Crescent Crown’s fuel savings with diesel-electric hybrids are even better than projected, once they got them broken in, on the right routes and got drivers trained By Deborah Lockridge, Editor Crescent Crown Distributing is one… Read More »Going Green: Crescent Crown Tests Hybrids, Other Sustainable Technologies
U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/affairs/index.html FMCSA 15-10 Thursday, November 4, 2010 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-366-2309 FMCSA Orders JBS Carriers to Install… Read More »FMCSA Orders JBS Carriers to Install Electronic On-Board Recorders on its Entire Fleet of Commercial Trucks for Violating Hours-of-Service and Other Federal Safety Regulations
By Tom Berg, Senior Editor Knowing that Mack and Volvo are sister companies, it would be easy to dismiss Mack’s new mDrive as an I-Shift with a dog’s name. Like Volvo’s automated mechanical gearbox, Mack’s… Read More »Test Drive: Mack's mDrive Programmed for Bulldog Shifting
ABF Freight System filed legal actions against the Teamsters and several YRC Worldwide subsidiaries for violation of the National Master Freight Agreement after YRC and the union announced their latest round of concessions. The National… Read More »ABF Challenges YRC/Teamsters Deal
Stormchaser Tim Samaras will be at this week’s SEMA show. Viewers of the Discovery Channel’s “Stormchasers” program may not give much thought to the truck equipment that helps these daring tornado researchers do their job,… Read More »Aftermarket Truck Equipment Counts in Gathering Groundbreaking Tornado Data
Updated: 10/21/2010 10:10:00 AM An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.3% in September, the third consecutive increase, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday. Economists had forecast a 0.3% gain, following the 0.1% revised… Read More »Leading Indicators Rise for Third Month
Kirk Thompson J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Lowell, Ark., announced that Kirk Thompson plans to step down from his role as J.B. Hunt Transport Services’ president and CEO on Dec. 31. He was elected to the… Read More »J.B. Hunt's Thompson Stepping Down from President/CEO Role
Updated: 10/21/2010 10:15:00 AM Truck dealership Rush Enterprises said its third-quarter profit improved as sales rose. The company reported net income of $14.2 million, or 37 cents a share, from $3 million, or 8 per… Read More »Rush Enterprises' 2Q Profit Improves on Higher Truck Sales
Robert Transport of Boucherville Que. has placed the largest order ever for trucks powered by Westport HD natural gas engines. The new Peterbilts will go into line haul service on routes between Montreal and Quebec… Read More »Quebec's Robert Transport Orders 180 Peterbilt LNG Trucks Powered by Westport HD Systems
Updated: 10/21/2010 11:40:00 AM Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter net income jumped 96%, due in part to strong sales in developing countries. Its profit rose to $792 million, or $1.22 per… Read More »Caterpillar's 3Q Income Jumps 96% on Stronger Sales
Just curious here: What is it the EPA and NHTSA believe they can accomplish by regulating fuel efficiency standards that the market isn’t already doing, or wouldn’t do if the economic argument made sense? The… Read More »Fuel Economy Regs: What's the Point?
Updated: 10/22/2010 12:00:00 PM September orders of Class 8 trucks totaled 15,231 — up 37% from a year ago, according to a report released Thursday by ACT Research Co. Seasonally adjusted net orders for the… Read More »Class 8 Truck Orders Jump 37% in September, ACT Says