The 2015 Mid-America Trucking Show set an attendance record of 81,768, eclipsing the old mark by 1%, organizers announced.
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Attention to Detail Key for Fleets Seeking Alt-Fuel Grants, Credits
DALLAS Attention to detail is the biggest key for trucking companies seeking grants or tax credits for using alternative fuels such as natural gas in their fleets, according to an executive with the lead sponsor of this week's ACT Expo show here.
May 4, 2015
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
Truckers Earn Praise at MATS From Wreaths Across America
Without volunteer truck drivers and their companies, Wreaths Across America's mission to remember, honor, teach and place wreaths on gravestones of fallen veterans each December would be impossible to accomplish.
March 29, 2015Volvos Persson Sees Energy, Environment Issues as Critical for Trucking
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Energy and the environment remain issues of great importance for trucking, in terms of the types of fuels consumed and regulations and laws that arise from the concern, the CEO of Volvo Group said here.
March 27, 2015Alcoa Rolls Out Corrosion-Resistant Aluminum Wheel
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Wheel manufacturer Alcoa unveiled a highly corrosion-resistant lightweight aluminum wheel, the Dura-Bright EVO, March 26 at the Mid-America Trucking Show here.
March 26, 2015Eaton Introduces Neutral-Gear Coasting to Transmissions
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Truck transmission supplier Eaton introduced a neutral-gear coasting capability to its Fuller Advantage and UltraShift automated transmissions that can automatically disengage a trucks driveline so that it can coast on slight downhill grades.
March 27, 2015Trail King Shows New Dump Trailer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Specialty trailer manufacturer Trail King introduced a new product in its Materials Hauling Series at the Mid-America Trucking show hereMarch 26. Trail King Industries prototype SteelEnd dump trailer is designed to haul sand, gravel, demolition or rip rap.
March 26, 2015Continental Hypes General Tires 100th Birthday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Continental AG, a giant German manufacturer with more than $35 billion in annual revenue, used its time here at the Mid-America Trucking Show to boost attention for one of its smaller brands, 100-year-old General Tire.
March 26, 2015Hendrickson Launches Air Disc Brake for Trailers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Truck-and-trailer suspension and axle supplier Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems launched an air disc brake system for trailers March 26 at the Mid-America Trucking Show here.
March 27, 2015DTNA Says Planned 2015 Production for DT12 Transmission Already Filled
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Daimler Trucks North America CEO Martin Daum said demand for the manufacturers proprietary automated manual transmission has far exceeded its original expectations and has outstripped its current ability to produce it.
March 27, 2015