Styslinger and Pacheco Named Green Truck Summit Keynote Speakers
The 2013 Green Truck Summit will include keynote addresses from Lee J. Styslinger, III, chairman and CEO of Altec, Inc., and Michael Pacheco, associate laboratory director for deployment and market transformation at the U.S. Department of Energy’s N…
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach aim to speed up truck cargo turns
PierPass Inc . today announced an initiative to quicken turn times for trucks picking up or delivering freight containers at the marine terminals of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by cutting down on the number of “transaction problems” experie…
Quality Trailer Products, Century Wheel & Rim Change Name To Rockwell American
Polar Corp. announced that its Quality Trailer Products and Century Wheel & Rim operations are officially doing business as Rockwell American effective Jan. 2.
Downtime is getting worse, fleet owners complain
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If football is a game of inches, trucking is a business of minutes. Every minute a truck spends in unproductive downtime costs dearly. Yet the latest truck technologies, engines in particular, are adding to the problem…
Volvo Trucks emphasizing capacity growth in its dealer network
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Growing investment in its dealer network is a key priority for Volvo and the truck maker today announced further expansion throughout the southeastern US.
Ram Releases Towing and Weight Ratings for 2013 Lineup
Ram officially released towing and weight ratings for its 2013 line of Ram Heavy Duty pickups and Chassis Cab trucks.
Top Truck Drivers Named to New America’s Road Team
The American Trucking Associations announced the captains of the 2013-2014 America’s Road Team. The premier group of professional truck drivers, all with millions of accident-free miles, will spend the next two years representing the trucking industry
Freight Shipments Rise in November
The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 1.7% in November from October, rising after a one-month decline. This information is according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’…
Hino Motors donates truck to Fanshawe College
LONDON, Ont. — Hino Motors Canada has donated yet another truck to a post-secondary school for student training, this time offering a 2012 Hino 155 to Fanshawe College. The vehicle will be used in the Truck and Coach Apprenticeship and Motive…
Volkswagen Seeking Control of MAN
Volkswagen is seeking full control over German truck maker MAN through a “domination and profit and loss transfer agreement,” a type of German contract similar to a parent company and subsidiary.