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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 26, 2010

Daimler Builds Hybrid-Electric Cascadia for Walmart

Daimler Trucks North America says it has collaborated with Walmart Transportation to build a hybrid-electric Freightliner Cascadia. The truck-tractor also marks the beginning of a long-term strategic partnership between DTNA and Walmart to develop innovative, green technologies

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 26, 2010

EPA-DOT Proposals Ignore Natural Gas, NGV America Complains

Clean-burning domestically produced natural gas has been left out of the federal government's proposed rule to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency in commercial vehicles

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Driversby StaffOctober 25, 2010

Fuel Economy, Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards Proposed for Commercial Trucks

Two federal agencies have proposed first-ever national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for medium and heavy trucks. The complementary proposals, announced Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, will establish a new way to measure truck fuel efficiency and emissions

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Driversby StaffOctober 25, 2010

DOT, EPA Announce Fuel Economy Rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Transportation today announced the first national standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks and buses

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 24, 2010

Macktrucks.com Listed as Top 10 Website

A leading business-to-business marketing magazine has named the website of Mack Trucks, Inc. - www.macktrucks.com - as one of the "10 Great Websites" for 2010

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Driversby StaffOctober 24, 2010

I-40 Fully Reopens in North Carolina

I-40 is fully open to traffic in North Carolina near the Tennessee border, a year after a huge rock slide shut down the Interstate

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Driversby StaffOctober 24, 2010

Florida Trucking Company Must Reinstate Whistleblower, Pay Damages

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Zurla Trucking of Fort Myers, Fla., to reinstate a truck driver who was fired for calling attention to safety issues

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Driversby StaffOctober 24, 2010

Owner-Operator Group Challenges EOBR Rule

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed a petition seeking review of the final rule mandating electronic on-board recorders for motor carriers with chronic noncompliance with hours-of-service regulations

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Driversby StaffOctober 22, 2010

ATA Supports Fuel Economy Standards for Reducing Carbon Emissions

The American Trucking Associations has adopted a carbon emissions control policy supporting a national fuel economy standard for trucks, rather than government actions to increase fuel prices or alternative fuel mandates

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Aftermarketby StaffOctober 22, 2010

Women In Trucking Announces Board of Director Changes

The Women In Trucking Association recently held a board meeting to approve the addition of three new board members and accept resignations from three charter directors

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