Judging for the third annual Truck of the Year award is set for Friday, March 11, following the close of the NTEA's Work Truck Show, according to American Truck Dealers, which sponsors the competition in co-operation with trade-press publishers
AAA last week put clean diesel engines on its list of the top new vehicle technologies designed to increase performance, reduce environmental impacts and improve safety. While they're referring to passenger cars, this is good news for trucking's image, as well
Next week's Work Truck Show will be "bigger than ever," with more than 550 exhibitors covering 500,000 square feet in the Indianapolis Convention Center, says the National Truck Equipment Association
Owners of 2003-model-year transport refrigeration units have until the end of this month to meet new California Air Resources Board standards
The House passed and sent to the Senate a measure that would extend the current highway program until the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. The Senate cleared the measure yesterday and sent it to President Obama, who is expected to sign it
President Obama and President Calderon of Mexico yesterday made official their commitment to resolve the cross-border long-haul trucking dispute between the two countries.
The plan, the outline of which was unveiled in January, calls for a program similar to the pilot project that Congress killed in 2009.
As Congress passed a seven-month extension of the federal highway program, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves called for a robust, multi-year program - and acknowledged that something less than that might have to do.
"Our failure to get our arms around transportation infrastructure needs of this country will be a significant drain on our collective quality of life and our nation's economic competitiveness," Graves said in remarks Wednesda
Peterbilt named the Dealer of the Year and the Medium-Duty Dealer of the Year at the annual Peterbilt Dealer Meeting held at Paccar's new engine plant in Columbus, Miss.