2015 Management Conference & Exhibition

Special Coverage, Business

Navistar’s Sass Seeks Higher Sales Through Customer Satisfaction

PHILADELPHIA — Jeff Sass is four months into a mission to return Navistar Inc. to profitability and the good graces of truck operators.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
October 20, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

PIT Group Opens U.S. Office in Atlanta

PHILADELPHIA — PIT Group has opened an office in Atlanta, the Canadian engineering and research group announced here Oct. 19 at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.

October 20, 2015
Business, Special Coverage

Baby, You Can Drive My Truck: Paul McCartney Rocks Freightliner Dinner at MCE

PHILADELPHIA — Music icon Sir Paul McCartney surprised and delighted the nearly 1,000 people attending a customer appreciation dinner hosted by Freightliner Trucks here on Oct. 19.

Neil Abt | Editorial Director
October 20, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Omnitracs to Launch Navigation System

PHILADELPHIA — Trucking technology supplier Omnitracs is expanding its product line with the upcoming launch of a new navigation system.

October 19, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

ALK Updates CoPilot Navigation to Better Manage Routes by Vehicle Size

PHILADELPHIA — ALK Technologies has updated its CoPilot Truck in-cab navigation product to make it easier for fleets to create and follow routes optimized for vehicle size and load.

Seth Clevenger | Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia
October 19, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

ATA's Osiecki Expects Favorable Reforms If Congress Passes Highway Bill

PHILADELPHIA — Dave Osiecki, American Trucking Associations’ executive vice president and chief of national advocacy, says he is optimistic regulations the industry has criticized over the years would be reformed if Congress advances key bills this year.

Eugene Mulero | Senior Reporter
October 19, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

Shuster Predicts Highway Bill Will Reach Obama This Year

PHILADELPHIA — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said Oct. 19 that he expects a six-year highway funding bill to reach the House floor next week and the White House before the beginning of 2016.

David Elfin | Staff Reporter
October 19, 2015
Special Coverage, Business

October Truck Orders Will Fall, DTNA Says

PHILADELPHIA — The October report on Class 8 truck orders that is coming out in early November will not look good, said the CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, but that will be because numbers will be compared to a highly unusual corresponding month last year.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
October 19, 2015