U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Public Affairs 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590www.dot.gov/briefing-room.html FMCSA 30-11 Friday, September 23, 2011 Contact: Candice Tolliver Tel: 202-366-9999 or 202-306-4580 Transportation Secretary LaHood Kicks Off National… Read More »Transportation Secretary LaHood Kicks Off National Motorcoach Safety Summit
Hybrid truck sales are expected to pass 100,000 units annually by 2017, according to a report from Pike Research. “The truck market has experienced seismic changes in the last few years,” says senior analyst Dave… Read More »Hybrid Truck Sales Rising
UPDATED: 9/22/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This GRAPEVINE, Texas — The cost differential between natural gas powered trucks and their diesel versions is fast dissolving and will soon… Read More »Pickens Says Natural Gas Trucks Will Soon Cost the Same as Diesel
Volvo’s XE13 powertrain makes it possible to stay in top gear longer, which saves fuel and improves drivability. Humped torque curves were the norm in North American heavy-duty on-road diesel engine power maps for decades.… Read More »A Revolutionary Development in Powertrain Technology
UPDATED: 9/21/2011 11:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) has sent a letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration demanding that the agency “address serious… Read More »DeFazio Hits FMCSA on Mexican Trucking Plan
Greatwide Logistics, Dallas, announced the deployment of three alternative-fuel vehicles in its fleet. Switching from diesel fuel to cleaner burning compressed natural gas, the 2012 Freightliner M2s will support Greatwide’s Ontario operations. “As the economy… Read More »Greatwide Adds 'Green' to Fleet
UPDATED: 9/20/2011 8:45:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Tom Biery/Trans Pixs Diesel’s national average pump price fell for a second straight week, declining 2.9 cents to $3.833 a gallon,… Read More »Diesel Falls for Second Week, Declining 2.9¢ to $3.833; Gas Drops 6¢ to $3.601
“Trailer Talk” blog by Tom Berg, Senior Editor That commercial vehicles have been getting old has become an adage in the last few years, and here are more numbers to support it. This past summer,… Read More »Aging trailers, healthy freight business push fleets into buying new equipment
UPDATED: 9/19/2011 5:00:00 PM Write a Letter to the Editor ATA Hits Proposal, Saying It Would Harm Trucking, Economy Tweet Print This Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) said Monday the Federal Highway Administration has… Read More »Virginia Receives Conditional Approval to Toll I-95
“All That’s Trucking” blog by Deborah Lockridge, Editor in Chief Last December, I blogged about the great image people who watched the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl were getting of trucking. The Truckload Carriers Association ad, which… Read More »Helping trucking's image and recruiting efforts at the same time
UPDATED: 9/16/2011 8:30:00 AM Write a Letter to the Editor Tweet Print This Bruce Harmon/Trans Pixs PORTLAND, Ore. — Western Star expects to double its market share in the heavy-duty truck market by 2014,… Read More »Western Star Predicts Its Market Share Will Double
Allison says its TC10 TS (for tractor series) is 41 inches long and weighs 1,030 pounds, with overall system weight about the same as a 13-speed Eaton UltraShift Plus. By Tom Berg, Senior Editor In… Read More »Allison TC10 to Aim at Road Tractor Market When It's Available in Late 2012