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Delphi offers useful tips to help drivers enhance fuel economy during A/C use The use of any commercial vehicle's air conditioning system increases the load on a vehicle's engine, which in turn consumes fue
Read More →Canadian researchers and fleet managers have run another series of test runs on fuel economy improvement products, and some of the results have verified what was learned at an event the year before
Read More →The American Trucking Associations' 2009 Management Conference & Exhibition will focus on economic outlooks, the political climate on Capitol Hill, transportation policy initiatives and their impact on motor carrier
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It's been a steep downhill slide, the worst in decades, and recovery will be slow, but there are indications that we are approaching the bottom, says Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Associations. "We are just starting to see signs of economic life," Costello said Thursday by way of introduction to a Web-based overview of the outlook for the economy and trucking in particular
Read More →Despite the continuing poor economic conditions in the second quarter, C.H. Robinson managed to turn a profit overall as well as in its truck segment
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U.S. petroleum deliveries (a measure of demand) plummeted nearly 6 percent for the first half of 2009, to the lowest level for the January-to-June period in more than a decade, as the sluggish economy continued to stifle oil consumption
Read More →The majority of Americans favor raising truck weight limits, according to a survey by the Coalition for Transportation Productivity - if such an increase would contribute to improvements in safety, fuel economy and congestio
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CHS has introduced a fully synthetic diesel engine oil that gives fleets a new tool for increasing fuel economy and engine protection while reducing their carbon footprint
Read More →Heartland Express saw increased revenue and earnings per share in the second quarter, but operating revenues dropped as a result of a reduction in fuel surcharge revenues and the economic downturn
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Cautious would be the word to summarize Bob Costello's comments on the economy at last week's meeting of the Refrigerated Division of the Truckload Carriers Association. Perhaps even cautiously optimistic. Costello is the American Trucking Associations' chief economist. He complimented the refrigerated haulers on being less affected by the economic downturn than other fleets, a direct consequence of people's need to eat no matter the general state of the economy.
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