UPDATED: 11/1/2011 10:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Pilot Flying J will acquire seven travel centers in Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and Nebraska from Bosselman Travel Centers Inc., the… Read More »Pilot Flying J to Purchase 7 Travel Centers in Midwest
Rolf Lockwood, Editor at Large Commentary by Rolf Lockwood, Editor at Large Big fleets often write their own terms when it comes to claims on a manufacturer’s warranty. They’ll have direct pipelines into a truck… Read More »Too Much Fine Print? Warranties Can Be Hard to Understand, But Effort Is Necessary
UPDATED: 10/31/2011 11:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Vitran Corp. on Monday reported a third-quarter loss, compared with a profit a year ago. The Toronto-based carrier lost $3.4 million,… Read More »Vitran Posts Third-Quarter Loss
Detroit Diesel launched the first of its new, four-part driver training video series developed to help drivers enhance their engine’s performance. The four videos include general product background on Detroit Diesel’s DD13, DD15 and DD16… Read More »Detroit Diesel Introduces New Driver Training Video Series
UPDATED: 10/28/2011 10:40:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This CRST International said it named Jim Schommer president of its CRST Malone flatbed unit. Schommer, has more than 25 years of… Read More »Schommer Named President of CRST Malone
The Cheetah Operations Simulator can assist fleets in analyzing the impact of operational changes, monitoring performance, and identifying opportunities to increase operational performance. The Cheetah Operations Simulator is available immediately to all Cheetah customers. The… Read More »Cheetah Operations Simulator Helps Customers Optimize Performance
UPDATED: 10/28/2011 2:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Arkansas Best Corp. swung to a third-quarter profit from loss a year ago on improved pricing, the company… Read More »Arkansas Best Posts 3Q Profit
Engine Smarts by Rolf Lockwood, Editor at Large Some U.S. biofuel mandates can’t be reached, according to a new report from the National Research Council. At least not without major technological innovations or policy changes.… Read More »Report: Unlikely U.S. Can Meet Cellulosic Biofuel Mandates
UPDATED: 10/28/2011 9:40:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Echo Global Logistics said its third-quarter profit grew 30.2% to $3.4 million, or 15 cents per share, from $2.6 million, or… Read More »Echo Global Logistics' 3Q Income Increases
Melton Truck Lines bought 200 new steel-and-aluminum flatbed trailers from Great Dane and Utility this year. By Tom Berg, Senior Editor Sales of flatbed trailers have revived along with the rest of the heavy truck… Read More »Trailer Report: What Fleets Are Buying in Flatbeds
UPDATED: 10/27/2011 10:00:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This The U.S. economy rose at a 2.5% annual rate in the third quarter, the fastest pace in a year, the Commerce… Read More »GDP Rose 2.5% in Third Quarter
By Del Williams, Contributor Fighting corrosion in trucks, ships, tanks, planes and equipment costs the Pentagon $22.9 billion a year. Corrosion costs advanced industrialized nations about 3.5% of GDP to replace damaged material and components,… Read More »More Than a Temporary Corrosion Covering: Chemically Bonded Phosphate Ceramics