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Truck repossessions, liquidations fall in Q4 2009

REPOSSESSIONS and liquidations of trucking equipment in the fourth quarter of 2009 declined significantly as compared to similar figures from 2008, according...

Congress should do more
to support natural gas
as fuel: NGVAmerica chief

Faster growth in the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel would provide increased energy security, cleaner air, less greenhouse gas emissions, and more US jobs, the president of NGVAmerica told the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently...

Share the Road attends West Virginia highway safety program rollout

Share the Road was in West Virginia recently, serving as the rally point for a coalition of safety partners seeking to make highways safer in the state. The Share the Road tractor-trailer served as a symbol of raising awareness of the need for passenger occupancy vehicles and commercial motor vehicles to operate safely with one another...

Truck repossessions, liquidations fall in Q4 2009

Repossessions and liquidations of trucking equipment in the fourth quarter of 2009 declined significantly as compared to similar figures from 2008, according to Nassau Asset Management's NasTrac Quarterly Index (NQI). Nassau Asset Management is a leading asset management firm in the equipment leasing industry...

Volvo’s 2010 Driving Success
Tour shifts into gear in May

Starting in May 2010, Volvo Trucks North America takes its message of maximized efficiency and productivity on the road with the 2010 Driving Success Tour...

Price of diesel fuel reaches
highest mark in 16 months

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide continued its climb toward $3 a gallon, rising 2.2 cents to $2.946, a 16-month high, according to US Department of Energy information...

Arrow Truck Sales celebrates
60 years as a vehicle retailer

Arrow Truck Sales Inc is celebrating its 60th year as a retailer of used, heavy-, and medium-duty trucks and trailers in North America...

Class 8 vehicle net orders
increase in February 2010

Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles rose to 7,900 units in February 2010, up 20% from January 2010 and also from February 2009, according to ACT Research Co...

Wanted by the ATA: Nominees
for next America’s Road Team

The American Trucking Associations is seeking nominations for professional truck drivers to serve on the 2011-2012 America's Road Team...

Cautious optimism prevails
at annual AmeriQuest
transportation symposium

The mood was cautiously optimistic as nearly 200 transportation leaders from the private fleet, truckload carrier, rental and leasing, and supply communities discussed signs of economic improvement at the seventh annual AmeriQuest Transportation Industry Symposium recently in Orlando FL...

Mack ranks as 2009’s
top truck exporter

Mack Trucks Inc finished 2009 as the leading exporter of heavy-duty North American trucks. It had nearly one-third of total truck exports from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to countries outside North America, with a 30.8% market share...

Commercial vehicle
demand expected
to grow stronger

Improving trends in the economy and the onset of capacity tightening in the truckload sector continue to point to stronger demand for commercial vehicles late in 2010 and into 2011, according to ACT Research Co...

Diesel fuel price advances
for fourth week in a row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide rose for a fourth consecutive week, climbing 2 cents to $2.924 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

ATA hails Clean Trucks
Program of NY/NJ port

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) congratulated the leadership of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey for developing a Clean Trucks Program that will improve air quality at the port. The NY/NJ plan focuses on reducing truck pollution through retirement of older diesel engines and not on unrelated and unnecessary requirements or banning owner-operator truck drivers from hauling freight at the port...

SelecTrucks renews Down
Payment Match promotion

SelecTrucks has relaunched the Down Payment Match promotion to help customers move into a new, used vehicle. This incentive, available until June 30, 2010, will match 100%—up to $2,500—of a small fleet’s or owner-operator’s down payment...

Navistar debuts e-commerce
website offering vehicle parts

Navistar International Corporation says it will become the first heavy-duty truck and bus manufacturer to sell parts online to customers via an e-commerce website integrated into www.partsmartparts.com...

Goodyear Highway Hero finalists risk
their lives to save lives of others

For the 2009 award, the finalists are George Lantzy of Turtle Creek PA, Stephen Page of Gloucester MA, Jesse Lee Seal of Alma AR, and Junichi Shimizu of Gladstone OR...

GE Capital Fleet Services
launches advisory board

GE Capital Fleet Services has announced the launch of its Truck Advisory Board (TAB). The TAB will provide the company’s truck fleet customers with a forum for discussing process improvement ideas, suggesting new products, and sharing fleet management best practices...

Price of diesel fuel climbs
for third consecutive week

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide increased for the third straight week, rising 4.3 cents to $2.904 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Navistar, Iveco terminate
Australian agreement

Effective from October 9, 2010, Navistar International Corporation and Iveco Trucks Australia Ltd have agreed to terminate the supply, technical assistance, and license agreement under which Iveco markets certain models of Navistar’s International brand trucks in Australia...

Price of diesel fuel rises
for second week in a row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide climbed for the second straight week, gaining 2.9 cents to $2.861 at the pump, according to US Department of Energy information...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
surges 3.1% in January

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 3.1% in January 2010 following a revised 1.3% increase in December 2009...

Class 8 vehicle net orders
fulfill weak expectations

Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles fell to 6,513 units in January 2010, down 18% from a weak January 2009, according to ACT Research Co...

IANA slates Intermodal Operations
& Maintenance Seminar for May

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) will hold its 16th annual Intermodal Operations & Maintenance Seminar, set for May 5-6, 2010, at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Hotel, in Oak Brook IL...

TRALA backs Iowa bill
limiting recordkeeping
for use tax exemption

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) is supporting legislation in Iowa that would limit to three years the amount of time an owner of a commercial motor vehicle would be required to retain records for a use tax exemption...

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