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NewsSeptember 16, 2009

Could EPA Proposal Mean Trouble for Navistar 15-Liter Strategy?

UPDATED 9/29/09 -- A proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency could throw a monkey wrench into Navistar's plans to buy enough pre-2010-emissions 15-liter engines from other engine makers to get it through until its own 15-liter, 2010-certified engines are ready

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeSeptember 15, 2009

Research Shows Oil Viscosity Affects Fuel Economy

You could save as much as 1 percent on your fuel economy simply by switching from a 15W-40 engine oil to a 10W-30 engine oil, according to new research from Chevron Oronite

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Articlesby Oliver PattonSeptember 15, 2009

Truck Fuel Economy Regulation on the Horizon

Well-managed fleets focus on fuel efficiency the way a surgeon focuses on the tip of his scalpel. It is, after all, a life-and-death issu

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Articlesby Oliver PattonSeptember 15, 2009

The Fight Against Global Warming: What's at Stake For Trucking in Cap-and-Trade

The effort to create a cap-and-trade system to limit carbon emissions is generating more questions than answers right now, including whether or not Congress will be able to actually pass a bill

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NewsSeptember 15, 2009

Pilot's First DEF Pump Now Operational

Pilot Travel Centers began operating its diesel exhaust fluid fuel island pump in Brooks, Ore., in preparation to serve vehicles equipped with selective catalytic reduction technolog

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NewsSeptember 14, 2009

Diesel Down For Second Week in a Row

Diesel prices are down for the second week in a row, slipping 1.3 cents this wee

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NewsSeptember 14, 2009

Pilot Program for Heavier Trucks Praised, Attacked

A federal proposal to allow a pilot program testing heavier tractor-trailers drew both praise and fire Friday

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NewsSeptember 11, 2009

OOIDA Says Minnesota Troopers Had No Authority Over Interstate Truckers

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has broadened a lawsuit challenging Minnesota's controversial truck driver fatigue checklist, and now says the Minnesota State Patrol had no authority to issue citations to drivers of interstate motor carriers prior to Aug. 1

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NewsSeptember 11, 2009

Congress Cracks Down on PHMSA Special Permits Program

Congress is cracking down on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, following a report by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee that found the agency was granting special permits without reviewing applicants' safety historie

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NewsSeptember 10, 2009

OPEC Leaves Oil Production Levels Unchanged

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will leave its current crude oil production levels unchanged, according to a statement released last wee

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