Peterbilt Motors Company has added aerodynamic options to its new Model 348, designed to improve the fuel economy and lower emissions
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While passenger cars may be well-suited to hybrid and electric technology, natural gas makes more sense for the trucking industry, and would be taking off among fleets, were it not for the economy, according to David Woodbur
Read More →Charles "Shorty" Whittington, president of Grammer Industries and immediate past chairman of the American Trucking Associations, was at the White House Thursday, sharing ideas on how to continue growing the economy and put Americans back to wor
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The fuel economy of 2007 model-year medium-duty truck engines has driven up owner satisfaction compared with that of the 2006 model-yea
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As the economy recovers, there will be more demand than ever for safe and business-savvy owner-operators, independent contractors and leased drivers. That's why Newport Communications will introduce the new RoadStar in June 2010
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Advances in gasoline and diesel engines for pickup trucks are just in time to catch the beginning of the end of the recession, the worst downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930
Read More →"We really have reached a bottom, and that's a good thing." "We think the economy is starting to improve." These are just a few of the promising phrases listeners heard from Eric Starks, president of FTR Associate
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Valvoline and tiwi are launching a joint initiative to provide customers with a Fuel Proof Guarantee to test fuel economy improvement
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Chevron has found that its Delo 400 LE SAE 10W-30 heavy-duty engine oil can improve fuel economy by 1 percent over 15W-40 oils and by 0.5 percent over 5W-40 grade synthetic lubricants, according to recent laboratory and field testin
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We're at a familiar point in the business cycle, a dismal one from the perspective of many carriers. With freight down, carriers take even non-sustainable rates in hopes of staying afloat until the economy starts to produce again. At which point the pendulum will reverse: Capacity becomes king and shippers must pay. One major shipper, Coca Cola Supply, is looking for a better way.
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