Suspension, Repto added to vocational applications 

Kenworth Truck Co. has added the Neway ADZ rear air suspension from SAF-Holland to its heavy-duty truck offerings...

Autocar Parts expands sales staff 

Autocar Parts, a provider of truck and trailer parts for fleets, has added three sales and customer service personnel to its staff...

ATA Safety Management Council honors trucking’s best 

Alfred “Al” LaCombe has been named National Safety Director of the Year by the American Trucking Assns. (ATA). LaCombe, the director of safety and training for Dupre Logistics, was presented the award at the 2011 Safety & HR National Conference and Exhibition by the ATA Safety Management Council...

Speak softly and carry a glowing stick 

Entrepreneur Steve Rowe has developed a new truck driver’s height-measuring stick that he claims is the best yet in the heavy trucking industry...

Truck immobilization device battles cargo theft 

A new device designed to slow down and stop a tractor-trailer is said to help prevent cargo theft and can result in lower insurance costs...

Walter Bennett, former Utility president, dies  

Walter Bennett, former president & director of Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., has passed away at the age of 93...

Tom McLeod: Make the most of slower times 

CHICAGO. Tom McLeod, president & CEO of McLeod Software, officially opened the 21st annual McLeod User Group meeting yesterday morning with an overview of the industry and some specific advice for carriers about how to make the most of what appears to be a slower economic recovery...

Real-time HOS, DVIR data being integrated to management software 

CHICAGO. Two leading providers of software and compliance solutions are joining forces to help fleets improve visibility into available driver hours and the inspection process...

TruckPC, TND 760 integrated with McLeod products 

CHICAGO. Rand McNally’s TruckPC and TND 760 Fleet Edition products are now integrated to run with the latest editions of McLeod Software’s LoadMaster Enterprise and Powerbroker...

Qualcomm and McLeod announce new applications integration 

CHICAGO. Qualcomm and McLeod Software chose the 21st annual McLeod User Group meeting, “The Ability to Do More,” as the venue to announce the integration of Qualcomm’s Circle of Service Workflow application with McLeod’s LoadMaster Enterprise trucking dispatch operations management system...

LA Port owner-operator ban overturned 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned a controversial ban on owner-operators at the Port of Los Angeles, a decision the American Trucking Assns. (ATA) hailed as a “decisive victory for the trucking industry and consumers.”...

McLeod announces release of version 10.3 of LoadMaster Enterprise and PowerBroker  

CHICAGO. McLeod Software chose its 21st annual user conference to announce the release of LoadMaster Enterprise and PowerBroker versions 10.3...

FCCC building bus chassis for Veterans’ hospitals 

Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. has received a contract from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to build 100 MB-65 commercial bus chassis for Veterans Administration hospitals...

SuperTech Grand Champion crowned 

Jeffrey Schlecht has been named the SuperTech Grand Champion for the second time in his career...

First U.S. Continental Tire “ContiLifeCycle” retread facility opens  

The first facility in the U.S. to be licensed as a “ContiLifeCycle” Continental Tire retread facility opened its doors last week...

Trucker texting linked to deadly Maine Amtrak crash 

In the wake of the furor over a proposed texting ban for commercial drivers by the National Transportation Safety Board, another deadly truck accident may be linked to the trucker texting or talking on a cell phone, according to a report in the Bangor Daily News...

Mobile app provides customer rate quotes 

Con-way Freight has enhanced its mobile app to provide custom rate quotes among other user options...

Red Dot names account executive 

Jeff Sybil has been named OEM account executive with Red Dot Corp., a supplier of HVAC systems and components...

Volvo unveils upgraded environmental footprint calculator 

Customers can calculate their environmental footprint with a new upgraded calculator from Volvo Trucks...

New ‘green’ leasing option 

Ryder System Inc. announced the launch of its new “flex-to-green” lease offering, making it easier for private fleet operators to jumpstart their sustainability programs by providing the option of incorporating alternative fuel vehicles into their fleets, the truck rental and leasing company said...

Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies names leasing manager 

Dolores Cote has been named leasing manager/regional sales manager, for Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies...

Goodyear launches fleetHQ blog 

Customers with tire-related questions can find answers on a new blog introduced by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co...

Electric vehicle information and demo center being built  

GE Capital Fleet Services is setting up a “customer experience and learning center” for electric vehicles in Eden Prairie, MN. The center will showcase GE’s portfolio of electric vehicle solutions and allow customers to evaluate electric vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles...

Bridgestone to expand Tennessee plant 

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) will be investing $36.6 million to increase production capacity at its Warren County, TN, plant ...

ABF president & CEO Kemp to retire 

Arkansas Best Corp. announced that Wesley B. Kemp, current president & CEO of its largest subsidiary, ABF Freight System, Inc. (ABF), will retire on Dec. 31, 2011. Roy M. Slagle, ABF’s current senior vice president of sales and marketing,, replace Kemp effective Jan. 1, 2012...

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FleetOwner's Video Product Guide

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January 2012

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