Canadian truckload carrier Kriska Transportation Group has acquired Service Freight Systems of Ontario and has kept the management team there in place.
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Trump Plan Would Cut Taxes for Corporations and the Wealthy
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders plan to release a tax framework this week that would dramatically cut taxes for corporations and the wealthy, provide a measure of middle-class tax relief and punish some households in Democratic-leaning st…
Rush names RigMaster Power its preferred power supplier
Rush Enterprises selected RigMaster Power International to be its preferred supplier for auxiliary power units, the companies recently announced.
Rush Truck Centers’ dealerships will be both sales and service centers for all RigMaster Power’s product line. Representatives of Rush and RigMaster are now training and shipping orders to a select group of initial stores.
Founded in 1993, Toronto-based RigMaster Power International produces anti-idling solutions for the transportation market.
Rush names RigMaster Power its preferred power supplier
Rush Enterprises selected RigMaster Power International to be its preferred supplier for auxiliary power units, the companies recently announced. Rush Truck Centers’ dealerships will be both sales and service centers for all RigMaster Power’s product…
Purkeys’ Aware system sends audio alerts through truck stereo
Purkeys has a new way to receiving audio alerts in truck cabs, which the company says is easier and more effective.
The wireless Aware connects with the speaker system in a truck’s cab to route messages received from the telematics alert syste…
Lytx to Launch Expanded Video Services
Lytx Inc., provider of the DriveCam video-based safety system, is preparing to launch an added service designed to eliminate operational blind spots through expanded use of onboard video.
Tenneco seeks to grow its truck business
Though it represents just 11% of its overall revenue now, the commercial truck and off-highway markets offers the best potential for future growth, according to Tenneco’s new CEO.
ATLANTA. Brian Kessler, who took over as CEO for Tenneco back in May, said during a press event here at the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) show that he believes the company’s future growth through 2030 is going to be strongly tied to the commercial truck and off-road highway markets.
“Big trucks are a little more intriguing for us,” Kessler said. “Over the next 15 years more diesel engines will come under regulation than are currently under regulation.”
Cummins seeks to capitalize on future trucking trends
“Dependability” and “innovation” are becoming the engine maker’s watchwords as it prepares to launch a new 15-liter heavy-duty engine in 2022.
ATLANTA. There are three main “disruptions” occurring within the trucking industry today, according to a presentation by Srikanth Padmanabhan, president of the engine business at Cummins Inc., here at the inaugural North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) show: energy diversity, connectivity, and automation.
And he believes Cummins must deliver “diversified, dependable technology solutions to our customers at the right time” in all three of those areas – even if they are not directly engine-related.
Navistar, VW to develop new diesel engines, medium-duty electric truck
ATLANTA – Navistar International Corp. said it plans to develop fully integrated diesel big bore powertrains in conjunction with Volkswagen Truck & Bus for the North American market in 2021.
The announcement was part of a joint media event on Sep
Eaton Cummins Joint Venture Announces New 12-Speed Automated Transmission as First Product
ATLANTA — Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies announced a new 12-speed automated transmission called Endurant as the first “core product” of the companies’ joint venture.