Pricing for Sleeper Tractors Unexpectedly Up in July
The price for used sleeper tractors rose in July, both on a month-to-month and year-over-year basis, reports the American Truck Dealers Commercial Truck Guide.
Navistar ‘not pleased’ with $1.3 billion drop in third quarter income
LISLE, Ill. — Navistar’s third quarter earnings have taken a major hit year-over-year, with a net income of $84 million compared to $1.4 billion in 2011. Results included an income tax benefit of $196 million – primarily because of…
AMTA set to host final driver appreciation BBQs of summer
CALGARY, Alta. — The Alberta Motor Transport Association’s (AMTA) annual summer-long salute to truckers is winding down this month with a pair of driver appreciation barbeques. Since June, the AMTA has been partnering with Alberta…
Class 8 Orders Recover in August
Net orders for Class 8 trucks in North America recovered from July, reports ACT Research Co., while Class 5-7 orders were at their lowest level since January.
Elderly Truck Driver Injured In Crash
More and more seniors are staying employed well past the usual retirement age with a variety reasons to continue working, but it’s a bit unusual to run into an 88-year old over the road trucker.
Wright Express to Buy Fleet One
Wright Express has agreed to buy Fleet One from private equity firms for $369 million in cash, in a move that will extend its reach into the heavy-truck fueling market.
U.S. 71 to Become Interstate 49 from Kansas City to Joplin, Mo.
By December, a section of U.S. 71 in Missouri measuring approximately 180 mile will be converted to Interstate 49, according to an article in the Kansas City Star.
Study Sees Natural Gas Vehicles Gaining Traction
Adoption of natural gas fuel by trucking fleets is approaching a critical threshold, which ultimately could lead to enormous gas demand growth at the expense of diesel fuel, says an energy market consulting firm in a new study. However, that’s assum…
70-Year Transportation Veteran A. Gordon Clark Dead at 90
A. Gordon Clark, who retired from Penske in 2005, passed away on Sept. 2, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio at the age of 90.
Jeff Conner is New Director of Sales for Fontaine Heavy-Haul
Fontaine Heavy-Haul has hired Jeff Conner as director of sales. He will report directly to Dan Rosen, vice-president of sales and marketing.