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Con-way's chief information officer, Jacquelyn Barretta, has been selected as one of the Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2009 by IDG's Computerworld magazine.View the full article

Cooper Kenworth recently opened three new locations in North Carolina, enabling Kenworth Truck Company to reach the milestone 300-dealer location mark in the United States and Canada.View the full article

Penske Truck Leasing recently hosted the opening of its newest facility in Greenville, S.C.View the full article

Navistar was recently selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in an alternative-vehicle technology project aimed at accelerating the development, evaluation and deployment of advanced, aerodynamic trailers to significantly reduce fuel consumption by heavy-duty tractor trailers.View the full article

On Dec. 24, Volvo Trucks will be supplying free turkey buffet dinners and beverages at 163 participating Flying J travel plazas in the U.S. and Canada.View the full article

The Used Truck Association elected Marty Crawford president.View the full article

Peterbilt recently celebrated the completion of its 300,000th production truck at the company's Denton, Texas, manufacturing facility.View the full article

Paccar recently named John M. Pigott and Thomas E. Plimpton to its board of directors.View the full article

TEC Equipment has opened a new purpose-built, heavy-duty truck dealership facility in Sparks, Nev., signaling the company's full-service entrance into the Northern Nevada truck market.View the full article

Pilot Travel Centers and Pegasus TransTech signed a 10-year extension to their agreement solidifying Pilot's partnership to offer Pegasus Transflo Express truck stop scanning services exclusively at its 305 locations in 40 states.View the full article

Learning all about kingpins and front axles this week. Took my B-67 front axle apart to see what I need. Going to put in new kingpins, bushings, tie rod ends, bearings and seals. But - the good news is that I don't need to put on new brake linings. The old ones look new. They should be - it's obvious that the front brakes haven't worked in a long time. The shoes are rusted on the pins solid, and neither brake can was working. Our W-900A is sold. It's going back to the person we got it from, albeit in good running condition. We got what we needed out of it, and everybody is happy. That's how it should be the week before Christmas. And Jimmy bought himself a new toy for Christmas --- He's a big fat guy and looks like Santa Claus anyway. He found a really nicely restored W-900A (See a pattern here?) with a Cat 3408 and an 18 speed overdrive transmission. So he's like a little kid who just can't wait any longer for the gift. As for the building business - We have landed two contracts that will keep cash flowing for now. So the huge scare is reduced to a more manageable level. Something will need to happen, and soon. But I think we can be rational about looking at all of our options. Best wishes to everyone here for a safe and happy Holiday season!! View the full blog entry

OK, maybe it doesn't take a lot to excite me anymore. I got soaked in Fremont while untarping a while back, then soaked again in Erie Monday rolling my straps up. Already had a cold, and was wishing I had something to keep my head warm. The old baseball cap just wasn't doing it for me. Found just the thing at the local Wal-Mart store today. Covers my ears and if I have trouble hearing I can open the fold-out ears to hear a pin drop miles away (see photos). And no,I won't be afraid to wear it-I wore it around in Wal-Mart until Jo insisted I take it off. I'll take comfort over style, especially when it's freezing in Ohio. And I picked up some new gloves too-the ''dollar a pair'' cardboard ones I usually get at truckstops only last a day or so before they're worn out. I went to Duluth,Ga. when I got back from Erie and picked up this load of racks ( the orange things) and brought them back to King William,Va. I'm backed inside the warehouse at Nestle-Purina on Tidy Cat rd.(yeah,really-but everybody's gotta be somewhere) getting unloaded. I also took a picture of Jeff's new truck that I passed on.. It was at the shop when I got back Friday, but it was dark by then as I had to go to Petersburg and load for Montgomery, Alabama for Monday. Might be good to be headed south again because they said it's supposed to be very cold in Ohio tomorrow...very,very cold. Coulda' tried out my new hat though. Attached thumbnail(s) // // // // // // View the full blog entry

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President-elect Barack Obama tapped Republican Congressman Ray LaHood of Illinois as his choice for Transportation Secretary, according to news reports.View the full article

Four major safety advocacy groups Thursday filed a petition asking the government to reconsider its controversial final hours of service rule.View the full article

Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week '09 will feature the newly developed HDAW Business Builder Centers open during the product expo.View the full article

UPS Freight announced enhanced direct service which places all of Illinois under a next-day blanket and draws major markets, including Dallas, Atlanta, Pittsburgh and Minneapolis, to within two days of central Illinois.View the full article

Barr-Nunn teamed up with the Marine Corps again this year to assist in the delivery of toys for the Toys for Tots program.View the full article

Allison Transmission, Indianapolis, has added six new distributors to its European and Asia Pacific network of trusted partners in the past year.View the full article

Michelin's truck tire plant in Spartanburg, S.C., was recently presented a Michelin Global Safety Award for attaining 2 million safe work hours without a serious injury.View the full article

The OPEC oil cartel announced their biggest output cut ever Wednesday, cutting 2.2 million barrels per day to try to boost prices, at the same time as the U.S. government released a new report predicting flat oil consumption to 2030.View the full article

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a new rule to place stricter safety requirements on all newly registered trucking and bus companies. This final rule raises the compliance standards for passing new entrant safety audits, View the full article

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week issued rules long wanted by intermodal trucking companies that make the owners/providers of intermodal equipment responsible for their safety on the road.View the full article