January 1, 2009
Cover Story
Bulk First LLC transports cement, fly ash in Louisville area
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Mary Davis
Although the construction industry, like the nation's economy, has been in a painful slump, Dewell Gossett, owner of Bulk First LLC in Louisville, Kentucky,...
Editorial
Obama wants to kick-start construction
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
President Barack Obama and Congress propose to spend tens of billions of dollars on construction and repair of roads, bridges, transit systems, schools,...
Feature Stories
What is your market IQ?
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
We are in a market-driven economy. And in a market-driven economy, market intelligence is what matters most. Whoever has the best market intelligence...
Kenworth white paper details efficient economical vehicle operation
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company, Kirkland, Washington, has produced the Kenworth White Paper on Fuel Economy to help meet the challenges of today's diesel prices...
Construction Section
2009 will be one of toughest years for cement, asphalt haulers
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Although in his July Mid-Year 2008 Forecast, Portland Cement Association Chief Economist Edward Sullivan stated his belief that the current massive cement...
ARTBA forecast
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
After Three years of steady nominal growth, the US highway and bridge construction market is expected to flatten in 2009 as recent increases in federal...
Voters want transportation improvements
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Most Voters asked at the ballot box November 4, 2008, whether they would support increasing their tax burden to fund transportation improvements overwhelmingly...
Small construction companies key to aiding economic health
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Downturn in the housing market and the construction industry is a leading indicator of the overall economic health of the country, the House of Representatives...
Federal program provides funding to help rebuild Gulf Coast
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
A Historic opportunity is available to help in the rebuilding of New Orleans and the greater Gulf Coast, according to Douglas O'Dell of the Office of...
PCA urges federal funding to stimulate construction jobs
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
As The nation struggles to deal with the largest economic crisis in decades, attention is focused on an economic stimulus bill that many believe should...
Storage and Terminaling Section
AOS terminal builds premier operation
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Road construction may get a big boost in coming months. President-elect Barack Obama said in December 2008 that he wants to use public works projects...
Industry News
FIBA receives tube manufacturing approval
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
FIBA Technologies Inc announces that the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), acting...
DOE assigns Navistar a key role in developing aerodynamic trailers
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Navistar was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to participate in an alternative-vehicle technology project aimed at accelerating...
Mack starts DPF remanufacturing program
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc. launched a large-scale program to remanufacture diesel particulate filters (DPF) for the trucking industry. The program will operate...
Schneider launches South Central service
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Schneider National is extending its Regional service to customers in the South Central United States, increasing the company's regional footprint to 16...
Beall Corporation signs new distributor
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Truck tank and trailer manufacturer Beall Corporation has added Integrity Trailer Sales Inc as its distributor in Virginia, West Virginia, eastern Tennessee,...
IVOX forms strategic alliance with ISO
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
IVOX has announced a strategic alliance with Insurance Services Offices Inc (ISO), a leading source of information about risk, data, analytics, and decision-support...
TMC schedules annual meeting, exhibition
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) will hold its 2009 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, set for February 9-12 at the Orange...
Rohm and Haas Co chooses Elemica TW
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Elemica, the B2B supply chain execution network, announces client Rohm and Haas Company has implemented the Elemica Terminal and Warehouse Solution (TW)...
Networkcar becomes Networkfleet
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Networkcar, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes Telematics, is changing its name to Networkfleet. The name change and corresponding new brand image reflects...
Volvo starts DPF remanufacturing program
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Volvo Trucks North America has launched a large-scale program to remanufacture diesel particulate filters (DPF). The program will operate out of the Middletown...
Online hazmat training program offered
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Labelmaster has teamed up with Instructional Technologies of Vancouver WA to launch an online hazardous materials training program in the United States...
Penske Truck Leasing joins SmartWay
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Penske Truck Leasing announced its collective support and participation in the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental...
PacLease adds new U.S. locations
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
After seeing the number of its locations double in four years, Paccar Leasing Company continues its rapid expansion with the announcement of new independently...
Attention, troops! Post-service jobs await
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Troop Transition, a career transition program designed for the exclusive use of those who are serving in the United States Armed Forces, has announced...
