Citations with the tag: TRUCKING
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- Nation's largest dry bulk carrier to equip its fleet with QUALCOMM's OmniTRACS system.
// Fleet Equipment; Feb97, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p56Reports on developments concerning the trucking industry in the United States as of February 1997. Bulkmatic Transport Co.'s signing of a contract for the purchase of 1,000 OmniTRACS mobile communications units; Selection of Rockwell WABCO Vehicle Control Systems' EasyStop 2200 trailer as...
- 1999 Truck & Body Report.
Tom, Patricia-Anne // World Wastes; Sep98, Vol. 41 Issue 9, p20Features several refuse trucks that will be available in 1999. Bridgeport Refuse Trucks' automated side loader; Crane Carrier Co. trucks; Dempster's residential front loader truck; Flow Boy/Impact's Impact Sprinter Series trucks.
- Trucking Condition index remains positive.
Tom, Patricia-Anne // Trailer / Body Builders; Oct2010, Vol. 51 Issue 12, p14The article reports on the Trucking Condition Index for July 2010 in the U.S. as reported in the "September Trucking Update."
- Water Trucks: Symbol of Commitment to Iraqis.
Burrell, Mark // Warrior Citizen; Winter2010, Vol. 55 Issue 1, p23No abstract available.
- Sales.
Burrell, Mark // Automotive News; 5/24/95, Vol. 69 Issue 5606, p25Lists the top 25 trucks in the United States based on sales for the 1994 calendar year.
- Sales.
Burrell, Mark // Automotive News; 5/24/95, Vol. 69 Issue 5606, p34Presents the classification of truck segments by gross vehicle weight in the United States.
- Sales.
Burrell, Mark // Automotive News; 5/24/95, Vol. 69 Issue 5606, p34Presents statistics on sales of trucks in the United States based on gross vehicle weight from 1990 through 1994. Automobile companies.
- Specifications.
Burrell, Mark // Automotive News; 5/24/95, Vol. 69 Issue 5606, p61Presents statistics on 1995 light-truck models offered in the United States. Pickups; Vans; Sport-utilities.
- Class 8 sales lose steam, fall 1.6%.
Kisiel, Ralph // Automotive News; 9/25/95, Vol. 70 Issue 5624, p14Reports on the decline in the monthly retail sales of Class 8 tractors. Volvo GM Heavy Truck Corp.'s forecasts for 1996; Comments of William Walther, Volvo GM's director of marketing support; Expected net orders for September.
- New products to fuel truck boom.
Connelly, Mary // Automotive News; 1/15/96, Vol. 70 Issue 5641, p14Reports on a projected boom in light-truck sales in the United States by the year 2000. Rise in truck sales in emerging markets; Share of light trucks in the American vehicle market; Launch of entry-level and top-of-the-line models with more carlike features; Growth in truck sales outside the...
- Partner or perish, truckmakers and supplier firms are warned.
Kisiel, Ralph // Automotive News; 3/4/96, Vol. 70 Issue 5648, p24Advices truckmakers and their suppliers to engage in partnerships, if they want to survive the changes in the commercial truck industry. Topics discussed at Heavy Duty Dialogue 1996; Comments from James Hebe, president of Freightliner Corporation.
- Transportation.
Kisiel, Ralph // Beverage Industry; Oct97, Vol. 88 Issue 10, p54Offers information on various modes of transportation for beverage distribution in the United States. Includes Bandag Inc.'s application-specific treads for the refuse/waste segment of trucking; Nomad Series of engine-powered trucks from Nissan.
- TMW Trucking has moved into larger quarters.
Kisiel, Ralph // Crain's Cleveland Business; 6/12/95, Vol. 16 Issue 24, p14Reports on Cleveland, Ohio-based TMW Trucking Systems Inc.'s relocation.
- A point about pickups.
Kisiel, Ralph // Current Health 2; Feb1991, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p17Reports on a study that concludes that riding in the back of a pickup truck is particularly risky for young people. Details.
