Industry News

New president and CEO for WWL

A graduate of Villanova University, Pennsylvania, USA, Connor served as President of Region Americas; Chief Operating Officer for Ocean Services; and EVP of Commercial before adding COO to his deputy CEO title in June 2011.

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New Hours-of-Service FAQs

Who is affected by the new hours-of-service rules? The new federal hours-of-service rules, with a compliance deadline of July 1, 2013, apply to drivers and motor carriers who are operating commercial motor vehicles and either:

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Navistar CFO Departing After Less Than Four Years

Navistar International announced that Andrew J. (A.J.) Cederoth, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, will be leaving at the end of the month as part of a planned transition to a new CFO. Cederoth, 48, has served as the company’s CFO since September 2009.

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Fontaine Fifth Wheel Offers New Major Rebuild Kit

Fontaine Parts Connection’s new Major Rebuild Kit for Fontaine fifth wheel models combines six kits into one to streamline the repair process. The Major Rebuild Kit (P/N KIT-RX-67NTL) includes parts required to service all left-hand 6000, 7000, 7000 Clean Connect and Ultra NT top plates. It supports Fontaine’s No-Slack II lock technology, which has been […]

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PeopleNet Certifies and Introduces Motorola Commercial-Grade Handheld

PeopleNet announced support for Motorola’s MC75A Mobile Computer to be compatible with PeopleNet’s fleet mobility applications. PeopleNet’s testing found that the MC75A 3.5G Worldwide Enterprise Digital Assistant meets user application-specific needs, and reduces the risk of damage and shortens deployment time for PeopleNet customers.

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Comdata surpasses 1,000 point-of-sale machines

Comdata Corporation, a provider of point-of-sale (POS) equipment in the retail fuel market, recently surpassed a significant product milestone. More than 1,000 of the company’s Smart Solutions products have been installed in truck stops and convenience stores across the country.

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How to Navigate the Great Credit Search

You know that it’s time to upgrade a certain portion of your fleet. But you assume that, in the current economic environment, getting credit can be difficult. So how do you get the equipment you need, when you need it? First, let’s dispel the myth of limited credit availability. In reality, you don’t need an […]

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CARB Issues Reefer Compliance Reminder

The California Air Resources Board has issued an advisory recommending transport refrigeration unit (reefer) owners take action to plan and order compliance options to ensure TRU model year 2006 engines, or units manufactured in 2006, comply with in-use performance standards by the end of this year.

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Convicted Pilot Flying J Employee Says Senior Management Aware of Alleged Scheme

Pilot Flying J executive Jay Stinnett, who worked as a senior sales director at the Knoxville headquarters began cooperating with the federal investigation the same day federal agents raided the company’s corporate headquarters in mid-April  

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