2015 Management Conference & Exhibition
Mack Trumpets Improved Maintenance Practices
PHILADELPHIA — Mack Trucks wants all of its dealerships to become certified uptime centers, the company’s president said here Oct. 19.
October 20, 2015PIT Group Opens U.S. Office in Atlanta
PHILADELPHIA — PIT Group has opened an office in Atlanta, the Canadian engineering and research group announced here Oct. 19 at American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition.
October 20, 2015Baby, You Can Drive My Truck: Paul McCartney Rocks Freightliner Dinner at MCE
PHILADELPHIA — Music icon Sir Paul McCartney surprised and delighted the nearly 1,000 people attending a customer appreciation dinner hosted by Freightliner Trucks here on Oct. 19.
October 20, 2015Omnitracs to Launch Navigation System
PHILADELPHIA — Trucking technology supplier Omnitracs is expanding its product line with the upcoming launch of a new navigation system.
October 19, 2015ALK Updates CoPilot Navigation to Better Manage Routes by Vehicle Size
PHILADELPHIA — ALK Technologies has updated its CoPilot Truck in-cab navigation product to make it easier for fleets to create and follow routes optimized for vehicle size and load.
October 19, 2015ATA's Osiecki Expects Favorable Reforms If Congress Passes Highway Bill
PHILADELPHIA — Dave Osiecki, American Trucking Associations’ executive vice president and chief of national advocacy, says he is optimistic regulations the industry has criticized over the years would be reformed if Congress advances key bills this year.
October 19, 2015Shuster Predicts Highway Bill Will Reach Obama This Year
PHILADELPHIA — House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) said Oct. 19 that he expects a six-year highway funding bill to reach the House floor next week and the White House before the beginning of 2016.
October 19, 2015October Truck Orders Will Fall, DTNA Says
PHILADELPHIA — The October report on Class 8 truck orders that is coming out in early November will not look good, said the CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, but that will be because numbers will be compared to a highly unusual corresponding month last year.
October 19, 2015