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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 8, 2009

Coca-Cola Adds Hybrids to Canadian Fleet

As part of its commitment to sustainability, Coca-Cola Bottling Company is adding 15 more hybrid single-axle tractors to its existing hybrid fleet of 20 side-bay trucks and two straight trucks in Canada

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 8, 2009

OOIDA Hosts Truckers For Troops Telethon This Week

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is holding its third Truckers for Troops Telethon this week to raise funds for care packages to be sent to U.S. troops stationed in combat areas overseas

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 8, 2009

Wreaths Across America Honors Soldiers This Week

This week, hundreds of trucks are carrying handmade wreaths across the country to honor fallen soldiers during this holiday season, as part of Wreaths Across America

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 8, 2009

Cadec Global Wins "Lean and Green" Award

Business NH Magazine has honored Cadec Global with its "Lean and Green" Award, which recognizes businesses whose environmental practices are a model for sustainability and growth

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Drivers•by Staff•December 8, 2009

YRC Removed From Dow Jones Index Amid Exchange Deadline

YRC Worldwide will be scratched from the Dow Jones Transportation Average on Dec. 11, the Dow Jones Indexes announced, as the less-than-truckload giant also faced the deadline for its debt-for-equity exchange Tuesday nigh

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Drivers•by Staff•December 8, 2009

Diesel Prices to Rise in 2010; Crude Hovers Around $76 This Winter

In the December edition of its monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook released this week, the DOE's Energy Information Administration forecasted annual average diesel fuel retail prices at $2.46 and $2.96 per gallon for 2009 and 2010, respectivel

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 8, 2009

Ritchie Bros. Gears Up For Six-Day Equipment Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is gearing up for its annual six-day industrial equipment public auction at its Orlando, Fla., permanent auction site from Feb. 15-20, 2010

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 8, 2009

DME Association Forms Committee to Promote the Fuel in North America

The International DME Association has formed its North American Affairs Committee to actively promote the awareness and use of dimethyl ether as a diesel substitute in North America

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 8, 2009

Daimler Truck Financial Ranks Highest in Dealer Satisfaction Survey

Daimler Truck Financial has received the highest ranking in the annual dealer satisfaction survey conducted by the American Truck Dealers (ATD), a division of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA)

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 8, 2009

Smith Throws Switch on All-Electric Trucks

Kansas City-based Smith Electric Vehicles is making the first deliveries of its Newton Class 5 through 7 all-electric truck. Customers for the first six trucks include the Frito-Lay division of PepsiCo, Staples, AT&T, Coca-Cola, PG&E and Kansas City Power and Light, who are all heavily committed to sustainability and low emissions. The Smith Newton is a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) and fully compliant with California ZEV regulation

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