Business

The Rhode Island General Assembly has passed a bill to delay the date on which the tolls on the Sakonnet Bridge were due to rise for cars and trucks.

Yokohama Tire Corp. said it is rolling out three new commercial tires at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

Trucker Buddy International and the Boy Scouts of America said they are introducing a safety program at the Mid-America Trucking Show to help Scouts earn their Truck Transportation and Traffic Safety merit badges at the show.

Toyo Tires said it is debuting the SmartWay-verified M177 regional-to-longhaul steer tire, the M170 regional steer tire and the M920 drive traction tire for regional and longhaul applications.

Kinedyne said it has unveiled the “Retract­-a-Bar,” a heavy-­duty load restraint bar that retracts for easier shipping and storage for dry van and refrigerated trailers.

Grede, a producer of cast iron components for the transportation industry, is developing, lightweight chassis, powertrains and drivetrain components for heavy-duty truck applications using a ductile iron alloy called SiboDur.

Wabco Holdings Inc., a supplier of technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of commercial vehicles, has formed a strategic alliance with SmartDrive Systems to help expand its fleet management solutions to commercial vehicle fleets in North America, the company said on March 24.

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. said its special edition Legacy Museum trailer is being featured at this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dan Umphress, the 2014-2015 chairman of the Technology & Maintenance Council, admits that he works only half-days.

Many fleet managers already use electronic logging devices, but still welcome the new federal proposal because it will require their competitors to do so as well.