TravelCenters of America, owner of Petro Stopping Centers, has completed its planned acquisition and opening of the newest Petro travel center at Exit 252 off I-70 in Salina, Kan. The Salina site had been operated… Read More »New Petro Opening at Salina, Kan.
Updated: 6/21/2011 2:00:00 PM Truck component maker Accuride Corp. said it has acquired Camden, S.C.-based wheel maker Forgitron Technologies. Terms were not disclosed. Evansville, Ind.-based Accuride said Monday it has taken over Forgitron’s 80,000-square-foot aluminum… Read More »Accuride Purchases Forgitron Technologies
The recent Second Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners found the carriers’ responses were essentially unchanged for the last four quarters on capacity plans. “The industry’s desire to add capacity remains conservative, as… Read More »Carriers' Plans to Add Capacity Remain Unchanged for Four Quarters
Updated: 6/20/2011 3:30:00 PM The Port of New Haven has received $380,000 to build 14 electrification stations so truckers can park in comfort with engines off as they wait to load or unload cargo, according… Read More »New Haven Port Seeks to Aid Truckers
The California Air Resources Board will hold a third workshop to discuss potential changes to its existing Transport Refrigeration Unit regulation. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to noon… Read More »CARB Looking at More Changes to Reefer Rules
Updated: 6/17/2011 9:00:00 AM Descartes Systems Group, a supplier of logistics technology, has acquired Telargo Inc. for about C$9.6 million in cash. The target is a privately held Jersey City, N.J.-based provider of software that… Read More »Descartes Systems Buys Telargo for C$9.6 Million
North American Class 8 net orders, while below April’s overheated intake, were still 77 percent about the same month last year, continuing to fuel growth in the industry backlog. Orders for heavy-duty trucks returned to… Read More »Heavy Duty Order Backlog Continues to Grow
Updated: 6/17/2011 9:30:00 AM An investor announced plans this week to take control of Express-1 Expedited Solutions, in order to expand the brokerage and forwarding business. Bradley Jacobs, an investor who previously backed waste… Read More »Express-1 Gets $150 Million Buyout Offer
The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) has revised its standards for entry-level drivers and driver training courses. Revisions include ease of use, updated terminology, more flexible standards, and inclusion of advancements in technology. The changes… Read More »PTDI Revises Training Standards
Updated: 6/17/2011 10:30:00 AM Consumer confidence fell in June, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday. The preliminary index for June declined to a reading of 71.8, from 74.3 in… Read More »Consumer Confidence Falls in June
“Engine Smarts” by Tom Berg, Senior Editor Earlier this year, we wrote about the OPOC engine from EcoMotors. Since then, we’ve discovered another opposed-piston engine, from Achates Power in San Diego. The EcoMotors engine is… Read More »Another company developing fuel-efficient, opposed-piston engine
Updated: 6/17/2011 10:45:00 AM An index of leading economic indicators rebounded in May, climbing 0.8% after dropping for the first time in almost a year, the New York-based Conference Board said Friday. The drop follows… Read More »Leading Indicators Rebound in May