Meritor unveils reduced stopping distance materials/PlatinumShield II
LAS VEGAS.At the 2012 Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week here in Las Vegas, Meritor announced the immediate availability of reduced stopping distance (RSD) friction materials from the company’s parts distribution centers in Kentucky and Ontario, Canada...
Latest generation side skirt cuts weight
Freight Wing introduced its next generation of side skirt, coming in at 30 lbs. lighter than the original design, the company said...
Online retailer now offering more than 2 million parts
FindItParts.com announced it is now offering more than 2 million parts on its ecommerce site. FindItParts.com, which launched in 2010, offers light-, medium-, and heavy-duty truck parts...
New heavy-duty battery, cover and case offered
LAS VEGAS. Exide unveiled a new battery designed to provide 1000 CCA (cold cranking amps) as well as a new case and cover this week at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week show here...
Celadon Trucking shuts last Little Rock operation
Indianapolis-based Celadon Group Inc. shut down its last Little Rock, AR, operation of Continental Express Inc. last Friday, President Paul Will confirmed to ArkansasBusiness.com...
California Trucking Assn. joins fight against human trafficking
Members of the California Trucking Assn. pledged to join a nationwide effort to combat human trafficking, the group’s president announced last week during the annual CTA convention in La Quinta, CA, according to a report in the Desert Sun...
Aftermarket associations to collaborate
LAS VEGAS. While both groups will remain separate entities, the Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network (CVSN) and the Heavy Duty Distribution Assn. (HDDA) have reached agreement to share programs and benefits for members...
Accuride to invest $75 million in 2012
LAS VEGAS. Accuride Corp. chose the 2012 Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week Conference (HDAW) here this week to announce that the company expects to make additional investments of approximately $75 million in 2012 to continue to strengthen product availability, quality and reliability; upgrade its manufacturing processes; and improve customer service...
Tonnage scores biggest annual leap since ‘98
Truck tonnage not only rose in December, but it climbed at an astonishing rate. The American Trucking Assn.’s advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index leapt 6.8% in December after rising 0.3% in November 2011...
Timken extends agreement with North Coast Bearings
The Timken Co. has reached a new 5-year agreement with North Coast Bearings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bearing Technologies, to continue marketing and distributing differential and transmission kits and components. The two companies market and distribute DT Components...
Sandberg: Suppliers can help fleets with CSA compliance
LAS VEGAS. Fleets may find their equipment suppliers to be another source of support when it comes to CSA compliance, according to Annette Sandberg, CEO TransSafe Consulting and former FMCSA Administrator...
Azure Dynamics delivers Its 1,000th Balance hybrid electric truck
Azure Dynamics Corp., provider of hybrid electric powertrain solutions in the medium-duty commercial hybrid truck market, announced that it has delivered its 1,000th Balance Hybrid Electric Truck to Purolator, Azure’s largest customer. Purolator currently operates 555 units, making it the world’s largest fleet of Balance Hybrid Electric vehicles, according to an Azure announcement...
Stoughton Trailers makes personnel appointments, adds dealer
Stoughton Trailers has added a Canadian dealership to its network and added two to its salesforce...
Fleet Brake to acquire Page Brake Warehouse
Fleet Brake has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire Page Brake Warehouse and its related entities. Page Brake is a distributor of heavy-duty truck parts for the commercial vehicle aftermarket in the Rocky Mountain region...
Roadnet Technologies names national accounts manager
David Kehoe has been named national accounts manager for Roadnet Technologies, a Baltimore-based vehicle routing, scheduling software, and fleet management technology company...
New intermodal pricing index available
Cass Information Systems and Avondale Partners have created the Cass Intermodal Linehaul Index that the companies said accurately measures changes in U.S. domestic per-mile intermodal rates...
Technical support hotline offered
To help improve its technical support process, Bosch has launched a new hotline for technical questions on all Bosch parts, equipment, and services...
New ‘Heavy Duty Leadership’ program launched
LAS VEGAS. The University of the Aftermarket announced here today at the 2012 Heavy Duty Dialogue meeting that it will offer what it calls the commercial vehicle industry’s first comprehensive leadership-development program...
Produce group releases trucking best practices document
North American Produce Transportation Working Group has introduced a document establishing best trucking practices for fresh produce shippers, receivers and carriers, according to a report in The Packer...
Descartes acquires GeoMicro
Logistics technology company Descartes has acquired GeoMicro, a California-based provider of advanced geographic information systems and commercial turn-by-turn navigation...
Cummins: ISX12 engine can deliver up to 12% fuel economy improvement
Cummins announced its new ISX12 heavy-duty engine with optimized calibrations can deliver up to a 12% improvement in fuel economy over the ISX11.9 engine in some applications...
New fender design said to reduce spray
LAS VEGAS. A new lightweight fender designed to reduce road spray is being shown this week during the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week convention taking place here...
New transmission ups towing capacity of Allison 1000 Series
To meet the needs of those seeking increased towing capacity, Allison Transmission has released the 1350 model, an addition to its 1000 Series line...
Brake training school sets 2012 schedule
Both new and experienced technicians will find useful information and training tips at the 2012 Bendix brake training school. The school, which has taught more than 250,000 people over its 50-plus years, will kick off its first class of 2012 on Tuesday, March 20, in Owosso, MI...
Yokohama makes several personnel appointments
Yokohama Tire Corp. has made several organizational changes within its commercial division. ...
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