Truckstop.com to offer enhanced Rate Analysis tool

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Trucker Path Hire to Head Business Development of Truckloads Marketplace

Leigh Foxall Photo courtesy of Trucker Path

Trip planning app provider Trucker Path announced that Leigh Foxall has joined the company as the vice president of sales.

In her new role, Foxall will user her industry experience to spearhead the business development aspect of Truckloads, a free freight marketplace supported by a large community of transportation companies and carriers.

Foxall will focus on improving partnerships with brokers and integration with leading TMS products to increase the growth of the Truckloads platform. Prior to Trucker Path, Foxall worked for DAT Solutions where she developed and executed marketing campaigns and created relationships with the transportation industry.

At 50,000 MAUs and over 1 million monthly posted loads, Truckloads has demonstrated a growth rate of 20% per month, according to Trucker Path.

“To keep up with our tremendous recent growth and capture all opportunities, Trucker Path needs an experienced and well-connected VP of Sales,” said Ivan Tsybaev, CEO of Trucker Path. “Leigh Foxall is perfect for this role.”

Related: Trucker Path Features Integrated AscendTMS

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Tire inflation is coming to a trailer near you

SAN ANTONIO. When it comes to CSA violations, tires are a killer. A flat tire is an 8-point deduction; an under-inflated tire is a 3-point hit. But when it comes to roadside inspections, there are significant differences, according to Al Cohn, director of new market development and engineering support for Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.).

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Former ATA head Bill Graves tackles politics and the challenges facing trucking

SAN ANTONIO. No longer feeling the need to toe the company line, former American Trucking Assns. (ATA) President and CEO Bill Graves offered some of his thoughts on politics and what the trucking industry needs to do moving forward to customers of Pressure Systems International (P.S.I.) during the Meritor and Pressure Systems International 2016 Annual Fleet Technology Event here on Wednesday.

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FTR Conference 2016: Day 2

FTR's annual transportation conference covered a lot of ground on day number two, with a deep analysis of U.S. economic trends and their import for all the freight modes, especially trucking. Day two sessions included a motor carrier regulatory outlook, projections for Class 8 tractor and trailer orders, plus panel discussions with executives from trucking companies, OEMs, suppliers, and truck dealers to get their take on the major issues facing the industry now and in the future. (All photos by Sean Kilcarr/Fleet Owner)

Haldex Appoints new SVP of North American Sales

Walter Frankiewicz Photo courtesy of Haldex

Air brake system manufacturer Haldex has appointed 30-year commercial vehicle industry veteran Walter Frankiewicz the senior vice president of North American Sales.

In his new role, Frankiewicz will lead the effort to take Haldex into the next generation of brake technology and has extensive international leadership experience and sales expertise in the automotive and commercial vehicle industries.

Before joining Haldex, Frankiewicz served as president at Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake. In the past, he has also served as vice president and general manager of strategy and business planning and Global Chassis Systems for Meritor, and president and general manager at ArvinMeritor.

“He fully understands the challenges our customers are facing, and has the right combination of international leadership expertise and hands-on commercial experience within our industry,” said Bo Annvik, president and CEO of Haldex.

He holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from Ohio State University and will be based in the Haldex North American headquarters, located in Kansas City, Mo.

Related: Haldex Donates Training Equipment to Diesel Technology Program

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ReStore Kit Contains Chemicals for Restoring Equipment Surfaces

Madison Chemical's ReStore Kit is a combination of several cleaning and surface preparation products suited for fleet cleaning and maintenance, surface preparation and passivation applications.

The multi-product kit contains a gallon of AquaBlue general purpose multi-metal surface cleaner, one gallon of TreadBrite Foam acidic cleaner for multi-metals including stainless steel, one gallon of CR-120N Nitric Acid cleaner for passivation of stainless steel, a two-pound container of Jel Terge powdered viscosity enhancer / gel builder, and detailed instructions.

The kit allows users to clean, etch, remove surface oxides, and prepare a wide variety of metal surfaces. When used with the Compound CR-120N this can help to start to passivate some 300 series stainless steels where desired.

Ideal applications include cleaning and restoring of tanker trucks, dump trucks and trailer bodies, and other tractors and trailers. It is also made for field repair work, especially during or after equipment installation and commissioning, and is an add-on kit for OEM equipment because it can speed “sign off” on installs, according to Madison.

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