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April 3, 2024
Here is something to make the competition’s blood boil: Sprint Transport’s new Trident Tank Wash, which opened in December in La Porte, Texas, enjoys unlimited access to high-pressure steam—without using a boiler.
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Quantix recently acquired chemical logistics provider CLX Logistics.
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For over 25 years, Maxxima has been designing quality LED lights for work trucks, first responders, tow trucks, industrial applications, fleets, and owner-operators. With over a dozen US Patents, we continue to develop solutions tailored specifically to the Heavy Duty market, with a passion for keeping people safe. It’s what we do. Trust Maxxima to keep you safe, seen and compliant.

Safe deliveries make for satisfied customers, and successful trucking operations. In fact, service expectations are critical variables that greatly influence key factors like contracts, loyalty, referrals, and retention. Therefore, it’s puzzling that the economy, labor shortages, and operational costs often dominate the industry’s concerns.
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For over 50 years the Ridewell Corporation has led the industry in the design and manufacturing of heavy duty truck and trailer suspensions. We own over 70 patents for exclusive features used by large manufacturers of trucks and trailers.

AmeriGas Propane driver Daniel A. Bagley recently claimed the top driver award in the Services/Utilities category of Lytx’s 2024 Driver and Coach of the Year awards contest.
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The new CBX AeroBeam line of fixed frame suspensions offers the best in top mount design technology with 23k, 25k and 30k capacity models. When equipped with optional P89 disc brakes, the series provides the lightest weight fixed frame air suspensions available. Its versatility meets most vocational fleet applications. The CBXAN23 model is ideal for tank, platform and bulk transport trailers.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2024 North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria went into effect April 1.
Total construction spending declined from January to February to an annual rate of nearly $2.1 trillion, but all categories posted year-over-year gains, according to a recent analysis of government data.
A five-member coalition that includes producers and third-party logistics providers plans to evaluate the feasibility of establishing a “comprehensive and competitive” supply chain for the provision of clean ammonia ship-to-ship bunking on the West Coast.
Blue Planet Environmental Solutions, headquartered in Singapore, recently acquired Vac-Tech Engineering in a key “circular-economy” milestone.
Weak freight rates continue to reduce carriers’ willingness to invest in equipment, ACT Research suggested in the latest issue of the State of the Industry: U.S. Trailers report.
OPW recently launched a new website for its OPW Clean Energy Solutions (CES) business unit.
Safety technology company Netradyne recently expanded its DriverStars program with Driver Streaks and Driver Dispute features designed to enhance and habitualize safe driving skills through positive reinforcement.