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McLeod Software Takes Top Marketing Honors
McLeod Software, a leading provider of dispatch and accounting fleet management software for the trucking industry, today announced it has been named the recipient of several awards...
Mack announces 2006 International Distributor of the Year
Mack Trucks, Inc. recently named Salinas y Fabres S.A. (SALFA), Santiago, Chile 2006 Mack International Distributor of the Year. ...
Reefer Service, Techtrade named Carrier Transicold’s dealers of the year
Reefer Service, Inc. of Hudsonville, Michigan, was named Carrier Transicold's 2006 North American Dealer of the Year at the company's annual Truck, Trailer and Rail dealer meeting held recently in San Antonio, Texas...
Safety Vision, L.P. announces $1.4 million contract award from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Safety Vision, a global provider of mobile digital video solutions, announced its Houston office has been awarded a $1.4 million contract to install onboard surveillance camera systems on 155 new buses for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ...
OPW fuel management systems schedules next onsite training seminar for Greensboro, NC
OPW Fuel Management Systems, part of OPW Fueling Components, has scheduled its next onsite product training seminar for June 19-22 in Greensboro, NC....
Brad Glover honored as 2006 International dealer of the year
International Truck and Engine Corporation recognized Brad Glover of Glover International Trucks Ltd. with locations in Alberta, Canada, as the 2006 Dealer of the Year ...
Navteq Transport selected by Maptuit for use in NaviGo
NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, announced today from the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) 2007 Education Management Conference and Exhibition that it has been chosen by Maptuit to supply NAVTEQ TRANSPORT(TM) truck attributes for their latest fleet navigation product, NaviGo...
Kenworth PremierCare Express air conditioning service available at participating Kenworth dealers
Proper air conditioning system maintenance can keep drivers cool and comfortable in their trucks as temperatures rise this summer, and also help prevent costly repairs...
New Literature on 6200 Series tarp system for light duty dump trucks
New literature is now available from Roll-Rite® on their 6200 Series window-shade tarp system designed exclusively for light duty dumps using up to 16' of tarp...
Kenworth names 2007 Parts Council members
Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2007 Kenworth Parts Council members. The council consists of leading parts managers from Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada....
Downey Products announces Top Spin applications for 2007 Ford F-250 & F-350
2007 Ford Super Duty owners can outfit their heavy duty workhorse with a Top Spin(tm) tonneau cover from Downey Products. ...
Bridgestone Firestone and Ryder renew long-term agreement
Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC and Ryder System, Inc. announced today they have renewed their long-term agreement that began in 1990...
Brinkers’ “Pirates” rig captures Truck-Lite trophy
Bob & Shelley Brinker, Grayling, MI, topped the competition for the Truck-Lite Trophy at the 2007 Mid-America Trucking Show...
Hendrickson offers AERO CLAD bumper for the Volvo VNL
Hendrickson Bumper and Trim introduces an AERO CLAD bumper fitted for Volvo VNL trucks ...
New high-capacity Roll-Rite Tarp Spool Housing improves
Roll-Rite® is introducing a new high-capacity Tarp Spool Housing, allowing the company to offer a complete front-to-rear tarping system...
Kenworth extends $1,000 rebate program with Landstar on qualifying new sleeper truck purchases through 2007
Kenworth Truck Company announced that it will extend a successful rebate program with Landstar System, Inc. through 2007. ...
Purkey’s Electric Consulting trains Phillips Industries’ team
Phillips Industries, as part of their annual sales conference held in Las Vegas during HDAW, invited Bruce Purkey, President of Purkey’s Electrical Consulting to give instruction to the company’s field representatives to better their diagnostic and problem solving techniques...
Detroit Diesel G2 Training Program Wins Training Magazine's Top 125 Award
Detroit Diesel is pleased to announce that the G2 Program has been selected to Training Magazine's Top 125, the most elite ranking among Fortune 500 companies...
Updated U.S. Federal Lighting Guide Kit Available from NTEA
Compliance with lighting requirements will be easier to determine with the newly updated U.S. Federal Lighting Guide Kit available from the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA). ...
Revised Truck Equipment Handbook Available from the NTEA
The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) recently revised its Truck Equipment Handbook. ...
New electronic controls literature available from Tuthill Controls
Tuthill Controls Group now offers sixteen new literature sheets featuring various models of their new electronic controls...
New 875 API Dust Cap from Civacon
Civacon, a leading provider of cargo tank components and systems, is pleased to announce the addition of the new 875 API Dust Cap...
Horton announces upgraded friction liners for high-torque DriveMaster® Spring-Engaged Fan Drive Applications
Horton, Inc. announces a product enhancement to its current friction liners for high-torque DriveMaster Spring-Engaged Fan Drive applications...
Fontaine honored with International Diamond award
Fontaine International was presented the prestigious International Truck & Engine’s 2006 Diamond Supplier Award for the fourth consecutive year...
Mack announces 2006 distributors of the year
Mack Trucks, Inc. announced the recipients of its 2006 Distributor of the Year awards. Every year, Mack acknowledges the efforts and contributions of its dealer network by honoring high performing distributors in its U.S. and Canada business uni...
Drivers find it pays to know Volvo
Knowledge can be valuable – and knowledge of Volvo trucks could be worth more than $10,000 for one lucky driver...
