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Aftermarketby StaffMarch 10, 2010

BTS Freight Index Increases After No Change in December

After remaining unchanged from November to December, the Freight Transportation Services Index has gained 0.4 percent in Januar

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Aftermarketby StaffMarch 10, 2010

Smith Electric U.S. Makes Offer to Buy Smith in the U.K.

Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corporation, the Kansas City, Mo.-based manufacturer of all-electric trucks, has made an offer to buy the Smith Electric Vehicles business based in the U.K. from Tanfield Group

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 10, 2010

Port of NY/NJ Finalizes Anticipated Clean Truck Program

Wednesday the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced the details of its anticipated clean truck program, which involves replacing up to 636 older, polluting trucks serving the port with newer models

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Aftermarketby StaffMarch 9, 2010

TCP: Capacity Crunch, Improved Rates Are in the Cards

Truckload carriers nationwide have greater confidence that business will improve in the year ahead, with 70 percent expecting volumes to increase in the next year and just over 50 percent predicting improvements in rates in the next year. The data is part of Transport Capital Partners' recent Business Expectations Survey, which was presented by TCP Managing Partner Lana Batts during a conference call hosted by Stifel Nicolaus Friday

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Aftermarketby StaffMarch 9, 2010

Swift Places Order For Wabash Dry Vans

Regional truckload carrier Swift Transportation has penned a three-year deal with Wabash National Corporation, under which Wabash will build 3,100 DuraPlate HD dry vans over the next 12 months

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Aftermarketby StaffMarch 9, 2010

Navistar International Posts Lower Income on Fewer Shipments

For the fiscal first quarter, Navistar posted a net income attributable to Navistar International of $17 million, down from a net income of $48 million in the year-ago quarter

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Driversby StaffMarch 9, 2010

PHMSA Modifies Security Plan For Hazmat

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the Department of Homeland Security has modified its current security plan requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials by narrowing the list of materials subject to the requirements

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Fleet Managementby StaffMarch 9, 2010

Port of Los Angeles to Improve Main Truck Route

A $22 million federal stimulus grant project is underway at the Port of Los Angeles this week, which will result in improvements along a 1.3-mile stretch of Harry Bridges Boulevard in Wilmington, Calif

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Driversby StaffMarch 9, 2010

Crude Oil, Diesel Predicted to Rise Slightly

The federal government's monthly energy outlook predicts crude oil prices will rise to over $80 a barrel this summer, and that diesel prices will average near $3 a gallon over the course of 2010

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Aftermarketby StaffMarch 9, 2010

NTEA Announces New Green Truck Association

The National Truck Equipment Association has formed a new affiliate division, the Green Truck Association, as a way for fleets, manufacturers, upfitters, government agencies and other industry stakeholders to stay current with regulatory and industry developments

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