Denise Rondini (TPS)New product releasesWABCO announces tire pressure monitoring systemWABCO Holdings Inc. announced the availability of its new IVTM technologyfor the North American market, representing the company’s latest advancement in integrated monitoring of tire pressure on trucks, trailers and buses. The company’s new Integrated…March 22, 2012HomeHorton expands QuickShip programHorton has enhanced its QuickShip warehouse program by adding a warehouse location in Calgary, Alberta, to service Manitoba and provinces to the west. The QuickShip program was created to fulfill smaller, urgent orders, and features…March 22, 2012New product releasesSchows opens location in Salt Lake CitySchows announces the building of a new facility, Schows Truck Center, featuring Nationalease, CIMC and used truck sales, in Salt Lake City. The business will operate as Nationalease of Utah. Ground breaking took place on…March 22, 2012HomeLivas Installed As 48th NTEA PresidentFrank Livas, president of Brake & Clutch, Inc., Salem, Mass., was installed as the 48th president of the NTEA. Livas accepted the gavel from immediate past president Steven Sill, president of Aspen Equipment Co., Bloomington,…March 8, 2012HomeStudy predicts half of vehicles produced in 2017 will feature fleet management systemsVehicle OEMs have traditionally focused on their core competency of vehicle usage and vehicle analysis, rather than transport operation. This has placed them at a disadvantage to independent aftermarket telematics vendors, whose core competence is…March 7, 2012New product releasesVolvo Trucks adds to active safety portfolioVolvo Trucks’ latest active safety technologies ― Volvo Enhanced Cruise with Active Braking and a Lane Departure/Driver Alertness Warning System ― are said to augment driver safety through advanced sensory technologies that monitor road conditions…March 5, 2012HomeMEMA president and members testify at USITC remanufacturing hearingMotor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) President and CEO Robert McKenna and Undercar Express Managing Director Rob Wright testified on behalf of the Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers Association (MERA before a U.S. International Trade Commission…March 1, 2012New product releasesWD-40 launches product line extensionWD-40 Company is introducing WD-40 Specialist, a new line of specialty products. The new WD-40 Specialist line consists of five products: Rust Release Penetrant Spray, Water Resistant Silicone Lubricant, Protective White Lithium Grease, Long-Term Corrosion…February 29, 2012New product releasesInland Kenworth launches appInland Kenworth has launched an iPhone/iPad/iTouch app that it says can improve the customer service experience. The Inland Kenworth app allows users to find any Inland Kenworth location. Users have the option of searching by…February 28, 2012HomeChambers joins Fontaine TrailerFontaine Trailer Company has named Blake Chambers regional sales representative for parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. “Chambers is a seasoned trailer professional with more than 18 years of active duty in…February 28, 2012Previous PagePage 5 of 33Next PageTop StoriesFinanceCredit card surcharges here to stayAbout a third of all merchants are adding surcharges for customer purchases made with credit cards. And even though customers aren’t happy to see those surcharges, most merchants adding them view them as a long-term solution.Class 7-8Mack debuts brand-new Anthem regional haul tractorBusinessBuilding a community critical to planning for the worstComponentsBrake drum dumping investigation continues, margins announcedFeatured SponsorKeep Your Trucks Rolling—No Matter the Economy
