26 Jun Editorial: Commerce at the Speed of Light E-commerce really has some buzz going for it now. In just this issue, there's UPS instituting a holiday season surcharge for it, FedEx is considering following suit, a logistics group says the service has generated a parcel shipping boom, a major e-commerce practitioner said it will buy a grocery chain and a stock analyst says the motor carriers that can handle this service successfully will be much in demand. Read more...
24 Jun Cooper Tire's Roadmaster Brand Celebrates 10th Anniversary Findlay, Ohio-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Roadmaster tire, the company announced in a press release during the week of June 19. Read more...
24 Jun FedEx to Open Distribution Center in Ohio FedEx Corp. will open a distribution center outside South Dayton, Ohio, "in a couple weeks," a company spokesman confirmed with Transport Topics on June 23. Read more...
24 Jun Freightliner Cascadia Model to Feature Truck-Lite Mirrors, Signals Three Truck-Lite Co. parts have achieved standard position on the Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 truck from Daimler Trucks North America, according to the component manufacturer. Read more...
24 Jun Pilot Diesel Fuel Rebate Scam Trial Set for Halloween Chattanooga, Tenn., has tentatively been set as the location of an upcoming trial of former Pilot Flying J executives accused in a scheme to rip off unsophisticated trucking companies of promised diesel fuel rebates, court records show. Read more...
23 Jun Freightliner Cascadia Model to Feature Truck-Lite Mirrors, Signals Three Truck-Lite Co. parts have achieved standard position on the Freightliner Cascadia Class 8 truck from Daimler Trucks North America, according to the component manufacturer. Read more...
23 Jun Designers of Wave Piston Win 2017 Volvo Group Technology Award Volvo Group awarded its 2017 Volvo Technology Award to the two engineers whose piston design added "waves" to the piston crown to improve the use of oxygen, thereby increasing fuel efficiency and reducing particulate matter in its heavy-duty engines. Read more...
23 Jun EFS Launches Its Largest Discount Fuel Network Payment solutions provider EFS launched its largest fleet savings network to give smaller over-the-road fleets a competitive edge by providing access to fuel discounts and other savings they don't typically have access to. Read more...
23 Jun Hyundai Translead Offers Air Disc Brake From Bendix Spicer Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake's ADB22X-LT air disc brake now is offered by trailer maker Hyundai Translead. Read more...
23 Jun Marmon-Herrington Unveils New Heavy-Duty Axles Marmon-Herrington, a unit of Berkshire-Hathaway, released new Sisu brand axles, including a 90,000-pound tandem axle set and 136,000-pound tridem axle set intended for heavy-duty truck applications within the North American market, the company said. Read more...