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NewsMay 9, 2012

More Regulations Expected to Strengthen Safety Systems Market

The continuing problem of too many Class 4-8 truck safety technologies chasing too few consumer dollars has stalled their market penetration of integrated safety systems, reports Frost & Sullivan. However, the safety systems market is poised for a steep growth trajectory during the next five to seven years due to a tighter regulatory environment, introduction of integrated safety systems and availability of telematics-based safety applications

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NewsMay 9, 2012

Rihm Kenworth Opens Fourth Location

Rihm Kenworth, one of Kenworth's oldest continually-operating family-owned truck dealers, has opened its fourth location, a 16,000-square-foot, full-service dealership in Sauk Centre, Minn

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NewsMay 9, 2012

Westport Revenues Up, but Losses Deepen

Westport Innovations Inc. reported mostly growth in its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012

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NewsMay 9, 2012

Xata Corp. Losses for the Quarter

Xata Corp. reported deeper year-over-year losses for the first quarter of 2012, its second fiscal quarter

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NewsMay 9, 2012

Honeywell Green Diesel to be Produced From Bio Feedstocks in U.S. Facility

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, is licensing technology to Emerald Biofuels to produce Honeywell Green Diesel at a facility in Louisiana

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NewsMay 9, 2012

Quality Distribution Reports 1Q Growth

Quality Distribution Inc. reported positive numbers for the first quarter of 2012 compared to last year's first quarter. The company had a net income of $6.7 million, or 26 cents per diluted share, for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012

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NewsMay 8, 2012

ATA's Graves Not Optimistic about Highway Bill

The country has a lot on the line in the current negotiations over the highway bill, but Bill Graves, president and CEO of American Trucking Associations, is not optimistic that Congress will do what needs to be done

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NewsMay 8, 2012

Government Lowers Diesel Price Estimates for 2012

The Department of Energy expects that on-highway diesel fuel retail prices, which averaged $3.84 per gallon in 2011, will average $4.06 per gallon in 2012, which is 9 cents per gallon lower than in last month's outlook

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NewsMay 8, 2012

Platt Bridge Detours in Place in Southwest Philadelphia

Commercial trucks over 14,000 pounds and vehicles with a placarded amount of hazardous materials will be prohibited from traveling on the George C. Platt Memorial Bridge (Route 291) over the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia for two years as of Monday, May 7 at 9 a.m

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NewsMay 8, 2012

Teamsters Endorse Obama in 2012

Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa announced the union's endorsement of President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. Hoffa made the official announcement to more than 1,500 Teamster members attending the union's annual conference in Las Vegas this week

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