
Night-Tech technology combines a higher proportion of inert gases with a new filament material to create a halogen bulb that delivers up to 90 percent more light than a conventional halogen bulb and a 50-percent longer life span, according to the company.
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Factors influencing 2012 fleet ordering include the improving national economy, initiatives to acquire more fuel-efficient units, and right-sizing trends. However, these forces are tempered by ongoing pressure to reduce capital expenditures. With approximately 70 percent of corporate fleet managers reporting to sourcing groups, there is increased focus on initial acquisition costs and ways to reduce capital expenditures. Here's our forecast of commercial fleet buying inclinations for MY-2012.
Read More →MIAMI – A study of 500 men and women found drivers with the most driving experience, more than 20 years, scored nearly 18-percent lower on written driving tests than younger drivers.
Read More →RESTON, VA – ZoomSafer released a survey showing that 32 percent of companies have knowledge or evidence of on-the-job crashes that occurred as a result of employee distraction from use of cell phones while driving.
Read More →WAYNE, NJ - Hankook Tire America Corp. is raising prices on its line of commercial tires, including Hankook and Aurora brands, by up to 9 percent. The amount of the increase will vary by product line and size.
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Rumber offers the truck industry a wide variety of strong and highly durable products manufactured from 100 percent recycled tire rubber and plastics, include truck beds.
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DEARBORN, MI - Ford said it now has 11 vehicles on the road in the U.S. that have earned Top Safety Picks.
Read More →IRVING, TEXAS - Nearly three-quarters (71 percent) of rucking company executives surveyed by GE Capital, Transportation Finance expect business conditions to improve in 2011 but they are concerned about the impact of external and internal factors on their profit margins.
Read More →DETROIT - Fleet sales for General Motors’ four brands were 75,868 for the month, a 31-percent increase in April.
Read More →FULLERTON, CA - Yokohama Tire Corporation has announced it will implement a price increase of up to 10 percent on all of its off-the-road (OTR) tires in the U.S., effective May 1.
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