Shippers conditions Index dips into negative territory
FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index for February declined from January to a -1.0 reading as the short-term positive impact from one-time adjustments for rapidly dropping diesel prices and reversal of the 2013 hours-of-service changes runs out. From here, the index is expected to deteriorate under pressures building from new regulations hitting the trucking sector along with
Wabash National extends supplier agreement with Aurora Parts
Wabash National Corp. signed a new five-year agreement with Aurora Parts & Accessories LLC to be the exclusive supplier of all aftermarket parts for the company’s dry van, refrigerated van and platform trailers sold under the brand names Wabash National, Transcraft and Benson. “After careful consideration and a comprehensive evaluation of all options available, Wabash
SmartTruck Systems presents ‘Dealer of the Year’ award
SmartTruck Systems named Trudell Trailers the first recipient of its inaugural “Dealer of the Year” award. Trudell is a dealer in the Midwestern U.S. of semi-trailer sales, rentals, service and aftermarket parts, with full-service locations in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. “We are delighted to honor Trudell with the first-ever ‘Dealer of the Year’ Award in
Decisiv, FleetNet America announce integration partnership
Decisiv Inc. announced a new integration with FleetNet America, a provider of maintenance management and roadside assistance services. The new partnership will enable Decisiv fleet customers to schedule and manage service events through the FleetNet Roadside and TMcare programs, according to the company. “Joint customers of Decisiv and FleetNet America will benefit from an API
Volvo Group makes investment in platooning technology company
Volvo Group Venture Capital, a subsidiary of the Volvo Group, announced it is investing in Peloton Technology, a developer of vehicle technologies that deliver safety and fuel savings to fleets in the trucking industry. Peloton’s truck platooning system is an integrated safety, efficiency and analytics platform that builds on advanced safety technologies such as collision
Reman transmissions roundup
According to Ramon Aguillon, aftermarket sales manager at Allison Transmission, “Allison Transmission’s remanufactured product line is called Allison ReTran. All of our remanufactured transmissions exclusively use Allison Genuine Parts and are tested to original factory specifications. Additionally, they are tested with Allison TES 295 approved fluid.” The advantages of ReTran remanufactured transmissions are that the
Five time-saving apps for tech-savvy fleets
Mobile devices have made their ways into today’s trucks. Sylectus, a web-based trucking software for truck fleet management, highlighted several apps geared toward the trucking industry, enabling fleet managers who deploy mobile solutions to their fleet to increase productivity. Sylectus reports that these apps allow fleets to work smarter, not harder. Here’s are the top five mobile
Penske Truck Leasing awarded for clean air excellence
Penske Truck Leasing has been given the Clean Air Excellence Award in the Clear Air Technology category by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. According to the EPA, these awards honor projects from across the United States for their work on clean air and climate initiatives. The awards recognize innovative state, local, tribal and private sector
SmartDrive releases results of customer scorecard
SmartDrive Systems recently released the results of its customer scorecard. The company recently surveyed its customer base to uncover how its services and solutions ranks in a range of categories, including overall value, service, support, timeliness, flexibility and more. Customers responded based on a letter grade scale—with A being the highest and F the lowest—and
Reman powertrains offer optimum TCO, ROI
Getting the most out of your investment is key to maximizing total cost of ownership (TCO) and getting the best return on investment (ROI). One way to achieve those goals is to purchase remanufactured powertrain components. With the high-quality remanufacturing procedures offered today by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which go beyond just restoring component to
