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Driversby StaffNovember 9, 2011

Suit Filed Over New Truck Fuel Economy Standards

A legal firm representing a group of small trucking and construction business owners in California has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the federal government's new fuel-economy standards for heavy duty and medium duty vehicles

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 9, 2011

Volvo Sets Goals to Increase Operating Margin

Growth potential in Volvo Group's existing business, combined with higher cost efficiency, give the company the potential to increase its operating margin by at least 3 percentage points, according to President and CEO Olof Persson

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 9, 2011

BTS: Freight Shipments Rose 0.9% in September from August

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry rose 0.9% in September from August, reaching the highest level since July 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 9, 2011

Investment Firm Buys TruckPro, Plans Expansion

Harvest Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of TruckPro Inc. from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management and plans to turn it into a nationwide concern

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 9, 2011

Pulse of Commerce Index Rises 1.1%

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index rose 1.1% in October after three consecutive months of negative numbers, offsetting the 1% decline in September

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 9, 2011

FTR Shippers Condition Index Reflects Tighter Capacity, Higher Rates

FTR Associates' Shippers Condition Index fell in September by 0.9 points from the previous month, signaling tightening trucking capacity

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Fleet Managementby StaffNovember 9, 2011

ABF Launches Global Expedited LCL/LTL

ABF has expanded its global offerings to include Ocean LTL, a single-contact, expedited less-than-container-load/less-than-truckload supply chain solution for customers who import from manufacturing centers in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 9, 2011

Cummins to Offer Urea Dosing for Asian, Russian Markets

Cummins Emission Solutions, a division of Cummins Inc., is in the advanced development stages of a new urea dosing system - the EcoFit Urea Dosing System

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Driversby StaffNovember 9, 2011

EIA Lowers Economic Growth Projections, Sees Crude at $100 for 2011, 2012

The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects the U.S. average refiner acquisition cost of crude oil to remain relatively flat for the next year, averaging about $100 per barrel in 2011 and 2012

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Aftermarketby StaffNovember 9, 2011

Wabash National Recognizes Outstanding Suppliers

Wabash National recognized key suppliers during its annual supplier conference. Sixteen awards were presented to the company's top suppliers who went above and beyond to meet increasing customer demand and maximize productivity

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