Paccar Financial Corporation opens its second used-truck center
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Paccar Financial Corp. (PFC) recently opened its second used-truck center near Spartanburg SC. The new facility offers an extensive selection of Kenworth...
Syngenta Crop Protection chooses Elemica
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Syngenta Crop Protection AG recently went live in Europe on the Elemica Business Process Network (BPN) to integrate business processes with downstream...
Class 8 market forecast reduced by 76,000 units
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Reacting to the weak freight environment and the expectation that the United States is entering a four-quarter recession, FTR Associates has reduced its...
Truck Outlook Report service is begun
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The new North American Commercial Truck Outlook Report service being launched by FTR Associates in September 2008 will incorporate information provided...
Volvo included in sustainability indexes
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Volvo Group has once again qualified for inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index of the world's foremost companies in sustainable development....
Warranty options for used-truck purchases
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Penske Truck Leasing now offers new warranty and financing options for used light-, medium-, and heavy-duty commercial vehicles in collaboration with...
Pressure Systems International receives commendation from TMAC
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The South Central Region Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) recently recognized Pressure Systems International for its innovations in lean manufacturing...
fleetHQ serves when and where needed
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
In order to strengthen its U.S. and Canadian service business, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company launched fleetHQ in February 2008 to fortify its dealer...
SAF-Holland to acquire Georg Fischer unit
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
SAF-Holland S.A. and Georg Fischer AG, Schaffhausen (Switzerland), have agreed that SAF-Holland will acquire all the capital shares of Georg Fischer Verkehrstechnik...
Russian firm honors WABCO as supplier
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
WABCO Holdings Inc. announced that WABCO was named Best Supplier 2007 by KAMAZ, the largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in the Russian Federation....
SelecTrucks has used-truck finance options
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
As many used-truck customers find their financing choices limited by unwilling lenders and high interest rates, SelecTrucks is addressing these issues...
Kenworth of Pennsylvania adds location
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenworth of Pennsylvania has opened a full-service location in Clintonville PA to expand customer support in western Pennsylvania. The facility is at...
Retread America opens Oliver Rubber plant in Florence, Kentucky
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Retread America, a supplier of retreads to the intermodal and commercial tire industries, has opened an Oliver Rubber retread plant close to its North...
People in the News
Suppliers
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Heil Trailer International announces the promotions of Ron Jurek to senior product manager, Liquid Products; Mike Johnson to senior product manager, Dry...
Associations
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Bruce H Schechinger, president of BHS Marketing LLC, Salt Lake City UT, has been elected chairman of the National Association of Chemical Distributors...
Equipment News
Mack receives another U.S. Army contract
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc. has received an award of approximately $8.6 million from the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command for 66 MACK Granite Elite...
ATA, Codega offer safety training program
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Codega LLC have introduced the ProTraining Safety Series 1 program to educate truck drivers particularly...
Doran reaches leasing agreement with ULA
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Doran Manufacturing LLC has reached an agreement with United Leasing Associates to provide leasing options for the Doran 360 tire pressure monitoring...
DTNA presents quality award to Webb
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Daimler Trucks North America LLC has recognized Webb Wheel Products Inc. as one of its best suppliers by presenting the firm with the Masters of Quality...
Hankook achieves SmartWay certification
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hankook Tire has had three of its commercial fleet tires certified for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Program, meeting the program's...
TET forms strategic alliance with Brenntag
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Terra Environmental Technologies Inc. (TET) and Brenntag North America announce a mutually exclusive, multi-year strategic alliance designed to efficiently...
Civacon adds bottom-loading adaptor
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Civacon, a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group and a provider of cargo tank components and systems, announces the availability of the new 891 Series...
Viking expands Universal Seal capacity
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Viking Pump Inc., a unit of IDEX Corp., has expanded the range of its Universal Seal series pumps to 365 cubic meters/hour (1,600 gpm) with the release...
Meritor WABCO components help TransWood operate more efficiently
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems announced a key customer relationship with TransWood Inc. that demonstrates the company's efforts to help fleets...
