#MATS: Dana announces product enhancements
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Dana has introduced a new family of heavy-duty tandem drive axles, a lightweight aluminum driveshaft and an improved Spicer LMS Hub System. [Full Story]
Low-cost on-board scale
Air-Weigh is offering a low-cost on-board scale system called Quickoad. The new scale leverages Air-Weigh’s electronics, sensor and software technology and is designed in an environmentally sealed package to ensure long life in harsh climates and applications.
Quickload can be mounted in various positions on the trailer exterior. Typical installation time is approximately 20 minutes.
New features […]
1,600 new trucking jobs reported
Payroll employment at for-hire trucking companies in March was 40,000 jobs higher than in March 2010
Traffic deaths plunge
NHTSA projects the 2010 fatality rate will be the lowest recorded since 1949, with 1.09 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
#MATS: Peterbilt takes bold step in making disc brakes standard
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Peterbilt has become the first North American truck maker to make air disc brakes standard on the front axle of all its Class 8 trucks. [Full Story]
Obama Visits UPS Facility; Cites Employment Gains
President Barack Obama said the lower unemployment rate figure released Friday shows the economy is showing signs of strength, the Associated Press reported.
Another train derails: Two engines, two cars jump tracks in Kent
Staff Writer A train careened off its tracks Thursday morning in Kent, but most people probably didn’t notice.
1 dead, 10 hurt when Miss. school bus, semi crash
By HOLBROOK MOHR A 10-year-old girl was killed and at least 10 people were injured Friday in the crash of a school bus and a tractor trailer on a rural Mississippi highway, authorities said.Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Jon Kalahar …
Emergency roadside service offered
The roadside service Advantage Program is being offered to owner-operators, Greensboro, S.C.-based Michelin North America announced. The service includes emergency road service and safety and matinenance training tips and techniques.
In the program, purchases for new tires or retread products can be made with Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card. Program members also have access […]
HVAC systems
Enviro-Fleet announced March 31 in Louisville, Ky., a new line of aftermarket HVAC systems for sleeper cabs available in under-bunk, rooftop and back wall options. The self-sealed units eliminate refrigerant lines and require only external electrical power.
Two back wall models range from 9,400 Btu to 1,300 Btu AC and 8,000 Btu heat. Two rooftop models […]