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Volvo Financial Services has promoted Stephen Yonce to Vice President of Truck Financial Services for the U.S. division of Volvo Financial Services. View the full article -
Total Truck Parts, Inc. has added two of its key managers to its Senior Executive Management Team. View the full article
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Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems recently received the prestigious 2011 Platinum Supplier Award from Wabash National Corp. It is the only supplier to receive this award for four consecutive years. View the full article
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Jay Longbottom has decided to step down from his position as CEO of Haldex AB, but will retain the position of President of North American operations. View the full article
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When a customer calls Southeastern Freight Lines, he doesn't hear, "press one for sales, press two for maintenance, press zero for a company directory." View the full article
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered Maryland-based Gunthers Transport, LLC shut down after a lengthy investigation found it to be an imminent hazard to public safety. Company owner, Mark David Gunther, was convicted on similar charges in 1995. View the full article
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Oil prices hit $100 per barrel for the first time in nearly four months Wednesday as U.S. supplies dropped, and a pipeline deal promised to cut them further. View the full article
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The U.S. Freight Sustainability Summit: Growing the Economy, Protecting the Environment and Improving Energy Efficiency" begins today and continues Friday at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington D.C. View the full article
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Enforcement data gathered from across the continent during Operation Air Brake's Brake Safety Week reveals the number of out-of-service defects for both brake adjustment and brake components are down slightly, while the overall OOS rate for brakes rose. View the full article
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TEANA, originally formed in 2003 as The Expedite Alliance of North America, is repranding itself with a new name under the same acronym. It's now knows as The Expedite Association of North America. View the full article
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Pilot Flying J and IdleAir have expanded their network partnership and will provide service to two more Pilot locations. View the full article
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Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems has opened two new Wingfoot Truck Care Centers located in Joplin, Mo., and Greenwood, La. View the full article
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James S. Peary has returned from a post at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation in Kawasaki, Japan, to accept the position of Director, Business Operations for Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. View the full article
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U.S. Xpress Expands Coast-to-Coast Reefer Team Service
BMT Forum Bot posted a topic in Trucking News
U.S. Xpress Enterprises has recently expanded its coast-to-coast temperature-controlled expedited team service to 100 trucks. The company expects to expand the fleet to 250 by the end of 2012. View the full article -
You can tie down your loads but you can't tie down your drivers. View the full article
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What a difference a little extra torque makes. I recently had the privilege of being one of the first drivers outside of test fleets to put a new fuel economy and performance concept from Volvo through its paces. View the full article
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will not appeal the court decision vacating the electronic onboard recorder rule scheduled to take effect next June. Instead, it will address the court's concerns about driver harassment in a revised final rule. View the full article
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says overwhelming demand for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants has once again far surpassed the available funding. View the full article
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Researchers Identify Nation's Most Congested Corridors
BMT Forum Bot posted a topic in Trucking News
The 2011 Congested Corridors Report is the first nationwide effort to identify reliability problems at specific stretches of highway responsible for significant traffic congestion at different times and different days. View the full article -
Meritor Inc. released its fourth quarter report on Tuesday announcing a surge in profit for the quarter, driven mainly by continued strong commercial truck sales in all regions. Shares dropped 13 percent on the announcement signaling investors weren't overly impressed with the results. View the full article
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The 2011 recipient of Highway Angel of the Year is Marcus Beam, a professional truck driver for Epes Transport System, Inc., of Greensboro, N.C. Beam was chosen as the Highway Angel who best embodies the spirit of the program. View the full article
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A U.S. Senate bill granting generous tax credits for using natural gas as a motor fuel will create jobs, make the United States more self-sufficient in energy and has broad bipartisan support, say Democrat and Republican senators who introduced it yesterday. View the full article
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Freightliner Trucks has announced its Work Smart Strong Finish Retail Sales program. It will be available beginning in Q4 2011. View the full article
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Pilot Flying J recently acquired a travel center in Grand Forks, N.D., and will remodel the Pilot Travel Center to feature full amenities for professional drivers and the motoring public. View the full article
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Even when your tires aren't out on the road getting used and abused, they're still costing you money. Stacked in a warehouse or in a storage trailer on the back forty, they're taking up valuable floor space View the full article
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