Special Coverage, Business

Tidewater Transit, MCO Transport Named Volvo Safety Award Winners

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two trucking fleets based in North Carolina were honored with the 2013 Volvo Truck Safety Award.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
October 22, 2013
Special Coverage, Government, Business

Graves Says Trucking Prepared for Myriad Political, Business Changes

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
October 21, 2013
Business

HOS Rule Tops Survey of Trucking Concerns

ORLANDO, Fla. — Changes to the federal hours-of-service rule topped the 2013 survey of critical issues facing the North American trucking industry, the American Transportation Research Institute reported.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
October 21, 2013
Special Coverage, Business

HOS Rule Tops Survey of Trucking Concerns

ORLANDO, Fla. — Changes to the federal hours-of-service rule topped the 2013 survey of critical issues facing the North American trucking industry, the American Transportation Research Institute reported.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
October 21, 2013
Business

PeopleNet, McLeod Integrate for LTL Fleets

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — PeopleNet Communications Corp., an onboard computing provider, said less-than-truckload fleets will be able to respond to changes from shippers more quickly through its latest integration with McLeod Software.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
September 18, 2013
Business

McLeod Offers New Versions of Products

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – McLeod Software unveiled the latest versions of LoadMaster and PowerBroker.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
September 17, 2013
Business

Mercedes-Benz Unveils New Sprinter for North America

DUSSELDORF, Germany — Mercedes-Benz debuted its updated 2014 Sprinter delivery van for the North American market here, which includes a 4-cylinder diesel engine and a suite of safety technology offerings.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
May 14, 2013
Business

Navistar Updates Severe-Service Line

MONTREAL — Navistar International Corp. unveiled updated versions of its International 9900i and PayStar 5900 SBA heavy-haul and severe-service models with the Cummins ISX15 engine using selective catalytic reduction technology.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
April 12, 2013
Special Coverage, Business, Fuel

Westport, Clean Energy Set Program to Boost LNG Use

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Westport Innovations Inc. and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced a new joint program aimed at further accelerating the adoption of liquefied natural-gas vehicles among trucking companies.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
March 19, 2013
Government

FMCSA Moving Forward on Rules, Ferro Says at TRB Meeting

WASHINGTON — The head of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said the agency continues to move forward on a number of mandates included in last year’s highway funding law.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
January 15, 2013