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REDFORD TOWNSHIP, MI– Daimler AG announced it will close its Sterling Trucks division in North America and cut 3,500 jobs as it reins in production and shifts manufacturing to Mexico.

Tags: daimler, Daimler Trucks AG, discontinue, Sterling, Western Star Trucks

NEENAH, WI – FleetMentor, an online toolbox and fleet management advisor by J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., will begin offering free live, monthly Webcasts for transportation professionals.

Tags: FleetMentor, J.J. Keller, Webcast

CINCINNATI, OHIO – Bush Truck Leasing, a provider of commercial-truck lease programs and transportation services for fleets and independent contractors, is now offering its leasing services to dealers.

Tags: Bush Truck Leasing, lease options, truck leasing

CLEVELAND, OHIO – Mobile Awareness, LLC, a provider of transportation safety products, has released TireStat, Tire Pressure Monitoring & Maintenance System (TPMS) products geared toward commercial trucks, trailers, buses, off-road, construction, utility vehicles, and RVs.

Tags: Mobile Awareness, LLC, Tire Pressure Monitoring System, TireStat, TPMS

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – John Flynn has developed a new business model, Fleet Advantage, an IT-based truck leasing product and consultancy that provides a highly personalized service through reporting and fleet management systems.

Tags: ExchangeIT, Fleet Advantage, truck leasing

TROY, MI – TireStamp Inc. has added two new features to its TireVigil Tire Pressure Management solution for fleet customers.

Tags: tire pressure management, TireStamp, Inc., TireVigil, TireVigil Mobile

HOUSTON – Cat Lift Trucks, a provider of lift trucks, launched its new customer Web site redesigned to provide up-to-date product details and information.

Tags: Cat Lift Trucks, Web site

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – The Work Truck Show 2009 and 45th Annual National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Convention, held Mar. 3-6, will feature 500,000 square feet of new vocational trucks, equipment, and related products.

Tags: Green Truck Summit, Mike Rowe, NTEA, Upfitting Equipment, Work Truck Show 2009

SOUTH BEND, IN – Navistar is continuing its development of environmentally responsible vehicles with the expansion of its industry-leading line of diesel electric hybrid trucks.

Tags: Hybrid, International DuraStar Hybrid Tractor, Navistar, truck

ATLANTA – As part of a public-private partnership to increase the commercial availability and use of alternative-fuel vehicles, UPS has purchased hydraulic hybrid vehicles.

Tags: alt-fuel, HHV, Hybrid, Hydraulic, UPS

KIRKLAND, WA – Kenworth Truck Company gave participants a close look at its lineup of medium-duty, diesel-electric hybrid trucks during the 8th annual Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) in South Bend, Ind.

Tags: Class 6, Class 7, HTUF, Hybrid, Kenworth, medium-duty, T270, T370

AKRON, OHIO – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will temporarily idle commercial truck tire production at its Danville, Va., and Topeka, Kan., plants for two weeks in November and December.

Tags: Goodyear, Truck Tires

MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO – Commercial auto insurance company Progressive is holding a contest for the public. Anyone can submit their “best truck tips” online at the Progressive Truck Tips Web site for a shot at a $5,000 grand prize.

Tags: Contest, insurance, Progressive, Truck Tips

NEENAH, WI – J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. has released its Dispatch Manager, a software program designed to manage dispatching and load tracking in transportation companies.

Tags: Dispatch Manager, J.J. Keller, Mid-Size Fleets, Small Fleets

DETROIT – Ford Fleet is sponsoring a free, interactive, 60-minute event — “Learn How to Manage Your Truck Fleet More Effectively” — Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. (PST)/2 p.m. (ET).

Tags: Ford, Ford Work Solutions, Manage, Truck Fleet

LOS ALTOS, CA – Baytech Corporation has obtained EPA and CARB certifications for its dedicated compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled 2009 General Motors full-size pickups and vans.

Tags: 2009-MY, Baytech, CNG, Pickups, Vans

LAS VEGAS – For nearly four years, Pink Jeep Tours (www.pinkjeep.com), an off-road tour company in the Southwest, developed and refined the Tour Trekker.

Tags: Pink Jeep Tours, Tour Trekker

TOKYO – The president of the Tokyo-based OEM, Susumu Hosoi, reinforced that his company is on the verge of staging “an aggressive offensive” to increase its medium-duty marketshare in North America

Tags: Isuzu, medium-duty

DELAND, FL – Turbine Truck Engines, Inc. (TTE) has received a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) from Aerospace Machinery and Electric Equipment Co., Ltd. (AMEC).

Tags: Aerospace Machinery and Electric Equipment Co., AMEC, Detonation Cycle Gas Turbine Engine, MOU, TTE, Turbine Truck Engines Inc.

LOUISVILLE, KY – Union workers at Ford Motor Co.’s Kentucky Truck Plant have overwhelmingly approved a local labor agreement covering work rules, vacation procedures, and plant safety.

Tags: Ford Motor Co. , labor agreement, Truck Plant, Union

MONROE, WI – Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc. (MTE), headquartered in Monroe, Wis., is proud to announce the launch of a new product designed to make it easier to open the hood on larger GM model trucks — the MTE Hood Assist.

Tags: GM, Hood Assist, Monroe Truck Equipment, MTE

TORRANCE, CA – Join Work Truck magazine for a free, interactive live event December 10. Sponsored by Ford Fleet, the 60-minute Webinar will begin at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST).

Tags: truck fleet management, Webinar, Work Truck magazine