Yokohoma Tire Hikes Prices
Yokohama Tire announced it will implement a price increase of an average of 8% on all of its light and medium commercial truck tires sold in the United States on July 1.
June 13, 2011Goodyear ‘Deep-Tread’ Tire to Reduce Rolling Resistance
Goodyear Commercial Tire Systems introduced a new drive tire that it said reduces rolling resistance by nearly 10% compared with its predecessor, leading to better fuel mileage.
June 13, 2011Cummins to Add 600 White-Collar Workers at Indiana Headquarters
Truck engine maker Cummins said Friday it plans to add 600 white-collar workers in a new office building at its headquarters city of Columbus, Ind.
June 10, 2011Insurers Applaud EOBRs, Demur on Premium Cuts
Insurance executives said they strongly support electronic logging but that use of the devices by truckers will not automatically lower fleets’ coverage expenses because carriers’ overall safety records dictate rates.
June 6, 2011Fleets’ EOBR Use Spurs Poaching by Competitors, Executives Say
BALTIMORE — Fleets that adopt electronic logging devices are encountering challenges from competitors who don’t use them and who poach their drivers and customers, three carrier officials said last week.
May 30, 2011Yokohama Tire Names New President
Yokohama Tire Corp. named Yasushi Tanaka the company’s new president and CEO, effective June 29.
May 25, 2011ATA Cites Qualified Support of EOBR Rule
American Trucking Associations told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that while it supports the agency’s proposal to require electronic devices to record drivers’ hours of service, it also is urging FMCSA to address important device design and performance requirements.
May 24, 2011Truck Tolls Will Increase to $4 Per Axle on Bridges Between Pennsylvania and N.J.
Truckers crossing the northern Delaware River between New Jersey and Pennsylvania on any of seven tolled bridges could pay as much as 75 cents more per axle as of July 1.
May 23, 2011Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Slows
Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region slowed in May, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
May 19, 2011C. R. England to Lease Kenworth LNG Tractors
Truck and engine manufacturer Paccar Inc. said it has reached agreement to lease new Kenworth T800 day cab tractors with 15-liter liquefied natural gas engines to a division of truckload carrier C.R. England Inc.
May 19, 2011