http://fleetowner.com/ Keep track of the latest news in the trucking industry with the Fleet Owner RSS feed. en-us http://fleetowner.com/management/news/dealer-time-to-smooth-foundation-1110 Just as truck fleets have been sorely tested by the upheaval in the economy, so have new and used truck dealers. Brian Chapman, gm of Las Vegas Freightliner-Sterling-Western Star, for one will tell you that 2009 has been one of the worst years he’s ever experienced as a truck dealer news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:44:00 EST http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/haldex-expanding-carolina-facility-1110 Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems has announced the planned expansion at its Columbia, SC, Friction Center is under way news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:37:00 EST http://fleetowner.com/green/archive/cng-fleet-fort-lauderdale-1110 Compressed natural gas (CNG) powered trucks have come to the city of Fort Lauderdale, FL, with the decision by private waste hauler Choice Environmental Services to operate ten CNG refuse trucks in its fleet archive Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:35:00 EST http://fleetowner.com/management/news/arvinmeritor-names-coo-1110 The ArvinMeritor Board of Directors has appointed Carsten Reinhardt senior vp & COO. In addition, Tim Bowes was named vp & president of the manufacturer’s Industrial division and Joe Mejaly was named vp & president of the Aftermarket & Trailer division news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:32:00 EST http://fleetowner.com/management/news/expert-tips-building-website-1110 An age-old concern for all businesses is how to get it noticed. The 21st Century answer is through a website. But many smaller companies still do not have web sites and are missing out on significant business news Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:29:00 EST http://fleetowner.com/video/archive/video-lv-freightliner-sterling-western-star-1110 With truck sales down, dealerships are refocusing on maintenance service and parts sales to drive business. Making maintenance service faster and more efficient is driving many dealerships to reconfigure their operations. Brian Chapman, GM of Las Vegas Freightliner-Sterling-western Star, explains how he's putting such efforts in action. archive Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:22:00 EST http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/western-star-reviving-brand-1109 Many might think Michael Jackson, newly installed general manager of Western Star Trucks Inc., has the most unenviable of jobs: reviving a truck brand some have given up for dead. news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:16:00 EST http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/conoco-phillips-liquid-titanium-1109 Rolled out at the top of the year, ConocoPhillips’ reformulated premium synthetic blend API CJ-4 heavy-duty motor oil, which is marketed under both Guardol and Kendall band names, has been proving the value of its proprietary Liquid Titanium additive in fleet service, according to the oil supplier news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:05:00 EST http://fleetowner.com/management/news/carrier-logistics-peoplenet-1109 Carrier Logistics Inc., (CLI) a software provider focused on less-than-truckload carriers, was searching for ways to eliminate the manual importation of data into its FACTS software and found a partner in PeopleNet. A collaboration between the companies will allow PeopleNet’s Link system to serve as the driver for data retrieval for electronic delivery to FACTS, improving communication between drivers and dispatchers, Ken Weinberg, vp of CLI, said news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:50:00 EST http://fleetowner.com/management/news/old-dominion-northwest-gateway-1109 Old Dominion Freight Line is seeking to speed service to and from Canada with a new Northwest gateway center in Great Falls, MT, beginning today. news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:47:00 EST