19 Mar Truck-Lite Debuts Updated Trailer Tracking ATLANTA — Truck-Lite introduced the second generation of its Road Ready trailer-tracking service, which features a new, smaller master control unit that offers either solar or hard-wired power options, the company said. Read more...
19 Mar Ancra Cargo Presents Automated Decking System ATLANTA — Ancra Cargo, a manufacturer of cargo securement equipment, introduced an automated decking system at American Trucking Associations’ 2019 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting March 19. Read more...
19 Mar Gorilla Safety Launches Fleet Management App ATLANTA — Gorilla Safety introduced an app designed to improve fleet management at American Trucking Associations’ 2019 Technology & Maintenance Council annual meeting March 19. Read more...
19 Mar Ford Boosts Output of Big SUVs for Second Time in Two Years Ford Motor Co. is boosting production of its biggest, highly lucrative sport utility vehicles for the second time in two years at a U.S. factory already bursting at the seams. Read more...
19 Mar Bridgestone Campaign to Educate Fleets on Retreading Tires ATLANTA — Bridgestone Americas is launching a campaign to help educate fleets about and dispel common myths regarding retreading tires, the company announced. Read more...
19 Mar Rail Lines Cut in Flooded Midwest, Which Faces More Rain The Great Plains and Midwest, struggling with flooding that inundated roads and farms and pushed rivers to record heights, is set to get more rain ahead, with light showers forecast over the next few days and a heavier downpour next week. Read more...
19 Mar Tesla Factory Injuries Idled Workers Three Times as Much in 2018 Tesla Inc. factory employees spent almost three times as many days off the job because of work-related injuries and illness in 2018 as the year before, an indication of just how much strain they were under as they manufactured electric cars at scale for the first time. Read more...
19 Mar Oil Rises After OPEC Reaffirms Commitment to Production Cuts Oil in New York rose to the highest level this year after OPEC and its partners agreed to go beyond their pledged supply curbs in the coming months. Read more...
19 Mar ATA’s Chris Spear Rouses Crowd at TMC Kickoff Breakfast ATLANTA — Technical and maintenance professionals play an important role in shaping the trucking industry’s image, according to American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear. Read more...
19 Mar Navistar Opens Distribution Center, Expands Last-Minute Parts Availability ATLANTA — Navistar International Corp. said the opening of a new parts distribution center in Memphis, Tenn., will enable it to guarantee overnight delivery of parts to dealers who place orders as late as 11 p.m. Eastern time the previous night. Read more...