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Technology Briefs - Aug. 16 - Aug. 22
Penske Offers Truck Tracking System • MicroAnalytics Selects Mexican Distributor • Xata Reports Third Quarter Loss of $1.2 Mln. • Iteris: Lane-Departure System Boosts 1Q Revenue • And more . . .
August 22, 2005TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Navistar Completes Workhorse Acquisition
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. avistar International Corp. said Aug. 22 that its operating company International Truck and Engine Corp. completed the acquisition of Workhorse Custom Chassis, a motor home and commercial step-van chassis manufacturer, and Uptime Parts, a parts distributor for commercial fleets.
August 22, 2005Truck Makers Late to Deliver 2007 Test Models to Fleets
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. Most truck manufacturers will not have trucks with 2007-model engines in them for fleets to test until late this year or early 2006, Transport Topics has learned.
August 22, 2005Allied Holdings' Common Stock Delisted
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. llied Holdings, the parent company of automobile transporters Allied Systems, Auto Haulaway of Canada and automotive logistics provider Axis Group, said Monday that its common stock has been delisted from the American Stock Exchange as of last Thursday.
August 22, 2005Senate Energy Committee to Probe High Gas Prices
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Senate Energy Committee will probe high gasoline prices at a Sept. 8 hearing, the committee said in a statement.
August 22, 2005U.S. Fills Strategic Reserve to 700 Million-Barrel Level
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation’s emergency stockpile of crude oil, has been filled to the 700 million-barrel level ordered by President George W. Bush after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Bloomberg reported.
August 19, 2005Trucking Profits Rise; 2006 Forecasts Unsure
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Publicly traded trucking companies generally enjoyed a profitable second quarter, but Wall Street analysts have not been able to come to a consensus on where the industry was headed for 2006.
August 19, 2005Northwest, Mechanics Resume Contract Talks
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. alks resumed Friday at Northwest Airlines, the nation’s fourth-largest airline, after the company’s mechanics union rejected the airline’s latest contract offer Thursday, the Associated Press reported.
August 19, 2005Three Tire Makers Show Strong 2Q
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ire makers Bridgestone Corp., Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Michelin Cie each reported strong second-quarter earnings. The companies said higher tire prices and the strength of the North American commercial market helped them offset increased raw materials costs that earlier this month showed no sign of slowing down.
August 19, 2005FMCSA Issues New HOS Rule; 'Sleeper-Berth' Provisions Changed
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ASHINGTON — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Annette Sandberg unveiled a new, slightly revised driver hours-of-service rule Friday.
August 19, 2005