Author: Transport Topics

M&K Truck Centers has expanded its business in Michigan with the purchase of Volvo truck dealerships in Flint and Saginaw from Graff Truck Centers.

Cargomatic has secured $35 million in additional funding from Warburg Pincus to continue expanding its load-matching business for drayage and shorthaul trucking markets, according to the San Francisco-based firm.

Manac Inc., Canada’s largest semi-trailer manufacturer, completed the acquisition of Alutrec Inc., a manufacturer specializing in the design and production of aluminum semi-trailers.

Sioux City Kenworth has moved its full-service dealership to a new building located on a major truck route in Sioux City, Iowa.

Dickinson Fleet Services acquired Truck PM Plus from Bridgestone Americas, adding service locations in California, Florida, Illinois and Texas that provide truck and trailer maintenance, including mobile services.

Meritor Inc. has launched a new meritor.com website that enhances the user experience and showcases the company’s extensive history, global reach, broad product portfolio and commitment to social responsibility.

Drivewyze Inc. has expanded its PreClear weigh station bypass service along Interstate 44 and I-70 through Missouri with the reactivation of six bypass sites.

There’s been a lot of talk, and a good bit of hand-wringing, but last week there was finally a breakthrough on a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement. As of this writing, a deal only existed between the United States and Mexico. But Canada was at the table.

Transport Topics is adding a national radio show to the SiriusXM weekly lineup on the Road Dog Trucking channel. Debuting Sept. 8 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT, Transport Topics Radio will be a weekly news roundtable show that spotlights the publication’s coverage of the trucking industry.

Aperia Technologies Inc., a supplier of tire-inflation technologies for commercial vehicle tractors and trailers, announced the release of a new chrome cover for the Halo Tire Inflator.