After being awarded over $1 million in Recovery Act/Clean Diesel funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cascade Sierra Solutions will provide instant rebates for installing SmartWay-verified technology updates on diesel trucks registered in New England
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The American Transportation Research Institute is collecting data from fleets on truck speed limiters and fuel consumption as part of a research initiative aimed at documenting the impact of speed limiters on a fleet's safety and operation
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West Side Transport has honored Will Parrish from Yadkinville, N.C., as its 2009 Driver of the Year, based on his outstanding achievement in driven miles, fuel management, service and professionalism
Read More →Buying food from grocery retailers who are part of the modern transportation network is more energy efficient and environmentally-friendly than buying from local sources, according to Roger Cady, Ph.D
Read More →Navistar International Corporation has donated $10,000 to support the American Trucking Associations' driver recruitment initiative, an effort to promote trucking industry careers among returning military personnel
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During the first board meeting of the newly formed North American Council for Freight Efficiency, the council discussed its plans for the near future, including gathering information on freight efficiency technologies, vetting that informatio
Read More →Terrorists are turning more to using highway-borne hazardous materials to carry out their terrorist actions, and the government should focus more on this readily available, least protected hazmat, rather than hazmat that can cause catastrophic losse
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Navistar has teamed up with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NASA's Ames Research Center and the U.S. Air Force to develop and test devices for reducing the aerodynamic drag of heavy-duty trucks
Read More →The Freight Transportation Services Index did not change from its November level, staying at 96.2 in December
Read More →Panelite, Inc., which makes custom truck accessories for heavy-duty vehicles, has suspended all operations, according to a recorded phone message
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