Origo Rolls Out Ignition Interlock System
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Origo displayed its new OrigoSafe ignition interlock system at the Mid-America Trucking Show here.
March 22, 2013Lawmakers Push for HOS Delay
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has asked the federal government to delay enforcement of its latest changes to hours-of-service rules until three months after a federal appeals court rules on a challenge to the rule.
March 22, 2013Fuel Economy Dominates MATS as Suppliers Tout Products, Innovations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fuel efficiency was the top theme as the nation’s truck supply community hosted throngs of customers and prospects at the Mid-America Trucking Show here.
March 22, 2013Rand McNally Announces Product Updates at MATS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rand McNally made several product announcements here, including the news that the latest version of its IntelliRoute TND 520 truck GPS device will be available for sale in May.
March 22, 2013Fuel Economy Dominates MATS as Suppliers, Manufacturers Tout Products, Innovations
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fuel efficiency was the top theme as the nation’s truck supply community hosted throngs of customers and prospects at the Mid-America Trucking Show, which officially opened here on Thursday.
March 22, 2013FMCSA Holding to July 1 HOS Date, Ferro Says
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Despite receiving requests from a bipartisan group of seven lawmakers in transportation oversight roles, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will not delay the July 1 effective date of the latest changes to its hours-of-service rule, FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro said here Friday.
March 22, 2013Navistar’s Clarke Sees Opportunity in Challenging Environment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The new leader of Navistar International Corp. told his suppliers here that he sees opportunity for truck makers in general, his company included, but they may have to wade through a difficult environment filled with regulatory and operational difficulties and static demand for trucks.
March 22, 2013Daimler to Lay Off About 600, Less Than Half Original Estimate
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Daimler Trucks North America said it plans to lay off about 600 factory workers, less than half the number it initially projected earlier this year.
March 22, 2013Mack Unveils Two New Suspensions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mack Trucks displayed two new suspensions, one for highway tractors and another for heavier vocational vehicles, here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 22, 2013GAO Says Postal Service Can’t Cut Saturday Service
The Government Accountability Office said the U.S. Postal Service doesn’t have the legal authority to stop Saturday delivery, Bloomberg News reported.
March 22, 2013