Economic Watch: Housing Starts Post Largest Drop in 4 Years

Nationwide housing starts dropped 17% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 897,000 units in February, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department. The decline marked the first time since August the annual rate has fallen below…

Registration open for FTR’s first virtual conference

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Registration is officially open for FTR’s first ever virtual conference scheduled for April 7 2015. The conference titled, “Trucking in 2015: A Pressure Cooker Market” will allow guests to join a live feed as experts discuss the current

Eaton names new plant manager of Nebraska plant

KEARNEY, Nebr. – Eaton has named Ed Doerr plant manager of its Kearney, Nebraska facility. The facility Doerr is now in charge of produces engine valves for global vehicle manufacturers. Doerr will report directly to Kathy Grisdela, director of operations,

Bendix Hits Billion Dollar Sales Mark

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems surpassed $1 billion in sales during 2014, marking a first for the company that supplies componetry and other products to the trucking industry. Since becoming part of Germany-based Knorr-Bremse Group in 2002, the supp…