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Bendix part recall delays new truck shipments

February 3, 2012

Paccar, Navistar and Volvo have deferred shipments of Class 8 vehicles equipped with the faulty part.

FMCSA’s hours rule justification includes, well, guess who…

December 29, 2011

You can imagine my surprise yesterday when, just as I'm perusing portions of the new hours rule's full text in preparation for a story or two I'm putting together for ...

Truck Centers Inc.’s Christmas food drive a success

December 23, 2011

Freightliner/Western Star dealer network Truck Centers Inc. recently hosted a first-ever food drive for the St. Louis area’s largest food suppliers for shelters and food banks, Operation Food Search (OFS). ...

Webb Wheel on Motorhead Garage TV this morning

December 11, 2011

Looking for a little extra wheel maintenance know-how? Tune into Webb Wheel's television debut this morning during a Motorhead Garage TV episode on Fox Sports Network (FSN) Sunday, Dec. 11 ...

Power to win: Do you have it?

November 30, 2011

We know Sugar Ray Leonard's got it. He delivered a "Power to Win!" keynote (pictured) to the 2011 VIPAR Heavy Duty Annual Business Conference, held in October in Tuscon. The network ...

Truck design contest opens to college students

November 28, 2011

University students are eligible to enter truck designs suitable for owner-operators for the annual contest Design the Future of Pride & Profit, Portland, Ore.-based Freightliner Trucks announced. The winner will ...

Setting the pace with owner-operator Henry Albert

November 8, 2011

Sunday's post on Overdrive 2007 Trucker of the Year Henry Albert's blog caught my eye with what it says about thinking outside the box to ensure success in running an ...

Salve for your shifting hand…

November 5, 2011

And your soul, says the maker of a line of shift knobs built from precious rocks. “If I’m ever stuck in traffic or I’m stressed out by circumstances in my life, ...

Commercial vehicle registrations up

November 3, 2011

New commercial vehicle registrations are set to reach 440,000 units for 2011, an increase of 17.6 percent over 2010.

Daimler to increase Western Star production in Portland

October 21, 2011

Manufacturer aims to add second shift and ramp up production at its Western Star plant in Portland, Ore.
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