HDAW 2013 Conference Leadership Announced
Organizers of the eighth annual Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week announced its new leadership team for the conference, to be held January 21-24, 2013, at The Mirage in Las Vegas.
Oregon truckers fight diversion of highway funds
Charging that the state of Oregon used highway funds to instead build websites – then jacked up the cost of driving records by nearly 400% to recoup some of the money it spent illegally, trucking, construction and insurance groups have sued Oregon, acc…
Truckable Economic Activity Up in 1Q 2012
Truckable Economic Activity, a trucking-specific economic indicator developed by MacKay & Company, posted another advance in the first quarter of 2012, paced by gains in four of its five components.
Pilot Flying J Opens 300th Restaurant
Pilot Flying J celebrated its 300th company-owned-and-operated restaurant with the opening of a Huddle House in its new Pilot Travel Center location in Anna, Texas, on June 11.
Wabco to supply disc brakes to DTNA
PORTLAND, Ore. — Wabco has announced it has struck an agreement with Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) to supply its single-piston air disc brakes.
Sapp Bros. Travel Plaza Offers Plug-In Power
Sapp Bros. Travel Plaza’s Omaha, Neb., location now offers plug-in power to help save fuel, reduce idling and lower emissions. Sapp Bros. is now one of two truckstops in Nebraska to offer plug-in power to customers.
Diesel Falls Five More Cents, Oil Prices Fall to Nearly $83
Diesel and gasoline prices continued to drop for the 10th straight week, and European economy concerns are still affecting oil prices.
YRC Freight Increases Speed Across North American LTL Network
YRC Freight implemented improvements to its North American LTL network, which now features faster service into and out of every major U.S. city.
HOS Court Battle Starts Next Month
The court battle over the hours-of-service rule gets under way in July, according to a schedule posted last week by the appeals court.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has consolidated lawsuits by a number of trucking gro…
Stertil-Koni Introduces Rolling Pit Jack
Stertil-Koni has developed the Rolling Pit Jack, a free-standing rolling pit jack with a capacity of 30,000 pounds that is specifically designed to safely operate on the pit floor of heavy-duty workshops – entirely independent of upper pit edges.