24 Sep Updates on Tax Reform, Autonomous Vehicles, Driver Shortage to Highlight MCE Technology, tax reform and new initiatives to resolve the trucking industry’s persistent labor shortage will be front and center later this month at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition. Read more...
24 Sep Port of Virginia Begins CSX Service to New Pittsburgh Intermodal Terminal CSX Transportation on Sept. 7 opened an intermodal terminal outside of Pittsburgh, and now the Port of Virginia will serve Pennsylvania and Ohio via double-stack trains. Read more...
24 Sep Tenneco Pursues Waste Heat Recovery for Trucks ATLANTA — Vehicle supplier Tenneco Inc. wants to help bring waste heat recovery systems to heavy-duty trucking even though it is not an immediate possibility. Read more...
24 Sep NACFE Test Gets 10.1 MPG Despite Harvey, Irma Challenges ATLANTA — After 50,107 miles driven over 99 driver-days, including battles with Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, seven drivers from seven trucking companies gathered for a victory lap to celebrate 10.1 miles per gallon. Read more...
22 Sep FleetPride Adds Third Location in Louisiana Aftermarket distributor FleetPride Inc. opened a branch in New Orleans. Read more...
22 Sep Shell Adds to Lineup of CK-4, FA-4 Engine Oils Shell Lubricants introduced two new engine oils to its lineup that meet, respectively, the CK-4 and FA-4 performance categories, which became industry standards on Dec. 1, 2016. Read more...
22 Sep Goodyear Agrees to Acquire Ventech Systems The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. agreed to acquire Germany-based Ventech Systems GmbH, a supplier of automated tire inspection technology it has worked with for three years, from Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH, it said. Read more...
22 Sep Link Manufacturing Announces Leadership Transition Suspensions supplier Link Manufacturing announced President and CEO Denny Michels will retire on Dec. 31. Chief Operating Officer Jim Huls will succeed him as president beginning Jan. 1, it said. Read more...
22 Sep Dana Names Christophe Dominiak Chief Technology Officer Dana Inc. named Christophe Dominiak its new chief technology officer, it said. Read more...
22 Sep California Border Crossing Station Faces Road Closure Through Sept. 25 Portions of Interstates 5 and 805 that run south of State Route 905 in California will be completely closed through Sept. 25, according to the General Services Administration. Read more...