Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 LEU vehicles manufactured May 14, 2009, through February 14, 2014, and equipped with a Cummins ISL engine. In the affected vehicles, the exhaust pipe may disconnect from the muffler/catalyst.
Mack Trucks, Inc. (Mack) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 CHU, CXU, GU and TD vehicles manufactured June 16, 2009, through July 18, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the Electronic Power Distribution Module (EPDM) may be contaminated from water leaks in, and around, the windshield. If exposed to water leaks, contaminants such as road salts […]
Intercontinental Truck Body (ITB) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Cube Vans manufactured May 28, 2010, through June 7, 2013 and equipped with Fastec-brand door locks. It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt.
Daimler Trucks North America (Daimler) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour dual rear wheel school buses manufactured October 21, 2011, through January 16, 2014, and equipped with certain 3-passenger IMMI or S3C brand seats installed in the rear section of the bus. In the affected vehicles, the floor reinforcement channels that […]
Navistar Inc., is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 International Lonestar, Paystar, Prostar, Workstar and 9900 trucks, equipped with feature code 0504501, 0504504, or 04EWM Reduced Stopping Distance (RSD) brake linings and with or without feature code 04WCS Greased For Life front air S-cam brakes. In the affected vehicles, the brake S-cam brackets may fracture.
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America, Inc. (Mitsubishi Fuso) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 FEC52, FEC72, FEC92 and FGB72 trucks. In the affected vehicles, the transmission may not have been cleaned sufficiently during manufacturing, allowing debris to contaminate the automatic transmission fluid (ATF).
Does your company have a positive safety culture? Do you talk to your employees about safety on a regular basis? Does your company hold regularly scheduled safety meetings? Would any of your employees be able to tell you when your company’s last safety meeting was or what was covered during the meeting? If you don’t […]
General Motors’ chief executive has agreed to give testimony about the automaker’s handling of vehicle safety issues including an ignition-switch failure that resulted in several deaths after airbags failed to deploy. Mary Barra, a company veteran who took over as CEO in mid-January, will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee at 11 a.m. East Coast time […]
How can fleets attract and retain good drivers? Communication and respect go hand in hand and are quite effective, said successful fleet executives during a panel at the annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association near Dallas. At Pottle’s Transportation, drivers are guaranteed pay that’s the equivalent of 500 miles per day (with qualifications) if […]
