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NewsJune 28, 2010

SmartWay Verifies ATS' Aerodynamic System

The Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay program has verified Aerodynamic Trailer Systems' IAS Integrated Automated System to deliver 5.3 percent improvement in fuel efficiency

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NewsJune 28, 2010

Survey: Environmental Benefits Linked to Transportation Tax Support

A survey conducted recently by the Mineta Transportation Institute found that linking a transportation tax to environmental benefits can strongly increase support

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NewsJune 25, 2010

Volvo to Recall 60,000 Trucks For Steering Problem

Volvo Trucks has recalled certain model-year 2001 to 2006 VNL and VNM trucks equipped with TRW sealed drag links

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NewsJune 25, 2010

Truck Tonnage Sees First Drop Since February; Year-Over-Year Still Positive

The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.6 percent in May, the first month-to-month drop since February of this year

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NewsJune 25, 2010

Trailers Continue to Rebound in May

Trailers continued to see a healthy rebound in May, with orders up 59 percent from May 200

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NewsJune 25, 2010

HDT Editors Up For Regional Journalism Awards

Heavy Duty Trucking editors are finalists for four regional American Society of Business Publication Editors print editorial awards

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NewsJune 24, 2010

Capacity Crunch Already Here, Say Logistics Experts

You'd never guess that economists disagree on the state of the economic recovery based on the capacity crunch being seen by transportation and logistics providers. The capacity crunch was a key topic of concern and conversation at this week's Eyefortransport 8th 3PL Summit in Atlanta

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NewsJune 24, 2010

Volvo Skipper Denny Slagle Sees 2010 as a Game-Changer

North American truck manufacturers have had their fiscal and engineering noses to the grindstone for much of the past decade. Three successive EPA emissions reductions deadlines in a compressed timeframe sucked a lot of resources out of each organization. Then the recession hit. Now the federal government is calling for significant improvements in heavy truck fuel efficiency. Volvo Trucks North America says it has weathered the storm, and it's looking forward to new challenges

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NewsJune 23, 2010

TSA to Conduct Workshops For Hazmat Carriers, Shippers

The Transportation Security Administration's Highway and Motor Carrier Division is conducting a series of workshops for local hazardous material carriers and shippers, local first responders, as well as any operation involved in the transport of hazardous materials by highway

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NewsJune 23, 2010

Energy Expert Points to Benefits of Solar Liquid Fuels

In order to make America more sustainable, we need to take a realistic look at how we use oil and what the alternatives are, according to Gary Dirks, director of LightWorks at Arizona State University and a renewable energy expert

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