Power management company Eaton Corp. capped its third quarter with higher-than-expected profit margins but lower net income due to charge-offs related to an arbitration decision in August against certain business units of Cooper Industries, a company that Eaton acquired in 2012.
October 30, 2018Equipment
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Cummins Reports Record Earnings in Third Quarter
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Cummins Inc. posted record profits and a 12% jump in revenue for the third quarter as demand for trucks, construction and power generation equipment improved.
October 30, 2018
Business, Equipment
Dickinson Fleet Services
Dickinson Fleet Services Grows South Florida Presence
Dickinson Fleet Services
Fleet maintenance and management company Dickinson Fleet Services has acquired Fleet Technology & Maintenance Corp. and Truck City Body Co.
October 30, 2018
Business, Equipment
Allison's Indianapolis plant. (Karen Kay Marlett Photography)
Allison’s Net Income Jumps 50% in Third Quarter
Allison's Indianapolis plant. (Karen Kay Marlett Photography)
Supplier Allison Transmission posted sizable third-quarter gains in net sales and net income, exceeding expectations and leading to projections that 2018 will be a record year for the company.
October 30, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment
Country superstar Carrie Underwood performs at the Freightliner customer appreciation dinner at Austin City Limits. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line Perform for Trucking Execs at Freightliner Dinner
Country superstar Carrie Underwood performs at the Freightliner customer appreciation dinner at Austin City Limits. (Seth Clevenger/Transport Topics)
AUSTIN, Texas — Country music superstars Carrie Underwood and Florida Georgia Line performed back-to-back sets at the legendary music venue Austin City Limits to cap off the 2018 Freightliner Trucks customer appreciation dinner.
October 30, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Autonomous
The I.D. Systems booth at MCE. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
I.D. Systems Introduces New Cargo-Tracking Product Line
The I.D. Systems booth at MCE. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
AUSTIN, Texas — I.D. Systems has introduced a new line of trailer-tracking and cargo-monitoring products designed to give fleets more insights about their shipments and also demonstrated a voice-activated reporting interface to help them better utilize that data.
October 29, 2018
Business, Equipment, Safety
Russoli speaks at the event. (Dan Ronan/Transport Topics)
Mack's Anthem Gets Improved Fuel-Efficiency Package
Russoli speaks at the event. (Dan Ronan/Transport Topics)
AUSTIN, Texas — Mack’s Anthem truck with the HE plus package will have as much as a 9.5% improvement in fuel efficiency because of its new aerodynamic package, Mack Trucks Inc. said.
October 29, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment
Mack Director of Product Strategy Roy Horton speaks at a press conference. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Mack Trucks, SAS Announce Enhanced GuardDog Connect Analytics to Cut Repair Times
Mack Director of Product Strategy Roy Horton speaks at a press conference. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
AUSTIN, Texas — Mack Trucks announced a deal with analytics company SAS that will help the truck manufacturer more effectively analyze data being collected by its GuardDog Connect telematics system.
October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Fuel
EPA Honors 21 ATA Members With SmartWay Excellence Awards
AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-one American Trucking Associations members received the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Excellence Award.
October 29, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment
Joe Howard/Transport Topics
Peterbilt Announces Updates to Paccar Engines
Joe Howard/Transport Topics
AUSTIN, Texas — Peterbilt Motors Co. announced from the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition here that it will offer two new ratings on the MX-13 engine for the 2019 model year: a 455-horsepower “multitorque” version with variable torque ratings of 1,650 and 1,850 pound-feet, and a 405-horsepower version with 1,650 pound-feet of torque.
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