Velvac announces acquisition of ViewMaster product line
Velvac Inc. announced that it has acquired the assets of the ViewMaster mirror product line from the former Mirror Lite Co. ViewMaster mirrors are used on vehicles in the refuse market, as well as other heavy- and medium-duty trucks. Velvac now offers the refuse industry’s broadest line of rearview mirror products, covering OEM vehicle applications
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
Maxima-Automobile extends product warranty program
Maxima-Automobile LLC announced an extended product warranty program available for its line of heavy-duty mobile column lifts products at no additional cost. The new extended product warranty program lengthens Maxima-Automobile’s no-nonsense labor warranty for one year, five year heavy-duty mobile column structure, and a three-year parts warranty for electronics, hydraulics and control Systems. It’s available direct
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
Odyssey battery launches optimized website
Odyssey battery by EnerSys recently launched a redesign of its website, www.odysseybattery.com, incorporating responsive web design to optimize the user experience for a range of devices. As part of the redesign, the Odyssey battery website content has been updated to reflect the latest additions to the Odyssey battery product portfolio. It now provides a complete
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
Dometic launches BliZZard battery-operated air conditioner
Dometic Group announced that it will launch the Dometic Split-System BliZZard 134a, a battery-operated air conditioning unit for trucks at this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). The BliZZard air conditioning system is an auxiliary A/C unit that allows truckers to cool their sleeper cabs without running the truck engine. The BliZZard is simple to install,
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.
Stertil-Koni reports use of high lift wheel dolly reduces injuries by up to 45%
According to a recent industry overview by Stertil-Koni, the high lift wheel dolly delivers two essential advantages in today’s modern, fleet maintenance shop. “First,” noted Peter Bowers, technical sales support manager at Stertil-Koni, “the wheel dolly allows proper alignment of a dual tire assembly with the brake drum to the axle tube to be completed efficiently
