Two Tire Associations Ready to Serve Retread Industry
By Jim Park, Equipment Editor The tire industry got a bit of a shock last fall when the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau let Harvey Brodsky go.
Schneider Increases Van Owner-Operator Compensation
Schneider National is increasing compensation for its van owner-operators by $0.05 per mile. Under the new lease, owner-operators will earn $0.95 per mile (up to $1.65/mile with short haul premiums) plus fuel surcharge.
APRA Schedules Transmission Remanufacturing Group Clinics
The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association will hold a combined Heavy Duty Transmission Clinic and a Volume Transmission Remanufacturing Group Clinic on Thursday and Friday, May 12-13, at the Hilton Philadelphia Airport Hotel in Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania State Police Place 131 Trucks Out of Service During ‘Operation FracNET’
The Pennsylvania State Police placed 131 trucks out of service during a two-day enforcement effort focusing on commercial vehicles hauling waste water from Marcellus shale natural gas drilling operations in the state
Two Tire Associations Ready to Serve Retread Industry
The tire industry got a bit of a shock last fall when the Tire Retread & Repair Information Bureau let Harvey Brodsky go. David Stevens has filled the managing director position held by Brodsky for years at TRIB, and Brodsky has started a new ad…
Marmon Highway Technologies Addresses Mandatory "Cost Downs"
Marmon Highway Technologies (MHT) companies announced they will no longer sign multi-year supply agreements with OE customers that call for annual mandatory price reductions or "cost downs"
Durable Goods Orders Fall, but Shipments Up
Orders for manufactured goods fell in February, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, but shipments were up slightly.
NTSB Will Hold Review Forum For Truck and Bus Safety Progess
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public forum on truck and bus safety May 10-11 in Washington, D.C., to review the progress that has been made since the NTSB held a series of public hearings on the matter back in 1999-2000.
Galvanized Steel Fights Rust While It Glows in the Sun
It was cool but bright the day before ConExpo opened in Las Vegas, and there, gleaming in the sun like a big piece of pewter, was a side-dump trailer whose steel underframe was completely galvanized.
First Flight for ELEKTRA ONE electric aircraft
The electric aircraft ELEKTRA ONE, developed by Calin Gologan, performed its internal First Flight on 19 Mar at the Airport Augsburg/Germany. On 23 Mar, the single-seater ELEKTRA ONE circled for 30 minutes in the air.
ELEKTRA ONE in the air. Copyri…