Vinyl Wraps Offer Flexibility, Cost Control for Fleets to Showcase Branding, Colors
The color a fleet chooses for its equipment is about more than appearances. For many, those hues are as vital to the company’s image as its name.
May 11, 2015Truckbase Business Overview, Features, Reviews 2024
Truckbase has emerged as the next-generation truck dispatch software leader with its suite of easy-to-use tools for truckload carriers.
Mack Demonstrates AMT for Vocational Vehicles
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Mack Trucks has taken the next step in its integrated powertrain strategy by offering a proprietary automated manual transmission tailored to construction and heavy-haul applications.
May 11, 2015Americold Launches Enhanced Visibility and Reporting Tool
Americold, a provider of temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics to the food industry, said it has launched the next generation of its supply chain visibility and reporting tool, i-3PL.
May 8, 2015MiX Telematics Hires Pete Allen to Lead North American Sales
MiX Telematics, a global supplier of fleet-management technology, said it has hired Pete Allen as executive vice president of sales.
May 8, 2015Ryder Adds More Than 1,000 Trucks with Automated Transmissions to Rental Fleet
Truck leasing and rental provider Ryder System Inc. said it is upgrading its North American rental fleet with more than 1,000 trucks equipped with automated manual transmissions.
May 8, 2015Peterbilt Offers Tire Pressure Monitoring System with Model 587
Peterbilt Motors Co. said the Bendix SmarTire tire-pressure monitoring system is now available for its Model 587 tractors.
May 8, 2015Kenworth Offers Eaton UltraShift Plus as Option in Medium-Duty Models
Kenworth Truck Co. is offering Eaton Corp.’s UltraShift Plus Vocational Active Shifting transmission as an option in its T370, T440 and T470 medium-duty models equipped with the Paccar PX-9 engine.
May 8, 2015House Appropriators to Take Up Fiscal 2016 Transportation Funding Bill May 13
House appropriators on May 13 will take up a fiscal 2016 funding bill that includes a 34-hour restart provision that adds new requirements on the study Congress ordered last year.
May 8, 2015American Fast Freight Buys Caribbean Shipping Services
American Fast Freight Inc., a logistics and trucking operator, announced the acquisition of Caribbean Shipping Services Inc. to expand in the U.S.-Puerto Rico ocean shipping market.
May 8, 2015USA Truck CEO John Simone Eager to Return From Medical Leave
USA Truck CEO John Simone, who has been on medical leave, said he is looking forward to returning to active involvement in the business.
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