Components maker Meritor Inc. Tuesday reported an improved second-quarter profit, as its commercial truck unit sales rose from a year ago.
May 3, 2011BusinessFuel
Diesel Resumes Rise, Gaining 2.6¢ to $4.124 a Gallon
Diesel resumed its rise after a one-week respite, gaining 2.6 cents to $4.124Â a gallon, the highest price since August 2008, while gasoline jumped 8.4 cents to $3.963, the Department of Energy said.
May 3, 2011EquipmentBusiness
FleetPride Completes Acquisition of Midway Truck Parts
FleetPride Inc., an aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, said it completed its acquisition of Midway Truck Parts.
May 3, 2011Business
March Factory Orders Rise 3%
Factory orders rose 3% in March, the fifth straight increase, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
May 3, 2011BusinessLogistics
North American Trailer Expands in Calif. With Acquisition
North American Trailer said it has acquired Fontana, Calif.-based Quality Fleet Repair, effective Sunday. Terms were not disclosed.
May 3, 2011GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment
Feds Extend Handheld Cellphone Ban to include Hazmat Truckers
Federal regulators have issued a proposed rule that would extend a ban on the use of handheld cellphones to include intrastate hazardous materials motor carriers.
May 3, 2011Business
Delaware Unveils Idle-Reduction Units at Rest Stop
Delaware has opened its first truck parking spaces with idle-reduction equipment, its Department of Transportation said.
May 2, 2011GovernmentBusiness
Higher Truck Tolls to Kick In July 1 on Bay Area Bridges
The San Francisco Bay Area Toll Authority is reminding truckers that the first exemption it granted to truckers on higher bridge tolls will expire on June 30.
May 2, 2011BusinessAutonomous
C.R. England to Use Hair Samples as Part of Drug-Testing Partnership
C.R. England Inc. and Omega Laboratories Inc. announced a drug-screening partnership that will test the hair samples of truck driver applicants.
May 2, 2011Business
YRC Reaches New Agreement on Restructuring
YRC Worldwide said it has reached a definitive agreement with creditors, labor groups and pension funds that would give the company $100 million in new capital as its restructuring moves forward.
May 2, 2011