EnRoute - August 22, 2019

• By: Shannon Davison
• On: 08/22/2019 14:31:27
• In: EnRoute

TOP STORIES
 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a proposed change to hours-of-service rules that would increase truck drivers' flexibility with their 30 minute rest break and with dividing their time in the sleeper bearth. FULL STORY

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

Rush Truck Centers is launching RushCare Complete, a total service management support package that coordinates, monitors and expedites vehicle repairs and maintenance throughout the Rush Truck Centers network. FULL STORY
 
Navistar International Corp. has unveiled "Vision 2025" which is a multi-faceted plan that will include investments in technology, the expansion of parts and service offerings, and improved communications throughout the entire organization. FULL STORY


 

BRIEFLY

PETERBILT MOTORS CO. has announced the opening of its fifth Peterbilt Technician Institute campus in Rancho Cucamonga, CA. . .KRIETE TRUCK CENTERS has invested $6 million into a new building at its Racine, WI location, doubling the amount of service bays at the facility. . .Omnitracs has announced a technology collaboration with CUMMINS INC. offering a new solution to use existing hardware to perform Cummins-powered engine calibrations updates remotely. . .HINO officially opened its nearly 1 million sq. ft. production facility in Mineral Wells, WV, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, with a grand opening celebration. 


 

PEOPLE

Mickey Truck Bodies has named MELANIE WEBER as the company's new Director of Human Resources and KEVIN TURPIN as the new Plant Manager for Mickey's Berwick, PA manufacturing plant. . .ANTHONY CRESTA has been hired as Double Coin's new Product Manager. . .Daimler Trucks North America will create a new customer experience (CX) organization and has appointed PAUL ROMANAGGI as Chief CX Officer.
 
CORRECTION: KEVIN BANEY, has been named General Manager of Kenworth Truck Co. and Vice-President of PACCAR.

NUMBERS

In a recent survey of economists, the likelihood of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months rose to 35%, from 31% forecast previously, as global trade tensions fuel economic uncertainty. FULL STORY
 
A survey released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found a growing conviction among businesses that tariffs were hitting their bottom line.The Fed responded to economic headwinds with a rate cut of 0.25% last month. FULL STORY


 

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