PeopleNet announces compatibility with Motorola handheld device

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- PeopleNet has announced availability of the first in a series of Motorola handheld devices that will support the company’s fleet mobility applications.

Navistar posts Q2 loss; announces Cummins SCR for medium-duty products

LISLE, Ill. -- Navistar International posted a US$374 million loss in the second quarter, the result of reduced sales and high warranty costs related to its pre-SCR MaxxForce engines.

Brenntag appoints new DEF account manager for Western Canada

READING, Pa. -- Brenntag North America has appointed Dean Mullin as a Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) account manager for Western Canada. In his new role, Mullin’s territory will stretch from Winnipeg to Vancouver. “Dean Mullin has been...

News First – 2013-06-10

Whitby Pete dealer heralds arrival of Models 567, 579 and new trailer line

WHITBY, Ont. -- Peterbilt Ontario Truck Centres’ Whitby dealership held an open house Saturday, to celebrate the arrival of the new Models 567 and 579, as well as the launch of a new trailer line.

Fleet Brake to open new parts distribution centre in Montreal

CALGARY, Alta. -- Fleet Brake will be opening a new parts distribution centre in Montreal this month. The facility will have access to major air and seaports, complemented by a major highway network, according to Fleet Brake officials.

New guide outlines funding opportunities for trucking industry employers

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Trucking HR Canada has released a new guide that outlines funding opportunities for employers in the trucking industry. The free guide, found on the organization’s Web site, identifies available funds, program...

Volvo to bring DME-fuelled trucks to North America in 2015

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Volvo Trucks announced today that it will offer the North American trucking industry’s first truck fuelled by dimethyl ether (DME) beginning in 2015.

Carrier Transicold launches Tier 4-compliant X4 Series in North America

ATHENS, Ga. -- Carrier Transicold has introduced its ultra-high efficiency X4 Series for North America, which the company says delivers the “highest refrigeration capacities currently offered in a trailer refrigeration platform”...

Celadon buys first reefers ever from Great Dane

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Great Dane has recently completed production of Celadon Group’s first refrigerated trailer, part of a 200-reefer order being built at Great Dane’s newest manufacturing facility in Statesboro, Ga. The reefers...

Truckers appeal for rehearing on Mexico pilot program

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, OOIDA, the the largest US trade association representing the interests of small-business trucking professionals and professional truck drivers, filed an appeal in its...

The Lockwood Report – 2013-06-05

Truck orders stayed steady in May: ACT Research

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Preliminary North American Class 8 truck orders totaled 23,300 units in May, a “virtual carbon copy” of April’s figures, according to the latest data from ACT Research.

Got a CDL? Get a free Nascar ticket.

BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Alliance Truck Parts is offering 250 free tickets to the June 15 Alliance Truck Parts 250 Nascar Nationwide Series race in Michigan to commercial driver’s licence holders.

Tallman Truck Centre hires new GTA rep

TORONTO, Ont. -- Tallman Truck Centre has announced the hiring of Ron Meredith for the position of business development manager for the Greater Toronto Area.