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A coalition of nearly 20 environmental and science organizations sent a letter last week calling on President Obama to establish new vehicle pollution and fuel economy standards, including cutting fuel consumption from long-haul tractors pulling van trailers by 35 percent by model year 2017
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UPS has begun a 90-day demonstration trial of Electric Vehicles International's walk-in van (EVI-WI). Over the past year, EVI and UPS have worked together to develop a vehicle to meet the needs of the parcel delivery service industry
Read More →A coalition of trucking groups pushing for a tax break for truckers to buy new trucks are tentatively scheduled to meet with staff members at the White House this week
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Ford's F-150 pickups will soon get an entirely new lineup of V-6 and V-8 gasoline engines that will deliver high power and torque but deliver up to 20 percent better fuel economy than current engines, company executives said on a webcast Wednesday
Read More →It takes people and equipment to put together ATA's National Truck Driving Championships each year, and on both sides there are some unusual linkups. Some drivers compete in vehicle classes they don't normally work in, and some tractors pull trailers they don't normally touch
Read More →Three Missouri and Kansas organizations have received grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help cut diesel emissions from heavy trucks
Read More →The American Trucking Associations and the Tire Industry Association have submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency, urging the agency to reconsider its proposed rulemaking on Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste
Read More →UPS has set a new goal to improve the mpg performance of its U.S. package delivery fleet by 20 percent between 2000 and 2020
Read More →Delivery package giant UPS said second quarter earnings soared 71 percent over the 2009 quarter, while revenue grew 13 percent
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The financial reform bill President Obama will sign today includes a provision that will lead to tougher regulation of derivatives trading, a move applauded by trucking interests that blame fuel price run-ups on excessive speculation in oil price futures
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