CalcuLighter compares data on aluminum, steel wheels

CalcuLighter, an online tool, for truck fleet and owner-operators, provides exact financial data comparing steel and aluminum wheel alternatives...

Kenan Advantage Group receives customer awards

Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) announced receiving awards from its customers in recognition of the company’s outstanding performance....

Study by SmartDrive
quantifies driver
distraction for fleets

SmartDrive Systems announced results of a large-scale study of commercial fleets to quantify driver distraction and identify the root causes, providing fleet managers with an action plan for improving safety...

USDG to begin building
ethanol-handling terminal

US Development Group LLC (USDG), an industry leader in ethanol handling and distribution terminals, will begin construction on the West Colton Rail Terminal, a new ethanol hub in the Inland Empire area of Southern California...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
moves upward in July ‘09

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.1% in July. In June, SA tonnage fell 2.4%. July’s gain...

Trailer ABS lamp now
permanent requirement

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a final rule that makes permanent an existing requirement that trailers with antilock brake systems (ABS) be equipped with an external malfunction indicator lamp...

Price of diesel fuel rises
for fifth straight week

The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide climbed for a fifth week, rising 1.6 cents to $2.668 a gallon and reaching its highest point so far in 2009, according to US Department of Energy information...

Aegean takes delivery
of double-hull tanker

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc has taken delivery of the Kerkyra, a 6,290-dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China...

BlueTec technology reaches
25-million-mile testing level

Detroit Diesel Corporation announced its BlueTec emissions technology completed 25 million miles of testing ahead of schedule...

PSI-branded hoses
deliver maximum air

When replacing the valve stem connection hoses on the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI (Pressure Systems International), it is recommended that the proprietary MTIS hose be used to maximize the performance of the system...

Domestic intermodal
transport increases
market share in 2Q

Domestic intermodal transport gained significant market share against trucks in the second quarter of 2009, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows...

First Mack Pinnacle rolls off
Macungie PA assembly line

A new era began August 13, when the first Mack Pinnacle tractor came off the production line at the Macungie Assembly Operations in Pennsylvania. Macungie already produces the Mack Granite, Mack TerraPro, and Titan by Mack models...

Three videos educate public
about ATA safety initiatives

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) produced three educational videos in conjunction with its 18-point safety agenda. These videos offer a concise, visual way to learn about each of the 18 safety policies and the positive effects of their implementation...

SafeRack earns 19th place
in Inc 5000 category listing

SafeRack LLC has earned inclusion in the second annual Inc 5000, Inc magazine’s listing of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the United States...

SmarTire shareholders ratify
Bendix acquisition of assets

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, announced that the agreement to acquire select assets of SmarTire Systems Inc was formally ratified by the shareholders of SmarTire Systems Inc...

DTNA receives telematics
service, application award

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) was awarded the Best Telematics Service & Application for Commercial Vehicles award by Telematics Update for its new RunSmart Predictive Cruise system...

Rand McNally launches
IntelliRoute TND 500

Rand McNally announced the launch of a truck navigation device designed for owner-operators and professional truck drivers. IntelliRoute TND 500 has 35% more truck-attributed roads...

Roadside Medical Clinic
will add 11 new sites

Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab announced that Dr Royce Brough has received licenses for 11 Roadside Medical sites throughout Texas, California, New Mexico, New Jersey, Indiana and Oklahoma...

Price of diesel fuel reaches
highest level so far in 2009

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide has climbed 2.7 cents to $2.652, its highest price this year, according to US Department of Energy information...

NACD member companies
achieve RDP verification

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) announced that 196 regular member and affiliate companies’ sites have successfully passed NACD’s third-cycle on-site Responsible Distribution Process (RDP) Verifications...

NTTC announces launch of new website

The American Trucking Associations (ATA)-affiliated National Tank Truck Carriers Inc (NTTC) announced the successful launch of its revamped website...

Chlorine Institute offers free
emergency response training

The Chlorine Institute Inc (CI), working with the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad, will conduct a free program Oct 28, 2009, in Memphis TN to train front-line emergency responders...

BTI All-in-One Coupler cuts
cleaning time, inventory costs

Bulk Tank Inc (BTI.), headquartered in Park Hills MO, has developed the All-in-One Coupler, which can take the place of three types of couplers, reducing cleaning time and inventory costs...

ArvinMeritor plans to invest
in Brazil vehicle business

Chip McClure, ArvinMeritor Inc’s chairman, chief executive officer, and president, announced that the company is planning an up to a $10 million (US) investment for its commercial vehicle business in Brazil...

Daimler announces pricing
for emission technologies

Daimler Trucks North America announced pricing for meeting EPA2010 standards with its Detroit Diesel BlueTec or Cummins mid-range engine emissions technologies...