Client News and Information

Leaner, Greener and Keener Side Skirt

TruckPR — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:24:00 +0000

For those truck operators who have been caught in a quandary — how to install trailer side skirts while also paying for higher fuel costs, Freight Wing provides an option. How about financing programs that result in net profits from day one, as payments are significantly less than the fuel savings? And on top of that, Freight Wing’s new 2012 AeroFlex is 30 pounds lighter. Learn more about the 2012 AeroFlex trailer side skirt and Freight Wing’s financing option.

Protection for "The Big Easy"

TruckPR — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:14:34 +0000

Just 14 months after delivering its first truck equipped with a PACCAR MX engine, PacLease is leasing a Kenworth T800 tractor equipped with PacLease’s 1,000th PACCAR MX engine to Lafarge North America. Lafarge is using the truck, along with a number of Kenworth mixers it’s leasing from PacLease, on several federal projects designed to rebuild New Orleans’ storm surge protection system decimated by Hurricane Katrina. Learn more about the truck and what it means to Lafarge.

Pilot Plans Plug-in Parking

TruckPR — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:43:48 +0000

Plans for a network of truckstops with electrified truck parking spaces along the nation’s major highway-freight corridors got a big charge by an announcement from the nation’s leading truck stop operator. Pilot Flying J plans to install plug-in and recharging stations at six truck stops in California and Texas. Learn more about Pilot Flying J’s plans.

Staying in Touch

TruckPR — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:53:57 +0000

PACCAR Parts offers a new road-tested fleet management service called TruckerLink that can switch between two different cellular network technologies through an innovative technology called Remote Carrier Switching. This reduces the chances that drivers will enter deadzones and lose contact with dispatchers or get dinged for incomplete HOS or vehicle inspection reports. Learn more about TruckerLink.

Manure-to-Methane Powers Trucks

TruckPR — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:29:18 +0000

By providing 42 CNG-powered Kenworth T440s through full-service leasing to Indiana-based Fair Oaks Farms, PacLease is playing a critical role in getting a manure-to-methane project off the ground. The project could have broad implications not only for the dairy industry, but also for other operations that produce biological waste. Learn more about the project and the CNG-powered Kenworth T440s.

There's Electricity in the Air

TruckPR — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:21:51 +0000

Baker Truck Corral, just off Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon, is the first of 50 truck stops around the country to be outfitted by Shorepower Technologies in conjunction with Cascade Sierra Solutions through a program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. A formal ribbon cutting and open house with local dignitaries officially recognized the truck stop electrification project on Aug. 12. Federally-funded rebates are available from Cascade Sierra Solutions that allow fleet and individual owners to take advantage of the electrified truck parking spaces. Learn more about the project and the rebates.

The Trouble With Trucking RFQs

TruckPR — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:53:22 +0000

Mike McCarron and MSM typically put a lot of effort into responding to an RFQ. Until he received one from a transportation manager who apparently doesn’t know about blind cc’ing his email. It was distributed to 173 industry players and wanted numbers on more than 300 lanes. Mike had a week to complete the task. At that moment he realized he’d been handling RFQs all wrong. Here’s how to get them right.

Need Tank Trailer Pics?

TruckPR — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:41:42 +0000

Check out our Flickr stream for great new photos of a pneumatic bulk tank trailer built by Polar Tank Trailer for CVI in Gary, S.D. These were shot for Polar by Paul Hartley, the best in the business. Talk to us about proper credit and use, as well as the remarkable engineering story behind the photos.

PacLease Passes Along Tax Savings from Bonus Depreciation by Lowering Rates

TruckPR — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:12:48 +0000

PacLease’s Olen Hunter says there is a misconception that truck fleets must purchase their truck trucks in order to take advantage of the tax savings available from federal legislation passed late last year that extends bonus depreciation. But that’s not the case. To find out how full-service leasing from PacLease offers companies way to take advantage of MACRS bonus depreciation without affecting their their cash flows, read more. But time is of the essence. The depreciation reverts to 50 percent at the end of the year. And OEM build schedules are filling up fast.

PACCAR Financial Reaches 50th Anniversary Milestone

TruckPR — Mon, 23 May 2011 05:56:28 +0000

PACCAR Financial (PFC) recently celebrated its 50th year of providing innovative lease and finance packages for customers through Peterbilt’s and Kenworth’s network of dealerships. PFC’s portfolio has grown from $87 million in total assets in 1970 to $3.6 billion in 2010. Read more about PFC’s 50th anniversary and how the financial services provider has served transportation companies over the years even when the trucking industry has gone through downturns.