Biggest Challenge… Rosedale's Rolly Uloth
Rosedale Truck Group CEO, Rolly Uloth, discusses what he feels is the trucking industry's biggest challenge - finding qualified, young driver talent. ...Read the rest of this storyExpanded no-ream king pin kit line
Meritor has expanded its FastSet King Pin Kit to include 45 no-ream kits that support faster aftermarket king pin replacements. ...Read the rest of this storyContinental Offers Belt Designed for Extreme Duty
Continental, an automotive supplier, tire manufacturer and industrial partner, has introduced the Extreme Duty Poly-V belt for the North American heavy-duty aftermarket.
The Extreme Duty Poly-V straight-ribbed belt is designed to perform better under higher underhood temperatures that Continental says results in lower emission standards. The belt comes with a 100,000-mile guarantee.
The belt has four times the flex life of previous belts and was tested in a heat environment that was 20% higher than mandated by SAE standards. The test was conducted to simulate an engine with a number of accessories and low circulation.
It is offered in 90 parts numbers designed for Class 6-8 vehicles and is currently available in 8-, 10- and 12-ribbed profiles, packaged in new sleeve design.
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...Read the rest of this storyU.S. Xpress adds U.S heft to PIT Group
POINTE-CLAIRE, QC-- PIT Group, an organization specializing in accelerating truck-related technology implementation through testing and fleet advisory services, has announced that U.S. Xpress has joined its ranks. The major U.S. carrier signed up for the PIT Group's membership program following the success of in-service fuel consumption tests carried out at U.S. Xpress's Tunnel Hill facilities in Georgia, last November. ...Read the rest of this storyATA: Tonnage took a dive in December
Yet trade group sees “positive signs” for freight volumes in 2017, most notably via reduced inventories.The American Trucking Associations (ATA) said its for-hire truck tonnage index plunged 6.2% in December following a revised 8.4% jump during November – the continuation of the “up and down” month-to-month swing in freight volumes experienced for much of 2016, noted Bob Costello, ATA's chief economist, in a statement.
“I don't recall a year in recent memory with so many large swings on a month-to-month basis,” he said.
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