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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 3, 2008

New York State Targets Urban Truck Pollution

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently launched a long-term enforcement strategy to cut down on what it called "smoke-spewing diesel trucks and buses," especially in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by pollution

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Drivers•by Staff•December 3, 2008

Final EOBR Rule Will Expand Proposed Requirements

The final electronic onboard recorder rule will significantly expand the scope of the proposed rule, said John Hill, chief of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. "It's still not as far as a lot of people would like me to go,

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 2, 2008

GE Capital Solutions Fleet Rebates for Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicles

GE Capital Solutions Fleet Services has processed more than $5.7 million in rebates for its customers that lease hybrid or alternative fuel motor vehicles since implementing a rebate program

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Drivers•by Staff•December 2, 2008

Greatwide Logistics Receives Approval of Financing Facility

Greatwide Logistics Services has obtained final approval of its $73.6 million financing facility.

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 2, 2008

VIS Moves to New Facility

Vehicle Inspection Systems, Orlando, Fla., has moved into a new, 40,000-square-foot office and warehouse facility located near Orlando International Airport

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 2, 2008

Trailer Associations Team Up

The North American Trailer Dealers Association announced the launch of the NATM Affiliate Program, which will bring safety and regulatory information from the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers down to the trailer dealers

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Drivers•by Staff•December 2, 2008

Federal Proposal Would Set up Certified Medical Examiner System

In addition to tying drivers' medical certifications to their CDLs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week also announced a proposal to improve standards and set uniform requirements for medical examiners

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Aftermarket•by Staff•December 1, 2008

Rubber Manufacturers Association Predicts 2009 Tire Shipments

Shipments of original equipment commercial truck tires this year are expected to be down about 16 percent from 2007, at nearly 3.9 million units, according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association

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Drivers•by Staff•December 1, 2008

Diesel, Oil Prices Continue to Fall

The national average price of a gallon of diesel this week fell to $2.615, 80 cents less than a year ago, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration

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Fleet Management•by Staff•December 1, 2008

Economic Bureau Says U.S. Has Been in Recession for a Year

Dismissing the notion that a recession equals two quarters of declining GDP, a prominent group of economists announced that by their reckoning, the U.S. has been in a recession for nearly a year

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