DPF Maker Cleaire Shuts Down Following Fires and Recalls
Brush fires caused by sparks from its diesel particulate filters and expensive recalls have apparently caused Cleaire Inc., a California specialty manufacturer, to suddenly shut down.Without a public announcement, the company, based in San Leandro w…
Epes Transport Bumps Contractor Rates, Northeast Premiums
Epes Transport System will increase mileage-based independent contractor rates by 2 cents to $0.92 per mile. The company’s Northeast premium pay will increase by 10 cents per mile.
COMPETITION WATCH: TransForce acquires Superior Driver Source
MONTREAL, Que. — TransForce has acquired Superior Driver Source, Inc. and Superior Driver Source of the Carolinas. Superior provides commercial truck drivers in the southeastern US with operations in Tennessee, North Carolina, Kentucky,…
Meritor Builds 10 Millionth North American-Made Trailer Axle
Meritor celebrated its 10 millionth trailer axle made in North America yesterday at its Frankfort, Ky. manufacturing facility.
Trucker dies in northeastern Nebraska crash
Authorities say a truck driver has been killed in a crash about five miles north of Battle Creek in northeast Nebraska.
Daimler Trucks Warns of Potential Portland Layoffs
New reports circulated on Wednesday suggesting Daimler Trucks is preparing to cut more than 1,000 jobs at its Portland manufacturing facilities.Additional reports suggest the company is also preparing to offer voluntary severance to about 800 non-pr…
Blue Tree Systems Makes R:COM Portable
Blue Tree’s R:Com in-cab terminal can now be temporarily mounted on the dash of rental vehicles or leased trucks.
CVSA Offers 2013 Out-of-Service Criteria Handbook
The 2013 edition of the North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria Handbook and Pictorial is now available for order from CVSA.
Report reveals few details about investigation into fatal I-526 pileup
ANDREW KNAPP/STAFF — Jan. 28, 2013 — Firefighters work next to a tractor-trailer and a van involved in a fatal six-vehicle crash Monday on eastbound Interstate 526 at Rivers Avenue.
Minnesota Trucking Assn. names Truck Driver of the Year
The Minnesota Trucking Assn. named Nathan Wick, a professional truck driver for UPS Freight in Blaine MN, as Minnesota’s 2012 Truck Driver of the Year.