TPS StaffWorkforceWho’s in the news: Our weekly trucking employment reportThe following employment announcements were made in the trucking industry the week of Oct. 10, 2022.October 14, 2022Business operationsOptiCat announces strategic partnership to support e-commerceMontAd Media, a data marketing company serving the automotive aftermarket, heavy-duty, and fleet industries, has entered into a strategic partnership with JNPSoft/OptiCat, a data management and digital service provider serving the same sectors.October 13, 2022Supplier UpdatesThermo King complete electric trailer trialsThermo King has completed initial testing of its innovative evolve electric trailer with retailers Walmart and Loblaws, and Martin Brower, a leading supply chain solutions provider for restaurants around the world.October 13, 2022FinanceBattle Motors partners with Engs Commercial FinanceBattle Motors Capital was created to support the sale of Battle Motors’s heavy-duty diesel, CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and EV (Electric Vehicle) work trucks into the refuse, construction, utility, and general freight segments, the company says.October 13, 2022Supplier UpdatesCummins' CEO to keynote Green Truck SummitNew Cummins President and CEO Jennifer Rumsey will deliver the keynote address at Green Truck Summit during Work Truck Week 2023.October 12, 2022ComponentsKEA holding webinar on improving parts staffing productivityKEA Advisors will hold a free dealer webinar at 12 p.m. CT, Oct. 19, regarding parts department staffing levels and productivity.October 11, 2022BusinessApolo Ohno to keynote upcoming VIPAR Heavy Duty conferenceApolo Ohno, the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian in history, will serve as the keynote speaker at this year’s VIPAR Heavy Duty IMPACT Conference.October 11, 2022New product releasesDouble deck system for cargo vansLink CMP has announced the introduction of its new DD-EX2 Double-Deck System engineered exclusively for the Mercedes-Benz Metris.October 11, 2022Growth strategiesKenworth Sales Company opens new facility in Idaho“We are proud to be a fourth generation business,” Kyle Treadway, president, Kenworth Sales Company. “We want to support and work with our neighbors in an effort to be good contributors to the community today and moving forward.”October 11, 2022Technician trainingPenske Truck Leasing earns ASE reaccreditationPenske Truck Leasing has been reaccredited by the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE), following a rigorous review process. Penske is one of 45 organizations or institutions in the U.S. with an ASE accredited training program.October 11, 2022Previous PagePage 313 of 1573Next PageTop StoriesComponentsChoosing the right valves for trailersBendix explains how to set up trailer valves to not only meet regulations, but exceed them.TrailersTrailer orders bearish in AugustBusinessFree trade is dead; tariffs vital for government revenueWorkforceDon Reimondo receives CVSN President's AwardUsed trucksWhat’s next for used truck pricing, demand?
