Fleet Brake Agrees to Buy Pulse Heavy Duty
Fleet Brake Parts & Service announced it has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire the assets of Pulse Heavy Duty, a parts distributor in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
December 4, 2017Kroger Switches to Penske to Handle Trucking, Warehousing in Texas
Nearly 700 employees who work in a Kroger warehouse in Keller, Texas, were laid off when the supermarket chain terminated a relationship with SouthStar and signed with Penske Logistics, but Penske said individuals affected will be able to reapply for job
December 4, 2017Meritor Offers New Replacement Program for Drivelines
Meritor Inc. announced a quicker and more economical replacement program for Meritor Xtended Lube MXL and Permalube RPL drivelines as well as Spicer 10 Series and SPL 170/250 driveshafts.
December 4, 2017Home Improvement Retailers Team Up to Operate Houston Warehouse
Three months after Hurricane Harvey ravaged Houston, home-improvement retailers Lowe’s Cos. and NFI Industries will open up a new distribution center in the city to handle the extra volume anticipated in the rebuilding effort.
December 4, 2017Camrock Joins Vipar Network
Camrock Oil & Supply has joined the Vipar Heavy Duty network of independent aftermarket truck parts distributors.
December 4, 2017Capitol Agenda for the Week of Dec. 4: New Jersey Drive
The dilapidated stretch of Interstate 95, or the Turnpike, along Newark’s metropolitan region in beautiful New Jersey needs to be repaired soon, and raising federal taxes on fuel is the way to go about it, Rep. Donald Payne Jr. said amid Congress’ debate on tax policy. A look at the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill.
December 4, 2017Transport Sector Now Largest Source of Greenhouse Gas Pollution in US
For the first time in 40 years, power plants are no longer the biggest source of U.S. greenhouse gas pollution. That dubious distinction now belongs to the transport sector: cars, trucks, planes, trains and boats.
December 4, 2017Amazon Delivery Drone Would Dismantle Itself in Sky, Rain Down Parts
Amazon received a patent outlining a possible plan for “directed fragmentation for unmanned airborne vehicles” used in deliveries.
December 4, 2017Lineage Buys U.S. Growers Cold Storage, Adding Eight SoCal Warehouses
Lineage Logistics has purchased eight temperature-controlled warehouses under the U.S. Growers Cold Storage brand in Southern California.
December 4, 2017Army Tests Autonomous Truck Driving Systems
U.S. Army trucks using an autonomous driving system from Lockheed Martin logged more than 55,000 testing miles during a simulated warfare experiment program held at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., and Fort Bliss, Texas, according to Lockheed Martin.
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