
Congestion has a price, and for the trucking industry, It's billions of dollars lost. The total financial cost of congestion in 2011 was $121 billion, up one billion dollars from the year before and translating to $818 per U.S. commuter. Of that total, about $27 billion worth was wasted time and diesel fuel from trucks moving goods on the system.
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The National Biodiesel Board announced a new goal Tuesday during the Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Las Vegas: 10% of the on-road diesel market by 2022. The Diesel Technology Forum has signed on to help the industry get there while making sure engines are protected.
Read More →Inland Truck Parts has consolidated its Wichita, Kan., operations in a new, custom-built location.
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Police accident reports are not reliable enough to determine who’s at fault in truck crashes for the CSA safety enforcement system, according to an accident reconstruction specialist during a CSA advisory panel meeting Tuesday. Washington Editor Oliver B. Patton reports.
Read More →Continuing its strategy of acquiring trucking companies with distinguished reputations, strong customer bases, and long-term growth opportunities, Eberhart Capital LLC has agreed to acquire Poling Transportation Inc. (now Poling Express LLC) in a stock and cash transaction.
Read More →After the completion of a strategic branding initiative, Betts Co., formerly Betts Spring Co., announced its new name.
Read More →Polar Corp. announced that it has acquired the assets of Beall Transport Equipment Co., the aftermarket parts and service division of Beall Corp.
Read More →Last week Utah state legislators to steps to expand the areas where 80-mph speed limit zones will be allowed in the future.
Read More →Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. opened its Santa Maria Service Center in California to accommodate increased freight along U.S. Route 101.
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Allstate Peterbilt has recently opened a new location in of Dickinson N.D. The newly constructed Peterbilt truck dealership features six service bays, a 2,000 square-foot parts display area and many driver amenities, including showers, washers/dryers and a driver lounge.
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