Volvo Enhances Connectivity Support For Older Truck Models
Owners of legacy Volvo trucks can purchase Geotab telematics devices and sign up for Remote Diagnostics subscriptions through the Volvo Trucks dealer network beginning May 1. Photo: Jack Roberts Volvo Trucks North America announced it is extending its …
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Dana Breaks Ground on Gear Plant in Hungary
Dana said it is investing approximately 46 million in the new facility, which is slated to begin production in early 2018. Once the plant reaches full production in 2020, it will some 200 workers.
Penske aims to guide shippers, truckers via ELD maze
The technology choices facing US trucking firms and shippers that must comply with the upcoming electronic logging mandate are multiplying as suppliers take aim at a market they expect to explode. With the mandate taking effect Dec. 18, time is ru…
Orders for Class 5-8 trucks reach 16-month high
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Orders for Class 5-8 trucks rose to a 16-month high in March, according to data from ACT Research. Preliminary net orders rose to 47,300 units, ACT reported, which represents a 19% improvement year-over-year. “Against easy comps, March…
Volvo Trucks partners with Geotab
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America announced today that it is partnering with Geotab to extend its uptime services. With the new partnership, owners of Volvo legacy vehicles with EPA 2010 or newer Volvo engines will be able to…
Shedding light on arctic winter driving
Rovaniemi, Finland – It’s known that weeks or even months of winter darkness in arctic climates can cause depression, poor work performance and demotivation; now Daimler has shown that the opposite is true: adding daylight makes truck drivers perform better. Most people other than Eskimos and Finns take daylight pretty well for granted, as long as the sun rises every morning.
Virginia Trucking Companies, Execs Indicted for Hours of Service Conspiracy
Two Virginia-based trucking companies and their executives have been charged with conspiracy, falsifying records, false statements, wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy related to hours of service and labor violations. Bea…
France’s Highways of Discontent
At the Relais des Hayons in northern France, 180 truck drivers are enjoying the calf heads, blood sausage and other delicacies in their four-course meal deal with wine before retiring to the ranks of rigs parked outside. With their own red Micheli…
Hino Names More Certified Ultimate Dealers
The locations below have gone through an extensive process of certification and join Hino’s current group of seven Hino Trucks’ Certified Ultimate dealerships: Certified Ultmate is Hino’s dealer excellence program that covers everything from new products and services to training and dealership presentation. The designation is aimed at giving Hino customers an “Ultimate Ownership Experience,” that delivers higher standards at touchpoints throughout the lifecycle of product ownership through these locations.