Navistar introduces ProStar+ with MaxxForce 15 engine

NAVISTAR Inc announced production availability of its anticipated MaxxForce 15, which completes the broadest, most comprehensive lineup of integrated...

Hodyon provides new owner-operator leasing program for APUs

As diesel fuel continues to escalate (up nearly 30% from 2010, according to the Department of Energy), independent truck drivers are looking for ways...

Heckmann orders 200 Peterbilt LNG trucks

Peterbilt Motors Company announces the purchase of 200 Peterbilt Model 367 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks. Heckmann Corporation has partnered with...

Canadian biofuel mandate will trigger
even higher diesel prices, CTA warns

With the price of diesel fuel, like gasoline, already escalating—jumping almost 10% between February and March and more than 37% year-over-year—the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is warning that come July 1st—the date the government proposes to mandate that on-road diesel sold in Canada must contain an average two per cent biofuel content—the pain felt at the pumps will only get worse....

Flint Hills plans to open office in Ames IA

Flint Hills Resources announced that it will open a new office in Ames IA that will provide up to 20 new jobs. The new regional office will house operations, human resources, and purchasing departments to support four newly acquired Flint Hills ethanol plants throughout Iowa....

NBB applauds energy independence effort

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has welcomed President Obama’s call for boosting production of domestic fuels and said the US biodiesel industry stands ready to help the nation achieve greater energy independence....

Volvo Trucks to sell heavy hybrid vehicles

As part of the Volvo Group’s focus on hybrid vehicles, Volvo Trucks is now commencing sales of heavy hybrid trucks, under the name Volvo FE Hybrid, to selected European markets. The hybrid trucks permit fuel savings of up to 30% and will be used primarily in distribution and refuse operations in an urban environment....

Canadian biodiesel mandate draws opposite reactions from CTA, CRFA

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is challenging government claims that its members stand to reduce their carbon footprint in any significant manner through a biodiesel mandate announced February 10 by Minister of the Environment Peter Kent and Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz....

Comdata enhances DEF reporting, controls

Comdata Corporation has implemented enhanced reporting and controls for Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) and other alternative fuel types....

CCA licenses Nationwide Boiler Inc to use TRIM-NOX on fire tube boilers

CCA announced that it had signed a license and supply agreement with Fremont CA-based Nationwide Boiler Inc to use CCA’s patented TRIM-NOX urea injection system for SCR applications on fire tube boilers. ...

DTNA builds 1,000th hybrid electric vehicle

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) marked the production of its 1,000th hybrid electric vehicle with a celebration at its Mount Holly NC plant. The 1,000th vehicle—a Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid truck—is manufactured at the Mt Holly location....

CARB approves amendments to regulations

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved amendments to the In-Use On-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation (Truck and Bus Rule) and the Heavy-Duty...

MOL initiative aims to cut CO2 emissions

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL) has established a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and started its use with the MOL tanker fleet. The SEEMP provides the most efficient vessel operation method (optimum route selection, appropriate maintenance, and so on considering slow steaming, ocean currents, and weather) to reduce CO2 emissions while ensuring safe operation and maintaining a strict operation schedule. ...

One year later, Volvo EPA 2010 system exceeds expectations

In the North American marketplace for more than a year, Volvo’s No Regen Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology has rapidly become the EPA’10 system of choice as more and more customers gain experience with the product...

Biodiesel tax incentive gains an extension

On December 17, President Barack Obama signed HR 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. The legislation, among its provisions, retroactively extends the biodiesel tax incentive through 2011. ...