Volvo to assemble I-Shift in United States

In order to meet demand for its I-Shift automated manual transmission, Volvo Trucks announced a $7 million investment to bring assembly of the transmission to the Hagerstown MD powertrain plant, with production scheduled for the third quarter of 2012....

Mack to assemble mDRIVE in United States

Mack Trucks Inc announced that assembly of the Mack mDRIVE automated manual transmission will begin at the company’s Hagerstown MD powertrain plant in the third quarter of 2012....

Trucking Conditions Index falls in April

FTR’s April Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the June Trucking Update, fell to a reading of 7.57 from a March reading of 13.30....

Safety expert casts further doubt on FMCSA hours-of-service studies

An internationally recognized safety researcher said the cache of studies submitted in an extraordinary manner by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to support its hours-of-service proposal contained many problems and couldn’t be relied on to support the agency’s proposed changes....

Dot Foods provides
scholarships to four
high school graduates

Four high school graduates will attend college this autumn with a little less concern about paying tuition, thanks to Dot Foods, the Mount Sterling IL-based food redistributor....

Workshop will discuss
changes to TRU ATCM

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will conduct a public workshop to discuss proposed amendments to the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM)....

England Logistics wins
Utah’s Best of State
for freight/logistics

Salt Lake City UT-based England Logistics, the nation’s 11th-largest freight brokerage firm, was named the winner in the Freight/Logistics category for Utah’s Best of State Awards for 2011....

Kool Pak official is chosen
OTA's top safety director

At the April 2011 meeting of the Oregon Trucking Association (OTA), Kool Pak’s Nicole Hollamon was named 2010 Safety Director of the Year....

TeleNav Asset Tracker supplies
location data, activity alerts

Verizon Wireless and TeleNav Inc (NASDAQ: TNAV) are providing the TeleNav Asset Tracker....

Rite-Hite’s new website
caters to mobile users

Rite-Hite, provider of loading dock equipment, industrial doors, safety barriers, and HVLS fans, has launched a new mobile website....

A&P forms new supply,
logistics agreement
with C&S Wholesale

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company Inc (A&P) will enter into a new supply and logistics agreement with its principal wholesale supplier, C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc, pending approval of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York....

Mack will boost production at PA plant

Mack Trucks Inc announced that, primarily due to increased demand for Mack Pinnacle model highway trucks, the company will boost production at its Macungie PA truck plant in August 2011 and hire approximately 300 people to support the increase. Because of recent recalls of employees laid off during the truck industry’s downturn, all of the additional personnel will be new hires....

ATA urges lawmakers, regulators to respect business agreements

The American Trucking Associations board of directors called on policymakers to respect contracts between carriers and shippers and abandon proposals to interfere in those arrangements....

Truck capacity reaches six-month high

For the week ending May 14, spot market truck capacity recorded the highest volume for a single week in the past six months as truck availability increased 8.0% nationwide on TransCore’s DAT Network of load boards. Truck postings for all equipment types rose: flatbeds are up 8.4%, refrigerated vans rose 8.3%, and dry vans increased 4.9%, week-on-week. ...

Great West Truck Show set for Las Vegas

The Great West Truck Show will be held June 9-11, 2011, at the Las Vegas (NV) Convention Center. Some of the events at the 2011 GWTS include the Custom Rigs Pride & Polish Truck Beauty Competition, educational seminars sponsored by the California Trucking Association, and exhibits from hundreds of industry manufacturers and suppliers. ...