Wabash rear impact guard qualifies for international award
LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Wabash National has been named a finalist for the SSAB Swedish Steel Prize, recognizing its use of advanced high-strength steel in its trailers’ rear impact guard. Wabash is one of four finalists selected out of 102 applications…
P.S.I. snaps up tire pressure monitoring competitor
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) has announced it acquisition of tire pressure monitoring system company Truck System Technologies (TST). TST also provides mobile asset management systems, the company says. P.S.I. says TST’s offerings allow for the real-time…
TCA Implores Congress Not to Raise Truck Weights
The Truckload Carriers Association reiterated its support of the current five-axle, 80,000-pound federal gross vehicle weight limit for trucks in an April 5 letter to the leaders of both the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the House Committee on…
Keep On Truckin’: Priority Rules Still Rule in Structured Dismissals
In 2015, Distressing Matters reported on the Third Circuit’s decision in In re Jevic Holding Corp. , wherein that panel ruled that, in rare circumstances, bankruptcy courts may approve the distribution of settlement proceeds in a manner that violates the Bankruptcy Code’s statutory priority scheme. The Third Circuit’s opinion endorsed the Second Circuit’s “flexible approach” solution to that question and rejected the Fifth Circuit’s finding that settlements must be “fair and equitable,” and thus comply with the priority scheme, as “too rigid.”
New Booking and Dispatch Platform Designed for Heavy Haul/Open Deck Carriers
After a heavy haul fleet owner couldn’t find the kind of operating software he really needed for his small business, he decided to find a software developer to create one. The resulting company, FR8 Revolution, has launched a fully integrated booking and dispatch platform for open deck loads at www.fr8star.com.
Forward Air spreads drayage wings to Southeast
Forward Air is continuing its strategy of growth through acquisition.
Forward Air has expanded its US Midwest-focused drayage footprint to the Southeast with the purchase of Atlantic Trucking, a Charleston, South Carolina-based intermodal se…
UD Trucks Rolls Out New Japan Flagship
UD Trucks has launched the all-new Quon in the Japanese market as “a full model change” for its heavy-duty flagship. Japan-based UD Trucks is a Volvo Group brand .
Ritchie Bros.’ Edmonton auction to offer ‘supermarket of equipment’
EDMONTON, Alta. – There will be no shortage of items to choose from at this month’s Ritchie Bros. auction in Edmonton, Alta., with just under 8,000 on the list. The four-day event will feature more than 210 truck tractors, over…
Trucking HR Canada rolls out new webinar series
OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada announced recently that it is launching a new educational webinar series. According to the company, the new webinar series is designed for HR personnel, and anyone in the trucking and logistics sector looking to learn…
Bandag marks 60 years with launch of new retread campaign
NASHVILLE, Tenn.– Bandag, a part of Bridgestone Americas, is marking its 60th anniversary with the launch of a new global campaign designed to reinvigorate the retread category. Called Built for Better, the platform is said to unite the Bandag brand globally…