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NewsApril 15, 2010

Landstar Honors Owner-Operators as Roadstars

Non-asset based supply chain provider Landstar System has recognized 10 of its owner-operators, which it calls business capacity owners, as Landstar Roadstars

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NewsApril 15, 2010

CVSA Reschedules June Roadcheck to Avoid Memorial Day

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has changed the date of its annual Roadcheck to June 8-10

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NewsApril 15, 2010

UPS to Assess Packaging Against Environmental Standards

UPS has launched a new packaging program that will assess customers' shipments based on environmental standard

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NewsApril 15, 2010

New Study Pushes Natural Gas Use in Heavy Trucks

The Center for American Progress released a memo Wednesday advocating the use of natural gas in heavy vehicles and incentives for making the switch, citing reduced oil use, investment in American energy sources, boosting energy independence and national security and cutting air pollution as positives

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NewsApril 15, 2010

J.B. Hunt's Earnings Up On Higher Intermodal Volumes

Truckload carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services managed to come out ahead in the first quarter of 2010, with 21 percent increase in intermodal volumes, positive truck operating income and improved results in its Dedicated Contract Services segmen

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NewsApril 12, 2010

Shell Asks Truckers to Help Pick Toughest Roads

The makers of Shell Rotella engine oil want to hear from professional drivers about the toughest roads they drive and how they are able to protect themselves and their cargo

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NewsApril 12, 2010

Westport-Delphi Deal Will Help Westport Scale Up Production

Westport Innovations says it has reached high-volume scale production capability, thanks to a deal with one of the world's largest diesel injector manufacturers, Delphi Automotive Systems, to supply Westport's proprietary HD fuel injectors

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NewsApril 12, 2010

Truckstop Group Pushes for Biodiesel Tax Credit

NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, along with industry partners, urged Congressional leaders to act quickly to reinstate the biodiesel tax credi

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NewsApril 12, 2010

Diesel Prices Up a Nickel

The national average price of a gallon of diesel rose 5.4 cents from last week, to $3.069, according to weekly figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration

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NewsApril 12, 2010

ACT Predicts Class 8 Production to Rise 14% in 2010

Fundamentals continue to improve in the trucking industry, setting the stage for significant demand for new equipment in 2011, according to ACT Research

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