MWS COVID-19 Stance: We Are Here To Serve

Valued Customers and Friends, While America continues to work through COVID-19 and adapt to the temporary changes it has on our daily lives, there are a couple of really important things to keep in mind. […] More

NTEA Provides Update on Work Truck Week 2021

NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry announced it will not be possible to produce Work Truck Week in its traditional in-person format next year. The event, originally scheduled March 9–12, 2021, in […] More

Volvo Trucks Salutes Professional Truck Drivers Leading United States’ Economic Recovery

Volvo Trucks North America celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, recognizing the industry’s 3.5 million professional drivers. Professional drivers serve as a lifeline, transporting food, fuel, medications, and other goods, especially this year under pandemic […] More

New York City Department of Sanitation Braves Unknowns to Keep City Safe, Clean during the Coronavirus Pandemic

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) truly is a department that never sleeps; it’s evident through the extreme circumstances it has had to manage during the coronavirus pandemic. Refuse and recycling collection continues, […] More

Mack Trucks Partners with Life is Good to #ThankATrucker

Mack Trucks partnered with Life is Good to offer a limited-edition, #ThankATrucker Mack® T-shirt with proceeds benefiting the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund (SCF). SCF is a nonprofit offering financial assistance to ill or injured […] More

Winter Equipment Encourages Early Orders of Snowplow Equipment to Avoid Shortages

Winter Equipment encourages early orders of snowplow equipment in order to avoid shortages brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. As demand for snowplow equipment typically increases in late summer, some expect delivery times to also […] More

WAI Manufacturing Critical Parts to Rapidly Address Ventilator Shortages

WAI will leverage its wiper motor technology to produce medical motors to address the shortage of ventilators during the pandemic. Ventilators are a necessity in hospitals dealing with COVID-19 patients. However, major shortages around the […] More

Hino Trucks Announces “Ultimate Confidence” Initiative

Hino Trucks acknowledges that the rapidly changing global health emergency creates uneven economic effects across all industries. In response, Hino introduces the Ultimate Confidence Initiative meant to strengthen and support its customers’ businesses. NO PAYMENTS […] More

Yokohama’s Virginia Tire Plant Set to Reopen

Yokohama Corporation of North America’s (YCNA) consumer tire plant in Salem, Virginia, plans to reopen on June 1. Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia (YTMV) closed as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of the COVID-19 […] More

Mack Trucks Produces PPE, Donates Hundreds to Local Organizations

Mack Trucks donated about 500 pieces of PPE manufactured at its Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) plant in Macungie, Pennsylvania. “The Mack team is committed to doing what we can to help the communities in which […] More

NTEA’s Truck Product Conference Transitions to Virtual Event for 2020

NTEA announced it will transition its annual Truck Product Conference to a virtual event for 2020 due to concerns surrounding COVID-19. NTEA ensures that while the conference will look a little different, its purpose remains. […] More

Report from Teletrac Navman Finds Insight about Driving Behaviors During First Weeks of US Declaration of Emergency

Teletrac Navman, a global software-as-a-service provider that leverages location-based technology and services for managing mobile assets, has issued a report of driving behaviors across millions of miles driven by a sample of its connected vehicles […] More

Volvo Trucks’ Certified Uptime Process Helps Dealers Keep Customers Running During COVID-19

Created in 2016, Certified Uptime is a process built around best practices determined by Volvo Trucks North America dealers. The process is made to increase quality, optimize service and repair efficiencies, and enhance the overall […] More

Terex Utilities Releases Tech Tip for Disinfecting Aerial Devices, Digger Derricks

The need for frequent, thorough disinfecting of work trucks such as aerial devices is a new task for service managers. In response to customers’ questions, Terex Utilities released Tech Tip #140 reminding managers of equipment […] More

Volvo Trucks and Mack Trucks Academy Offer Free Online Technician Courses

“Training skilled, professional diesel technicians is a crucial component of uptime, especially with the demands currently being placed on the trucking industry as a result of COVID-19,” says Leanne Fitzpatrick, strategic programs manager, Volvo Trucks […] More

Worcester Railers HC Announces Food for Frontliners Program

The Worcester Railers Hockey Club, ECHL affiliate of the New York Islanders, unveils the Railers HC Food for Frontliners. The hockey club will purchase and donate over $10,000 worth of food to local organizations throughout […] More

MARTINS INDUSTRIES SUPPORTS ITS COMMUNITY AND DONATES 5K SAFETY MASKS FOR COVID-19 WORKERS

Despite facing challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Martins Industries made an effort to support its local community. Last week, the company donated 5,000 safety masks to the city of Farnham, where its head office is […] More

SPIREON DRIVING DATA SHOWS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCREASES IN MOBILITY AND COVID-19 CASES

Spireon revealed an analysis of proprietary consumer driving data that signals a distinct relationship between increased driving that has occurred following stay-at-home orders and an increase in COVID-19 cases both at the state and national […] More

Trim-Lok, Inc. Donates $10,000 to Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian for New Ventilator

Trim-Lok, Inc. CEO, Gary Whitener, underwent surgery several years ago at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian of Newport Beach, California. He was one of the first patients to have heart valve replacement with a cow’s valve […] More

Stertil-Koni Provides Lifts for New York’s Bravest

In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, The Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY)—the largest municipal fire department in the United States and the second largest in the world—has once again shown […] More

