CANADA – Fleet operators in Canada’s courier industry are increasingly using electric vehicles. The Purolator Quicksider operates 10 hours a day in downtown Toronto, delivering about 220 packages and parcels with zero greenhouse-gas emissions.
Read More →DALLAS – Gary Gibson, president of Tri-State Sterling Trucks in Cincinnati, Ohio, takes over as the new chairman of the American Truck Dealers (ATD) division of the National Automobile Dealers Association.
Read More →BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI – Hino Trucks experienced a record month in March 2008 posting retail sales of 900 units and achieving 15-percent market share in the Class 6 market segment.
Read More →FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – The National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) has launched a newly redesigned Web site, www.ntea.com
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LONG BEACH, CA – TelePacific Communications has added the new SNUGPRO fiberglass truck cap from SNUGTOP to 60 new Chevy Colorado utility trucks for its field service fleet.
Read More →AKRON, OHIO – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership, which previously approved using the company’s Fuel Max line-haul tires on SmartWay tractors and trailers.
Read More →TOPEKA, KS – The National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) presented 3M, based in Saint Paul, Minn., with the Associate Member of the Year Award.
Read More →DALLAS – For forklifts and other warehouse trucks utilizing vehicle-mounted computers (VMC), ShockWatch uses the onboard computer to deliver its new FleetControl Manager.
Read More →KIRKLAND, WA – Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2008 Kenworth Parts Council members. The council consists of leading parts managers from Kenworth dealerships in the United States and Canada.
Read More →DALLAS – W. Marvin Rush, chairman of Rush Enterprises located in New Braunfels, Texas, won the Truck Dealer of the Year Award, sponsored jointly by Heavy Duty Trucking and the American Truck Dealers (ATD) division of the National Automobile Dealers Association.
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