Denise Rondini (TPS)HomeSSA Establishes Giebner ScholarshipTo honor many years of dedicated service, Liz Burleson-BarÂrett, outgoing Service Specialists Association president, announced the establishment of the Cara GiebÂner SSA-GAAS Scholarship fund during the association’s recent annual meeting in New Orleans. “This was…November 24, 2010HomeATA Truck Tonnage Index Rose .08 Percent In OctoberThe American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.8 percent in October after increasing a revised 1.8 percent in September. The latest gain put the seasonally adjusted index at 109.7 (2000=100)…November 24, 2010HomeHDA Truck Pride Elects Executive Committee For Strategic PlanningThe newly-combined marketing group, HDA Truck Pride, recently held its first Board of Managers meeting in St. Petersburg, Fla. During the meeting, an executive committee was elected: chairman David Settles, Weldon Truck Parts, Oklahoma City,…November 24, 2010HomeSKF releases Distributor Economic BookletSKF recently released its Power of One booklet – the second booklet introduced in the SKF Distributor Economic Series. The Power of One booklet is written to help automotive and heavy-duty aftermarket distributors realize their…November 24, 2010HomeAccuride Corporation Announces Aluminum Wheel Capacity ExpansionAccuride Corporation announced a $13 million aluminum wheel capacity expansion plan. The plan entails the addition of aluminum wheel machining and polishing equipment to be located in both the Company’s Erie, Pennsylvania, facility, and its…November 24, 2010HomeLanair Holdings, LLC Acquires Clean Burn, Inc.Lanair Holdings, LLC, manufacturers of air comfort solutions, has announced the acquisition of Clean Burn, Inc. Based in Lancaster, Pa., Clean Burn is a niche manufacturer of waste oil furnaces and boilers.         For 31 years…November 24, 2010New product releasesMeritor WABCO To Supply Air And Coolant Control Technology For Freightliner And Western StarMeritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems announced an agreement to supply Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) with advanced air and water management valves for commercial vehicles using SCR (selective catalytic reduction) aftertreatment to meet today’s…November 24, 2010New product releasesLuber-finer Launches Social Media SitesChampion Laboratories, Inc has launched social media sites for its Luber-finer brand of automotive, medium-duty and heavy-duty lines of filtration products on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Luber-finer’s social media presence has been designed to…November 24, 2010New product releasesPhillips Industries Hires Industry Veteran To Fill Account Manager OE Trailer PositionPhillips Industries announces that Randy Therneau has joined the company as Account Manager OE Trailer. In his new role, Therneau will be responsible for OEM sales, servicing trailers and specialty vehicles reporting to Ron Alvarez,…November 24, 2010New product releasesNew All-In-One Parts Washer Resource CatalogGraymills’ “Selecting the right parts washer” and “Choosing your cleaning action” introduce you to information and helpful tips in the parts washer/cleaning fluid selection process. The catalog displays the full line of aqueous, solvent, ultrasonic…November 24, 2010Previous PagePage 29 of 33Next PageTop StoriesBusinessFree trade is dead; tariffs vital for government revenueBrian Wild thinks tariffs are here to stay. As a free trade guy, he doesn’t like it. “I consider them wrong. I’m as anti-tariff as you can get.”WorkforceDon Reimondo receives CVSN President's AwardUsed trucksWhat’s next for used truck pricing, demand?Class 7-8Truck orders down year over year in AugustComponentsHow to catch alternator failures before downtime arrives