Hot Shot’s Secret Helps Keep America Rolling

During the pandemic, truckers work overtime, pushing their trucks to the max to keep important medical supplies and groceries stocked. Lubrication Specialties Inc. (LSI), manufacturer of Hot Shot’s Secret, stepped up to support the nation’s […] More

Mack Trucks Donates to Local Lehigh Valley Community to Help During COVID-19

Mack Trucks donated to local Lehigh Valley organizations aiding food insecurity and a shortage of medical supplies spurred by COVID-19. All Mack® models for North America and export are assembled at Mack’s Lehigh Valley Operations in […] More

Commercial Truck Trader Enhances Virtual Retailing for Dealers During COVID-19

Commercial Truck Trader introduced a series of virtual retailing tools and services designed to enhance leads, streamline the lead management process, and provide multiple channels to connect with in-market consumers. Additions include new functions to […] More

9 Tips to Keep Drivers Safe While Working

While the majority of the world shelters in place, truck drivers continue to work around the clock to ensure much-needed supplies are delivered. The 3.5 million truck drivers in our country are unsung heroes, and […] More

BYD Pledges $1 Million in Medical Supplies Donations

BYD Motors, LLC., announced it will donate $1 million in medical supplies. This includes PPEs and hand sanitizer to transit agencies and first responders in the United States and Canada. Also, to be closer to […] More

TecNiq Inc. Announces All Hands Initiative for COVID-19 Relief Efforts

During this unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, many manufacturers are experiencing reduced production needs. As a vehicle safety lighting manufacturer, TecNiq remains in operation as it is considered an essential business. TecNiq has a world class injection […] More

Manufacturer of Hot Shot’s Secret Produces Hand Sanitizer in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Lubrication Specialties Inc. (LSI), manufacturer of Hot Shot’s Secret performance oils and additives and other specialty lubrication products, announced it will redeploy a portion of the company’s Mt Gilead, Ohio manufacturing facility and headquarters to […] More

Terex Utilities Joins Community Effort to Supply Face Shields to Health Care Workers

Terex Utilities recently acted on a request by Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI) to 3D print parts for face shields. The Electronic Systems Technology and Robotics departments at the technical college are leading the effort. […] More

Commercial Truck Trader Partners with Alvarez & Marsal to Educate Dealerships on Cares Act

Commercial Truck Trader, truck and trailer marketplace with over 280,000 listings and division of Trader Interactive, announced that it will provide a webinar on the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program. The Paycheck Protection Program provides […] More

Cummins and DuPont Partner to Use Filter Technology to Supply Critical Material for N95 Respirator Masks

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, Cummins Inc. and DuPont help address the shortage of N95 respirator masks. Cummins’ NanoNet® and NanoForce® Media technology uses DuPont’s Hybrid Membrane Technology (HMT). This technology is […] More

Command Alkon and HCSS Partner to Promote Safe, Productive Construction Operations During COVID-19

Command Alkon, a supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, and HCSS, a heavy civil software solutions provider, leverage their existing collaboration partnership to expand safe social distancing capabilities on critical infrastructure jobsites. Combined, Command […] More

Mack Thanks Industry, Provides COVID-19 Resources for Customers, Dealers

Mack Trucks launched www.info.macktrucks.com/thankyou, an online resource for trucking companies and dealers offering useful information from government agencies, trucking industry experts, and Mack to assist them in navigating through the COVID-19 situation. The regularly updated […] More

Stertil-Koni USA Fully Open to Serve Clients Throughout North America

Dr. Jean Dellamore, president of heavy-duty bus and truck lift leader Stertil-Koni, expressed that the company is fully open for business. As DellAmore explaines, “Stertil Koni is a global company with outreach to more than […] More

“From Today I Forgo My Salary”

In a time when the economy is just as uncertain as the release of a vaccine for COVID-19, LIQUI MOLY CEO Ernst Prost announces he will waive his salary to preserve jobs at the company, […] More

GPS Data Shows Critical Truck Deliveries Continue Despite COVID-19

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) released new data showing that trucks continue to move—in many cases faster than usual—in response to the demands placed on the industry by the COVID-19 pandemic. “ATRI’s real-time GPS […] More

MaintenX International is Open for Business and Ready to Serve

As businesses across the country find themselves impacted by the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, MaintenX International is ready to help. From assisting pharmacies, grocery and convenience stores, and home supply stores, the Tampa-based provider of […] More

Jasper Remains Essential Company Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

All around the country, fleets have aligned themselves with JASPER® to instill confidence in keeping their vehicles and businesses running. This comes from knowing all JASPER remanufactured drivetrain products adhere to strict remanufacturing guidelines and […] More

Mack Financial Services Offers Customers Competitive Finance Options for All Segments

Mack Financial Services (MFS) offers several enhanced finance programs to help customers of all segments during the current coronavirus situation. “We’ve always recognized how vital trucking is to society, but it’s never been as evident […] More

SmartDrive Shows Appreciation During Pandemic

During the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, the public and medical personnel rely on commercial trucking more than ever. Drivers, dispatchers, fleet managers, and others in the industry go to heroic lengths to deliver medical supplies to […] More

Route Optimization Company Offers Free Service in the Interest of Public Health, Safety Amid Pandemic

Route4Me, a Dynamic Route Optimization™ platform, offers its available services free of charge to all government agencies at the federal, city, and municipality level around the world in the interest of public health and safety. […] More