North America Helps Drive Volvo Profit Higher
The parent to Volvo Trucks North America, Sweden’s Volvo Group , saw its second quarter net income double from a year ago, due in part to increased North American sales. It reported a profit of 5.2 billion kronor, equivalent to about $600 million.
Bump in trailer orders a ‘great sign’ for industry: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trailer orders rebounded in June, as a result of significant placements with a few OEMs, according to the latest figures from FTR. June net orders were 26,700 units, a 76% increase from May and a 32% jump…
Mack Defense Signs Big Contracts With Canadian Military
Canadian military will get more than 1,500 “medium” 8×8 trucks in various configurations, including cargo, crane, load handling and mobile repair. Mack Defense says it has won contracts from the Canadian Armed Forces to deliver more than 1,500 “medium”…
Western Express putting EpicVue satellite TV system in 1,600 trucks
Each system Western Express is installing in its truckload dry van and flatbed fleet includes a satellite dome and local area antenna mounted and aligned outside of the cab, a DIRECTV receiver connected and powered inside the cab with more than 100 cha…
EPA Sues Navistar, Says Some 2010 Engines Were Illegal
Navistar Inc.’s 2009-2010 “transition” strategy for exhaust-emissions compliance has led to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA claims 7,750 Navistar diesels sold in International trucks during 2010 were not tr…
To Be or NOT TO BE ???
I read the article in Road Today by Bruce Outridge, and I was intrigued. It struck similar chords with me. I also left my job 4 years ago. I had no job to go to, luckily a wife that works…
Peterbilt’s SmartLinq is In Production
Peterbilt has announced that its SmartLinq technology is now in production as a factory installed system on all trucks equipped with Paccar MX-13 engines. SmartLinq is a fully-integrated remote diagnostics system that provides customers with real-time …
RECRUITING FOR THE FUTURE
Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year Chris Iveson explains how he recruits and manages Gen-Y technicians.
Third annual Touch-a-Truck event scheduled
OSHAWA, Ont. – Spectra Venue Management, the operators of the General Motors Centre announced today that the third annual Touch-a-Truck event has been scheduled. The event is taking place on August 21, 2015 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. outside…
2 Students Die, 2 Hurt in Driver’s Ed Car Crash
Two teen students died and two others are hospitalized in critical condition after a tractor-trailer T-boned the driver’s ed vehicle they were in Tuesday as it went through a blinking red traffic light at an intersection in Orange County, New York. Cla…