Why do the Japan-based importers continue trying to sell low cab-over-engine trucks when North America is conventional-cab territory? The short answer is that LCOEs are what they have to sell
The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index fell in January and February, but was still the 15th straight month of year over year growth, indicating that economic recovery, while fragile, remains under way
Navistar International Corp. reported adjusted net income for the first quarter ended Jan. 31, 2011, totaled $12 million, equal to $0.16 diluted earnings per share, excluding the impact of costs to integrate its truck and engine engineering operation
Navistar International has "the broadest, most energy-efficient line of trucks in the industry, helping deliver real-world savings to the bottom line," declares Jim Hebe, senior vice president, North American sales operations, in a statement issued during NTEA's Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
Isuzu says its NPR Gas low-cabover-engine truck will return this spring by way of an assembly agreement with Spartan Motors
The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 0.9 percent in January from a revised December level, rising for the second consecutive month, reported the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has settled a suit by three trucking associations over information published in the CSA program. The agency said in the Wednesday announcement that it will change the way it displays CSA safety scores, in response to the carrier groups' contention that the original plan was flawed and should have gone through a public-comment procedure
The American Trucking Associations asked the Obama administration to prevent the opening and inspection of hazardous materials shipments along the roadside, unless it is believed the shipment poses an imminent danger or does not comply with the hazardous materials regulations
The first annual cargo theft report from CargoNet shows a significant increase in cargo theft in 2010 compared to 2009, as well as some interesting comparisons. In 2010 there were 1035 cargo theft incidents, a significant increase over 2009, when there were 700 thefts
Continuing unrest in Libya as well as other North African and Middle Eastern countries has led to the highest crude oil prices since 2008
"Not since deregulation in 1981 has the trucking industry faced the degree of growing demand coupled with unbridled opportunity, over-written with the degree of uncertainty of new regulations, rising costs and an economy emerging from a recession," begins a new white paper from Richard Mikes and Lana Batts of Transport Capital Partners
Additional details are emerging on the agreement between the U.S. and Mexico to reopen the border to long-distance trucking. A Department of Transportation official speaking on background confirmed that under the plan, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will require Mexican trucks to use electronic onboard recorders as part of their satellite tracking systems
INRIX, a provider of traffic and navigation services, released its 4th Annual INRIX National Traffic Scorecard revealing gridlock and longer commute times returning to America's roads
BAE Systems announced a parallel electric-drive hybrid system for Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks that's based on HybriDrive series hybrid that's now working in 3,000 transit buses worldwide
Dow Kokam, a large-format battery system producer, has signed two new agreements to provide lithium-ion battery solutions to power medium-duty plug-in hybrid electric and fully-electric trucks designated for fleet operations
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