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Diesel down 1.9 cents
May 14, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel fell 1.9 cents to $2.773 for the week ending May 13, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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WM: ’07 trucks OK so far
May 8, 2007,
By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor
ATLANTA. Waste Management’s initial impression of its ’07 emissions-compliant trucks is positive, since they are performing much better than expected. ...
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Diesel slides 1.9 cents
May 8, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel slid 1.9 cents to $2.792 for the week ending May 6, according to the Energy Information Administration....
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Cummins APU savings calculator
May 7, 2007
Cummins is offering a payback calculator to help businesses figure out what kind of cost savings they could garner through use of the company’s ComfortGuard auxiliary power units...
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Peterbilt selects Allison automatics
May 2, 2007
Peterbilt Motors Co. is making Allison Transmission its exclusive supplier of automatic transmissions for its medium-duty line of trucks, as well as several heavy-duty models....
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Diesel down four cents
May 2, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel fuel fell four cents to $2.811 for the week ending April 29, according to the Energy Information Administration. ...
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FMCSA’s Hill stands firm on EOBRs
May 2, 2007
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator John Hill told the Senate subcommittee on transportation yesterday that the agency is currently reviewing comments to its proposed rule on electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs)...
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DOT announces changes to NAFTA demonstration project
May 1, 2007,
By Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today launched a two-tiered response that deflects both Congressional and legal efforts to delay or derail the implementation of its Mexican truck program. ...
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Volvo pleased with SCR guidance
Apr 25, 2007
Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) has called EPA’s guidance on selective catalytic reduction (SCR) “an important step” to readying this technology to meet the upcoming EPA 2010 emissions standard ...
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Suit claims Mexican truck program is unlawful
Apr 24, 2007,
By Terrence Nguyen, web editor
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the U.S. DOT now face a lawsuit alleging that the Mexican truck demonstration program is being implemented illegally....
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Diesel falls 2.6 cents to $2.851
Apr 24, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel fell 2.6 cents to $2.851 for the week ending April 22, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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Penske revamps truck resale website
Apr 23, 2007
Penske Truck Leasing has overhauled its commercial vehicle resale website, www.penskeusedtrucks.com, offering easier navigation and more information...
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Carrier profits slip in 1Q
Apr 18, 2007,
By Terrence Nguyen, web editor
Soft demand and severe winter weather nipped into earnings of prominent trucking companies in the first quarter. ...
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Trucking start-up courses
Apr 18, 2007
Write Up the Road Publishing has announced it is offering courses that outline how to start a small trucking company...
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NLRB rules on FedEx contractors in Connecticut
Apr 18, 2007
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled that a group of FedEx Home Delivery drivers in Windsor, CT, are employees and thus eligible to vote in an upcoming election...
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EPA warms up to SCR solution
Apr 17, 2007,
By Terrence Nguyen, web editor
EPA has reconsidered its stance against selective catalytic reduction (SCR) as a viable technology for on-highway diesel engines to meet stringent 2010 emissions standards...
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Diesel up a nickel
Apr 9, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose five cents to $2.84, according to the Energy Information Administration...
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DaimlerChrysler truck credit gets regional
Apr 6, 2007
DaimlerChrysler Truck Financial has announced it will reorganize its Sales, Fleet Credit, Dealer Credit and Small Business Credit departments into Eastern, Central, Southern and Western sections ...
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Prepass inks small-carrier deal with BestPass
Apr 6, 2007
PrePass and BestPass have announced they’ve agreed to offer their weigh-station bypass and toll-collection services as a package to motor carriers operating five or fewer trucks...
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Bridgestone-Bandag rolls on
Apr 4, 2007
Bandag Inc. announced today that its shareholders have approved the merger of the company with Bridgestone Americas Holding Inc. (BSAH) subsidiary, Grip Acquisition Corp. ...
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Double-digit diesel jump
Apr 3, 2007
The national average price for a gallon of diesel soared 11.4 cents to $2.79 for the week ending April 1, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). ...
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