PHILADELPHIA — Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. is expanding its operations in truck tires, said Gary Schroeder, a sales director for the company’s commercial vehicles Roadmaster brand.
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ALK Updates CoPilot Navigation to Better Manage Routes by Vehicle Size
PHILADELPHIA — ALK Technologies has updated its CoPilot Truck in-cab navigation product to make it easier for fleets to create and follow routes optimized for vehicle size and load.
October 19, 2015
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
Baby, You Can Drive My Truck: Paul McCartney Rocks Freightliner Dinner at MCE
PHILADELPHIA — Music icon Sir Paul McCartney surprised and delighted the nearly 1,000 people attending a customer appreciation dinner hosted by Freightliner Trucks here on Oct. 19.
October 20, 2015PIT Group Opens U.S. Office in Atlanta
PHILADELPHIA — PIT Group has opened an office in Atlanta, the Canadian engineering and research group announced here Oct. 19 at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 20, 2015UPS’ Thomas Takes Reins From Long as ATA Chairman, Calls on Congress to Pass Highway Bill
PHILADELPHIA — For his first act as the new chairman of American Trucking Associations, Pat Thomas urged Congress to pass a multiyear highway bill that would address the industry’s safety and infrastructure funding concerns.
October 20, 2015ATA Board Urges OEMs to Add Automatic Emergency Braking Systems
PHILADELPHIA — As American Trucking Associations wrapped up its annual Management Conference & Exhibition here Oct. 20, the board of directors urged the nation’s truck and car manufacturers to equip all new vehicles with automatic emergency braking systems.
October 20, 2015Exclusive: Graves to Depart as ATA President at End of 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Graves, president of American Trucking Associations, has informed the federation that he will step down at the end of 2016, when his current contract expires.
October 20, 2015New Chairman Pat Thomas Heads List of ATA Leadership Changes
PHILADELPHIA — American Trucking Associations updated its top leadership at the end of its Management Conference & Exhibition here Oct. 20, with Pat Thomas of UPS Inc. elected the federation's 71st chairman.
October 20, 2015Newhouse: Poll Finds Favorable View of Trucking Industry
PHILADELPHIA — A majority of Americans have a favorable view of the trucking industry and say that, in car-truck accidents, the motorist is at fault most of the time.
October 20, 2015'Miracle on the Hudson' Co-Pilot Says Lessons Learned Can Apply to Any Industry
PHILADELPHIA — Focusing on people more than tools has enabled the airline industry to improve its safety record, the co-pilot of the US Airways flight that was forced to land in the Hudson River nearly seven years ago told attendees at American Trucking Associations' Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 20.
October 20, 2015