Mitsubishi Fuso Moving Inventory to Make Trucks Available for Hurricane Sandy Relief
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. announced that it has consolidated a significant portion of its medium-duty truck inventory at its port facilities in Baltimore, where they can be delivered immediately to its dealers across the affected states …
Firestone Industrial Announces Lifted R4Tech for 2011-12 Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra
Firestone Industrial Products Company LLC announced new Lifted R4Tech systems are available for 2011-2012 Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 trucks.
Sixty feet of controversy
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – On Nov. 6, Walmart Canada took the wraps off a radical new tractor-trailer design it says increases cubic capacity by roughly 30%.
Tenneco to Supply Euro 6 Diesel Aftertreatment Systems to Scania
Tenneco Inc., a manufacturing company that makes emission controls, recently announced that it will supply Scania Group with advanced diesel aftertreatment systems for its European on-road heavy-duty trucks ahead of the 2013 deadline for Euro 6 impl…
Meritor Announces Revised Business Segments
Meritor Inc. announced that it has revised its reporting structure to drive efficiencies across the corporation. Going forward, the company expects to report future results under two segments: Commercial Truck and Industrial and Aftermarket and Trai…
Millions of Gallons of Emergency Diesel Reserves to be Released
The U.S. Energy Department recently stated that 4.2 million gallons of diesel would be released to help fuel shortages in Connecticut in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.As part of the government-wide response and recovery effort for the storm, the…
Texas trucker could be freed from Mexican prison
A Dallas truck driver who says he made a wrong turn into Mexico with a trailer full of ammunition may soon be released from a Mexican prison after paying a fine.
U.S. Xpress Expands Mexican Footprint and Service Offerings
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tenn., announced that it will significantly expand its presence and range of U.S./Mexican cross-border services through two key deals.
Economy, Trucking to Get Boost from Sandy
The economic recovery is progressing at a normal pace, and rebuilding from “superstorm” Sandy will be a boon for some sectors of the economy, including flatbed truckers, according to trucking economist Noel Perry.
Safety advice lacking for truckers: inquest
There was no-one to raise the alarm when a truck driver who died of heat stroke became stranded in remote desert near Wiluna after his truck became bogged, the WA Coroner has found.