Cummins and DriverTech offer collaborative onboard computing system
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Cummins Inc. and DriverTech announced April 26 that the Cummins Connected Diagnostics application is now available to customers using DT4000 from DriverTech. Calling it the ‘transportation industry’s most powerful and cost-effective onboard computing system,’ Cummins…
Cummins Connected Diagnostics now available with DriverTech DT4000
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — DriverTech and Cummins revealed today that the Cummins Connected Diagnostics application will now be available to customers using DT4000 from DriverTech. The companies said that Connected Diagnostics enhances the DriverTech capability for customers with Cummins power by leveraging…
New solar panels keep transport refrigeration unit battery charged
ATHENS, Ga. – In an effort to maintain peak performance of transport refrigeration unit batteries in a more environmentally sustainable way, Carrier Transicold has expanded its line of Thin Film Flexible Solar Panels to now offer 18.5 watt and 9.24…
Utility sells its 75,000th trailer at Glade Spring plant
GLADE SPRING, Va. – Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company’s Glade Spring, Va. manufacturing plant recently celebrated the sale of its 75,000th 4000D-X Composite dry van trailer. “This is a powerful testament to the character of our Glade Spring employees,” said Craig…
Stemco, Ridge Corp. come to terms to end trailer tail lawsuit
LONGVIEW, Texas — Stemco has announced it reached a settlement with Ridge Corporation regarding alleged patent infringements involving ATDynamics’ trailer tail technology. Stemco now owns ATDynamics. The agreement between the two companies, the terms of which were not disclosed, allows…
Mitsubishi Fuso names new director of product management
LOGAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – Otto Schmid has made the move from Daimler AG to the position of director of product management with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America. Schmid comes directly from his role as project lead at customer service for…
Driving the International HX620
New HX Series could represent a severe-service revival for International
Yellow Dog sharpens its pencils and prepares for the future
CALGARY, Alta. – It’s a family affair at Yellow Dog Trucking. Ken Bader is the general manager of the Calgary-based intermodal trucking company, which launched in 2004 when his cousin, Gary Bader, president and CEO, started the business with his…
A genius idea for IFTA/IRP managers
The other day, I saw a quote by Albert Einstein who apparently proclaimed, “The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.” I guess Albert never had to file a fuel tax return or license a truck.…
Communicating to all generations
Employee engagement is the buzzword of the 21st Century, but according to a 2013 Gallup survey of US businesses, most employees think their employers are doing a poor job of engaging them. The survey found only 30% of US employees…