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NewsJanuary 10, 2010

Arrow Trucking Files for Bankruptcy Liquidation

Arrow Trucking, the Tulsa, Okla.-based flatbed carrier that suspended operations abruptly right before Christmas, has filed a petition for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation as its main creditor filed suit against the carrier

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

Old Dominion to Boost Base Rates This Month

Less-than-truckload carrier Old Dominion Freight Line will increase its base rates on Jan. 18, a move motivated by the higher costs of new equipment, new service centers, technology, insurance costs and wages and benefit

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

UPS' Eaton Delivery Hybrids Get Nod From the Feds For Fuel Economy

A year-long evaluation of the hybrid-electric step delivery vans used by UPS yielded about a 29 percent improvement in fuel economy, which averaged about 13 miles per gallon, according to analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Funded by the DOE's Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA), NREL's Fleet Test & Evaluation (FT&E) team evaluated six of these hybrid vans at a UPS location in Phoenix over the last 12 month

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

Work Truck Show to Feature A Slew of New Products

More than 65 companies have announced that they will introduce new products at The Work Truck Show 201

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

COHMED Conference Slated For End of January

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's Cooperative Hazardous Materials Enforcement Development (COHMED) Program is hosting their annual conference Jan. 24-28, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency River Walk in San Antonio

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

Legal, Financial Troubles Continue to Hit Arrow CEO

Arrow Trucking CEO Doug Pielsticker now faces two lawsuits filed against him in Tulsa County District Court Thursday by Summit Bank and the Bank of Oklahom

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

NTEA Announces Members of Verification Program

The National Truck Equipment Association has requalified 16 companies through its Member Verification Program for their commitment to safety and quality standards

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

Study Points to Emerging Truck Technologies As Fuel Savers

Fuel consumption on new tractor-trailers could be lowered by 20 percent starting in 2012 and as much as 50 percent in 2017 through the use of such emerging technologies as engine improvements, transmission enhancements, better aerodynamics and changes in system

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NewsJanuary 8, 2010

Cummins Receives EPA 2010 Certification for Heavy-Duty and Midrange Engines

Cummins announced it has received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency for its 2010 Heavy-Duty big-bore ISX15 and MidRange ISB6.7, ISC8.3 and ISL9 engines

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NewsJanuary 7, 2010

Analysts: Gear Up For Change in the Next Decade

While the trucking industry finished up the "aughts" with little momentum and an overall weak freight market, analysts believe the next decade will be marked by change that promises to make things better than the las

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