READING, PA – Jim Kraschinsky will assume the position of executive vice president of sales and marketing at The Reading Group. Kraschinsky will be providing strategic oversight and direction for the sales and marketing activities for Reading Equipment Distribution LLC and Reading Truck Body LLC.
Read More →CHAMBERSBURG, PA – Tire balancing options for the trucking industry have expanded with two new offerings from International Marketing, Inc. (IMI). The company is putting a self-adjusting, dynamic balancing concept to use outside the tire with the launch of XACTBalance 180s and XACTBalance Truck.
Read More →KIRKLAND, WA – Kenworth Truck Company received the 2007 Industry Innovation Award for alternative-fuel trucks at the Alternative Fuels & Vehicle National Conference and Expo held last week in Anaheim, Calif.,
Read More →LONG BEACH, CA – Frost & Sullivan has recognized SNUGTOP and its SnugLid “SL” series as recipient of the “2007 North American Fiberglass Tonneau Aftermarket Technology Innovation of the Year Award.”
Read More →BURLINGTON, NJ – “What do fleet maintenance managers want to know more about?” was one of the primary questions asked of the hundreds of members of the Dossier fleet maintenance software users group during a survey conducted in February 2007.
Read More →FARMINGTON HILLS, MI – Compliance with lighting requirements will be easier to determine with the newly updated U.S. Federal Lighting Guide Kit available from the National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA).
Read More →NEW YORK, NY – The Jeep brand has unveiled the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee that features an all-new 4.7L V-8 engine that delivers a 30-percent increase in horsepower, a 10-percent increase in torque and improved fuel economy compared with the engine it replaces.
Read More →ALBUQUERQUE, NM – A measure that would require all diesel fuel sold in New Mexico to have at least a five-percent blend of biodiesel is headed to the governor's desk. Similar efforts are being pursued in other states.
Read More →CHAMPAIGN, IL – Precision Strip, Inc. has signed a contract with Order Logistics, Inc. to use the company's Freight-Link Private Fleet System.
Read More →FT.DODGE, IA – The preliminary results of a 2-million mile road test of biodiesel fuel show positive benefits for Decker Truck Line Inc. The Fort Dodge-based firm is the first major trucking company to compare a B-20 soy biodiesel blend to conventional diesel fuel.
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