Study: Problems with newer engines

J.D. Power study finds that 51 percent of owners of 1-year-old heavy-duty truck engines in 2010 report experiencing a problem.

ATA freight index gains in July

09.02.10

| Year-to-date, tonnage is up 6.7 percent compared with the same period in 2009.

Used truck sales slow in July

09.02.10

| Unit sales were up year-over year and are running 43 percent above 2009 year-to-date, according to ACT Research.

Sentencings in Jason Rivenburg murder

09.01.10

| Two men charged as accessories in the murder of trucker Jason Rivenburg were sentenced to 30 days in jail.

Surface trade up 37.6% in June

08.31.10

| Trade with Canada and Mexico in June remained 5.8 percent below the June 2008 level.

Equipment News

Freightliner partners with Allison transmission

February 4, 2010

| by: Overdrive Staff

Allison Optimized packages will be featured on Freightliner chassis for specific vocational applications beginning in the second quarter of 2010. Additional Allison Optimized Packages will be introduced throughout the year that target vocational and over the road segments.

Freightliner Trucks will officially launch this new venture at the World of Concrete trade show, February 2-5, in Las Vegas, Nev. At the show, the Allison Optimized Packages will be featured on the all-new Freightliner Coronado dump truck and Freightliner Business Class M2 trucks.