- The pickup.
Bedford, Faith Andrews // Country Living; Apr95, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p60Narrates the author's experience of owning and driving a pickup truck. Selection of a used 1976 Chevy; Camaraderie among truck drivers.
- Big pickups for serious hauling.
Bedford, Faith Andrews // Consumer Reports; Sep96, Vol. 61 Issue 9, p50No abstract available.
- Preview of new 1997 models.
Siegal, Stewart; Mele, Jim // EC&M Electrical Construction & Maintenance; Nov96, Vol. 95 Issue 11, p48APresents several 1997 trucks as of November 1996. Includes Dodge Ram; Chevy pickups; Hombre compact pickup; Mazda B-series; Tacoma XtraCab by Toyota.
- Trucking companies.
Truong, Tommy T. // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 11/24/97, Issue 322229, p14Presents a list of trucking companies in Central San Joaquin Valley, California ranked by number of operating trucks and drivers. Specialty of services; membership in the California Trucking Association; Areas of business.
- Trucking companies.
Truong, Tommy T. // Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley; 06/01/98 Supplement 98 Book of List, Issue 322310, p88Lists the top trucking companies in the Central San Joaquin Valley in California as ranked by the number of operating trucks in 1997. Includes Westar Transport; Baggie Farms Express Inc.; Shane Distribution Systems.
- Second look at T-series.
Siegel, Stewart // Fleet Owner; Jul96, Vol. 91 Issue 7, p26Introduces the T-series cabovers from Pontiac/GMC. Functions and features; Isuzu's plan to market the vehicles as F-Series trucks.
- Truck trades enter new era.
Labbe, Martin // Fleet Owner; Jul96, Vol. 91 Issue 7, p28Discusses how regional-route wholesale and retail trucking fleets in the United States will benefit from increased supply and lower prices. Factors resulting to the current spike in available used trucks and tractors; Study undertaken to assess the factors driving such market; Segments...
- Company briefs.
Labbe, Martin // Fleet Owner; Jul96, Vol. 91 Issue 7, p115Reports on developments concerning the trucking industry in the United States as of July 1996. Rockwell Automotive's entry into the air-suspension market; Allison Transmission's plan to modernize the Indianapolis plant; Robert Bosch Corp. and Nippon Air Brake's development of hydraulic antilock...
- Fleet owner's 7th annual preview of next year's models.
Siegel, Stewart; Mele, Jim // Fleet Owner; Jul96, Vol. 91 Issue 7, p63Features several trucks to be introduced in 1997. Light-duty class 1-2; Midrange class 3-5; Medium-duty class 6-7; Heavy-duty class 8; Trailers.
- Washington watch.
Siegel, Stewart; Mele, Jim // Fleet Owner; Jan1997, Vol. 92 Issue 1, p14Provides various trucking updates in Washington D.C. Includes the nomination of Federal Highway Administrator Rodney Slater as the next Secretary of Transportation by President Bill Clinton; Reduction of random drug- and alcohol-testing rates for carriers; Results of the public session held by...
- BBS.
Siegel, Stewart; Mele, Jim // Fleet Owner; Jan1997, Vol. 92 Issue 1, p25Provides various information about trucking in the United States. Includes the sponsorship of a seminar on technological innovations in logistics and distribution management by the Northwestern University Transportation Center and the Council for Logistics Management; Acquisition of Key...
- The changing face of private carriage.
Moore, Tom // Fleet Owner; Jan1997, Vol. 92 Issue 1, p46Discusses the market of private trucking in the United States. Percentage of trucking operations engaged in private carriage according to the statistics from `Fleet Owner'; Three divisions of the private carriage market; Comments from market analyst Martin labbe, Bill Zwembe, manager of...
- Washington watch.
