Looking Back: 8 Fleet Stories to Brighten Your Day: August 2022
8 Fleet Stories to Brighten Your Day: September 2022
This monthly news recap will highlight recent news that is sure to brighten your day. From charity to awards, read on for a smile.
September 21, 2022
Take a moment to find the joy that surrounds us every day in the work truck industry.
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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...
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