Smart Scale helps prevent overweight violations due to snow and ice December 15, 2005 HALIFAX, N.S. -- TruckWeight says its wireless on-board scale can help prevent fleets and owner/operators from accr...
Kenworth offers free guide to help drivers, fleets improve fuel economy December 13, 2005 KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth Truck Company has produced a free guide to assist fleets and O/Os interested in finding...
Ancra unveils new ratchet-cap winch December 12, 2005 ERLANGER, Ky. -- Ancra International, a producer of winches used to secure loads to flatbed trailers, has unveiled ...
TTA to host 2007 engine information session December 7, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. -- Do you have questions about the 2007 engines and how they will effect your fleet operations? If so...
SmarTire announces SmartWave brand for wireless gateway product line December 7, 2005 RICHMOND, B.C. -- SmarTire Systems Inc. has announced that its new wireless gateway product line will carry the Sma...
Alutrec to introduce Hendrickson’s air disc brakes on its trailers December 1, 2005 STE-AGATHE-DE-LOTBINIERE, Que. -- Alutrec has announced it will be the first manufacturing trailers company in Cana...
GE Trailer Fleet Services announces new president, headquarters December 1, 2005 BOSTON, Mass. - GE Trailer Fleet Services, a business unit of GE Equipment Services, a global provider of transport solutions, announced some big changes and other big news at the American Trucking As...
Bandag’s Greg Filer (December 01, 2005) December 1, 2005 TN: At the close of last year, U.S. Xpress, the fifth largest publicly-owned truckload carrier in the United States, signed an expansive, six-year agreement with Bandag to handle its tire management n...
Mack introduces new trucks and engine family preview image Mack introduces new trucks and engine family December 1, 2005 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Mack is introducing a new family of engines - the company's first new engines to be introduced in 40 years....
Viewpoint: Going green can be costly preview image Viewpoint: Going green can be costly December 1, 2005 For at least two decades now, the trucking industry has been dabbling with alternatively fuelled or powered vehicles. By and large the experiments have not amounted to much. Although there have been n...
Volvo expands engine family, introduces Volvo Link Sentry preview image Volvo expands engine family, introduces Volvo Link Sentry December 1, 2005 MONTREAL, Que. - Volvo has announced it will be expanding its engine lineup for 2007 with the addition of an 11- and 13-litre engine as well as the company's 16-litre D16....
2007 engines will be costly, International warns (December 01, 2005) December 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - It will cost US$7,000-$10,000 more to purchase a 2007 Class 8 truck, according to International Truck and Engine. It's the first time a manufacturer has formally put a dollar figure on...
Nothing to worry about in ’07, manufacturers insist preview image Nothing to worry about in ’07, manufacturers insist December 1, 2005 BOSTON, Mass. - Claims made by a panel of trucking supplier executives that the transition to the new environmentally-friendly 2007 model engines would essentially be a minor blip on the industry scre...
Western Star to provide loaner trucks for reality TV series November 30, 2005 REDFORD, Mich. -- Western Star has agreed to supply loaner trucks to participants of a new CMT reality show called ...
XM Radio goes live in Canada November 29, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. -- XM Radio launched its Canadian satellite radio service this morning.