NTEA Publication & Materials catalog offers array of products/services
the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) recently published its Spring/Summer 2007 Work Truck Industry Publications & Materials catalog....
@Road receives Frost & Sullivan mobility awards
2007 Frost & Sullivan Mobility Awards Presented to @Road for Best Overall Mobile Field Service Automation Solution and Best Overall In-Vehicle Solution for Mobile Resource Management...
Iteris and Prime report an 85% reduction in accidents after deployment of lane departure warning system
Iteris, Inc., a leader in vision-based technologies and Intelligent Transportation Systems that optimize traffic flow and enhance driver safety, today announced that Prime, Inc. (Prime), one of North America's most successful refrigerated, flatbed and tanker carriers, has achieved an 85 percent decrease rate in run-off-road and rollover accidents ...
Panther Expedited Services acquires Integres Global Logistics
Panther Expedited Services, Inc., the largest independent provider of critical shipment delivery services, today announced its acquisition of Integres Global Logistics, a leading technology-based freight forwarding and logistics company....
Total Logistics Group chooses Skybitz trailer tracking solution
Total Logistics Group, a full-service transportation and logistics provider specializing in the cross-border transport of food and consumer goods between Canada and the U.S., has chosen the patented Global Locating System (GLS) trailer tracking technology from SkyBitz ...
NPTC takes neutral stance on mandate of speed limiting devices
Although most private fleets already use speed limiting devices, the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) refused to endorse a petition to mandate that all carriers use such devices. ...
Tests confirm knock-off brake components pose risk to safety, durability
Tests completed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC confirm knock-off brake valves to be inferior when compared with genuine Bendix valves...
SkyBitz reaches 120,000 Trailers Tracked with Latest Round of Customers
SkyBitz, the leading provider of Global Locating System (GLS) trailer tracking technology for the trucking industry, has announced the addition of seven customers that are deploying its tracking solutions...
Utility Trailer announces Hendrickson Pneumatic Quik-Draw Slider as standard equipment on reefers and dry vans
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer of dry freight vans, reefers, flatbeds, and Tautliner® curtainsided trailers, is pleased to announce that it has made the Hendrickson Quik-Draw® pneumatic slider pin-pull system standard equipment...
UPS, U.S. Commercial Service partner to promote U.S. exports
The Department of Commerce’s U.S. Commercial Service announced a new initiative with UPS (NYSE: UPS) to grow exports from U.S.-based small- and medium-sized enterprises...
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Reports Strong Fourth Quarter Operating Results
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today reported consolidated net sales of $739 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2006...
Accuride posts 4Q results
Accuride Corporation (NYSE: ACW), a leading manufacturer and supplier of commercial vehicle components, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter 2006 ...
McLeod Software Reports Record Breaking First Quarter Sales
McLeod Software, a leading provider of dispatch and accounting fleet management software for the trucking industry, today announced a significant increase in sales during the first two months of 2007 ...
Purolator Freight Chooses Transportation Costing Group
Purolator Freight will begin using its Less Than Truckload Cost Information System (LTL/CIS ® ) to enhance profitability and growth through more effective decision making and accurate assessments of its operation....
Volvo Trucks North America Selects Bridgestone R287
Volvo Trucks North America recently selected the Bridgestone R287 as the standard position steer tire for the Volvo VN and Volvo VT series of highway trucks...
National Logistics Management honors top carriers with Excellence Awards
National Logistics Management (NLM) is honoring stellar carrier performance by presenting its third annual Carrier Excellence Awards to carriers that have provided outstanding customer service in 2006...
Oil Eater introduces trucking Spill Kit for emergency clean ups
The new Oil Eater Transportation Spill Kit is an all-in-one professional grade emergency clean-up system for hazardous spills...
Purolator Freight chooses Transportation Costing Group
Purolator Freight will begin using its Less Than Truckload Cost Information System (LTL/CIS ® ) to enhance profitability and growth through more effective decision making and accurate assessments of its operation....
Mack announces standard tires
Mack Trucks, Inc. recently selected the Bridgestone R250F as the standard tire for its Granite® and TerraPro™ Cabover model series of heavy-duty vocational trucks...
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America signs 25 new dealers
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) added 25 new dealers to its distribution system in 2006, setting the stage for continued market share growth through 2007....
Michelin produces first X One tire in Canada
Michelin announced today that it has produced the first X One wide single tire at the company’s Waterville, Nova Scotia plant...
Kenworth medium duty body builders manual available for 2008 model T300 applications
The new Kenworth Medium Duty Body Builders Manual offers extensive information on 2008 model Kenworth T300 medium-duty trucks and tractors equipped with the new 2007 PACCAR PX-6 and PX-8 engines...
International Truck and Engine Named Supplier of the Year by SYSCO Corporation
International Truck and Engine Corporation, a Navistar company, was recently named Transportation-Capital Equipment Supplier of the Year by SYSCO Corporation...
Peterbilt of Joplin’s Glenn Larson named 2006 North American Peterbilt dealer of the year
Glenn Larson, Dealer Principal of Peterbilt of Joplin, was recently named the 2006 Peterbilt Dealer of the Year...
