MTO conducts annual commercial vehicle safety blitz at Wonderland
VAUGHAN, Ont. – It was a roller coaster of emotions for truck drivers pulling in to Canada’s Wonderland on April 27-28 during Ontario’s largest commercial motor vehicle safety blitz of the season. The large-scale unannounced safety blitz is an annual…
Economic Watch: GDP Stalls in First Quarter
Feelings that the American economy slowed to a crawl in the first quarter of the year were confirmed on Thursday morning when the Commerce Department released its report showing the gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of just 0.5%. This …
Michelin introduces new wide-base retread for refuse applications
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Michelin has introduced a new X One XZUS+ Pre-Mold retread it says delivers 50% greater wear life, enhanced durability and scrub resistance for refuse operations compared to its previous XZUS retread. The retread features a special winged…
Wabco and Cummins ink air compressor deal
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Wabco and Cummins have entered into a long-term agreement to manufacture and supply air compressors for global markets. The compressors will be produced at the Wabco Compressor Manufacturing facility in Charleston, S.C. The business unit is owned…
PeopleNet Certifies Zebra Handheld Computer
PeopleNet has announced its certification of Zebra Technologies’ TC70 ruggedized handheld computer to run the company’s software. The company said this allows fleets to deploy proprietary apps, third-party programs and PeopleNet software all on the sam…
A. Duie Pyle Opens N.Y. Service Center
Transportation and supply chain solutions company A. Duie Pyle has opened a new transportation service center in Newburgh, N.Y., the company announced. Located about 60 miles north of New York City, the 19,000-square-foot facility will serve customers …
Earnings Watch: Saia, Patriot, Covenant and Celadon
The wave of f irst quarter earnings reports from the nation’s publicly owned fleets continued on Wednesday, with three out of four lower than a year earlier due mainly to less freight to move. The less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc. was unable to mat…
Fleet Advantage Launches Quarterly “All-In Costs” Index
Fleet Advantage, a provider of equipment financing and cost management to private fleets, has released its inaugural quarterly index resource “designed to compare all-in costs of older model year Class 8 trucks and calculate the savings of new model re…
Paccar Parts distribution centre opens in state of Washington
RENTON, Wash. – A new 160,000 square-foot, $32 million Paccar Parts distribution facility, servicing dealers in Western Canada and North-western US, is now fully operational. “By investing in the latest technology and more than doubling the square footage, we are…
Aftermarket Leader Passes Away
Jim Moss, president of Kona Communications , passed away on April 20 at his home in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, after a brief illness. Moss was 82. Moss was a figure in the truck parts and service aftermarket for decades.