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Seth Clevenger

Managing Editor, Features and Multimedia

Seth Clevenger is managing editor of features at Transport Topics. He plans, writes and edits news features for Transport Topics’ weekly newspaper, supplemental publications and TTNews.com. 


Business

February Class 8 Orders Jump 30.2%

New Class 8 truck orders climbed 30.2% in February from a year ago, continuing the trend of strong order activity driven by tight freight capacity and growing confidence in the economy, ACT Research Co. said.

March 4, 2014
Business

Daimler’s Truck Earnings Nearly Double While Company’s Profit Falls

Daimler AG said fourth-quarter earnings at its global truck division nearly doubled from a year ago, but companywide profit declined.

February 6, 2014
Business

January Truck Orders Surge 51.5%

New Class 8 truck orders climbed in January to their highest level in 33 months and surged 51.5% from year-ago levels, ACT Research reported.

February 5, 2014
Business

Drivewyze Launches Weigh-Station Alert Service

Drivewyze Inc. said it is offering a free alert service to go with the latest version of its PreClear weigh-station bypass mobile app.

January 31, 2014
Fuel, Business, Technology

Telogis Launches Upgraded Telematics Platform

Technology vendor Telogis Inc. has introduced Fleet 11, the latest version of its fleet management and telematics offering.

January 28, 2014
Business

Alcoa Introduces New Aluminum Wheel

Alcoa Inc. said it has introduced a new aluminum commercial-truck wheel designed to resist corrosion caused by road salts and weather.

January 27, 2014
Business, Logistics

December Trailer Orders Slip 4.5%

U.S. trailer manufacturers received 29,164 new orders in December, down 4.5% from the same month a year earlier but up 13.6% from November’s total, ACT Research Co. reported.

January 24, 2014
Business

Despite Cost Disputes, Panama Canal Expansion to Move Forward, Authorities Say

ATLANTA — The Panama Canal expansion is expected to move forward on schedule despite an ongoing dispute with contractors over the project’s cost, an administrator for the Panama Canal Authority told an audience of transportation executives here last week.

January 22, 2014
Business, Equipment

Cummins ‘Pauses’ Development of 15L Nat-Gas Engine

Engine maker Cummins Inc. confirmed that it has “paused” the development of its planned 15-liter natural-gas engine due to “market timing uncertainty.”

January 15, 2014
Business, Equipment

Class 8 Orders Surge 50% in December

The Class 8 truck industry ended 2013 on a high note with about 31,800 new orders in December, a 50% jump from the same month a year earlier, ACT Research reported.

January 6, 2014