Landmark Agreement Addresses ‘Right to Repair’ for Trucks

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- The aftermarket repair industry and truck and engine makers have reached an agreement on the sharing of heavy-duty vehicle service information, which will give truck owners more options for diagnosing and repairing today's heavily computerized commercial vehicles. The Commercial Vehicle Solutions Network and the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association, together with the Equipment and Tool Institute, the Auto Care Association, and Heavy Duty Aftermarket Canada, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding addressing the availability of service information for model year 2010 and later trucks and buses over 10,000 pounds sold in the United States and Canada.

Truck-Lite Purchased, Penske Relinquishes Majority Interest

FALCONER, NY - Truck-Lite Co. has announced it is being purchased by an affiliate of Koch Equity Development LLC and BDT Capital Partners LLC and will partner with Penske Corp. The move will allow the commercial vehicle and filtration systems provider, owned by Penske and funds affiliated with the private investment firm Kelso & Company, to relinquish its majority control, while allowing Truck-Lite to expand with new products and services, according to a news release.

Truck Cargo Thieves Turn to “Jamming” for Heists

AUSTIN, TX - Truck cargo thieves have a new weapon in their arsenal when it comes to trying to steal high-value freight, even if its every movement is being tracked.

Titanium Transportation Names New Legal Advisor

WOODBRIDGE, ON -- Titanium Transportation Group Inc. has appointed Nia Karabatsos as general counsel for this trucking and logistics company serving both Canada and the U.S.

Omnitracs rebrands

DALLAS, Texas – Omnitracs announced today that is has rebranded. The new branding unifies its specialized business units under a single, compelling naming, messaging and creative architecture, the company said.

Accuride launches mobile app

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Accuride has launched a free mobile application to give customers access to product information across the globe, the company announced today. The new app is available on…

Omnitracs Unveils Rebranding Effort

DALLAS - The fleet management technology provider Omnitracs LLC says it is rolling out new branding to better unify its different business units under one name. What operated before as independent business units; Roadnet, XRS, Sylectus, and Analytics; are now fully integrated flagship products within Omnitracs' broad range of offerings including: compliance, safety and security, productivity, telematics and tracking, transportation management system (TMS), planning and delivery, data and analytics, and professional services.

Truck Wheels Maker Alcoa Splitting Into Two Companies

NEW YORK - A company known for its truck wheels, among other lighter weight metal products, plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies. The move by Alcoa Inc. will result in a yet to be named company, what it currently calls "the value-add company," that will include its transportation, rolled, engineered and construction products. The other will keep the Alcoa name and will include its bauxite-mining, alumina-refining and aluminum-production businesses. The transaction, expected to be completed in the second half of 2016, has been unanimously approved by the Alcoa board of directors. According to the Wall Street Journal, the move comes in the wake of depressed aluminum prices as China has flooded the market with lower metals prices, and the company seeing its stock price fall 43% this year.

U.S. May Alter Plans for Phase 2 Truck Engine Rules

ORLANDO, FL -- Truck operators and builders are commenting strongly on the proposed Phase 2 Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas emissions proposals, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking notes and might well make some changes to the lengthy set of rules.

Here Come the Trucking Robots

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN -- Robots might soon find their way into a very specialized, vocational side of the trucking industry, according to one truck manufacturer. "Imagine a robot that quietly and discreetly enters your neighborhood, collects your refuse bin and empties it into the refuse truck. It is done without waking the sleeping families and without heavy lifting for the refuse truck's driver," the Volvo Group said in a recent press release. It's about 'ROAR', a joint project aiming to develop tomorrow's smart transport systems. ROAR, stands for 'Robot-based Autonomous Refuse handling', and the goal is to introduce a robot that, with instructions sent from a truck's operating system, can collect refuse bins in a neighborhood, bring them to the truck, and empty them. All of this happens under the supervision of the truck's driver.

Transcourt Adds to Western Canada Team

OAKVILLE, ON -- Transcourt Tank Leasing has announced the appointment of Kevin Quick to the role of vice president of business development for Western Canada, which includes British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Volvo breaks ground on new Customer Experience Center at Virginia plant

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Volvo Trucks North America announced today that it is adding several upgrades to its assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia and opening a new Customer Experience Center. The…

OTA to hold workshop on leadership

TORONTO, Ont. – The OTA is launching a new workshop called “Leaders Building Leaders” to assist up-and-coming managers and executives by hearing from successful executive in the business who made…

Port Metro Vancouver project gets ISI’s Envision Sustainable Infrastructure Platinum award

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Recently Port Metro Vancouver’s Low Level Road project received the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) Envision sustainable infrastructure rating system’s Platinum Award. It is the first transportation…

Trucker Nailed at Border for Hauling Cocaine Bricks

WINDSOR, ON -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced on Thursday a big cocaine bust involving a truck driver.