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NewsApril 13, 2009

200+ Commercial Trucks Taken Out of Service During One-Day Safety Inspection

HARRISBURG, PA – Out of 1,258 commercial vehicles inspected, 243 were placed out of service, and Pennsylvania state police issued 791 traffic citations and 1,917 written warnings for vehicle and driver violations.

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NewsApril 13, 2009

Trucker Arrested for Illegal Substances in Company Vehicle

EL PASO, TX – A Texas man was recently arrested when an Oregon State Police trooper found marijuana plants, hashish, and a kit used for falsifying urine tests during a check of the man's commercial truck, according to The StatesmanJournal.com.

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NewsApril 10, 2009

Fire Destroys Four Trucks in Truck Leasing Company Parking Lot

PICO RIVERA, CA – A fire destroyed four big rigs in the parking lot of Rush Truck Leasing Company Friday morning, according to the Daily News.

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NewsApril 10, 2009

FedEx Truck Driver Honored for Safe Driving

COLUMBUS, GA – Truck driver Eric Carter of Columbus has been honored by FedEx Ground for achieving 10 years of safe driving without a preventable accident, according to The Ledger-Enquirer.

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NewsApril 10, 2009

Con-way Freight Driver Achieves 2 Million Accident-Free Miles

ANN ARBOR, MI – Over the company's 25-year history, more than 1,280 Con-way Freight driver sales representatives have reached the 1-million-mile safe driving milestone, while more than 90 have driven 2 million miles accident-free.

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NewsApril 8, 2009

Hella Launches New Work Lamp Retail Program

PEACHTREE CITY, GA - Hella, Inc., the North American aftermarket subsidiary of automotive lighting and electronics supplier Hella, has added new key ingredients to its work lamp program to help build sales and attract a wider range of customers.

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NewsApril 8, 2009

Steelmate USA announces the iPark License Plate Mount Cameras

CERRITOS, CA - Steelmate USA introduces the iPark License Plate Mount Cameras. These easy installation CMOS II color cameras operate at extremely low-light applications.

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NewsApril 7, 2009

Vincentric Announces 2009 Best Fleet Value Awards

BINGHAM FARMS, MI – Vincentric announced the winners of its 2009 Best Fleet Value in America awards, with strong fleet product lines from General Motors and Toyota each earning seven awards, and Ford with five winning vehicles.

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NewsApril 6, 2009

Calif. Woman Sentenced to 6 Years for Fatal Texting Crash

REDDING, CA – Shasta County prosecutor Stephanie Bridgett said the 49-year-old woman had paid several bills by cell phone in the moments before the crash, according to the New York Times.

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ArticlesMarch 24, 2009

2009 Regulatory Changes Affect Work Trucks

New federal safety standards covering tire pressure monitoring systems, door locks, occupant protection and crash test requirements, and emissions regulations will impact truck body and equipment upfits.

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