Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired regional logistics firm Integrated Services for $13 million.
July 21, 2014Business, Safety, Government, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
Roadrunner Acquires Logistics Firm Integrated Services
Business, Equipment
June Truck Sales Jump 21%
Class 8 vehicle sales surged 21.6% in June to 19,373 units, the third-highest monthly total since the end of 2006, WardsAuto.com reported.
July 21, 2014Business, Equipment
Idle Free Systems Acquired by Truck Heating, Cooling Equipment Firm
Idle Free Systems has been acquired by Phillips & Temro Industries, a Minnesota-based supplier of heating and cooling equipment for heavy-duty trucks. Terms were not disclosed.
July 16, 2014Business, Equipment
Cummins Promotes Two; Freeland Named President
Cummins Inc. has promoted Rich Freeland to president and chief operating officer and has tapped Dave Crompton to succeed Freeland at the helm of the company’s engine business.
July 14, 2014Business, Equipment
Cummins Appoints New President
Rich Freeland has been promoted to president and chief operating officer at Cummins Inc.
July 9, 2014Business, Equipment
Sales of Used Class 8s Decline, But Prices, Demand Still Strong
The number of used Class 8 trucks sold fell 12% in May from April, but prices and demand remained strong for low-mileage trucks, analysts and dealers said last week.
July 7, 2014Business, Logistics, Equipment
Stoughton Parent Acquires Barrett Trailers
STI Holdings Inc., the parent company of Stoughton Trailers, said it has acquired Barrett Trailers, a maker of trailers to haul cattle and hogs.
July 2, 2014Business, Government, Safety, Equipment
Fleets Need Stricter Tire Maintenance Routines as Highway Conditions Worsen, Makers Say
With the federal and state governments hard-pressed to keep roadways in good shape, extra attention to tires during and between hauls is essential to maximizing their life span, manufacturers said.
June 30, 2014Business, Equipment
Cummins’ Charlton to Retire, Rumsey Takes New Post
Cummins Inc. said Vice President and Chief Technical Officer Steve Charlton is retiring on July 1 and is being succeeded by Jennifer Rumsey as vice president of engineering in the company’s engine unit.
June 23, 2014Government, Business, Technology, Equipment
Schumer to Foxx: Step it Up on ELDs
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on Transportation Sec. Anthony Foxx to speed up the rulemaking process that will put electronic logging devices on all trucks to help monitor hours of service compliance.
June 16, 2014