Freight Wing Offers OOIDA Members Discount
OOIDA members will get a 15 percent discount on side skirts from Freight Wing, which manufactures EPA SmartWay-verified AeroFlex side skirts.
Scania Working on Self-Driving Truck
In collaboration with KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Swedish truck maker Scania is developing a thinking and self-driving truck. The goal is to increase accessibility on roads and reduce energy consumption.
Navistar Awarded Diesel Re-Power Development Contract for USPS
Navistar has been awarded a development contract by the United States Postal Service under which Navistar will engineer a diesel powertrain replacement for USPS delivery vehicles.
Carriers’ Plans to Add Capacity Remain Unchanged for Four Quarters
The recent Second Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners found the carriers’ responses were essentially unchanged for the last four quarters on capacity plans.
Polar Names Russ Weybright Vice President, Supply Chain Management
Polar Corp. named Russ Weybright vice president of supply chain management. Based at the company’s Opole, Minn., manufacturing facility, Weybright is responsible for procurement, planning, and logistics at the company’s Polar Tank Trailers and Polar Se…
Diesel Prices Drop Again; Crude Levels Off with European Debt Worries
On-highway diesel prices resumed their decline last week after a slight uptick the previous week.
Twilight trucker
Fantasizing about travel to exotic locales captures the imagination of many women, but seeing the world while riding in the cab of a tractor-trailer? “I could just see myself behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler and going to all the places I can’t go to,”…
CARB Looking at More Changes to Reefer Rules
The California Air Resources Board will hold a third workshop to discuss potential changes to its existing Transport Refrigeration Unit regulation.
Meritor launches aftermarket 3PL business venture
ATLANTA, Ga. — Meritor has launched an aftermarket-based, third-party multiple logistics service dubbed Meritor Aftermarket Services. [Full Story]
Spot market load volumes recover in May after April misstep
TORONTO, Ont. — TransCore’s Canadian-based Loadlink freight-matching service showed an 8% increase in load availability in May, compared to May 2010. [Full Story]