IDC implements in-cab scanning systems
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Interstate Distributor Co. (IDC), a transportation services provider, is integrating DriverTech DTScan in-cab scanning systems into its fleet. By using...
Blackmer debuts TXD1200 truck pumps
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Blackmer has introduced the TXD1200 Series high-speed truck pumps to adapt to specific changes in the light-petroleum products markets. Some of the recent...
Fruehauf de Mexico chooses Bendix
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Fruehauf de Mexico, a leading trailer manufacturer in Mexico, has made Bendix products standard features on its trailers. As part of a new agreement,...
TruckWeight offers wireless Smart Scale for vehicles with mechanical suspensions
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TruckWeight Inc. has applied its Smart Scale wireless onboard scale technology to trucks, tractors, and trailers with mechanical spring suspensions. The...
Rupture disc aid receives ATEX approval
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Elfab, a European manufacturer of rupture discs now marketing its products in the United States, has been awarded ATEX approval for Test-Tel, its rupture...
Triton Full Synthetic oil meets key specs
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
ConocoPhillips Company has introduced Triton ECT 5W40 Full Synthetic, an API CJ-4 diesel engine oil, made from high quality synthetic stocks and an advanced...
Battery-powered HVAC system upgraded
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Dometic has introduced a new upgraded battery-powered auxiliary air-conditioning system for day cabs. The day-cab HVAC unit was created in response to...
Fontaine to handle Dometic AC systems
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Dometic Corporation, Environmental Division, has announced an agreement with Fontaine Truck Equipment Company to install and sell Dometic's line of battery-powered...
Cummins adds SCR to 2010 engines
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cummins will add selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment to its diesel engines for 2010. The company will combine recent advancements in catalyst...
Disconnect Switch can handle 125 amps
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cole Hersee Company offers its High-Amp Double Pole Master Disconnect Switch. This heavy-duty switch can handle a continuous current of 125 amps (at each...
Kenworth T800 LNG trucks help fleet bring cleaner air to California
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
When outdoorsman Vic La Rosa is on vacation in Montana, hiking the hills and valleys to his favorite fishing holes and hunting grounds, he routinely stops...
UltraShift HV provided on DTNA vehicles
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Eaton Corporation recently announced that the UltraShift Highway Value (HV) transmission is being offered by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) on the...
Phillips provides new hose products
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Phillips Industries has introduced new air and air/electrical hose products to meet the increasing demands of fleets and owner-operators: Pre-made heavy-duty...
TydenBrammall provides security seals
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TydenBrammall introduces its new Cargo Bolt I and II, Cargo Bolt I and II Plus, and plastic product line to its family of seals designed to help protect...
Mack, Volvo offer Bendix ADB22X brakes
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc. now offers Bendix ADB22X heavy-duty air disc brakes on the Mack Pinnacle Axle Forward and Axle Back models. Volvo Trucks is offering...
Wireless networks take on hazardous duty
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Enterprise Mobility business of Motorola Inc. has announced the latest member of its outdoor access point (AP) product family: the Haz-location (Haz-Loc)...
Bandag tread rubber product prices rise
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) has announced price increases in North America of up to six percent for Bandag brand tread rubber products to...
TMT software improves shop efficiencies
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TMW Systems Inc. announced the release of TMT Fleet Maintenance for Windows Version 9. The application is offered by the TMW Asset Maintenance Software...
TMW offers latest version of TL2000
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Carriers and logistics services firms operating on the IBM System i (AS/400) platform have another choice for new enterprise transportation software:...
Brochure highlights Kenworth AG130
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The new Kenworth AG130 Front Air Suspension brochure is available from Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada. This brochure features the AG130,...
Contigo Messaging Solution is provided
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Contigo has launched the Contigo Messaging Solution, the latest productivity tool available with the the firm's mobile resource management system. The...
Detroit Diesel enhances its website
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Detroit Diesel has revamped its website, www.detroitdiesel.com. This new site makes it easier than ever to find Detroit Diesel products, services, and...
