Cummins Delivers the Power of Choice
Cummins is repositioning itself in the heavy-duty marketplace with a new name for its expanding portfolio of motive technologies. The new name, Cummins Integrated Power, denotes both the company’s expertise in technology integration and its reach into different alternative fuel segments, including diesel, natural gas, hybrid and battery-electric.
Businesses May Apply for Exclusion from Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
The Department of Commerce has outlined a process that would allow individual American businesses to apply for an exclusion from the tariffs on imported steel and aluminum recently enacted by the Trump administration.
ATA aiming for inclusiveness in mid-year meeting rebranding
ARLINGTON, Va. – Changes are coming to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) mid-year meeting. In an effort to be more inclusive, the organization is re-branding the May Leadership Meeting as the Mid-Year Management Session, aiming to show value to …
RoadPro Introduces Roadking Bluetooth Headsets
RoadPro has introduced a new line of Bluetooth headsets and mobile tech accessories from RoadKing, featuring noise canceling technology.
Utility unveils 4000AE drop deck
Utility’s new lightweight 4000AE Drop Deck flatbed trailer offers many features found in the company’s combo flatbed of the same name. And the final result weighs less than some all-aluminum trailers, but at a “more sensible combo-trailer price,” the c…
Hours-focused Roadcheck inspection spree less than two weeks out
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual International Roadcheck, a three-day ramp up of truck and bus enforcement across North America, is scheduled for June 5-7. The year’s focus will be on hours-of-service compliance, says CVSA, due in part t…
Eight truckers named Highway Angels for heroic acts while on-duty
Drivers were recognized for a variety of acts, including extinguishing vehicle fires to save crash victims, helping a driver who had gone unconscious in the middle of an interstate, comforting an injured driver in his last moments before passing away a…
Podcast special edition: Lay of the land for owner-ops, by the numbers again with ATBS’ Todd Amen
This special edition of the Overdrive Radio podcast features audio from ATBS President Todd Amen’s March 20 conference call for owner-operators outlining annual mileage, revenue and income averages from 2017, among other metrics, for segments among its…
uStart to help you start
The uStart power systems that are already helping to start Class 6 trucks are now cleared to for use in Class 7 and 8 day cabs with up to 12-liter engines. The drop-in Group 31 battery replacement offers a level…
ATA truck tonnage index dips slightly in February
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) for-hire truck tonnage index decreased by 2.6% in February after rising 1.6% in January. In February, the index equaled 109.2 (2015=100), down from 112.1 in January. ATA…