Truck Fleet Management Technology and Maintenance
Goodyear to announce 31st Highway Hero at MATS

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will announce the winner of the 31st Goodyear North America Highway Hero Award on March 27, during the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky. The Goodyear Highway Hero Award honors professional truck drivers who put themselves in harm’s way to help others. Finalists for the 31st Goodyear Highway Hero

Stemco announces acquisition of remaining interest in Stemco Crewson joint venture

Stemco, an EnPro Industries company, announced the acquisition of the remaining interest of the Stemco Crewson LLC joint venture from Tramec LLC. The joint venture was formed in 2009 to expand Stemco’s brake products offering to include automatic brake adjusters. The purchase of the remaining interest in the joint venture will allow Stemco to accelerate investment in

Equipment leasing and finance industry confidence levels near two-year high

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the February 2014 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) and reported that overall confidence in the equipment finance market is 63.3, the second highest index in two years and off slightly from last month’s two-year index high of 64.9. When asked about the outlook for

Hendrickson Specialty Products Auxiliary Axle Systems announces newly-formed partnership with The Godwin Group

Hendrickson Specialty Products Auxiliary Axle Systems and The Godwin Group announced a newly established partnership. In an effort to direct focus towards its core competencies, The Godwin Group elected to phase out the Page brand of suspensions. As a result, Hendrickson Auxiliary Axle Systems was selected as the primary lift axle suspension supplier to The

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PressurePro and TrackPoint Systems announce partnership

Advantage PressurePro and TrackPoint Systems announced their partnership at the Technology & Maintenance Council Annual Meeting 2014. The alliance, formed to allow integration of the two technologies, sets the groundwork to launch the market’s first real time TPMS solutions for untethered trailers. “Dispatching drivers to trailers that have moved location or have tires in need

UPS invests in propane for US delivery fleet

UPS announced plans to purchase 1,000 propane package delivery trucks and install an initial 50 fueling stations at UPS locations. The investment in propane vehicles and infrastructure is approximately $70 million. The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending. Operations will

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TMD announces dates for 2014 quarterly brake training classes

TMD Friction, manufacturer of OEM and premium aftermarket brands Textar and Don, announced their training class dates for 2014. Fabio Jurchaks, sales and engineering director at NAFTA, commented: “The classes are in high demand and we have received great feedback from attendees. Not only do we cover foundation drum and disc brake theory and function,

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Carrier Performance Check changes name to Transportation Data Source

Carrier Performance Check (CPCheck) announced that the company has changed its name to Transportation Data Source. Transportation Data Source (TDS) will also be the name of both of its original two products: CPCheck and TurboSearch. The company stated that the name change allows TDS to expand its monitoring and search features within the transportation industry.

Mitchell 1 demonstrates benefits of integrated repair information solution

Mitchell 1‘s new ProDemand video highlights the benefits of using the ProDemand repair, diagnostic and maintenance information program, including how the SureTrack feature adds to the power of ProDemand with diagnostic tools such as Real Fixes, commonly replaced parts data and an interactive community. “Our new video illustrates how ProDemand has helped an actual Mitchell

GE Capital Fleet Services introduces asset tracking telematics solution

GE Capital Fleet Services unveiled GE Monitor Asset Tracking, a telematics solution that allows fleet managers to track, in real-time, powered and non-powered assets such as trailers, forklifts, key equipment and generators. This new solution provides a simple, quick and reliable way for fleet managers to identify the exact location of the tools necessary for

Wheeltime unveils network-wide commitment to fuel-economy

WheelTime Network President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Delaney announced plans to launch a network program to expand the boundaries of miles per gallon thinking and increase fuel savings for its customers using current and readily available, off-the-shelf technology as well as training. WheelTime has begun development of such a program. The “No Limits” initiative

Road Choice Truck Part enters heavy-duty truck and trailer all-makes parts market

Road Choice Truck Parts, a new entry into the heavy-duty truck and trailer private label all-makes parts market, will be present at the Mid-America Trucking Show to feature its growing line of high-demand parts, including air conditioning, air springs, air/electrical coils and accessories, brake chambers, exhaust products, lighting, shock absorbers and universal joints. Road Choice

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