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Freight Stakeholders Coalition
issues reauthorization platform

The Freight Stakeholders Coalition has released the its 2009 Surface Transportation Reauthorization Platform. The coalition has agreed to these principles for the upcoming surface transportation authorization legislation...

Mack, UAW reach tentative agreement

Mack Trucks Inc and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative agreement on terms of a new 40-month master agreement that would cover about 1,700 UAW members at seven facilities in three states...

ATA applauds legislation
to improve safe truck parking

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is applauding Rep Paul Tonko, D-NY and Sen Chuck Schumer, D-NY, for introducing legislation in Congress that would implement a pilot program to address shortages in safe parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System...

Volvo calls for transportation innovation

Increasing road congestion, inadequate infrastructure, and the continued need to reduce the environmental impact of trucks means the trucking industry, policymakers, and the general public must be open to new ways of increasing highway freight transport productivity...

Class 8 orders for April drop

Preliminary data shows Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEM’s were dropping 9% in April compared to March, according to information from FTR Associates, Nashville IN...

PEI plans RP for
diesel exhaust fluid

The Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) will publish a Recommended Practice covering the storage, handling and dispensing of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), according to PEI information...

Mack Trucks selects VISTA winners

Mack Trucks Inc, Lehigh Valley PA, recently selected the winners of its inaugural competition to find its top dealer service technicians...

Volvo service techs win VISTA competition

Service technicians from Volvo Trucks North America, Greensboro NC, dealership Pare Centre du Camion Volvo in Levis, Quebec, Canada...

Meritor WABCO's OnGuard earns award for innovation

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems has been awarded the 2009 North American Industry Innovation & Advancement of the Year Award in Class 6-8 truck...

Limited Edition 67 celebrates Western Star beginning

The Limited Edition 67 representing the year Western Star was introduced to the North American market will be equipped with a specially-built Detroit...

Cat, Navistar form joint venture, alliance for truck production

As the next step in the alliance announced in June 2008, Caterpillar Inc and Navistar International Corporation have signed a definitive agreement to...

ArvinMeritor opens Mascot Truck Parts facility in Mississauga, Ontario

ArvinMeritor Inc has officially opened a new 100,000-square-foot facility for Mascot Truck Parts in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, to benefit customers...

Mack promotes safety with adaptive cruise control

Mack Trucks Inc introduced a new safety system that helps prevent accidents by maintaining a safe vehicle following distance on the highway through the...

Volvo launches adaptive cruise control with proactive braking

Advanced collision avoidance IS now available with Volvo Enhanced Cruise (VEC), a system that works with a truck's cruise control to maintain a safe following...

Navistar integrates parts, service systems

Navistar is helping large and small fleets better manage costs by leveraging service technology to provide faster and more standard service repairs. By...

DTNA Innovation Truck showcases technologies at MATS

Building upon an extensive history in developing pioneering solutions, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) previewed some of the latest productivity improvement...

Goodyear teams with Boss Truck Shops to bolster on-highway service

Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems is expanding its on-highway service network through a relationship with Bosselman's Boss Truck Shops. We're pleased to...

Top-performing International dealers join Circle of Excellence

Navistar Inc recently recognized 26 of its top-performing International dealers worldwide with the International Circle of Excellence Award. The company's...

Eaton program assists fleet owners applying for diesel hybrid truck grants

Eaton Corporation has established a program to assist diesel truck fleet owners in applying for the $156 million in diesel hybrid truck grants available...

Suppliers

OPW Fueling Components, a Dover company, has promoted Eric Riffle from manager, product development to director, engineering of its newly formed OPW-FC...

WABCO welcomes EU safety mandate

WABCO Holdings Inc announced its support for the recently approved European Union mandate that sets better standards to improve road safety in Europe,...

CARB low-carbon plan
receives opposition

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues to receive opposition against its proposed low-carbon fuel standard...

New ATA committee
to promote RPs

New Service Provider Committee (SPC) formed by the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations Inc (ATA) will promote the creation of maintenance recommended practices (RP)...

ArvinMeritor makes
cuts for cost savings

ArvinMeritor Inc, Troy MI, has taken actions since October 2008 that will result in savings of approximately $430 million on an annual basis, according to company information....

FMCSA permits change
to in-cab video camera placement

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is granting an exemption to DriveCam Inc that will enable video event recorders to be mounted on commercial motor vehicles lower in the windshield....

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