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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA -
* Saia Makes Warning System Standard on New Trucks
Johns Creek,GA,USA -Transport Topics -21 Nov 2008: -- Less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc. said it will make lane departure warning systems standard for all new tractors... The system, manufactured by Iteris Inc., uses a camera mounted on the windshield to track lane markings on roadways... The system generates audio and visual alarms when a driver makes an unintentional lane change.To date, Saia has taken delivery of about 140 Iteris systems. The carrier runs about 3,400 tractors... * ABF to Buy SCR Trucks for 2010, Exec Says
Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA -Transport Topics -21 Nov 2008: -- ABF Freight System will use diesel engines with selective catalytic reduction technology starting in 2010, but the less-than-truckload carrier has not decided upon the truck maker it will use... Chief Operating Officer Wes Kemp said in a Nov. 16 press conference here that the carrier has been a Sterling Trucks buyer. However, Sterling parent Daimler Trucks said it will discontinue the brand in 2009... Kemp said he does not feel bound to move to Freightliner, Daimler’s flagship brand in North America... Given those two guidelines, ABF could then shop among four other original equipment manufacturers: Mack and Volvo Trucks within Volvo AB or Kenworth and Peterbilt within Paccar Inc...* Pacer To Deploy 300 Clean Trucks
USA -Transport Topics -24 Nov 2008: -- Pacer International announced last week that its subsidiaries will deploy 230 new clean trucks this month to comply with Southern California port regulations... Pacer will lease the trucks to its network of owner-operators, it said... The trucks will help the carrier's customers to avoid fees imposed by the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach under the Clean Truck Program, the company said. Pacer trucks are already compliant with all other regulations from those ports, including the RFID rule...* Penske Truck Leasing Offers New Warranty and Financing Packages for Used Commercial Truck Purchases
Reading,PA,USA -MarketWatch -25 Nov 2008: -- Penske Truck Leasing today announced it now offers new warranty and financing options for used light-, medium-, and heavy-duty commercial vehicles in collaboration with National Truck Protection (NTP) and netLoan Funding... Penske now offers extensive one year, 100,000 mile and two year, 200,000 mile warranty protection options on used equipment through its relationship with NTP, the industry's leading independent provider of extended warranties. Both plans include NTP's platinum coverage, which is considered the most comprehensive in the industry...Labels: trucking industry news USA
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