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NewsSeptember 12, 2011

GE Capital Fleet Services To Host Webinar on the Impact of CSA

GE Capital Fleet Services will host a webinar on Sept. 20, focusing on the U.S. Department of Transportation's Compliance, Safety, Accountability safety enforcement program

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NewsSeptember 12, 2011

Diesel Down; Oil Up Despite Demand Slide; Europe on the Brink

National on-highway diesel prices dropped six-tenths of a cent from last week to $3.862, following a rise of more than 4 cents the week previous

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NewsSeptember 12, 2011

Congress to Take Up 6-Month Highway Extension

Congress is considering a clean six-month extension of the federal highway program, which would fund the program at its current level until March 31, 2012. The House bill, introduced by Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, will be taken up this week, according to a schedule posted by the Rules Committee

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NewsSeptember 12, 2011

Structural Defects Prompt Closure of I-64 Bridge Between Indiana and Kentucky

A nearly 50-year-old bridge taking I-64 across the Ohio River between New Albany, Ind., and Louisville, Ky., has been closed after cracks were found in two support beams

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NewsSeptember 11, 2011

Bendix to Hold Safety Technology Demo in Washington, D.C.

Bendix this week will give legislators, governmental agencies and others in the Washington, D.C., area a chance to experience current and future safety technologies

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NewsSeptember 9, 2011

Natural Gas for Trucking Building Momentum

Sales of trucks powered by natural gas will grow faster than the rest of the North American Market over the next several years, according to Frost & Sullivan, an industry analysis firm. A new report predicts that North American sales of Class 6-8 LNG and CNG vehicles will rise to nearly 30,000 by 2017. That's up from just 1,950 last year, slightly less than 1% of North American sales

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NewsSeptember 9, 2011

Pacer Testing LNG Trucks in Southern California Operations

Pacer International is testing a number of liquefied natural gas powered trucks for its Southern California Cartage fleet. The trucks will operate through Pacer's cartage subsidiary, Pacer Cartage

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NewsSeptember 9, 2011

Survey: Engine Choice Likely to be First Factor in Purchase Decisions When Replacing Aging Fleet

More than half of American commercial heavy trucks are six to nine years old or more and seemingly ripe for replacement, according to a survey of fleet executives by Newport Business Media

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NewsSeptember 8, 2011

Nominations Now Open for Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year

The Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year Award will be given out at the Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group Summit Jan. 23 in Las Vegas

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NewsSeptember 8, 2011

Right to Repair Supporters Drive for Mass. Ballot Placement

Following certification by the Massachusetts Attorney General of its proposed ballot question, the Right to Repair Coalition will immediately begin collecting signatures to place the issue before state voters

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