8 Fleet Stories to Brighten Your Day: September 2022

There is no shortage of news about struggles, challenges, and crisis. But in the world of fleet, there is so much good that happens that it deserves a special shout out.

Take a moment to check out a few of the top news highlights that brighten our days and gave us a little bit of inspiration as of September 21, 2022:

• Bar’s Leaks Celebrates 75th Anniversary: Over the last 75 years, Bar’s Leaks products have sealed more than 400 million vehicle fluid leaks, according to the company. Read more...
• UTA to Gift Scholarships for Truck Technicians: The Used Truck Association and the UTA Jerome Nerman Family Foundation announced three $6,000 scholarships will be awarded to qualified applicants who pursue additional education to become Commercial Truck Technicians. Read more...
• Bendix Honors 2022 ATA NTDC Grand Champion Award Winner: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix) honored the Bendix Grand Champion winner of this year’s competition: Roland Bolduc, an East Longmeadow, Massachusetts-based professional driver for FedEx Express. Read more...
• DTNA Builds 800,000th Vehicle in Cleveland: Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) announced the production of the 800,000th vehicle built at its Cleveland Truck Manufacturing Plant located in North Carolina. Read more...
• Truckstop Sets Guinness World Records Title: Truckstop set a new Guinness World Records title for the largest toy truck sentence in celebration of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 11-17. Read more...
• Fleet Advantage Foundation Donates $10,000: Fleet Advantage announced a donation of $10,000 through its Kids Around The Corner Foundation to truckersfinalmile.org. Read more...
• Used Truck Association Honors Military Veterans: The Used Truck Association (UTA) will honor military veterans at its upcoming annual convention November 9-12, 2022 at the Gaylord National Resort, Harbor, MD, on the banks of the Potomac River. Read more...
• Navistar Graduates First Uptime Academy Class: Navistar announced the graduation of its first Uptime Academy class of nine students, as well as nine equipment donations to accredited technical schools through its TECH EmPOWERment program. Read more...