Meritor Names Aftermarket Performance System Award Winners
Meritor has announced the winners of the 2011 Aftermarket Performance System awards, which internally recognize performance in lean implementation in Meritor’s global aftermarket facilities.
Freymiller Inc. Names Million Mile Honorees
Freymiller Inc., a refrigerated carrier based out of Oklahoma City, Okla., announced the recipients of its “Million Mile Safe Driving Award” to several of its drivers.
Virtual Technician Joins Detroit Brand Family
Virtual Technician, Daimler Trucks North America’s real-time remote diagnostic system, will be joining the Detroit family.
(New) Rules of the Road
Just days before the New Year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration set down new regulations for California’s trucking industry, which will affect the state’s thousands of long-haul truck drivers.
Walmart Announces "Carrier of the Year" Awards
Walmart is honoring 11 of its transportation suppliers for exemplary performance in delivering to Walmart distribution centers.
ACT: Class 8 Demand Remains Strong Despite Lackluster Economic Forecasts
ACT Research expects the pace of U.S. economic activity to operate at a rate of around 2% in 2012, according to the January issue of the ACT North American Commercial Vehicle OUTLOOK, published by ACT.
Daimler ramping up production, adding 1,100 jobs at N.C. plant
CLEVELAND, N.C. — Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has added a second shift and plans to ramp up production at its Freightliner Truck Manufacturing Plant in Cleveland, N.C., creating more than 1,100 new jobs by the end of 2012. The… [Full Story]
UPS adding six new locations in Atlantic Canada
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — UPS will be adding six new locations in Atlantic Canada, with cities in each of the four Atlantic provinces. [Full Story]
Truckers told to put the cellphones down
A recent federal ban on hand-held phones is a good idea to Calvin Willard of Niles, Mich., shown here Wednesday at an Interstate 80 rest stop near Mitchellville.
Freight Shipments Up 0.1% from October to November
From October to November, the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.1% following a one month decrease, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).