Workers World news online (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
From Sept. 18 to 21 dozens of working-class fighters from unions, workers’ centers, anti-gentrification organizations and academia attended the Southern Solidarity School in St. Helena Island, S.C., to build unity among Southern workers fighting for democratic, rank-and-file, struggle-oriented organizations.
Fleet Owner RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Roadranger FE 75W-90 synthetic gear lubricant is now available through every major heavy-duty truck OEM in North America
News from www.lacrossetribune.com (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Police have released the identities of a husband and wife from Neillsville, Wis., who were killed Wednesday when the semitrailer they were in went through a guardrail and rolled in a ditch on Interstate 90.
The Business First of Buffalo (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
A Buffalo company whose early customers once included the classic carmakers Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. and Thomas Motor Co., has suspended operations.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
NATICK, Mass. - Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The corrected release reads: THE MATHWORKS HIGHLIGHTS MODEL-BASED DESIGN AT UPCOMING SAE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE CONFERENCE
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Trucking Division of Great American Insurance Group announced the start of its third annual BIG RIG GIVEAWAY sweepstakes during a recent charity event for
Merced Sun-Star.com -- Local (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
A 40-year-old Merced woman was hospitalized with major injuries Monday after she lost control of her car on Highway 59 near Dickenson Ferry Road and collided with a big rig, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Fleet Owner RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) has introduced a hybrid-electric commercial bus chassis designed to offer fuel savings and reduced emissions
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
The company that has dominated key segments of the European diesel locomotive market is set to face increasing competition with the unveiling this week of a rival...
Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
The Mercedes-Benz Econic BlueTec hybrid makes its debut at the Hanover show. Click to enlarge. Daimler AG is presenting 11 vehicles with alternative drive systems—including natural gas, hybrid-electric and fuel cell technologies—at this year’s IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hanover (25...
Beyond Katrina (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
The U.S. Coast Guard attempted a rescue Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 of the crew members aboard the 584-foot bulk freighter, the Antalina, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Galveston, Texas. View Video here. U.S. Coast Guard video/Petty Officer 1st...
TG Daily (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Daimler, the parent company of manufacturers such Mercedes-Benz, Maybach, Smart and Freightliner, has begun working with a utility firm RWE to install several hundred charging stations throughout the city.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Britain's biggest railfreight operator has said a legal action it faces over anti-competitive pricing is a 'historic matter' that has no relation to how it currently conducts business
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
A state appeals court Tuesday upheld a $4.5 million verdict against Oklahoma-based Freightliner Specialty Vehicles that an Allegheny County jury awarded to two Coraopolis families affected by a deadly fire hose accident.
Fleet Owner RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Eaton Corp. has announced that its Vorad VS-400 collision warning systems are now available as a factory-installed option on all Freightliner Cascadia, Century and Columbia Class 8 trucks
