Heavy Duty Trucking Logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

News

Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 22, 2012

Secretary LaHood Heads List of Inaugural NAFA Safety Leadership Award Winners

NAFA Fleet Management Association's Safety Advisory Council announced the winners of its inaugural Safety Leadership Awards, which will be presented at NAFA's 2012 Institute & Expo in St. Louis on April 22

Read More →
Aftermarket•by Staff•March 22, 2012

Pilot Flying J Acquires Travel Plaza in Alexandria, Minn.

Pilot Flying J acquired a travel plaza in Alexandria, Minn., at 3181 Evergreen Lane off Interstate 94 at Exit 100. It will remain open during remodeling, which is expected to be complete in July 2012.

Read More →
Drivers•by Staff•March 22, 2012

Cummins to Have 2014-compliant Engines in Service by 2013

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Cummins Inc. says it will be ready to ship its full line-up 2014-compliant heavy-duty diesel and natural gas engines a full year ahead of deadline, and they'll feature improved reliability and fuel economy

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Aftermarket•by Staff•March 22, 2012

'2020 Super Truck' Wins Freightliner Design Contest on Facebook

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Swoopy styling and interior innovations by a young art student won Freightliner Trucks' Future of Pride & Profit design contest, conducted over the last four months strictly on Facebook

Read More →
Aftermarket•by Staff•March 21, 2012

Speedco Announces "All Roads Lead to Joplin" Event

Speedco will hold "All Roads Lead to Joplin," a community event benefitting the city of Joplin, Mo

Read More →
Drivers•by Staff•March 21, 2012

House Will Push Highway Extension

The House, unable to resolve internal differences regarding its five-year, $260 billion highway bill and opposed to the Senate's two-year, $109 billion measure, is going to push for a three-month extension of the current program

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Drivers•by Staff•March 21, 2012

L&M Transportation Raises Money for Childhood Cancer Research Foundation

On St. Patrick's Day, L&M Transportation Services raised $6,500 for childhood cancer research with the St. Baldrick's Foundation at an event in Clayton, N.C

Read More →
Drivers•by Staff•March 21, 2012

January-February Biodiesel Volume Slips from Late 2011 Growth

The U.S. biodiesel industry produced 135 million gallons of fuel in the first two months of 2012, according to new numbers released by the EPA Wednesday

Read More →
Fleet Management•by Staff•March 21, 2012

Surface Trade with Canada and Mexico Rose 14.3% in 2011

Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners, Canada and Mexico, in 2011 is valued at $904 billion, a 14.3% increase compared to 2010

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 21, 2012

Ferro Discusses CSA Changes at MATS

LOUISVILLE, KY -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is getting ready to roll out some revisions to the SMS database it uses in its CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability) program, including dropping the Cargo Securement BASIC and adding a Hazmat BASIC, Administrator Anne Ferro announced during the Mid-America Trucking Show Fleet Forum Wednesday

Read More →