The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rulemaking to change the certification requirements for natural gas vehicle aftermarket conversions
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North American truck manufacturers have had their fiscal and engineering noses to the grindstone for much of the past decade. Three successive EPA emissions reductions deadlines in a compressed timeframe sucked a lot of resources out of each organization. Then the recession hit. Now the federal government is calling for significant improvements in heavy truck fuel efficiency. Volvo Trucks North America says it has weathered the storm, and it's looking forward to new challenges
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new enforcement program, Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, got its first airing on Capitol Hill yesterday, with the agency's chief, Anne Ferro, explaining and defending the program while industry interests expressed general support and specific concerns
Read More →The Federal Reserve announced it will keep the federal funds interest rate at zero to 0.25 percent, a record lo
Read More →The Transportation Security Administration's Highway and Motor Carrier Division is conducting a series of workshops for local hazardous material carriers and shippers, local first responders, as well as any operation involved in the transport of hazardous materials by highway
Read More →In order to make America more sustainable, we need to take a realistic look at how we use oil and what the alternatives are, according to Gary Dirks, director of LightWorks at Arizona State University and a renewable energy expert
Read More →During a three-day enforcement blitz last week, the Pennsylvania State Police focused on trucks hauling waste water from Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling operations across the state
Read More →Truck leasing organization NationaLease has approved Diversified Truck Leasing as its newest member. Diversified Truck Leasing is headquartered in Billings, Mont
Read More →West Carolina Freightliner has opened a new facility in Connelly Springs, N.C., with a 16-bay service shop, modern parts department and new body shop
Read More →The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Detroit Diesel's Engine Manufacturing Center in Redford, Mich., as one of the first manufacturing facilities to meet the Energy Star Challenge for Industry
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