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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Polk: New and Used Truck Registrations up from 2010

Commercial new vehicle registrations for Class 3-8 vehicles for the first half of 2011 were up 15.4% over the first half of last year, and 24.2% better than the first half of 2009, according to Polk. June 2011 new registrations were at the highest level seen during the past 18 months

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Drivers•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Ryder and Staples to Use CNG Tractors in Southern California

Ryder announced that it and Staples have agreed to add 10 heavy-duty compressed natural gas tractors to Ryder's dedicated fleet servicing Staples, the world's largest office products company

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Sentry Insurance Joins CargoNet

Sentry Insurance has become a member of CargoNet, a national network to combat cargo theft through improved information sharing between the insurance and trucking industries and law enforcement

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Hybrid Truck Sales to Surpass 100,000 Annually by 2017

A new report from Pike Research forecasts that hybrid medium and heavy-duty truck sales will surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017

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Drivers•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Diesel Prices Up, Crude Down

Diesel prices were up nearly 5 cents a gallon this week, to $3.868 per gallon nationwide, according to the Energy Department's weekly figures

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 7, 2011

EMA Becomes Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association

The Engine Manufacturers Association, which includes the Truck Manufacturers Association, is now using the name Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association for the trade group

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Drivers•by Staff•September 7, 2011

Kenan Advantage Group Grows Gas Business with JBK Acquisition

Kenan Advantage Group, a large tank truck transporter and logistics provider based in North Canton, Ohio, has completed its acquisition of Jack B. Kelley Inc., which it says is the largest independent transporter of industrial gases in the United States

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Equipment•by Staff•September 6, 2011

Chinese Company Launches Truck for U.S. and European Markets

Beiqi Foton Motor Co Ltd has launched a heavy-duty truck for the U.S. and European markets, the first Chinese model built for high-end overseas markets, according to China Daily.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•September 6, 2011

ATA Asks Obama Administration to Reconsider HOS Rules

In a letter to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget, American Trucking Associations urged the Obama administration to live up to its promise to relieve the burden of unnecessary regulations as it considers changes to the hours-of-service rules

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Fleet Management•by Staff•September 6, 2011

August Truck Order Numbers Improve

Commercial truck orders improved during August, according to preliminary data from two trucking industry analysis firms

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