October 26, 2010 - Industry News
Mack Trucks, Inc. introduced a natural gas-powered version of its TerraPro heavy low-cabover model for refuse and construction applications
Company drivers and owner-operators can treat their fleets to inclusion in the 2011 Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey, but the trick is to respond to the survey by Halloween - October 31 - which is coming up fast.
The first go-round for the heavy-duty fuel economy mandate should not prove too arduous, said panelists at the American Trucking Associations' Management Conference and Exhibition, held last week in Phoenix
Caterpillar says it will unveil the first model of its Cat Vocational Truck series, the CT660, at ConExpo in Las Vegas in March 2011
American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in September after falling a revised 2.8 percent in August
The average retail sales price of Class 8 used vehicles sold in September increased 3 percent month-over-month to $42,100 according to ACT Research Co
TransCore's North American Freight Index registered a 65 percent increase in spot market freight availability in September 2010, compared to the previous year
October 25, 2010 - Industry News
The Annual Fleet Study just completed by CK Commercial Vehicle Research shows a 47 percent increase in the number of fleets who plan new Class 8 and medium duty power unit purchases in 2011 versus those that planned orders for 2010
The average price of diesel dropped last week for the first time in a month, according to weekly figures released Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy
Tags: Fuel and Oil
Daimler Trucks North America says it has collaborated with Walmart Transportation to build a hybrid-electric Freightliner Cascadia. The truck-tractor also marks the beginning of a long-term strategic partnership between DTNA and Walmart to develop innovative, green technologies
Clean-burning domestically produced natural gas has been left out of the federal government's proposed rule to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency in commercial vehicles
Two federal agencies have proposed first-ever national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for medium and heavy trucks. The complementary proposals, announced Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, will establish a new way to measure truck fuel efficiency and emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses
October 24, 2010 - Industry News
A leading business-to-business marketing magazine has named the website of Mack Trucks, Inc. - www.macktrucks.com - as one of the "10 Great Websites" for 2010
I-40 is fully open to traffic in North Carolina near the Tennessee border, a year after a huge rock slide shut down the Interstate
Tags: Highways
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Zurla Trucking of Fort Myers, Fla., to reinstate a truck driver who was fired for calling attention to safety issues
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a petition seeking review of the final rule mandating electronic on-board recorders for motor carriers with chronic noncompliance with hours-of-service regulations
October 22, 2010 - Industry News
The American Trucking Associations has adopted a carbon emissions control policy supporting a national fuel economy standard for trucks, rather than government actions to increase fuel prices or alternative fuel mandates
The Women In Trucking Association recently held a board meeting to approve the addition of three new board members and accept resignations from three charter directors
October 21, 2010 - Industry News
Rush Enterprises, which operates the largest network of commercial vehicle dealerships in North America, saw gross revenues for the third quarter jump 38.1 percent from the same period in 2009
The American Trucking Associations announced winners of the fourth annual Mike Russell "Good stuff" Trucking Image Awar
September net orders of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles were 15,231, up 37 percent from September of 2009, according to ACT Research Co
TSC Group LLC, which markets and distributes consumer brand products to retailers, travel centers, and truckstops, announced it is buying Barjan, which distributes consumer products to travel centers, truckstops, and convenience stores
October 20, 2010 - Industry News
Mexico will no longer accept a U.S. pilot program as a way of allowing Mexican trucks to operate in the U.S
Sahling Kenworth has expanded its parts-only store in Columbus Neb. into a full-service dealership with seven service bays
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