The Economy: It’s Downright "digital," Says Volvo’s N.A. Boss
Ron Huibers, Volvo Trucks new President of North America Sales and Marketing, says the North American truck market is so responsive to sudden upticks and downturns that is “almost digital.” Huibers made the observation to a group of journalists at a ro…
CEI Group Says Truck Fleets Missing Opportunities to Cut Accident Costs
Fleets may be missing opportunities to reduce the cost of accidents by millions of dollars, according to Luann Dunkerley, The CEI Group’s manager of business development for truck fleet services.
Greenspeed to Chase Speed Record for Petroleum Fueled Trucks Using Vegetable Oil
This August, Boise State University’s student club Greenspeed will use vegetable oil in hope of breaking the existing 215-mph world land speed record for all vehicles in the diesel truck classification, including those that burn traditional fuel.
Stability Control: Cheap Insurance
Some time soon, if we don’t already, we’ll have a rulemaking proposal that ultimately will put a stability-control system on every new tractor, and maybe retrofit such a system on all tank trailers too, old or new. I’m sold on both ideas.
Six of top 20 ‘Best Fleets to Drive For’ based in Canada
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For in Canada and the US have been announced by CarriersEdge and the Truckload Carriers Association, and once again there’s a strong Canadian contingent. [Full Story]
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Frontier Justice In light of recent developments over at the Detroit-Windsor border crossing, I thought it would be a …more — NTEA Work Truck Show – In an effort to further support you, the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association has developed…
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Founders Investment Banking handles 2 Internet deals
Founders Investment Banking said its Internet & Digital Media practice participated in two previously unannounced transactions that were completed in 2011.