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Drivers•by Staff•March 7, 2012

GE, Chesapeake to Collaborate to Speed Adoption of Natural Gas

GE and Chesapeake Energy Corp. announced they will collaborate to accelerate the adoption of natural gas as a transportation fuel

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 7, 2012

CARB Offers New Leasing Option for Cleaner Trucks

The California Air Resources Board is now offering a lease-to-own financing opportunity to encourage early compliance with CARB's on-road diesel vehicle and tractor-trailer greenhouse gas regulations

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 7, 2012

Parker Reports Positive Results for RunWise Hybrid Drive System

Parker Hannifin confirmed a 43% reduction in fuel consumption and 99% uptime for refuse vehicles using its RunWise Advanced Series Hybrid Drive System after more than a year of service for its fleet of pre-production vehicles operating in several communities in South Florida

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Drivers•by Staff•March 7, 2012

Volvo Trucks First U.S. Manufacturer to Achieve Dual Energy Certifications

Volvo Trucks' New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., is the first U.S. facility to be certified to the ISO 50001 standards under a pilot program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 7, 2012

Truckload Carriers to Support Mandatory Speed Limiters

The Truckload Carriers Association's board of directors this week approved a policy supporting a federal mandate of speed limiters on commercial trucks that would not allow them to exceed 65 mph

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 7, 2012

DTNA Recalls Trucks for Fuel System Problems

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall notice on up to 110,000 trucks equipped with Detroit Diesel DD13, DD15 and DD16 engines manufactured from January 20, 2006, through February 20, 2012

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 6, 2012

Joyce Brenny Receives 2012 "Influential Woman in Trucking" Award

Joyce Brenny, owner of Brenny Transportation and Brenny Specialized, received the second annual "Influential Woman in Trucking" award at the Truckload Carriers Association's annual meeting yesterday

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 6, 2012

Pat Quinn Receives Posthumous TCA Past Chairmen's Award

The Truckload Carriers Association presented its Past Chairmen's Award posthumously to Pat Quinn, co-chairman and president of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Chattanooga, Tenn

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 6, 2012

Professional Truck Driver Institute Recognizes Longtime Employee Marlene Dakita

ORLANDO, FL -- The Professional Truck Driver Institute awarded its 14th annual Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award to Marlene Dakita, the organization's long-time certification coordinator, during the Truckload Carriers Association annual convention

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 6, 2012

TCA Members Honored for 
Longevity

At its annual convention this week, the Truckload Carriers Association paid tribute to the "Ambassador Club" companies who have held longtime memberships

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