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Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon, Colo., was hit by a large rockfall just after midnight on Monday, in the same general area as a rockslide that occurred in November 2004. View the full article -
GE Capital Fleet Services has launched its Truck Advisory Board as a way for customers to discuss process improvement ideas, suggest new products and share best practices for fleet management. View the full article
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Software provider Karmak has hired John Jasperson as its newest regional manager on the sales team, joining from Fontaine Modification, where he served as director of sales for the western region. View the full article
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The big-brother-is-watching attitude toward the introduction of in-cab technology seems to have all but disappeared as professional drivers have seen firsthand how their wallets have benefited View the full article
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Truckload carriers nationwide have greater confidence that business will improve in the year ahead, with 70 percent expecting volumes to increase in the next year and just over 50 percent predicting improvements in rates in the next year. View the full article
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Navistar plans to invest more than $100 million to move its world headquarters to Lisle, Ill., the former East Lucent Campus. View the full article
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Fortune magazine chose seven trucking, transportation and logistics companies and five delivery companies to be part of its World's Most Admired Companies list. View the full article
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January used truck sales increased for the third month in a row, according to a report by the ATD/NADA Official Commercial Truck Guide. View the full article
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While total net payrolls were down by 36,000 in February, compared to a 26,000 drop in January, the rate was not as bad as analysts had expected View the full article
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FleetRisk Advisors has acquired Safety Management Solutions, a consulting firm providing expertise and leadership in safety improvement through program development, online learning and employee involvement. View the full article
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On Friday, four Tennessee Pilot locations offered special pricing on Ethanol 85 as part of its introduction of two new east Tennessee purchase locations for the alternative fuel. View the full article
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Climate control provider Bergstrom has acquired Modine Manufacturing Company's vehicular HVAC products business in North America, which serves off-highway vehicles, trucks and school buses. View the full article
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The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill that will extend the current highway program until the end of the year and replenish the Highway Trust Fund with $19.5 billion from general revenues. View the full article
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When you spec a component, often training is part of the package. Training helps established suppliers set themselves apart from those selling cheap parts without any customer support, and generally there's no out-of-pocket expense to the fleet or dealer. View the full article
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The Truckload Carriers Association honored the top company drivers as well as owner-operators this week as it announced the winners of its annual Company Equipment Driver of the Year and Owner Operator of the Year contests during its annual convention View the full article
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Goodyear has named the finalists for its North America Highway Hero Award, including George Lantzy, of Turtle Creek, Pa; Jesse Lee Seal, of Alma, Ark.; Stephen Page, of Gloucester, Mass.; and Junichi Shimizu, of Gladstone, Ore. View the full article
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Security Magazine has ranked Ryder number one for its security practices in the Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Warehousing industry sector. View the full article
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We've all heard the old saying: you can't improve what you don't measure. Yet that is exactly what fleets are trying to do these days. View the full article
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The Detroit International Bridge Company's $1 billion plan to build a second span of the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Canada has been halted. View the full article
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Net orders for Class 8 trucks in February jumped 19.7 percent from January, when orders were the lowest since 2002 View the full article
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Virginia "Ginny" DeRoze, director of education and training at the Truckload Carriers Association, is retiring from her post on March 12, after 14 years with the association. View the full article
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ASTM International, a voluntary standards development organization, is considering ballots for changes to a biodiesel specification in response to isolated instances of filter clogging in cold weather View the full article
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Old Dominion Freight Line, a less-than-truckload carrier, has opened a new warehouse facility in Thomasville, N.C., which will serve as the headquarters for the OD-Warehousing and Distribution Services Division View the full article
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Truck drivers and independent owner operators get precious little credit for the hard work that they do. View the full article
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The heavy-duty aftermarket is hardly known as a bastion of innovation. By its very nature, the business is reactive: when a component breaks down it must be repaired or replaced. View the full article
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