Driver complaints in December 2011 helped Bendix uncover a faulty valve on vehicles equipped with its traction control and stability systems. The issue, a Bendix spokesperson told Fleet Owner, has been resolved, but as many as 50,000-60,000 vehicles may be affected. Continue Reading

U.S. diesel prices are up again this week by less than a tenth of a cent to $3.856, while the nation’s gas prices are up by a little more than 4 cents to $3.482, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s weekly report. Continue Reading

The need to replace aging equipment – especially in the Class 8 segment – is what will keep truck sales strong not only for 2012 but well into 2013, according to analysts and OEMs. Continue Reading

Great Dane has now built more than 100,000 trailers at its van plant in Terre Haute, Indiana.
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Natural gas will become a more popular fuel for commercial trucks if Navistar International and Clean Fuels Corp. can help it, and they intend to. Continue Reading

Dealerships will be getting more maintenance business from North America’s truck fleets, at least in the short to medium term, thanks largely to their continued development of skilled technicians, according to Kumar Saha, an industry analyst with Frost and Sullivan’s Automotive & Transportation practice. Continue Reading

Drivers are key to the success of any trucking operation, so it only makes sense to invest in how they are hired, retained and managed to be successful on the job. Implement a good driver-performance management program based on solid data and you could start to see results “almost immediately,” speakers Don Osterberg, senior vice president of safety, security & driver training for Schneider National, Inc. and Al LaCombe, director of safety, training & security for Dupre’ Logistics, LLC told representatives of 240 companies who recently attended a live webcast sponsored by GreenRoad and presented jointly by Fleet Owner and the Truckload Carriers’ Assn. (TCA). Continue Reading

Penske Truck Leasing and Penske Logistics announced plans to hire about 3,500 associates within its North American operations throughout 2012. Penske says its promising hiring outlook stems from the increasing demand for its services as the transportation sector continues to recover.
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Kenworth Truck Co. customers can now choose between two separate products that aid in complying with the new hand-held cell phone ban in commercial vehicles. Continue Reading

A quarterly survey of fleets conducted by Transport Capital Partners (TCP) indicates that rising health care costs are increasing fiscal pressure on their bottom lines as well as complicating efforts to recruit drivers and independent contractors. Continue Reading