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Trimble’s Profit Increases in 3Q

Trimble Navigation Ltd. reported higher third-quarter profit than a year ago and said earnings nearly doubled at its segment that includes trucking technology providers PeopleNet Communications Corp., TMW Systems Inc. and ALK Technologies Inc.

October 31, 2013

Goodyear Profit Grows 51%

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said profit rose 51% in the third quarter as each regional operating segment saw improved results.

October 29, 2013

Cummins’ Profit Falls on Weak Demand

Cummins Inc. saw its net income decrease in the third quarter as lower demand for capital goods caused revenue to drop.

October 29, 2013

Michelin Rolls Out Road-Service Plan for Trucks

ORLANDO, Fla. — Michelin Americas Truck Tires announced the launch of an on-call service program for trucks, expanding upon a program only for tires.

October 21, 2013

Manufacturing in Philadelphia Expands at Slower Pace

Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia Region expanded at a slower pace in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Oct. 17.

October 17, 2013

About 50 Carriers Opt Out of Pilot Settlement

Only about 50 of the 6,000 Pilot Flying J customers who were eligible to participate in a rebate-fraud class action lawsuit settlement have formally declined to participate in the settlement, Pilot’s attorney said.

October 16, 2013

OOIDA Challenges New York Decal Fee

New York state’s registration and decal fee for out-of-state trucks are “unconstitutional highway taxes,” the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association alleged in a class-action lawsuit filed with the state’s supreme court last week.

October 15, 2013

Sept. Truck Orders Jump 27.4% To Highest Since May, ACT Says

New Class 8 truck orders climbed 27.4% in September from year-ago levels to 20,100, the highest total since May, according to preliminary figures from ACT Research.

October 14, 2013

Apollo Seeks to Cut $2.5 Billion Cooper Bid Amid Labor Concerns

India-based Apollo Tyres Ltd. is seeking to cut its $2.5 billion offer to buy Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. after U.S. and Chinese workers challenged the takeover plan, Bloomberg News reported.

October 7, 2013