EnRoute - October 9, 2013
Top Stories
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a final rule in the
Federal Register that enacts changes to a wide variety of trucking regulations effective October 1, 2013. The regulatory changes were part of the highway funding bill that was signed into law in 2012.
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All 1,102 employees of FMCSA and 2,914 employees of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have not been affected by the recent government shutdown. The funding for these two agencies is provided by the Highway Trust Fund.
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Technology Trends
Thermo King's new Athenia AM HVAC platform, the Athenia AMII Series, is a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning platform that provides a 10% weight reduction, helps fleets cut fuel costs and improves reliability by 50 percent.
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Cummins has unveiled the ISV5.0, a 5-liter diesel engine aimed at the light- and medium-duty commercial vehicle market which includes some features such as the Cummins variable geometry turbocharger, Bosch high pressure common rail fueling system, two-stage filtration, cooled exhaust gas recirculation and Cummins Emission Solutions aftertreatment system.
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Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company has announced that its Paragould, AR and Clearfield, UT, manufacturing plants have received Liberty Mutual Insurance Silver Safety Awards. These safety awards are based on DART rates. . .Bridgestone Americas Inc. Bandag retreading facility in Oxford, N.C., has been recognized by the North Carolina Department of Labor as a Carolina Star Worksite. This is the state's highest health and safety honor, awarded to organizations with exceptional safety and health systems. . .PeopleNet has a new integration between its eDriver Logs and IDSC MatchAdvice from TMW Systems, that will improve power-to-load matching with driver hours-of-service information. . .Great Dane Trailers has produced the 100,000th trailer built out of its Wayne, NE plant. The Wayne facility builds Great Dane's Everest SS refrigerated trailers. The plant has been in operation since 1986 and employs more than 500 people. . .SkyBitz and TMW Systems have announced an integrated solution for improved trailer maintenance. The integrated SkyBitz/TMT Fleet Maintenance-SQL solution provides for-hire and private fleet carriers a portfolio of solutions for managing their fleets.
People
Mack Trucks has named Stephen Roy its new North American president, effective January 1, 2014. He will replace Kevin Flaherty who will retire after more than 40 years with the company. . .Bill Kreutinger, vice president of engineering has resigned from Waltco. Dave Sandor, previously operations manager, becomes sourcing manager and Don Scott, general manager, will assume responsibilities for all Tail Lift Operations and will add operations manager to his title. . .Mark Catlin, Channel Partner Sales Manager for J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc., will retire on January 10, 2014 after a total of 32 years with the company
Taking $tock
A look at truck transportation-industry Fortune 500 public companies:
| Company |
Symbol (Click for Chart) |
10/09 Close |
Performance |
| Allison Transmission Holdings |
ALSN |
$24.45 |
$0.29 |
-1.17% |
| Avis Budget Group Inc. |
CAR |
$28.21 |
$0.06 |
-1.21% |
| Cummins Inc. |
CMI |
$129.34 |
$0.13 |
-0.10% |
| Dana Holding Corp. |
DAN |
$21.86 |
$0.24 |
+1.18% |
| Eaton Corp. |
ETN |
$65.65 |
$0.25 |
-0.38% |
| General Electric |
GE |
$23.57 |
$0.10 |
-0.42% |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber |
GT |
$22.03 |
$0.18 |
+0.82% |
| Navistar International Corp. |
NAV |
$34.62 |
$0.40 |
-1.14% |
| PACCAR Inc. |
PCAR |
$54.24 |
$0.17 |
+0.31% |
| Ryder |
R |
$57.43 |
$0.14 |
-0.24% |
SOURCE: Yahoo! Finance
Money Matters
Rush Enterprises, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of CIT, Inc., which does business as Chicago International Trucks, Mcgrenho L.L.C., Indy Truck Sales, and Indiana Mack Leasing, LLC.
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has unleashed $72.5 million in funds to be spent on emission upgrades for cars, trucks and bus owners.
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