Dow deploys Savi SmartChain software
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Savi's SmartChain Asset Management software now is being utilized by The Dow Chemical Company's Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) rail tank car fleet to automatically...
SAF-Holland launches two new websites
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
SAF-Holland has launched two new regional websites to support its global operations and corporate website. Newly launched U.S. and German websites will...
Labelmaster provides Early 49 CFR
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The new edition Early 49 CFR Parts 100-185, Hazmat Transportation Regulations, revised as of October 1, 2008, is available effective November 4, 2008....
TMW offers TMT ServiceCenter software
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TMW Systems Inc. has announced the availability of TMT ServiceCenter. The software is designed to support service centers performing both contracted outsourced...
Report covers U.S. long-distance trucking
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Tank Truck, Refrigeration & Other Long-Distance Trucking in the U.S. report to its offerings. This...
Website lets Titan by Mack be experienced
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc. has launched a new website to provide a closer look at the Titan by Mack: www.titanbymack.com. Titanbymack.com allows visitors to experience...
eDriver Logs integrated with LoadMaster
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
PeopleNet announced the integration of its eDriver Logs automated driver log application with LoadMaster dispatch and enterprise software from McLeod...
TMW integrates with 3sixty Connexion
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The first commercial software integration to bring customers the benefit of TransCore's 3sixty Connexion with full access to TransCore's DAT network of...
Guide helps choose the right fifthwheel
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Fontaine International has updated its Application Guide, a 14-page resource to help customers choose the right fifthwheel for their applications. The...
Brochure showcases Webb Vortex drum
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Webb Wheel Products Inc. has published a new brochure outlining the features and benefits of the Webb Vortex lightweight cast iron brake drum recently...
XATANET gains customer-defined reporting
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
XATA Corporation has added customer-defined reporting capabilities to its core product, XATANET. The company's new Self-Service Reporting tool allows...
OPW supplies its latest product catalog
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
OPW Fueling Components has announced the completion and availability of its 2008-09 Product Catalog. This 370-page publication provides insight on thousands...
DriverTech completes TMW integration
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
DriverTech announced the availability of its interface with TMWSuite, the enterprise transportation software (ETS) system from TMW Systems Inc. TMW ETS...
New edition of IMDG Code provided
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Many maritime countries have taken steps to regulate the carriage of marine pollutants in packaged form. Shippers can turn to the International Maritime...
DVD covers MTIS operation, maintenance
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
A new Operation, Maintenance, and Service Manual DVD for the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI is now available. The DVD includes an overview...
McLeod offers PC*MILER 22 upgrade
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
McLeod Software has completed the integration of the 22nd annual upgrade of PC*MILER from ALK Technologies Inc. The latest versions of ALK's routing,...
Online configurator simplifies ordering
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services' enhanced online vehicle configurator combines timely manufacturer vehicle data with an easy-to-use workflow tool....
CabLink optimizes asset, fuel efficiency
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TransCore introduces CabLink 100 percent satellite mobile terminals with next-generation technology for small to mid-size carriers and private fleets...
J. J. Keller Mobile keeps tabs on fleets
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
J. J. Keller & Associates Inc. has announced the availability of J. J. Keller Mobile, a mobile resource and asset management system. This system tracks,...
Phillips equips its website with new tools
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Phillips Industries has recently launched its updated website www.phillipsind.com with improvements to help visitors easily locate information they need....
PRIMAAX EX system improves durability
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
For expanded application capabilities, Hendrickson recently launched the PRIMAAX EX system, an enhanced version of the PRIMAAX heavy-duty, vocational...
Ridewell achieves CTEA brake approval
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Ridewell's Flex-Trac 232-20K auxiliary axle suspension has the only 16.5" 6" brake approved by the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA)...
Steer axle designed for extreme driving
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Commercial Vehicle Systems group of Dana Holding Corporation has introduced a new Spicer 5.24-inch (133-mm) drop wide track axle for heavy-use specialty...
Haldex brake offered on Hendrickson axles
Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems announces that the ModulX DB22LT disc brake is now available on Hendrickson axles. By transitioning to the ModulX DB22LT,...
