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ArticlesApril 18, 2008

Detroit Diesel Offers Free Fuel Economy Upgrade

Detroit Diesel announced that a new software release will soon be available to customers, free of charge, which will enhance the fuel economy of EPA '07 Series 60 engines as much as 2.5 percent

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NewsApril 14, 2008

Study: Economy Suffers From Poor Transportation Strategy

The U.S.transportation system is failing to keep pace with the demands of a 21st-century economy, and a piecemeal approach to improving the nation's transportation infrastructure no longer works, concluded a study released last wee

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NewsApril 9, 2008

Analyst: Bad News, Good News for Trucker Profitability, Class 8 Demand

Fuel prices continue to put pressure on the economy and on trucking companies, but exports of heavy trucks are helping to remove excess capacity, said Kenny Vieth, partner, A.C.T. Research Inc., Tuesday in a Bear Stearns conference call

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NewsMarch 27, 2008

Financing Company Reports on Economy, Trucking Outlook

FCC Equipment Financing, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Financial Services, predicts that the U.S. economy will grow only about 1.5 percent this year, and freight will be flat or even down slightly for 2008

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NewsMarch 24, 2008

International Offers Fuel Mileage Guarantee

Customers who purchase a qualifying new International DuraStar powered by a MaxxForce 7 or MaxxForce DT engine will be guaranteed fuel economy improvement of 7 percent or greate

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NewsMarch 10, 2008

Transportation Secretary Urges Congress to Keep Cross Border Trucking Program Going

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters Monday warned that now is not the time to halt efforts to implement trucking provisions in the North American Free Trade Agreement because doing so could hurt an already struggling U.S. economy

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NewsMarch 9, 2008

TA Cuts Workforce

TravelCenters of America is cutting back its work force and expects to scale back on expansion projects because of the struggling economy

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ArticlesFebruary 20, 2008

Carrier Transicold Improves IntelliSet Refrigeration Controls

Carrier Transicold's IntelliSet trailer refrigeration control option has been improved with new preset profiles that make it easier to program for better temperature management and fuel economy.

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Articlesby Tom BergFebruary 1, 2008

Emissions Report: Fleet Managers Improve Fuel Economy Up to 40.5 Percent at Challenge

Fleet managers can become effective teachers if they themselves know how to drive economically.

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2008

Additives For Fuel Economy

The price of fuel is enough to sway even the most hardcore oil additive skeptic.

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