CCJÂ editors Jeff Crissey and Jack Roberts sat down at the Mid-America Trucking Show with Martin Daum, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, and Andreas Renschler, outgoing chief of Daimler Trucks and Buses, for a private interview to discuss equipment trends and their outlook for DTNA in the near future.
Congressional transportation leaders have made several requests to postpone implementing the hours-of-service rule until after the ongoing lawsuit between ATA and the FMCSA has been resolved.
Volvo Trucks unveiled its new entry to the heavy-haul tractor market at the Mid-America Trucking Show Thursday, rolling out the Volvo VNX, a high-performance model designed for extreme gross weight applications.
Mack’s on-highway products manager Jerry Warmkessel calls the company’s new Twin Y suspension “revolutionary†and it’s hard to argue with him. Mack is showcasing the new air ride suspension along with its new mRide spring suspension at the Mid-America Truck Show in Louisville, Ky., today.
Subaru plans to introduce its first-ever production hybrid vehicle for the U.S. market at the 2013 New York International Auto Show. The automaker said the new vehicle is called the Subaru XV Crosstrek Hybrid and is based on the XV Crosstrek crossover introduced for 2013.
American Honda picked incumbent RPA to remain its advertising agency of record for the Honda brand after a three-month review while giving Acura’s creative business to Boston-based Mullen. The decision announced Monday changes a 26-year relationship between RPA and Honda. RPA has carried the Honda brand since the agency was formed in 1986. It landed the account […]
Mitsubishi is determined to stay in America, will gradually expand its lineup and has learned a lesson or two from a cool U.S. market response to its small electric car, a company executive says. With fellow Japanese auto maker Suzuki closing down its U.S. sales unit, many industry observers have predictedMitsubishi will leave, too. They say that’s because the […]
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Conway Jeffress has settled into his new role as global director of automotive at freight forwarding and logistics provider, Jas Forwarding Worldwide. Jeffress was previously vice-president of automotive at Panalpina but said that because of its restructuring of industry verticals and executive responsibilities, the time was right to make a move.
