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
Read More →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
Read More →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
Read More →A new report from Pike Research forecasts that hybrid medium and heavy-duty truck sales will surpass 100,000 vehicles annually by 2017
Read More →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
Read More →The Engine Manufacturers Association, which includes the Truck Manufacturers Association, is now using the name Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association for the trade group
Read More →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
Read More →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.
Read More →
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
Read More →Commercial truck orders improved during August, according to preliminary data from two trucking industry analysis firms
Read More →