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Bestpass toll service adds Niagara Falls bridges
Bestpass, a provider of bulk purchasing and streamlined toll management services to commercial fleets, announced that beginning August 16, 2014 Niagara Falls Bridge Commission (NFBC)-managed bridges, including the Rainbow, Whirlpool, and Lewiston-Queenston international bridges, are now part of the Bestpass toll service.
August 22, 2014
Celadon upgrades tractor fleet
Celadon Trucking Services announced a substantial investment in its overall fleet with its recent purchase of more than 1500 new tractors. The Celadon order consisted of Kenworth T680 tractors from Paccar as well as LoneStar and ProStar models from International. The Kenworths will be used by the company’s Expedited team operations, the LoneStar models by […]
August 18, 2014
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Comdata to be acquired by FleetCor for $3.45B
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Comdata from Ceridian LLC for $3.45 billion. The transaction is expected to close in December 2014.
August 13, 2014
Business
Volvo takes customers to the track at New River Valley plant
Volvo’s New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia officially opened its 1.1-mile Customer Experience Track today during a celebration with Volvo executives, government officials and employees. The track features a paved road course and an off-highway area to better enable Volvo to showcase its extensive range of Class 8 vehicles during customer tours […]
August 12, 2014
Business
Peterbilt adds Alcoa Ultra Wheels as Class 8 spec
New Alcoa Ultra aluminum wheels manufactured from a MagnaForce alloy that provides additional strength and lower weight are now available as a factory-installed option for all Peterbilt heavy-duty trucks, Peterbilt Motors Company recently announced. “This is a great new option for our customers in weight-conscious applications and other markets who want to run lighter and […]
August 7, 2014
Business
Bestpass surpasses 125k toll transponders in fleets of all sizes
Bestpass, providers of bulk purchasing and streamlined toll management services to commercial fleets, announced that its growing client roster includes fleets of all types and sizes.
August 1, 2014
Business
Kenworth offering Bendix SmarTire on T680 and T880 models
The Kenworth T680 and Kenworth T880 are now available with the fuel-saving SmarTire Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) by Bendix CVS as an option when specifying these models. The factory-installed Bendix system uses wheel-mounted sensors in each tire to monitor the tire’s pressure and temperature. Sensors are located on the steer and drive axle wheels. […]
July 30, 2014
Business
Mack expands customer support in Texas
Mack Trucks today announced further investment and growth in its extensive customer support network with a new dealership in Cotulla, Texas, scheduled to open late August. Valley Truck Centers’ new 40,000 square-foot facility also features the world’s largest Mack Trucks pylon, measuring in at 17 feet 2 inches tall and 29 feet 6 inches wide. […]
July 29, 2014
Business
Kenworth announces Spicer AdvanTEK 40 Tandem Axle spec for Class 8 models
Kenworth has added Dana’s Spicer AdvanTEK 40 tandem axle for new Class 8 pickup and delivery, regional haul and line haul trucks equipped with the Kenworth AG380 or AG400L suspension. “The Spicer AdvanTEK 40 tandem axle is an excellent, fuel-efficient addition for new Kenworth Class 8 trucks,” said Kurt Swihart, Kenworth marketing director. “The AdvanTEK […]
July 29, 2014
Business
Ryder System announces new warranty for used refrigerated trucks
Ryder System announced the launch of its new “Keep It Cool” promotion in the United States and Canada. The promotion is available through September 1, 2014 and offers a free 12-month warranty, underwritten by Premium 2000+, on qualified used refrigerated trucks. The new Ryder warranty offering covers both the truck engine and the refrigeration unit. “We […]
July 29, 2014
Business
Isuzu unveils new medium-duty diesel truck model
Isuzu Commercial Truck of America has introduced the latest addition to its wide range of N-Series diesel trucks, the NPR-XD. With a gross vehicle weight rating of 16,000-lb., the NPR-XD bridges the gap between the NPR-HD, with its GVWR of 14,500-lb., and the 17,950-lb. GVWR NQR. The new model was announced as part of the […]
July 17, 2014
Business
WEX Fleet One gets fuel card interface with McLeod Software
WEX Fleet One, a provider of fuel cards and fleet-related payment systems, announced the launch of its real-time interactive fuel card interface with McLeod Software’s LoadMaster Enterprise.
June 24, 2014
Business
Eaton announces increased transmission warranty
Power management company Eaton Corporation has expanded its three-year bundled warranty program for remanufactured transmissions to now include all commercial truck vocations in the U.S. and Canada. Only linehaul applications were covered previously with the bundled program, which extends the basic two-year warranty of a standard Eaton Fuller Reman™ transmission or a FLEX Reman to […]
June 20, 2014
Business
Nissan announces new 5-year/100,000 mile commercial van warranty
Nissan is announcing what it calls America’s best commercial van warranty on its Light Commercial Vehicles, increasing basic limited warranty coverage from 3 years/36,000 miles to 5 years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first. The powertrain limited warranty has also been extended from 5 years/60,000 miles to 5 years/100,000 miles, whichever comes first. The specific models covered […]
June 20, 2014
Business
Kenworth redesigns K270 and K370 medium duty trucks
The new Kenworth K270 and K370 cabovers with extensive new exterior and interior enhancements are now available for order. Kenworth’s K270 Class 6 and K370 Class 7 cabovers are for pick-up-and-delivery operations, food and beverage companies, furniture hauling, landscape businesses, and street sweeping and striping, among other applications. The Kenworth cabovers are especially ideal for […]
June 19, 2014
Business
CCJ Drive Test: The 2014 Mack Titan
If you went into a lab and boiled down everything Mack trucks has learned and experienced over the past 114 years to its purest essence – everything battlefield Macks have fought on, every jobsite, every bridge, dam and highway they’ve helped build, you’d probably come away with a truck very close to the 2014 Mack […]
June 17, 2014
Business
Transport America transitions to EFS payment platform
Electronic Funds Source LLC (EFS) announced its latest transportation partner, Transport America, has transitioned to the EFS payments platform. Transport America, headquartered in Eagan, Minn., selected EFS to have better visibility and control. EFS provided Transport America with the flexibility to use its products and services in multiple facets with the ability to also control how […]
June 16, 2014
Business
Utillity Trailer announces new Spokane, Washington dealer
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company announceD Utility Trailer Sales of Idaho is opening a new location in Spokane, Washington. The new dealership will operate under the name of Utility Trailer Sales of Spokane, Co. The dealership encompasses 31,423 square feet, which includes an office, parts department, shop areaand 8 service bays with overhead cranes and a service pit. Additionally, there are plans to add 20 employees to handle operations at […]
June 12, 2014
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