OBD systems to be required for HD truck engines 

Dec 4, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final rule to require onboard diagnostic (OBD) systems on heavy-duty engines used in vehicles weighing over 14,000 pounds, according to EPA information released December 4...

CVSA sets record for brake inspections 

Nov 20, 2008

A record number of 20,810 inspections were conducted last month during the Operation Air Brake Campaign, according to information from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA)...

Boasso America expands
NJ tank container service 

Nov 12, 2008

Boasso America Corporation, a subsidiary of Quality Distribution Inc, Tampa FL, has expanded its network by opening a $6 million full-scale tank container service depot in Newark NJ and is planning expansion of its Savannah GA facility...

TravelCenters sets DEF distribution plans 

Nov 11, 2008

TravelCenters of America LLC (TA), based in Westlake OH, has reaffirmed its plans to distribute diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) at all of its TA and Petro branded locations in 2009...

Navistar to reorganize
truck segment 

Nov 11, 2008

Navistar International Corp, Warrenville IL, will organize its truck segment into four business units...

Haldex to reduce
global workforce by 700 

Nov 11, 2008

Haldex AB, Stockholm, Sweden, has announced it will reduce its global workforce by 700 employees by mid-2009...

Mack sponsors ATA Share the Road program 

Nov 4, 2008

Mack Trucks Inc, Allentown PA, will continue as primary sponsor of the 2009 Share the Road Program, a program of the American Trucking Associations (ATA).

The company made the announcement after receiving an award for its support of the program at the ATA’s Management Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans LA. Mack was recognized for its 2008 sponsorship of the ATA program.

Designed to enhance the safety of America's roadways by teaching car drivers how to safely drive around large trucks, Share the Road uses as spokespeople a group of professional truck drivers with exemplary safety records. These drivers conduct safety demonstrations for local media, students, community leaders and highway users in cities around the United States as a way to deliver the program's life-saving messages about potential blind spots, safe following distances, truck stopping distances and the like. ...

Volvo to continue Road Team sponsorship 

Nov 4, 2008

Volvo Trucks North America, Greensboro NC, will continue as sponsor of the America's Road Team, a program of the American Trucking Associations (ATA)...

Fuel additive manufacturer agrees to $1.25 million fine 

Nov 4, 2008

Biofriendly Corp, incorporated in Nevada with principal offices in Covina CA, has agreed to pay the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $1.25 million for manufacturing and selling an unregistered fuel additive in Texas and California, according to EPA information...

Bridgestone Bandag wins Good Stuff award 

Nov 4, 2008

The American Trucking Associations has announced that Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) was awarded the second-annual Mike Russell Good stuff Trucking Image Award...

Cygnus 2 big on accuracy 

Nov 1, 2008

Cygnus Instruments, manufacturer of the world's first multiple echo digital ultrasonic metal thickness gauge in 1983, has introduced the new Cygnus 2....

Pilot centers to carry DEF at the pump 

Nov 1, 2008

Pilot Travel Centers, the nation's largest retail operator of travel centers with more than 325 owned or licensed retail interstate locations in 40 states, announced plans to be the first to carry diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) “at the pump.”...

Buying a truck gets easier, yet more complex 

Nov 1, 2008, By Charles E Wilson

Specing a new truck has gotten easier over the past 25 years or so. However, the process may become more complicated in the future. New truck purchases...

DTNA will shut Sterling Trucks, close plants, cut jobs 

Nov 1, 2008

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is taking dramatic steps to meet the challenges of the current depressed market for heavy-duty trucks. Company officials...

SenseStat detects obstacles behind vehicles 

Nov 1, 2008

Mobile Awareness LLC announces the release of a new SenseStat wired obstacle detection sensor system for commercial trucks with trailers, utility vehicles, and buses...

New biodiesel labeling rule will take effect December 16 

Nov 1, 2008

Starting December 16, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require labels on all retail biodiesel pumps selling more than a 5% blend of biodiesel...

WABCO expands vehicle test capabilities 

Nov 1, 2008

WABCO Holdings Inc. has opened the vehicle dynamics extension of its test track in Jeversen, Germany. An investment of approximately EUR 3.2 million,...

Bridgestone Americas renames operations 

Nov 1, 2008

Mark A. Emkes, chairman and chief executive officer of Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. (BSAH), announced a plan to rename its operations effective January 1, 2009....

Daimler Trucks expands engine offerings 

Nov 1, 2008

Daimler Trucks North America will offer a full line of its own Detroit Diesel engines, as well as Cummins heavy- and medium-duty engines, across its Freightliner,...

Drive a Volvo truck? Send a child to college 

Nov 1, 2008

College education is a dream for many students and their parents. Volvo Trucks North America will help three students pay for that dream through its Volvo...

Holland FWAL provided on Volvo VN 

Nov 1, 2008

SAF-Holland announced that the FWAL aluminum fifthwheel is now an available option for the Volvo VN from Volvo Trucks North America. The Holland FWAL...

Eaton hybrid engine showcased 

Oct 23, 2008

Eaton Corp, Cleveland OH, has announced that 24 of the 35 trucks featured in the recent CALSTART “Worlds Largest Hybrid Ride & Drive” used Eaton hybrid power systems...

Mack to develop
JP-8 engine 

Oct 23, 2008

Mack Trucks Inc, Lehigh Valley PA, has received an award of just over $1 million from the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center for a JP-8 powered engine...

Gardner Denver
completes CompAir buy 

Oct 23, 2008

Gardner Denver Inc, Quincy IL, has completed its previously announced acquisition of CompAir Holdings Ltd, Redditch, United Kingdom, a manufacturer of compressed air and gas solutions, according to Gardner Denver information...

Bridgestone announces personnel restructuring 

Oct 21, 2008

Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc (BSAH), Nashville TN, has announced a restructuring of its Americas tire operations effective January 1, 2009...