Larson Electronics accepting orders for KN95 masks
Larson Electronics has sourced 50,000 masks in stock and ready to ship, the company says. The company says it is only accepting online orders for less than 10,000 units. The KN95 masks have a 95% filter efficiency rate without restrictions on quantities.
How truck service has been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic
Relaxed hours-of-service requirements and trucking’s essential role in the movement of needed goods and services provided an uptick in freight activity at the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic. Now six weeks later, freight volumes are starting to decline as the pendulum swings back, reflecting the country’s shutdown, according to ACT Research. How is this ever-shifting
Vipar Heavy Duty to hold virtual V! Impact Conference
Vipar Heavy Duty’s annual Impact Conference will be held virtually in 2020 as the V! Impact Conference in consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The V! Impact Conference is currently planned for the third week of October in line with the usual conference timing and plans to feature a general session, stockholder meeting and supplier meeting
Penske offers fleets ‘Get Back to Business’ leasing options
Penske Truck Leasing is offering fleets a “Get Back to Business” full-service truck leasing offer with low rates and flexible lease terms on late-model, low-mileage vehicles. Business owners can choose from 16-ft. light-duty, 26-ft. medium-duty and tandem-axle day cab and sleeper tractor options with low mileage. Penske leases and maintains brands including Hino, Freightliner, Ford,
Yokohama reopening Mississippi commercial Truck Tire Plant
Yokohama Corporation of North America has announced that its commercial truck tire plant in West Point, Mississippi is reopening. Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM), which produces commercial truck tires, is scheduled to go back online April 27. The plant temporarily closed as a precautionary measure in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yokohama says YTMM has
Martins Industries donates 5,000 safety masks
Martins Industries recently donated 5,000 safety masks to the city of Farnham, Quebec, where its head office is located. The masks will be distributed to municipal employees as well as to organizations that provide essential services to citizens in surrounding areas. In the meantime, the company says it remains fully operational and continues on taking
Cooper Tire reopens U.S. manufacturing plants
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.’s manufacturing plants in the United States will begin the process of reopening and ramping up production next week. The facilities have been temporarily closed for approximately five weeks due to coronavirus and its impacts. U.S. plant locations include Findlay, Ohio; Clarksdale and Tupelo, Mississippi and Texarkana, Arkansas. The company says
Penske updates used truck website
Penske has rolled out a new and improved version of its used truck website for shopping and financing. To support social distancing measures related to COVID-19, Penske says customers can search through an extensive online inventory, speak with an expert via phone or email, and schedule a safe delivery or pick-up.
ACT Research: For-Hire Trucking Index rate volumes lowest in 10-year history
The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, with March data, showed further contraction for both volumes and freight rates, now at 42.4 and 43.2 respective diffusion index readings. Productivity, while neutral at 50.0, likely was supported by the temporary pantry-stocking phenomenon. ACT says. The ACT For-Hire Trucking Index is a monthly survey of for-hire
ATRI GPS data shows critical truck deliveries continue despite COVID-19
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released data showing that trucks are continuing to move—in many cases faster than usual—to respond to the demands placed on the industry by the COVID-19 pandemic. “ATRI’s real-time GPS data comes from more than a million trucks, allowing us to analyze freight flows, and so far in March,
Volvo Trucks recommends Select Parts Store for remote parts purchasing
Under the current COVID-19 working conditions, Volvo Trucks North America is encouraging customers to utilize the Volvo Select Part Store, the company’s e-commerce parts platform. The Volvo Select Part Store enables customers to locate a participating Volvo Trucks dealer and search and select from more than 500,000 parts for purchase and delivery, the company says.
BestDrive supporting essential fleets, roadside service
BestDrive, a commercial tire dealer and retreader focusing on Continental tire offerings, is open with standard operating hours during the COVID-19 pandemic. BestDrive says it has been implementing health and safety measures in all locations, following the recommendations of state, federal and international health officials, such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
