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ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report released today by the American Trucking Associations summarizes the car-truck relative contribution/fault findings of several large-scale studies. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "The principal policy reason for evaluating relative contribution, and the nature of errors that increase crash risk, is to design and implement cost-effective truck safety programs that yield the greatest...
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Truck Dealers (ATD) announced today the winners of the 2013 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year, an award recognizing the top truck entries in the heavy- and medium-duty categories. The Kenworth T680 76-inch Sleeper with PACCAR MX Engine was selected for the heavy-duty (Class 8) category. Tom Berg, chief judge, said the truck impressed the judging panel with its comfort and driveability, including its pulling power...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Scapadas Magicas LLC, a passenger carrier operating in the United States to immediately cease operations, and declared the carrier to be an imminent hazard to public safety. "Safety is our number one priority, and we will not tolerate unsafe bus companies on our nation's roads," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "We...
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- During the annual American Truck Dealers (ATD) Conference, Hino Trucks announced it has reached a new milestone by signing its 200(th) dealer point in the U.S. Continued high demand for the industry's most awarded medium duty truck line-up, an expanded product offering with the addition of its new class 5 cab-over and a growing population of units in operation has driven the need for the dealer network growth. "Our plan for 2013 is to add...
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Trucking Associations today reiterated its call for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to immediately establish a process to remove from motor carriers' records crashes where it was plainly evident that the carrier was not to blame. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) Currently, carriers' scores in FMCSA's safety monitoring system, Compliance, Safety, Accountability, are based...
ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, American Trucking Associations announced it has added DDC FPO's freight billing services as its latest feature product through ATA Business Solutions. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) "In an increasingly competitive market, our members are looking for any edge to get ahead," ATA President and CEO Bill Graves said. "And if they can make their operations more efficient through outsourced billing...
THOMASVILLE, N.C., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODFL) announced today that it plans to release its 2012 fourth quarter and year-end financial results before opening of trading on Thursday, February 7, 2013. The Company will also hold a conference call to discuss its financial results and outlook at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday, February 7, 2013. An online, real-time webcast of Old Dominion's quarterly conference call will be...
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALSN), the world's largest manufacturer of fully-automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and hybrid-propulsion systems for city buses, will hold its fourth quarter 2012 results conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 19. Lawrence E. Dewey, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and David S. Graziosi, Executive Vice President and Chief...
~New Transit Fleet Order from LA and San Diego Largest Ever in North America~ VANCOUVER, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Cummins Westport Inc. (CWI), a leading provider of high-performance, alternative fuel engines for the North American on-highway market, is supplying engines for two of the largest natural gas transit fleet orders in North America to date. In January, LA Metro announced its plans to order 550 New Flyer Xcelsior natural gas buses, powered with the Cummins...
READING, Pa., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Truck Leasing Canada Inc. ("PTL Canada"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. ("PTL") announced it has issued CDN$375 million of senior notes with a 5 year maturity at a rate of 3.65%. The series matures in 2018. The notes are guaranteed by PTL and the net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay Canadian denominated borrowings on PTL's credit facility from General Electric Capital Corporation ("GECC")...
