President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum Tuesday directing federal agencies to lead by example in fuel efficiency and innovative technology, including buying 100 percent alternative fuel vehicles by 2015 and a 30 percent decrease in petroleum consumption by 2020
Read More →Criticism over legislation that would offer tax incentives for natural gas vehicles is intensifying, which may make it more difficult for the bill's supporters to accomplish the goal of a vote on the measure before the August recess
Read More →[CORRECTED] A tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo., on Sunday evening killed 116 people, tying for second deadliest in the United States since the National Weather Service began keeping records in 1950. About 18,000 of the city's population of 50,500, 35 percent, are without power, leading state officials to ask truckers and other travelers to avoid fueling up in the area
Read More →Paccar Leasing Company continues to expand its franchise network in North America with the addition of four locations in the United States
Read More →For the week ending May 14, spot market truck capacity recorded the highest volume for a single week in the past six months as truck availability increased 8 percent nationwide on TransCore's DAT Network of load boards
Read More →GE Capital Fleet Services launched a new interactive eco website dedicated to alternative vehicles and services
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On-highway diesel prices fell by 6.4 cents nationally, an even larger decrease than last week. National average prices are once again below $4 per gallon, but just barely at $3.997
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A tornado tore through downtown Joplin, Mo., Sunday evening around 6 p.m. killing at least 89 people and destroying some 2,000 homes and other buildings, damaging a Flying J truckstop and Con-way Truckload's headquarters
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Most third-party logistics providers got back on track in 2010 and are sprinting in 2011, according to a new report released by Armstrong & Associates
Read More →The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the date when no-defect driver vehicle inspection reports will be required on intermodal equipment
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