Fleetowner - blog.fleetowner.com - Fleet Owner
General Information:
Latest News:
Continental/VDO valve-stem training video 27 Aug 2013 | 08:11 pm
A new training video from Continental Commercial Vehicles & Aftermarket features tips on replacing valve stems. The video is for the company’s VDO Redi-Sensor tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) an...
DAT: Dip in spot market rates for August 27 Aug 2013 | 08:10 pm
Spot market demand and capacity reflected softer demand for flatbed equipment and a static picture for van and refrigerated freight for the week ending August 17, according to DAT. read more
Volvo names Randolph to head national accounts 27 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
Volvo Trucks has promoted Mike Randolph to vice president of national accounts for North America. Since joining the OEM in 2010, Randolph has served as director of national accounts and as regional f...
CDC report: Older workers more prone to highway-related fatalities 27 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) indicates that “older” workers defined as aged 65 and above are more than three times as likely to die in a highway-related incident compared to...
Navigating the ‘chaos’ of Hamburg in a big rig 27 Aug 2013 | 06:54 pm
I am visiting the city of Hamburg, Germany, this week on a visit of the Shell Technology Centre here as part of the Shell Rimula/Shell Rotella 2013 Global Media Visit. Trucking Straight Talk read mo...
Home-grown cargo van customization 27 Aug 2013 | 06:36 pm
Nissan Commercial Vehicles recently held an interesting national contest designed to highlight how its new NV200 cargo van can be customized any number of ways to meet the needs of small business owne...
A day in the life of Hamburg trucking 27 Aug 2013 | 06:29 pm
Just like in the U.S. and other parts of the world, trucks play a big role in the delivery of goods and services in the city of Hamburg, Germany. Walking around the city on Tuesday afternoon, here is ...
ATDynamics heads into Mexico 27 Aug 2013 | 05:54 pm
Trailer aerodynamics maker ATDynamics recently partnered with Andromeda Business Solutions S.A. de C.V. to distribute its TrailerTail system in Mexico. Andrew Smith, CEO of ATDynamics, said in a stat...
Fuel prices tick up a bit ahead of holiday 27 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
Diesel and gasoline prices increased slightly this week in the U.S. ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, according to data collected by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). However, the age...
New IdleAir service options/ ambitious install schedule announced 27 Aug 2013 | 04:27 am
Convoy Solutions, LLC, shared the company’s location expansion plans for IdleAir systems and also news about its more diversified suite of idle-reduction options at the Great American Truck Show held ...
