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Aftermarketby StaffMay 21, 2012

John O'Keefe Captures Best of Show at Shell Rotella SuperRigs

John O'Keefe captured Best of Show honors with his 2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD Legacy at the 30th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs competition May 17-19 at the Joplin, Mo., Speedco.

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Driversby StaffMay 21, 2012

Diesel and Gasoline Prices Drop Again; Oil Prices Rise

Diesel and gasoline prices continue their decline for the sixth straight week. After weeks of decline, however, oil prices rose due to encouraging signs regarding the U.S. and Chinese economies

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Driversby StaffMay 21, 2012

City of Thomasville, Ga., to Build CNG Fueling Station

The city of Thomasville, Ga., recently approved construction of a compressed natural gas time-fill fueling station. The City said this new station is part of its plan to convert its fleet vehicles to run on CNG where appropriate

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Aftermarketby StaffMay 21, 2012

New Rubber Source: Russian Dandelions?

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations recently conducted research on the Russian Dandelion as a commercially viable, renewable source of high-quality, tire-grade rubber

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Driversby StaffMay 21, 2012

Mass. Right to Repair Bill Jumps First Hurdle

A little more than a month after consumers and neighborhood repairers packed a Massachusetts State House hearing room to urge passage of the Right to Repair legislation, the State Senate late Thursday evening strongly approved the measure

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Safety & Complianceby StaffMay 21, 2012

New York Testing High-Tech Truck Inspection System

New York's commercial truck inspection program is getting a lot smarter because of a high-tech, real-time clearance system developed by Kapsch TrafficCom North America

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Aftermarketby StaffMay 21, 2012

Old World Industries Names VP of Marketing

Old World Industries hired Bryan Emrich as vice president of marketing

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Equipmentby StaffMay 21, 2012

Great Dane Invests in Chinese Reefer Truck Maker

China's Henan Bingxiong Refrigerated Truck Co. (Ice Bear) has raised a new round of financing from Baird Capital Partners Asia, CCI, and CCI company Great Dane. The capital will support the expansion of Ice Bear's manufacturing facilities in Henan and Shanghai

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Driversby StaffMay 21, 2012

Survey: Americans Value Infrastructure in Upcoming Election

Two-thirds of Americans who intend to vote during this year's presidential election feel that a candidate's standing on American transportation infrastructure will influence their decision, according to the America Thinks national highway survey from HNTB Corp., an infrastructure firm serving public and private owners and contractors

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Driversby StaffMay 21, 2012

Volvo Readying 13-liter Natural-Gas/Diesel Engine, Exploring DME as Alternative Fuel

Volvo Trucks will have a 13-liter natural gas-fueled engine ready for market by sometime in 2014 as part of its newly named "Blue Power" strategy, which also includes Cummins NG products in current and future trucks, company executives announced Friday

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