Yokohama Tire names new COO
SANTA ANA, Calif. – Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) announced recently that Jeff Barna will join the company January 16 as chief operating officer. Barna will report to Shinichi Takimoto, YTC president, and will have responsibility for sales, marketing and product planning.…
Bison’s Penner adds CEO to title
WINNIPEG, Man. – Bison Transport announced recently that its president Rob Penner is now president and chief executive officer. The new title is effective immediately. Penner joined the Bison team in 1991, moved through all aspects of operations and was promoted to…
Truck pricing could rise 4% this year: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking rates in the US will increase by about 4% this year, according to a projection from industry forecaster FTR. In its monthly State of Freight webinar, FTR transportation economist Noel Perry, said truckload contract rate increases…
EPA Accuses FCA of Excess Diesel Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has accused Fiat Chrysler Automobiles of failing to disclose engine management software that increased air pollution in 104,000 diesel-powered Ram 1500 trucks and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs in the 2014 to 2016 mod…
Retraining low-skilled workers
IMAGINE YOU ARE a 45-year-old long-distance lorry driver. You never enjoyed school and left as soon as you could, with a smattering of qualifications and no great love of learning.
New York City’s Sanitation Department Begins DME Test
Oberon Fuels and Mack Trucks say a demonstration of a dimethyl ether-fueled tractor has commenced with New York City’s Department of Sanitation. First announced last fall, the project got underway after issues with storage of the unusual fuel were resolved.
Trucker injured on turnpike
Firefighters from several communities spent hours Wednesday rescuing the trapped driver of a tractor-trailer in a crash along the turnpike in Penn Forest Township. COPYRIGHT LARRY NEFF/SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS A Canadian truck driver was injured in a …
Volvo delivers first Canadian trucks with 2017 engines to Purolator
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America recently delivered 19 D13-powered Volvo VNL 300 models to Ontario-based Purolator. The occasion marks the first Canadian delivery of trucks equipped with Volvo’s new 2017 engines. “Our 2017 engines offer several engineering enhancements…
Chao Pitches Private Infrastructure Investment in Confirmation Hearing
Elaine Chao at her Jan. 11 confirmation hearing. Looking on is her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
Mack tests alternative fuel Pinnacle model with New York City Department of Sanitation
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack Trucks has landed its first customer to test the company’s Dimethyl Ether (DME)-powered Mack Pinnacle model, using the non-toxic, clean-burning alternative fuel. The demonstration, which will test the performance of DME, is in collaboration with the…