Ustian Featured Speaker at HDMA Briefing
Daniel C. Ustian, chairman, president and CEO of Navistar International Corp., will be the keynote speaker at the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association’s 21st Annual Breakfast and Briefing at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky., April 1.
More Dealers Added to eStar Network
The Navistar-Modec EV Alliance announced several additions to its sales, service and support network for the eStar all-electric truck.
Mica Announces Transportation Bill Field Hearings, Public Forums
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John L. Mica (R-FL) announced the locations for a series of national field hearings and public forums on pending major surface transportation legislation.
Roadrunner Buys Morgan Southern
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Cudahy, Wis., has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Morgan Southern Inc. for approximately $20 million in cash.
January Truck Orders Stronger Than Expected
Preliminary data shows North American Class 8 truck orders in January rose more than 300 percent compared to the same month a year ago..
Airlines battling ice to get fans to Super Bowl
With thawing temperatures expected over the weekend, airlines are optimistic that out-of-town fans will get to icy Texas in time to see the Super Bowl.
BASF to invest three-digit million Euros on advanced automotive battery activities over next 5 years
Over the next five years, BASF will be investing a three-digit million Euros sum for battery-related activities. These include the company’s own R&D programs devoted to optimizing lithium-ion technology and developing completely new battery concepts,…
The Future of Cars: P2P Mesh, 4G and the Cloud
You may think things like peer to peer networks, 4G and multicore processors have nothing to do with cars. You’d be wrong. They’re the future of cars and driving, a future coming sooner than you think.
Trucker in fatal I-76 crash faces federal charges
A Northeast Philadelphia man driving a rig with faulty brakes that slammed into a stopped line of traffic, killing a Fort Washington man, was indicted Thursday on charges of falsifying his driver’s log.
Senate would criminalize laser targeting of planes
Pointing handheld lasers at aircraft – a growing problem that aviation officials warn could lead to a crash – would become a federal crime punishable by up to five years in prison under an amendment approved by the Senate on Thursday.