Telogis introduces Fleet 8
fleet management software

Telogis introduces Fleet 8 scalable GPS fleet management software....

Want to honor a trucking
hero? Goodyear has a way

Nominations for Goodyear’s 28th annual North America Highway Hero program will be accepted until November 30, 2010....

Crowley transforms reefer
container fleet by adding
355 new PrimeLINE units

When Crowley Maritime Corporation’s liner services group takes delivery of 355 new 40-foot high-cube refrigerated containers later in 2010, it will mark the conversion of nearly a quarter of its refrigerated fleet to Carrier Transicold PrimeLINE container refrigeration units....

Fuel economy regulation
for medium-, heavy-duty
trucks proposed by feds

US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson announced the first federal fuel economy standard for medium- and heavy-duty trucks October 25....

Meridian Cold Storage
installs Datex FootPrint

After a $15 million renovation, Meridian Cold Storage streamlined its business operations by upgrading its warehouse management software to Datex FootPrint....

CARB tries to amend Truck and Bus Rule, SmartWay mandate

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released draft regulatory language for proposed amendments to the In-Use On-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation (Truck and Bus Rule) and the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulation (California SmartWay mandate)....

NC2 launches operations in South Africa

NC2 Global LLC, the global joint venture between Caterpillar Inc and Navistar Inc, has launched operations in South Africa, where it will market a full line of commercial trucks under both the International and Cat brands. ...

NC2 targets Australia with on-road trucks

The first-ever Cat on-road trucks will be launched in October by NC2 Global LLC, the global joint venture between Caterpillar Inc and Navistar Inc....

Texas Aid Network connects relief groups

The Texas Aid Network, a program produced by the nonprofit NPower Texas, has launched a new website, www.texasaidnetwork.org, the next generation of its original....

Volvo Trucks field-tests liquefied gas

Volvo Trucks will initiate public field testing with methane diesel trucks that can run on liquefied methane gas. At the same time, Sweden’s first filling station for liquefied methane gas will open at Stigs Center in Göteborg. ...

NHTSA proposes new truck tire standards

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed new truck tire standards for vehicles with gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 10,000 pounds. ...

DATTCO Inc becomes
Thermo King dealer

DATTCO Inc was named as the Thermo King dealer in New England, with Boston Thermo King and Thermo King of Hartford now combined to form Thermo King Northeast....

QuikTrip finds Kenworth
provides fresh approach
to fresh food delivery

Given the bite that gasoline can take out of a household budget, more drivers are looking for value whenever they fill up. Enter QuikTrip, the Tulsa OK-based gas station chain where customers will stop—and stop again—for the convenience of getting fuel and good eats in one place....