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Equipment•by Staff•October 30, 2012

Westport Signs Development Agreement with Tata Motors

Westport Innovations Inc., a developer of natural gas engines, announced an agreement with Tata Motors to develop an engine for light- and medium-duty trucks and buses.

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Drivers•by Staff•October 30, 2012

Superstorm Sandy Continues to Wreak Havoc on Highways

As Post-tropical Storm Cyclone Sandy moves further inland, highway officials in some states are re-opening some routes. However, many highways and bridges in the affected region remained closed this morning, while the storm dumps snow, closing more highways further inland

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Equipment•by Staff•October 30, 2012

Two More Carriers Get Cross-Border Approval

Two more motor carriers from Mexico have received operating authority to participate in the cross-border pilot program

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Drivers•by Staff•October 30, 2012

Diesel and Gasoline Prices Continue Decline

Once again this week, the price of diesel and gasoline at the pump saw a decrease over last week's prices. Nationally, the average price for a gallon of diesel fell 8.6 cents to rest at $4.03

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 29, 2012

Gabriel Announces Pending Change in Ownership

Ride Control LLC, which supplies Gabriel brand light vehicle and heavy-duty OE and aftermarket shocks and struts, is being sold by OpenGate Capital to MAT Holdings Inc

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•October 29, 2012

ARI Activates Emergency Fleet Hotline in Anticipation of Hurricane Sandy

ARI, a fleet services provider specializing in complex car and truck fleets, announced that it has activated its emergency hotline - 1-866-FLEET59 (1-866-353-3859) - in advance of Hurricane Sand

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Drivers•by Staff•October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Battering East Coast

UPDATED 2 p.m. EDT: Hurricane Sandy, one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States, is hitting heavily populated areas such as New York City and Washington, D.C., this evening. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared a regional emergency, allowing for exception from some regulations for motor carriers providing emergency materials

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Fleet Management•by Staff•October 29, 2012

Used Truck Market Suffers Weak Performance in September

September's weak performance all but wiped out the gains that had been made in the used truck market the prior three months

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 26, 2012

Stuart Goldberg Named Trucker Buddy of the Month

Averitt Express driver Stuart Goldberg, of Arlington, Texas, has been named the August Trucker Buddy of the Month by Jocelyn Murphy-Stout, social studies chair for Egg Harbor City Community School in Egg Harbor, N.J

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Aftermarket•by Staff•October 26, 2012

Average Value of Cargo Thefts Rises in 3Q

In the third quarter of 2012, FreightWatch recorded a total of 225 thefts in the United States, with an average loss value per incident of $172,403, a 23% increase from the previous three months of the year. There were 78 thefts in July, 71 in August and 76 in September

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