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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 18, 2008

Westport Sells 50 LNG Port Trucks

Westport Innovations announced that Southern Counties Express has placed an initial order for 50 Kenworth LNG T800 Class 8 trucks, which will start container movement service at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach over the next few weeks

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 18, 2008

FleetPride Expands Into Wyoming

FleetPride, a large independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, has finalized the acquisition of certain assets of Truck & Industrial Supply Co

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Drivers•by Staff•March 18, 2008

Fuel Prices Still Rising

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel last week was just under $4 a gallon, with the average topping the $4 mark in several regions of the country

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 18, 2008

Teamsters On Way to Organizing UPS Freight

With victories in Ohio and Pennsylvania, two-thirds of UPS Freight workers have signed authorization cards to become Teamsters, announced Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa

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Drivers•by Staff•March 18, 2008

Fuel Surpassing Labor Costs for Some

The American Trucking Associations predicts the trucking industry will spend a record $135 billion on fuel in 2008, based on current fuel price forecasts

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Drivers•by Staff•March 18, 2008

Schneider Launches Fuel-Hauling Service

Schneider National has added fuel-hauling capabilities to its bulk division

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 17, 2008

Volvo, UAW Agree on Three-Year Contract

Volvo Trucks North America Saturday announced that employees represented by the United Auto Workers have ratified a new three-year agreement covering about 2,600 members of UAW Local No. 2069 at the New River Valley, Va., plant

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 17, 2008

Licensing at Swift Driving School Under Investigation

A Memphis-area truck driver training school operated by Swift Transportation has been closed since late February as officials investigate potential licensing problems at the facility

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Safety & Compliance•by Staff•March 17, 2008

ATRI, FMCSA Surveying On-Board Safety Interest

The American Transportation Research Institute and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are asking motor carriers for their input on use of advanced safety technology

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Aftermarket•by Staff•March 14, 2008

New Ozone Standards Could Lead to Retrofits

States soon may look to mandating emissions retrofits on heavy trucks as they try to meet new federal ozone standards

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