Internet Truckstop Changes Name to Truckstop.com
Internet Truckstop, a provider of freight matching and financial services for trucking, is changing its name to Truckstop.com.
March 26, 2015Consumer Confidence Rises to Match Second-Highest Level Since 2007
Consumer confidence climbed last week to match the second-highest level since July 2007, propelled in part by gains among lower-income earners and job seekers as the labor market improves.
March 26, 2015Job Market Holds Up as Jobless Claims Fall to Five-Week Low
Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week as improved weather conditions ushered in labor-market stabilization.
March 26, 2015Next GHG Rule Unlikely to Force Major Changes in Engine Architecture, Cummins Exec Says
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Today’s heavy-duty truck engine architecture with diesel particulate filters, exhaust gas recirculation and selective catalytic reduction aftertreatment will not need to change dramatically under the next round of federal greenhouse-gas standards, an executive at engine maker Cummins Inc. predicted.
March 26, 2015Navistar Touts Its Devotion to 'Uptime,' Offers Bendix Wingman Fusion Option
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Navistar Inc. emphasized its commitment and expertise in using communications technology to keep trucks rolling for the benefit of fleet operators at its press event here for the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 25, 2015Pregnant-Worker Rights Backed by Supreme Court in UPS Case
The U.S. Supreme Court backed the rights of pregnant workers, reviving a lawsuit by a former UPS Inc. driver who had to leave her job after her doctor recommended she not lift heavy items.
March 25, 2015Trucking Industry Safety Coalition Achieves 2014 Fundraising Goal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After reaching its $1 million fundraising mark for 2014, an American Trucking Associations-led coalition that promotes the industry’s safety record plans to surpass that this year, a senior industry executive said at the Mid-America Trucking Show’s media day March 25.
March 25, 2015Kalmar Ottawa’s T2 in Full Production
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kalmar Ottawa recently announced its T2 terminal tractor is in full production at its manufacturing facility in Ottawa, Kansas.
March 25, 2015Western Star About to Begin Production of 5700XE
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Western Star Truck Sales is featuring two models of the new 5700XE Class 8 highway tractor at the Mid-America Trucking Show.
March 25, 2015Alliance Launches Web-Based Parts Tool
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Alliance Truck Parts has launched a Web-based online parts reference tool that consolidates data from manufacturers.
March 25, 2015