road
By Brian Straight, managing editor
The economy received some good and bad news this week as several key economic indicators show the United States may not be in a recession...
Qualcomm offers flat-rate plan
By Jim Mele, editor-in-chief
Fleets using OmniVision wireless services can now choose flat-rate pricing that includes unlimited access to messaging...
No-idle HVAC uses batteries
ClimaCab’s (www.climacab.com) power management module continuously varies the speed of the system’s compressor and fans...
Michelin, Love’s Travel Stops ink service deal
Michelin and Love’s Travel Stops have signed a deal that will provide Michelin Americas Truck Tires service to more than 150 Love’s locations...
FleetOwner announces new managing editor
Brian Straight has joined FleetOwner as managing editor. Straight, who is based at publication headquarters in Stamford CT, will be responsible for copyediting and coordinating the magazine’s editorial activities...
GE trailer resale center opens in California
A new trailer resale showroom has opened in Fontana, CA., with more than 300 units in stock and thousands more available throughout California...
California assembly nixes public-private infrastructure bill
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The California Assembly Business and Professions Committee voted down a measure (AB 2600) that would have allowed the state to enter into private-public partnerships for infrastructure development...
SkyBitz to be used on JB Hunt trailers
J.B. Hunt Transport Services will use SkyBitz’s Global Locating System (GLS) asset tracking technology for substantially all of their North American trailers...
Ernst & Young’s Hanley to present at GAAS
Mike Hanley, a partner at Ernst & Young, will present “Mega Trends Facing the Global Automotive Industry; Lessons Learned From Around the World,”...
Tonnage falls in March
By Justin Carretta, online news editor
The American Trucking Assns. (ATA) seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 3.3% in March...
Built-in stairway for flatbeds
East Manufacturing has released a built-in stairway for platform trailers, offering an easier and safer exit and entrance...
