A large storm system stretching from Arkansas into the Northeast has left roads with as much as three inches of ice in many areas, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.
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Cummins’ 4Q, Full-Year Profit Declines
Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit fell 55% from a year ago, due to declining demand.
February 3, 2009Paccar Offers Aftermarket Particulate Filter
Paccar Inc.’s parts dealers are offering the company’s Engine Control Systems Purifilter, an aftermarket passively regenerating diesel particulate filter approved by the California Air Resources Board for installation and use in a wide variety of Class 8 trucks.
February 2, 2009Eaton’s Fourth-Quarter Income Declines
Vehicle parts manufacturer Eaton Corp. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit fell to $163 million, or 98 cents per share, from $256 million, or $1.71, a year earlier.
January 26, 2009Continued Growth of Multi-mode Transport Spurs Information Technology Systems
The information systems that support intermodal trucking companies are much like the business of intermodalism itself: complex, multi-headed and increasingly important to motor carriers.
January 19, 2009Anything Trucker Creates Online LTL Load Board
Anything Trucker, an Internet retailer of truck and trailer accessories, said Jan. 5 it had launched the Freight Auction Network for less-than-truckload carriers.
January 16, 2009Snow System Moving East; Roads in Several States To Be Affected
Weather forecasters posted winter storm warnings across the Northern Plains Monday, as a cold system threatened the region as it moved south and east, the Associated Press reported.
January 12, 2009States’ Stimulus Plans Differ From Obama’s
Plans by some states for spending on new highways may undermine the planned economic stimulus, which would focus on existing roads and new transit systems, Bloomberg reported.
January 7, 2009Maryland Proposes Raising Truck Tolls
Maryland is proposing raising toll rates on trucks and other multi-axle vehicles in the face of a struggling economy, the Maryland Transportation Authority said.
January 6, 2009Eaton Sells VORAD System to Bendix
Truck parts and components maker Eaton Corp. said Monday it has sold its VORAD, or vehicle on-board radar, system to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. Terms were not disclosed.
January 5, 2009