Managing tires matters: Products and systems to ensure uptime, lower operating costs
With well over one million tires on the road, it’s highly appropriate that Ryder System’s vice president of supply management, Scott Perry, uses the word “dynamic” when he’s describing the company’s extensive Total Tire Management program. “With a commercial fleet nearing 200,000 vehicles, we have approximately 1.25 million tires in our system,” he says. “Needless
Shell, Travel Centers of America open first of 20 liquefied natural gas fueling stations
Shell and Travel Centers of America LLC (TA) opened their first two liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling lanes in the U.S. in Ontario, Calif. This station is the first of the Shell and TA agreement to sell LNG to heavy-duty road transport customers in the US at TA and Petro fueling centers. “At Shell, we
Love’s Travel Stops to open the first public-access Fast-Fill CNG locations
Love’s Travel Stops will introduce fast-fill compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling capabilities for heavy-duty trucks and a CNG fueling option for passenger vehicles at travel stops in Albuquerque, N.M., and Williams, Ariz. The locations will be the first public-access travel stops along the 960-mile stretch of I-40 between Amarillo, Texas, and Barstow, Calif., to offer
Trucking industry sees $9.2 billion in congestion costs for 2013
Congestion on the nation’s Interstate highways added over $9.2 billion in operational costs to the trucking industry in 2013, according to research released today by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). ATRI, the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research institute, utilized motor carrier financial data along with billions of anonymous truck GPS data points to calculate congestion
Quick Fuel selects Comdata for card processing equipment
Quick Fuel has partnered with Comdata to provide its fleet customers with Comdata’s fuel site controller, known as SmartSight, for all of its retail locations. It also added Comdata’s SmartQ radio frequency identification (RFID)-based technology to offer an extra level of speed and security to the fuel transaction process. Comdata introduced its SmartSight equipment for
Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry confidence at two-year high
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the April 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 65.1, remaining at the highest index level in two years for the second consecutive month. When asked about the outlook for the future, MCI survey respondent Thomas Jaschik,
Carrier Transicold announces ‘Dealer of the Year’ award winners
CT Power of Commerce City, Colo., was named Carrier Transicold’s 2013 North America Dealer of the Year, and Frio Servicio de Monterrey S.A. de C.V. of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, was named 2013 Latin America Dealer of the Year at the recent annual meeting of Carrier Transicold’s Americas Truck/Trailer/Rail dealers. Also at the meeting, Central
OneSearch for ShopKey Pro gives repair information in a click
The ShopKey Pro repair information system has been enhanced with OneSearch, which integrates data from the SureTrack diagnostic resource. According to the company, ShopKey Pro with OneSearch streamlines the search process to deliver comprehensive, categorized repair information and expert experience-based information together in a single-point lookup that is sorted into easy-to-use categories. The OneSearch feature
Maxion’s new corporate global website informs on innovations
Maxion Wheels, a division of Iochpe-Maxion S.A., the leading global supplier of wheels for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, agriculture, off-road, forklift and military vehicles, has released a new corporate global website. The new site is fast-moving and provides a wealth of information on the global breadth of Maxion Wheels and the more than 100 years
Rush Enterprises reports ‘solid financial performance’ in Q1 2014
Rush Enterprises Inc. announced results for quarter one of 2014, ending March 31, 2014. The company’s net income was $12 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, compared with net income of $13.5 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the quarter ended March 31, 2013. “We are proud of the company’s solid financial performance this
Penske Truck Leasing repeats as EPA SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award Winner
Penske Truck Leasing has been named a back-to-back winner of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Affiliate Challenge Award. One of 10 companies to win in 2014, Penske was also named a top honoree, cited for its strong marketing efforts by the EPA. The SmartWay Affiliate Challenge is a national challenge developed by EPA
TRP celebrates 20th anniversary of offering truck, trailer and engine parts
TRP is celebrating its 20th anniversary offering replacement parts for all makes of trucks, trailers, buses and engines since 1994. “Over the last 20 years, PACCAR Parts has developed the TRP line of quality all-makes replacement parts to exceed customers’ expectations,” said Bart Lore, general marketing manager for PACCAR Parts. “The breadth of the TRP