Moore, Tom // Fleet Owner; Feb97, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p12Reports on developments related to the trucking industry in the United States as of February 1997. Includes legislation to remove four transportation trust funds from the federal general fund budget; Rise of ceiling in the classification of businesses as small businesses; Increase in the amount...
- Company briefs.
Wilson, Marilyn // Fleet Owner; Feb97, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p78Reports on developments related to the trucking industry as of February 1997. Includes the indefinite suspension in the production of Marmon heavy-duty trucks; Construction of a technical center for Modine Manufacturing Co.; Increase of brake school schedule by the Ferodo America Heavy Duty...
- International desk.
Cullen, David // Fleet Owner; Feb97, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p79Reports on global developments related to the trucking industry as of February 1997. Establishment of an equal-interest venture of Rockwell Heavy Vehicle Systems with China National Heavy Truck Corp.; Export of refrigerated and dry-van trailers to Europe by Wabash National; Introduction of...
- Carrier profits improve as traffic levels expand.
Cullen, David // Fleet Owner; Mar1997, Vol. 92 Issue 3, p28Assesses the state of the trucking industry as of September 1997. Table of financial and operating results for regulated motor carriers in 1995 and 1996; Revenue analysis; Wage increases; Concerns about the lack of rate increases.
- Company briefs.
Cullen, David // Fleet Owner; Mar1997, Vol. 92 Issue 3, p154Reports on developments in the trucking industry as of March 1997. Holland Hitch's acquisition of Fruehauf's Delphos Axle Products Division; Expansion of Dana Corp.'s Heavy Truck Marketing Group; Certification completed by Cummins Engine Co.'s B5.9G for the 1998 Environmental Protection Agency...
- Damn the torpedoes!
Moore, Tom // Fleet Owner; May97, Vol. 92 Issue 5, p5Enumerates ten key developments believed to be transforming the trucking business. Amalgamation; Logistics; Consolidation; Intermodal; Productivity; Full-service leasing; Urbanization; Maintenance; Uptime; Information technology.
- Washington watch.
Moore, Tom // Fleet Owner; May97, Vol. 92 Issue 5, p18Reports on developments concerning the trucking industry as of May 1997. Results of safety inspections conducted on trucks coming to the United States from Mexico; Request for Congress to spend down the accumulated balance in the highway trust fund; Revised deadline for comments on new...
- Vital signs.
Moore, Tom // Fleet Owner; May97, Vol. 92 Issue 5, p96Presents graphs tracking various aspects of trucking companies' operations from January 1995 to September 1996. Diesel fuel; Tires; Diesel lube oil; Lighting.
- Company briefs.
Wilson, Marilyn // Fleet Owner; May97, Vol. 92 Issue 5, p98Reports on developments concerning trucking companies as of May 1997. Dana Corp.'s plan to sell its global hydraulic cylinder manufacturing operations to Empire Financial Corp.; Donaldson Co.'s agreement to purchase Armada Tube Group; Alliance between Mercedes-Benz Credit Corp. and Deutsche...
- Equipment specs: Trucks.
Wilson, Marilyn // Fleet Owner; Oct97, Vol. 92 Issue 10, p38Presents information pertaining to equipment specifications of trucks which is illustrated in diagram format. Names of some of the trucks include: Chevrolet; Freightliners.
- Taking it as it comes.
Mele, Jim // Fleet Owner; Oct97, Vol. 92 Issue 10, p6Opinion. Looks at the growing changes in the trucking industry in the United States. Radical change in the technology associated with trucks and their components; Details on the information hardware changes taking place; Business changes facing truck fleets.
- BBS.
Mele, Jim // Fleet Owner; Oct97, Vol. 92 Issue 10, p22Presents information relating to trucking in the United States. Ability of users of Qualcomm Incorporated's Web site to track the Federal Highway Administration's high-tech demonstration truck; Targeting of trucking as one of its primary markets by Flash Comm Incorporated; J. Philip McCormick...
- Washington watch.
Mele, Jim // Fleet Owner; Jan1998, Vol. 93 Issue 1, p12Presents news briefs relating to trucking in the United States. Support which trucking organizations have given to a coalition which is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to lower a fee that local phone companies can charge for toll free calls made from their phones; Web site...
- Demo trucks put intelligent systems to the test.
Dwyer, John J. // Fleet Owner; Jan1998, Vol. 93 Issue 1, p16Focuses on a project launched by the Truck Technology Demonstration Consortium in 1996. What the project is designed to do; Reference to the Freightliner tractor or Utility reefer combination; Who it is operated by; Comments from Jerry Thrift, equipment evaluation manager for Ryder Systems;...
- Are we ready for high tech?
Dweyer, John J. // Fleet Owner; Jan1998, Vol. 93 Issue 1, p28Presents information on trucking in United States as regards technology. Insight on the SAE International Truck & Bus Meeting in Cleveland; Comments made by Davis Hovind, president of PACCAR Incorporated.
- Building blocks for a new economy.
Labbe, Martin // Fleet Owner; Jan1998, Vol. 93 Issue 1, p39Looks at the prospects for the trucking industry in the United States in 1998. Description of the economy at the beginning of 1998; Possible effect of large imbalances in the economy; Impact of increases in employment.
- The search for new worlds.
Moore, Tom // Fleet Owner; Jan1998, Vol. 93 Issue 1, p63States that trucking companies in the United States (US) are beginning to focus their attention on overseas markets. Reason for this move by the US trucking companies; Details on trade in goods; Reference to the limitations in the international marketplace for truckers in 1998.
- Measuring up.
Cullen, David // Fleet Owner; Jan1998, Vol. 93 Issue 1, p64Reports that the liberalization of size and weight rules relating to trucking in the United States (US) is dealt with differently depending on the state. Position of the American Trucking Association and the National Private Truck Council on the liberalization of size and weight rules; Examples...
- Speed to the rescue.
Mele, Jim // Fleet Owner; Feb98, Vol. 93 Issue 2, pTC3Presents information on faster Internet connections with reference to standards for a technology called digital subscriber line (DSL) while focusing on the benefits of DSL to trucking operations in the United States. Information on DLS; Features of DLS; Agreements pertaining to the importance...
- Finding the perfect route.
Mele, Jim // Fleet Owner; Feb98, Vol. 93 Issue 2, pTC12Gives information on software designed programs for improve management when making routing decisions, with reference to driver and vehicle productivity in the United States. Information on routing programs; Leading choices in route planning; Background information pertaining to routing...
- How clean is shop air?
Siegel, Steward // Fleet Owner; Feb98, Vol. 93 Issue 2, p110Presents an individual's insight on exhaust in truck shops in the United States. Discussion on the quality of air in truck shops; Information on the dangers of running the engines of trucks in these shops; Reference to the concerns of the United States Occupational Safety and Health...
- Good news.
Siegel, Steward // Fleet Owner; Feb98, Vol. 93 Issue 2, p118Presents news briefs relating to trucking in the United States. Information on the purchasing of holiday gifts for needy children by Contract Freighter Incorporated; Details on the Mid-America Trucking Show; Announcement of the 1998 truck show and leadership conference.
- Washington watch.
Siegel, Steward // Fleet Owner; Apr98, Vol. 93 Issue 4, p8Presents news briefs pertaining to the trucking industry in Washington. Information on the introduction of a tax incentive by Representative John Ensign; Revised out-of-service criteria for roadside inspections; Insight to faulty brakes during roadside inspections.
- Heard on the floor.
Siegel, Steward // Fleet Owner; Apr98, Vol. 93 Issue 4, p36Presents various trucking industry newsbriefs. Offering of a manual by the Spicer Driveshaft Division of Dana Corporation; Field-testing of Horton Vehicle Components company's `Adaptive Control System'concept; Atro Engineered Systems showing of its greaseless spring-eye bushings; Other trucking...
