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FTR opens early bird registration for 2026 transportation event
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (205+ words) Trucks, Parts, Service FTR opens registration for transportation conference Freight Transportation Research (FTR) opened early bird registration for its 2026 FTR Transportation Conference, Aug. 31-Sept. 3 in Indianapolis. The event offers three tracks for attendees " truck, freight and rail. The truck track…...
ATD Fly-In Registration Open: Lobby Congress June 22-23
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (107+ words) The American Truck Dealers (ATD) has opened registration for its annual Legislative Fly-In, set for June 22-23. At this year's event, ATD says dealers and ATAEs will have the opportunity to lobby Congress on the most important issues'impacting medium- and heavy-duty…...
Stellar Industries Refreshes Large OTR Tire Service Truck Line
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (132+ words) Stellar Industries has refreshed its large off-the-road (OTR) tire service truck lineup. [RELATED: Bidding war breaks out in First Brands IP sale; pair of suits settle] With new options and enhancements, the refreshed large OTR body can be configured to…...
Inside the 2025-2026 State of Heavy-Duty Repair
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (144+ words) Running a heavy-duty shop or managing a commercial fleet means making decisions without a clear view of what everyone else is doing. Costs are rising, techs are harder to find, and the pressure to keep equipment on the road is…...
American Truck Parts Joins Power Heavy Duty Service Network
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (146+ words) The Power Heavy Duty network has added American Truck Parts, a full-service heavy duty truck and trailer service and parts provider based in Porterville, Calif. Strategically positioned near major freeways in California's Central Valley, the company says it supports a…...
Pierce Manufacturing installs 1, 000th Paccar MX-13 engine
1+ day, 42+ min ago (208+ words) A ladder truck made for the Broussard, La. , fire department contains a milestone engine." [RELATED: Could Cat engines ever come back?] Pierce began offering the MX-13 in its custom chassis in 2021, saying it brings exceptional reliability, smooth operation and simplified maintenance…...
Autonomous trucking program moves beyond the sunbelt
1+ day, 58+ min ago (168+ words) Trucks, Parts, Service Kodiak expands autonomous trucking to Midwest Kodiak announced Tuesday it completed an autonomous trucking program in Ohio with Drive Ohio, the state's hub for connected and autonomous vehicle testing and development. "Our work with Drive Ohio marks…...
Great Dane Statesboro Plant Hits 25, 000th Trailer Milestone
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (273+ words) Great Dane announced this week its Statesboro, Ga. , manufacturing plant has reached a production landmark, producing its 25, 000th trailer since the plant opened in 2012. The trailer, a 57-ft. refrigerated Everest reefer, was manufactured for Nolt Transportation, LLC. Great Dane says the Statesboro…...
TPS 2026 Q1 American fleet demographic report
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (633+ words) Our quarterly analysis of the Rig Dig active carrier and owner-operator database reveals equipment levels were stable despite carrier contractions in Q1, indicating a recent move of independent truckers into fleet operations. Carrier contraction continued for the third consecutive quarter in…...
Judge grants NOCO 48 hours to challenge PGI bid for First Brands IP
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (688+ words) U. S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez gave aftermarket company NOCO until Friday morning to submit a competing bid for intellectual property related to First Brands" wind down of business after declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy. First Brands has an offer on the table from…...