People who study shippers said senders and receivers of freight want predictability - even as the economy and technology change rapidly. Truck makers and other manufacturers, meanwhile, said their engineers are pushing scientific advances ...
Tags: Transportation, Freight
Michelin displayed this drawing of the features of the Premier A/S at its official launch of the tire at the North American International Auto Show. Michelin North America Inc. introduced the Michelin Premier A/S tire with new EverGrip ...
Bridgestone Americas Inc. announced that its Wilson, N.C. passenger and light truck tire manufacturing plant has achieved Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) landfill waste diversion claim validation for Zero Waste to Landfill, the ...
Gibson Energy Inc. has named a number of new executives, including one who will oversee trucking operations. Rick Wise was appointed chief operating officer. In his new role, Wise will be responsible for managing Gibson's operating ...
Navistar has posted new truck configurators that allow customers to design their own International ProStar, DuraStar or TerraStar truck models. "We know that an increasing number of customers in the commercial truck industry are ...
Tags: International Web Site, Truck-Building, Truck-Building Experience
David Benjatschek, author, leadership trainer and founder of Wowtrucks, will be speaking at the Jan. 21 Driving for Profit seminar. Benjatschek has been added tao a line-up that already includes: Tom Kretsinger Jr., TCA chair and ...
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Omnitracs Europe has been acquired by Astrata Group, a Singapore based IT firm, from Qualcomm Europe. Terms were not disclosed. "We are excited to significantly expand Astrata's presence in Europe with the acquisition of Omnitracs ...
Tags: Omnitracs Europe, Acquired, Truck, Truck News
The average price of gasoline was $3.346 Jan. 10, the highest U.S. price in 12 weeks, according to Lundberg Survey Inc. The price represents an 8.41-cent increase in the three weeks since the last survey, Lundberg said in the data ...
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Navistar Inc. said it has updated and re-designed its online truck configuration tool to allow customers to virtually design several models. The online tool allows users to view different configurations of International, ProStar, DuraStar ...
This Editorial appears in the Jan. 13 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Washington, D.C., is often the butt of jokes for its year-after-year inaction. But this week - one filled with transportation events - ...
The 2015 Ford F-150 pickup will feature an aluminum alloy body and stronger frame, and it will be available with a new, 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 engine, Ford Motor Co. announced. The automaker said the new, lighter body material will shave ...
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There were a wide-variety of errors, faults, and general IT-related ooftas to choose from last week. But GM’s recall of 370 000 of its 2014 model year Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks, in order to update ...
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A hybrid-electric delivery truck leaving a FedEx distribution center in Charlotte, N.C. The “hydrogen economy” just got a nice push from the Obama administration, which is now partnering with the private sector to facilitate a ...
Tags: hydrogen economy, fuel cells, transportation sector, fuel vehicles
The Volkswagen Group reported yet another strong increase in worldwide deliveries for the full year 2013, topping the record set in 2012 "In total, our Group delivered over 9.7 million vehicles to customers last year, ranging from ...
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The Chevrolet Corvette Stingray and Silverado have swept the 2014 North American Car and Truck of the Year (NACOTY) awards. The double win is a first for the bowtie brand, and the first clean sweep for General Motors since the Saturn Aura ...
Tags: Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado